PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Squanch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Tuckey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squanch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Animal. Tuckey has chosen Land Down Under - Men at Work as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Squanch
vs
Tuckey

225 cm
22
272 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
22
285 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Squanch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilson Tuckey!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuckey looks to throw the jab but Squanch is out of range.
Squanch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tuckey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Squanch manages to avoid it.
Wilson Tuckey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Squanch staying out of range there.
Tuckey just misses with a punch to the body.
Tuckey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Squanch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Squanch closes the distance and pushes Tuckey back into the cage.

Squanch jumps into guard, dragging Tuckey to the mat.
Squanch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Tuckey stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tuckey misses with a looping left.
Tuckey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Squanch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuckey takes a swing at Squanch's ribcage but misses.
Tuckey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckey throws a right and a left that Squanch avoids nicely.
Squanch moves in looking to clinch but Tuckey pushes him off.
A punch combination from Tuckey misses.
Squanch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Squanch shoots in and drives through. Tuckey sprawls well.
Tuckey misses with a body shot.
Tuckey misses with a body shot.
Squanch shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Squanch. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Squanch clinches up against the cage.
Tuckey is trying to break free.
Squanch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tuckey can't break the clinch.
Squanch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tuckey smiles and moves away.
Squanch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tuckey but Tuckey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tuckey takes a swing at Squanch's ribcage but misses.
Squanch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tuckey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tuckey looks to score with a jab to the body but Squanch is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey lands an overhand right.

It looks like Sam Squanch has been cut.
Squanch tries to bum rush Tuckey with a series of wild strikes but Tuckey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tuckey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Squanch manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Tuckey.
Tuckey misses with a looping left.

Squanch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tuckey, pushing him back against the cage.

Squanch has picked Tuckey up - he's going for a ride! Squanch dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Squanch stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Squanch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tuckey missing with a left hand there. Squanch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tuckey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tuckey misses with a wild body shot.
Tuckey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Squanch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Squanch moves out of range of the body kick.
Squanch wants to clinch up but Tuckey keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squanch shoots in but Tuckey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tuckey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Squanch rather than just go for the knockout.
Tuckey throws out a loose jab but Squanch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Squanch throws a shot from downtown. Tuckey moves away and avoids it.
Squanch closes the distance and clinches up with Tuckey, looking for a takedown. Squanch pushes Tuckey against the cage but Tuckey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Squanch.
Squanch is breathing heavily.
Tuckey throws a lazy right hand but Squanch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tuckey misses with a hook. Squanch ducked under it nicely.

Squanch fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tuckey sprawls well initially but Squanch persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Tuckey kicks off Squanch and gets to his feet.
Tuckey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tuckey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Squanch was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuckey.
Squanch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tuckey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey misses with a jab to the body

so Squanch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tuckey can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuckey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Squanch wants to control from the top but Tuckey keeps moving.
Tuckey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Squanch is pushing down on Tuckey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tuckey is fighting to maintain full guard but Squanch has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wilson Tuckey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Squanch's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Squanch shoots in but no luck this time.
Tuckey with a nice cross.
Squanch fails with a takedown attempt.
Squanch wants to clinch up but Tuckey keeps it at a distance.
Squanch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tuckey misses with a hook. Squanch ducked under it nicely.
Tuckey tests Squanch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Squanch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Squanch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuckey connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuckey waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Squanch. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Squanch to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Tuckey is looking to stand up but Squanch won't let him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Squanch wants to hit a switch here but Tuckey passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Squanch there!
Tuckey controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Tuckey has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tuckey's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Squanch gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Squanch.
Squanch manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Squanch is positioning himself well to prevent Tuckey advancing to mount.
Squanch punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Squanch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Tuckey stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Squanch to get to his feet.
Sam Squanch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tuckey lunges at Squanch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Squanch's hand.
Tuckey misses with a looping right.

Squanch has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Squanch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Squanch scores with a hook to the body.
Squanch prevents Tuckey from breaking the clinch.
Tuckey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuckey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilson Tuckey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Squanch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Squanch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Squanch is looking to clinch.
Nice combo by Tuckey! Oh, that's hurt him - Squanch falls to the canvas and Tuckey follows him into side control.
Squanch sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Squanch pushes Tuckey off looking to stand but Tuckey dives back in and keeps control.
Tuckey is keen to just control but Squanch is a slippery customer.
Tuckey is thwarting Squanch's attempts to control the position.
Squanch holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckey is thwarting Squanch's attempts to control the position.
Squanch wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tuckey misses with a body shot.
Squanch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Squanch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tuckey is fending him off so far but Squanch persists. Nope, Tuckey circles away and we're back to standing.
Squanch slips a jab and a cross from Tuckey.
Tuckey scores with a jab to the jaw.

Sam Squanch's cut is getting worse.
Tuckey swats away the attempt to clinch by Squanch.
Tuckey swings for the body but Squanch moves out of range.
Squanch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuckey.
Tuckey misses with a combination
and Squanch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tuckey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tuckey scores with a nice head shot.

Squanch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tuckey, pushing him back against the cage.
Squanch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tuckey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wilson Tuckey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Tuckey misses

and Squanch counters with a takedown into side control.
Tuckey dodges the ground and pound from Squanch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squanch throwing strikes but Tuckey manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Squanch tries to improve position but can't.
Squanch manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Squanch wants to free his trapped foot but Tuckey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Squanch throwing shots but Tuckey is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tuckey wants to improve his position but Squanch is controlling well.
Wilson Tuckey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Squanch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tuckey's head.
Tuckey tries to roll over but Squanch keeps him under control.
Sam Squanch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squanch controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilson Tuckey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tuckey 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilson Tuckey!