PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint George (ranked 1006 p4p, 1342 weight class) and Charles Tucker (ranked 142 p4p, 180 weight class). Charles Tucker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

George
vs
Tucker

191 cm
20
215
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
220
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Saint George!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker looks to land a left hand but George moved out of range nicely.
Tucker just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGeorge.
Tucker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping George at a distance.
Crunch! George slams his shin into Tucker's torso.
George scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.
George throws a hook but Tucker avoids it easily.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Tucker.
Tucker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tucker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
George swings for the body but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
George throwing a counter right hand but Tucker manages to avoid it.
Tucker looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George takes one to the chin there.
Tucker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tucker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping George at a distance.
George takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - George throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from Tucker.
Tucker looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.
Charles Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker throws a shot from downtown. George moves away and avoids it.
Tucker swings for the body but George moves out of range.
George uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for George.
George is looking to wear down Tucker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tucker throws a hook but George blocks it.
Tucker swings for the body but George moves out of range.
George's corner calls for a 1-2. George obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tucker.
Tucker misses with an uppercut

and George counters by moving into the clinch.

Tucker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
George keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tucker.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
George works the jab nicely.
Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but George was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with an uppercut
and George counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tucker throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
George defending well as Tucker loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from George misses the target.
Tucker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.
George misses with a looping left.
A jab from Tucker does it's job there.

It looks like Saint George has been cut.
Tucker throws a sloppy body shot
and George counters with a straight right hand.
George throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
George staying out of range there.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but George circles away quickly and effectively.
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker throws a poor cross that misses
and George counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from George misses the target.
Tucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
Tucker blocks a low kick nicely.
Tucker takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
Tucker misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Tucker finds it's target.
Tucker works George's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Tucker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saint George's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from George.
George scores with a jab.
George misses with a looping right.
George throws a jab but it's blocked by Tucker.
Tucker throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tucker avoids the head kick by George.
Tucker punishes George's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by George.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Tucker misses.
Tucker slips under a jab.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
George lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George jabs Tucker right on the nose. Tucker blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Tucker misses its intended target.
George takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
George misses with a lunging right hand
and Tucker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tucker misses with a right hand
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Tucker misses its intended target.
George is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tucker.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from George.
Tucker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
George moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George.
A shot to the liver by Tucker. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tucker.
George blocks a jab.
George was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
George throws a hook to the side of Tucker's head but Tucker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tucker swings for the body but George moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Tucker.
Tucker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tucker lands with a cross.
George throws a lazy uppercut
and Tucker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
George misses with a jab to the body
and Tucker counters with a three punch combo that has George backing up. George nods at Tucker to acknowledge the strikes.
Tucker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. George doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a combination
and George counters with a lovely straight right hand!
George throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tucker throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
George slips a jab from Tucker.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
George pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tucker throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
George slips a straight right by Tucker.
Tucker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
George tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tucker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tucker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker scores with the left hand. George knows he should have avoided that one.
George keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
George connects with a body shot.
Tucker misses with an uppercut
and George connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Charles Tucker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tucker misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
It looked like George wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
George throws a looping overhand right but Tucker ducks down to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tucker takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
George jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
George takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
George throws an off balance right hand
enabling Tucker to counter with a crisp jab.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from George on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Tucker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saint George's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tucker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and George counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by George.
Tucker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tuckers head.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tucker.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
Tucker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Tucker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
George scores with a jab. Tucker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tucker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
George pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tucker throws out a counter right but George avoids it with no problem.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker slips a jab from George.
Tucker thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by George.
Tucker looks to land a left hand but George moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by George.
George takes one on the chin but seems OK.
George stuns Tucker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tucker throws a combination that misses
and George counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tucker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tucker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
George seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tucker stuns George with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tucker throws a right and a left that George avoids nicely.
Tucker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tucker swings for the body but George moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George looks to land a right hand but Tucker moved out of range.
Tucker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George scores with a jab. Tucker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tucker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
George moves out of range of the strikes.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
George throws a big shot that misses.
George throws a head kick that misses
and Tucker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tucker lands with a good body shot.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
Tucker throws a body punch but George moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
George keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tucker misses with a hook.
Tucker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tucker scores with a body shot.
George ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Tucker misses with a looping left.
George is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tucker throws a right hand that misses
and George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tucker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
George keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from George misses its intended target.
Tucker takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
Tucker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces George back to the cage. Tucker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for George.
George lands with an overhand left.
Tucker works George's body with a nice hook.
Tucker throws a jab when George was well out of range.
Tucker throws a hook but George blocks it.
George thinks about countering with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from George
and Tucker counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Tucker really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saint George's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tucker throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
And George counters with a quick kick to the body but Tucker blocks it.
George lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tucker takes a step back to recover.
Tucker misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Tucker. Beautiful body shot.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
Tucker swinging wildly here.
George throws a hook but Tucker blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
George keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tucker misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Tucker does no damage.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
George thows a leg kick but Tucker checks it
and Tucker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tucker stuns George with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
George connects with a looping right hand.
Tucker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from George.
George looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
George is looking to counter punch.
Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like George wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tucker misses with a left hand
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
George scores with a sloppy right hand. Tucker should have avoided that one.
George is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tucker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tucker throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Tucker.
Tucker throws a sloppy body shot
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
George throws a hook to the side of Tucker's head but Tucker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tucker throws a counter combo.
George doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
George uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
A little feinted left hand from George on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
George lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tucker scores with a jab to the body.
George bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tucker misses with a body punch
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
Tucker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tucker scores with a jab. George acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the liver by Tucker. Beautiful body shot.
Tucker falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
Tucker thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
George blocks a jab.
George has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from George there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George.
Tucker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches George on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by George.
George ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
George throws a hook but Tucker avoids it easily.
George misses with a looping right.
Tucker lands with an overhand left.
Tucker slips a jab from George.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Tucker dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Saint George's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Tucker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Tucker.
Tucker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. George looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tucker misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
George uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Tucker. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker connects with a body shot.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
Tucker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tucker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from George.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Tucker.
Tucker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from George.
Tucker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tucker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
George throws a looping overhand right but Tucker ducks down to avoid it.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
George listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
George walks into a left hand.
Tucker throws a jab when George was well out of range.
Tucker misses with an uppercut.
It looked like George was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tucker.
Tucker throws a lazy uppercut
and George counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
George tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tucker manages to circle out of the way.
Tucker throws a jab when George was well out of range.
Tucker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tucker missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like George wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tucker throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
George throws a quick counter head kick but Tucker was just out of range.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker avoids the head kick by George.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tucker misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker lands with a nice body punch.
George slips under a jab from Tucker.
George goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tucker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Charles Tucker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tucker throws an overhand right that lands on George's shoulder, as George tries to avoid the shot.
Tucker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tucker missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by George.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from George.
George steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
It looked like George wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tucker misses with a combination
and George cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tucker misses with a straight left.
Tucker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saint George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
George throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
George throws a body kick that misses.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
George tries to counter by clinching up but Tucker breaks away and moves out of range.
Tucker throws an off balance right hand
and George counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Tucker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tucker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Tucker!
Charles Tucker is the new light heavyweight champion!
Charles Tucker was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.