PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Diggs (ranked 2819 p4p, 293 weight class) and Robin Tuck (ranked 3391 p4p, 359 weight class). Robert Diggs had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Diggs
vs
Tuck

190 cm
28
250 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

195 cm
27
265 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robin Tuck!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Tuck misses.
Tuck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tuck slips a straight right by Diggs.
Tuck swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tuck moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
Diggs swings widly with a right hand
and Tuck counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tuck fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tuck throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diggs misses with an uppercut. Tuck saw that one coming.
Tuck now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tuck swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Diggs blocks the low kick.
Diggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Diggs misses its intended target.
Diggs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuck loads up on a big right hand but Diggs slips the punch.
Tuck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuck.
Tuck swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Tuck blocks a low kick nicely.
Diggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tuck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diggs takes a swing at Tuck's ribcage but misses.
Tuck is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diggs with a body shot.
Tuck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tuck misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Diggs misses.
Diggs throws out a loose jab but Tuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs throws a solid leg kick but Tuck takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diggs.
It seemed like Tuck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tuck. That did some damage!
Tuck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuck lands with a nice body punch.
Tuck slips a straight right by Diggs.
A nice side step and Tuck releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tuck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diggs misses with a hook.
Tuck has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Diggs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diggs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tuck checks it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuck moves away from the strike by Diggs.
Tuck looks to land a combination but Diggs avoids it well.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Tuck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuck moves away.
Tuck tries to counter with a clinch but Diggs shakes him off and moves away.
Diggs throws the kick towards the body but Tuck avoids it.
Tuck moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
Tuck doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tuck swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs stuns Tuck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diggs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuck with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tuck throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.
Tuck is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diggs rather than just go for the knockout.
Diggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Tuck misses with a body shot.
Tuck avoids the body shot from Diggs.
Robin Tuck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuck steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diggs.

Diggs clinches up against the cage.
Diggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Tuck blocks an uppercut.
Tuck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tuck wants a takedown but no success here.
Diggs misses with a body punch.
Diggs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tuck prevents it.
Tuck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diggs tests Tuck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tuck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tuck dips to his left and cracks Diggs with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs motions for Tuck to come forward. Diggs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tuck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diggs sets himself, and Tuck steps forward looking for the clinch! Diggs avoids it this time.
Diggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Tuck. Beautiful body shot.
Diggs scores with a three punch combo!
Tuck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tuck throws an overhand right that lands on Diggs's shoulder, as Diggs tries to avoid the shot.
Diggs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tuck lands a nice hook to Diggs's body. Diggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Robin Tuck will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Diggs takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Robert Diggs has been cut.
Tuck lands a nice hook to Diggs's body. Diggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Diggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tuck misses with a wild body shot.
Diggs tries to counter with a takedown but Tuck is quick to defend against it.
Tuck avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diggs throws a big shot that misses.
Diggs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tuck.

Diggs clinches.
Diggs blocking some punches.
Tuck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diggs taking a breather.
Tuck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggs's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diggs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diggs catches Tuck with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tuck misses with a looping left.
Diggs misses with a hook.
Tuck throws a hook but Diggs blocks it.
Diggs half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Diggs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tuck sprawls well. Tuck wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diggs gets slowly back to his feet.
Diggs scores with a shot to the body.
Tuck lands with a good body shot.
Diggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Tuck on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Diggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Tuck is predictable there
and Diggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tuck scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Diggs is predictable there
and Tuck makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diggs moves away from the strike by Tuck.
Robin Tuck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tuck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diggs.
Tuck scores with a jab to the body.
Tuck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diggs throws a leg kick
and Tuck counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuck. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tuck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs looks to throw the jab but Tuck is out of range.
Tuck getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tuck lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tuck swinging wildly here.
Tuck checks a leg kick.
Tuck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tuck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Tuck misses the shot to the body.
Tuck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Diggs tries to counter with a takedown but Tuck is quick to defend against it.
Diggs closes the distance but Tuck moves to the side
and Tuck counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tuck. Tuck obviously looking to wear him down.

Diggs gets a double leg takedown into Tuck's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tuck keeping moving, preventing Diggs from controlling successfully.
Tuck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diggs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tuck wants to sweep but no luck.
Diggs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diggs looking to pass the guard.
Diggs throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Tuck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Diggs's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Tuck misses with a wild combination.
Tuck throws a body shot but no joy.
Tuck tests Diggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Tuck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuck misses with an uppercut. Diggs saw that one coming.
Tuck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tuck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuck misses the body punch
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Diggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuck was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggs.
Tuck ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tuck comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuck digs a good hook to Diggs's body.
Tuck misses the shot to the body.
Tuck slips under a jab from Diggs.
A swing and a miss from Diggs.
Tuck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Diggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diggs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tuck scores with a hook to the body. Diggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diggs throws a front kick aimed at Tuck's knee but Tuck avoids it well.
Diggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diggs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tuck misses with a series of wild punches.
Tuck scores with a hook to the body. Diggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Tuck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diggs throws a body kick that misses.
Tuck digs a good body shot into Diggs's ribs.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tuck.
Diggs half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tuck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tuck comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tuck lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the liver by Tuck. Beautiful body shot.
Tuck digs a good body shot into Diggs's ribs.
Diggs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robert Diggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Diggs blocks the leg kick.
Diggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tuck swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diggs.
Diggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Tuck lands with a nice body punch.
Robin Tuck is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tuck takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A leg kick checked by Diggs.
Tuck scores with a shot to the body.
Tuck throws out a powerful jab.
Tuck throws a shot to the body.
Diggs is looking to clinch.
Diggs tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Diggs feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs is pushing down on Tuck's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tuck is fighting to maintain full guard but Diggs has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tuck is not content to let Diggs control the position.
Diggs trying to mount his opponent but Tuck defends it.
Tuck keeping hold of Diggs's head, controlling as best he can.
Tuck wants to improve his position but Diggs is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Tuck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tuck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Tuck!
Robin Tuck took some time post fight to say the following; 'Be ready! I am here!'.