PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Janowski (ranked 1221 p4p, 1823 weight class) and Jeffrey Tucker (ranked 165 p4p, 248 weight class). Janowski comes to the cage accompanied by Going Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Janowski
vs
Tucker

172 cm
21
174
6 - 3 - 0

178 cm
20
182
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

30th Century Beer Store

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stevie Janowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Janowski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Janowski.
Janowski swinging wildly here.
Janowski thuds a left hand into Tucker's body.

Janowski has closed the distance and engaged Tucker in a clinch.
Janowski working aggressively here.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Janowski can't find room to land a body shot as Tucker controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Janowski.
Tucker wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Tucker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Janowski is controlling him.
Janowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tucker lands with a left to the head.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tucker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janowski misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Janowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tucker just leaning against Janowski, taking a breather.
Janowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tucker's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Janowski avoids a punch combination nicely.

Janowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tucker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Janowski walks away with a smile on his face. Tucker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Janowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Janowski clinches.

Tucker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Janowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tucker circles away quickly and effectively.
Tucker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Janowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Janowski misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Janowski has managed to clinch.
Tucker tries to pull guard but Janowski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tucker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Janowski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stevie Janowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Tucker.
Janowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski throws an elbow but it misses.
Tucker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Janowski is controlling him.

Tucker breaks from the clinch.
Tucker lands a slapping body shot.
Janowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tucker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker throws out a counter right but Janowski avoids it with no problem.
Janowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Janowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tucker's head backwards.
A punch lands to the side of Tucker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Janowski wants to clinch up but Tucker keeps it at a distance.
Tucker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Janowski misses with a looping left.
Janowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tucker throws out the jab.
Tucker keeps the fight on the outside.
Tucker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Janowski with a body shot.
Janowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tucker.
Janowski scores with a three punch combo!
Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Janowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker.
Janowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tucker was well out of range. Poor timing from Janowski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janowski moves out of range as Tucker strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Tucker.
Tucker lands a lovely overhand right.
Janowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Janowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Janowski tries to counter by clinching up but Tucker breaks away and moves out of range.
Tucker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tucker misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Janowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Janowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Janowski scores with a shot to the body.
Tucker swats away the attempt to clinch by Janowski.
A little jabbing left from Tucker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Janowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tucker can do to turn this around?
Janowski thuds a left hand into Tucker's body.
Janowski scores with a hook.
Stevie Janowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Janowski misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Janowski throws a right and a left that Tucker avoids nicely.

Janowski closes the distance and pushes Tucker back into the cage.
Tucker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tucker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Janowski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tucker can turn it around.
Janowski tries to work over Tucker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tucker breaks the clinch.
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Janowski.
Janowski wants to clinch.
Janowski lands a nice hook to Tucker's body. Tucker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tucker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Janowski throws an overhand right that lands on Tucker's shoulder, as Tucker tries to avoid the shot.
Tucker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Janowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Janowski misses with a low kick as Tucker jumps back.
Janowski is looking to wear down Tucker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Janowski tries to move into range but Tucker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Janowski slips a straight right by Tucker.
A counter left hand to the body from Janowski misses its target.
Janowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tucker checks a low kick from Janowski.
A big right from Tucker misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Janowski misses its target.
Tucker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Janowski on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker tries to land a front kick but Janowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Janowski moves into the clinch.
Tucker is trying to force a seperation but Janowski has the dominant position.
Tucker tries to pull guard but Janowski won't allow it.
Tucker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stevie Janowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Janowski avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Janowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Tucker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stevie Janowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Tucker.
A hook to the body from Tucker.
Still in the clinch, Janowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Janowski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Tucker gets control of Janowski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tucker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tucker pulls Janowski in close to his closed guard and prevents Janowski from doing any damage or advancing position.
Janowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Janowski forces his way into half guard.
Janowski trying to control the action but Tucker is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is trying to stand back up but Janowski is controlling him
Janowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tucker on the ground.

Janowski decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Janowski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Janowski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker moves out of range of the strikes.
Janowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Tucker throws out a counter right but Janowski avoids it with no problem.
Tucker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Janowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Janowski dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Janowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Janowski looks to land a combination but Tucker avoids it well.
Janowski staying out of range there.
Janowski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Janowski throws a series of punches but Tucker avoids them all with ease.
Janowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Tucker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Janowski has managed to clinch.
Tucker can't find room to land a body shot as Janowski controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Janowski just stands there and leans against the cage.

Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Janowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Janowski - that will leave a mark!
Janowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tucker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Janowski throws a sloppy head kick and Tucker moves out of range easily.
Janowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Tucker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Janowski looks for the body kick but Tucker saw that one coming.
Tucker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Janowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tucker! But no joy.
Tucker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Janowski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Janowski scores with a hook to the body. Tucker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tucker dodges the punch combination from Janowski.
Jeffrey Tucker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker throws a jab but it's blocked by Janowski.
Janowski throws a big counter combination but Tucker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Janowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tucker misses the body punch
and Janowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Tucker lands a nice shot to the body.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Janowski moves away.
Janowski throws a right and a left that Tucker avoids nicely.
Tucker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Janowski wants to clinch up but Tucker keeps it at a distance.
Tucker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Janowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stevie Janowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Tucker.
Tucker lands with a good body shot.
Tucker moves forwards but Janowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tucker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good shot there by Tucker.
Janowski slips under a jab from Tucker.
Tucker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Janowski scores with a three punch combo!

Tucker is rocked!

Janowski darts in and clinches Tucker up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Tucker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janowski's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker can't find room to land a body shot as Janowski controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Janowski throws an elbow but misses.
Tucker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Janowski pushes Tucker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tucker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Janowski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Janowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Janowski avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Janowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
Janowski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Tucker manages to break the clinch.

Tucker drops Janowski with a beautiful combination! Janowski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tucker is looking for the KO!

Janowski is rocked!
Tucker darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Janowski's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Tucker before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeffrey Tucker!