PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paavali Kontiainen (ranked 1346 p4p, 919 weight class) and Charles Tucker (ranked 197 p4p, 131 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tucker's choice of entrance music: Faith of The Heart. 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?

Kontiainen
vs
Tucker

192 cm
29
212
12 - 9 - 0

187 cm
29
210
19 - 7 - 0

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Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paavali Kontiainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Tucker.
Kontiainen is looking to clinch but Tucker is avoiding it.
Kontiainen wants to clinch but Tucker slips to the side
and Tucker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kontiainen misses with a looping left.
A jab from Tucker finds it's way through Kontiainen's defenses.

It looks like Paavali Kontiainen has been cut.
Kontiainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tucker. That did some damage!
Kontiainen misses with a shot to the body
and Tucker counters with a good low kick that Kontiainen was not able to check.
Good leg kick by Tucker.
That kick from Tucker tenderised Kontiainen's leg. Kontiainen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kontiainen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kontiainen is looking to slow Tucker down with leg kicks.
Tucker slips under a jab.
Kontiainen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Kontiainen is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kontiainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kontiainen.
Tucker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kontiainen misses with a kick to the body.
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.
Kontiainen blocks a jab.
Tucker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen misses with a body shot.
Tucker throws an off balance right hand
and Kontiainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kontiainen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Kontiainen clinches up against the cage.

Kontiainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kontiainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kontiainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kontiainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker.
Kontiainen scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kontiainen slips a straight right by Tucker.
A big left from Tucker misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a leg kick which misses Kontiainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Kontiainen tries to avoid it.
Tucker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kontiainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tucker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tucker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kontiainen throws a leg kick but Tucker checks it.
Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kontiainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker.
Kontiainen closes the distance but Tucker moves to the side
and Tucker counters with a nice body shot.
Kontiainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Tucker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kontiainen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tucker as he avoids it easily.
It seemed like Tucker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kontiainen lands with a nice body punch.
Tucker walks into a straight right hand from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kontiainen.
Jab, jab by Tucker - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen scores with a leg kick.
Tucker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tucker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kontiainen under the eye.
Kontiainen blocks a low kick nicely.
Paavali Kontiainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kontiainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Kontiainen scores with a punch to the head.
Tucker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kontiainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tucker. That's going to slow Kontiainen down.
Tucker walks into a stiff left hand from Kontiainen.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Kontiainen is looking to land body kicks.
Tucker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kontiainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kontiainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Tucker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kontiainen lands a jab to the head.
Donk. Kontiainen catches Tucker right on the button with a cross.
Kontiainen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.
Tucker keeps the fight on the outside.
Tucker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kontiainen is out of range and Tucker settles back down.
Kontiainen takes a swing at Tucker's ribcage but misses.
Tucker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kontiainen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tucker in his tracks.
Kontiainen looks for the body kick but Tucker saw that one coming.
Kontiainen throws a low kick but Tucker moves out of range easily.
Tucker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kontiainen slips under a jab from Tucker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tucker lands with an overhand left.
Kontiainen lands a high kick!
That kick from Tucker tenderised Kontiainen's leg. Kontiainen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tucker throws a shot from downtown. Kontiainen moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Paavali Kontiainen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paavali Kontiainen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A slow jab from Kontiainen misses its intended target.
Kontiainen slips a jab and a cross from Tucker.
Kontiainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tucker is looking to slow Kontiainen down with leg kicks.
Tucker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kontiainen.
Tucker takes one to the chin there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kontiainen.
A cross from Tucker lands.
Tucker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kontiainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Paavali Kontiainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Tucker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kontiainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kontiainen.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kontiainen - that will leave a mark!
Kontiainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tucker throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker lands with a hook. Kontiainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Paavali Kontiainen's cut is getting worse.
Tucker cracks Kontiainen with an open hand slap.
Kontiainen misses with a head kick.
Kontiainen misses with a right hand
and Tucker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tucker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kontiainen at a distance.
Kontiainen tries for a takedown but Tucker circles away easily
and Kontiainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Paavali Kontiainen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kontiainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kontiainen.
Tucker throws a leg kick which misses Kontiainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Kontiainen tries to avoid it.
Kontiainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tucker.

Kontiainen clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kontiainen misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen lands a shot to the body.
Kontiainen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tucker's efforts to push away.
Tucker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kontiainen has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.

Kontiainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kontiainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tucker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tucker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kontiainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kontiainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Kontiainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Charles Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kontiainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tucker.
Kontiainen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kontiainen lands a nice shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kontiainen checks a leg kick.
Kontiainen looks to land a left hand but Tucker moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Kontiainen, right into the meat of the thigh.

Tucker lands a left and a right that send Kontiainen crashing to the mat, dazed. Tucker thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A nice leg kick from Kontiainen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kontiainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kontiainen is looking to clinch but Tucker is avoiding it.
Tucker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kontiainen with the inside leg kick.
Kontiainen connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kontiainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kontiainen gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charles Tucker!
A relieved looking Charles Tucker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.