PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Tuckey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toten Kopf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuckey comes to the cage accompanied by Land Down Under - Men at Work. Kopf has chosen Motörhead - Iron Fist as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tuckey
vs
Kopf

198 cm
25
285 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

196 cm
27
278 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilson Tuckey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toten Kopf!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuckey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kopf manages to avoid it.

Tuckey rushes Kopf and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tuckey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tuckey misses with a body punch.
Kopf pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tuckey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kopf prevents Tuckey from breaking the clinch.
Tuckey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kopf tries to score a body lock takedown but Tuckey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tuckey lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kopf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tuckey's brow.
Kopf lands an elbow just above Tuckey 's eye.
Tuckey blocks an elbow strike from Kopf.
Tuckey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuckey wants to get back to striking at distance but Kopf won't allow it.
Kopf trying to land knees to the body.
Kopf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuckey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kopf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Kopf.
Kopf prevents a body shot from Tuckey.
Tuckey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tuckey tries to throw a body punch but Kopf avoids it by throwing Tuckey back against the cage.

Kopf drags the fight down to the ground.
Kopf wants to sweep here but Tuckey controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kopf is trying to keep Tuckey in close.
Tuckey controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kopf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Kopf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tuckey trying to control but Kopf is working from the bottom.

Kopf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tuckey defends well.
Tuckey wants to stand but Kopf is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tuckey looking to pass the guard.
Tuckey trying to control but Kopf is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kopf swinging wildly here.
Wilson Tuckey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuckey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tuckey checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tuckey tries to bum rush Kopf with a series of wild strikes but Kopf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tuckey thows a body shot but no joy.
Tuckey takes a swing at Kopf's ribcage but misses.
Kopf throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson Tuckey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kopf blocks a head kick by Tuckey.
Tuckey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kopf moves away.
Tuckey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kopf manages to avoid it.
Kopf doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tuckey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tuckey tries to clinch up.
Tuckey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kopf.
Tuckey misses with a leg kick
and Kopf counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tuckey's knee momentarily.
Kopf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kopf.
Kopf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuckey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kopf throws the kick towards the body but Tuckey avoids it.
Tuckey is looking to wear down Kopf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A bone on bone clash there as Tuckey blocks the leg kick.
Tuckey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kopf throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuckey. Kopf does a little dance to reset his feet.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kopf forces Tuckey back against the cage and clinches.
Tuckey lands a hook that snaps the head of Kopf backwards.
Kopf tries to work over Tuckey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kopf scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuckey lands a right hand.
A short left from Tuckey.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuckey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tuckey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kopf lands a knee to the body.
Tuckey is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuckey.
Kopf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tuckey.
Kopf stalling in the clinch but Tuckey improves position.
Nice body punch from Kopf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilson Tuckey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tuckey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kopf scores with a spinning back kick!
Kopf misses with a body kick.
Kopf lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kopf looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kopf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuckey keeps the fight on the outside.
Kopf throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kopf. That's going to slow Tuckey down.
Kopf has a takedown stuffed.
Kopf chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Kopf looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kopf is looking for a kimura but Tuckey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kopf to get the leverage.

Kopf is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tuckey is just riding it out for now. Kopf eventually gives up the hold.

Tuckey is defending against the submission attempts here by Kopf.
Tuckey wants to improve his position but Kopf is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuckey is refusing to be controlled, as Kopf sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tuckey is looking to escape.
Kopf trying to pass the guard but Tuckey defending well.

Kopf is looking for a kimura but Tuckey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kopf to get the leverage.
Kopf with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Kopf is working for a submission of some sort.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tuckey checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Tuckey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tuckey.
Tuckey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kopf is looking to score with low kicks.
Kopf scoring well with a low kick there.
Tuckey looks to score with a jab to the body but Kopf is just out of range.
Tuckey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tuckey tries to clinch there but Kopf circles away.
Kopf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tuckey. That did some damage!
Kopf throws a head kick that Tuckey semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kopf swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Kopf gets the takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kopf tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kopf has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kopf misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kopf cracks Tuckey with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kopf wants to control but Tuckey is keeping him busy.
Kopf just content to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kopf scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toten Kopf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A leg kick checked by Tuckey.
Toten Kopf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tuckey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kopf counters with a head kick.
Kopf throws a chopping leg kick but Tuckey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tuckey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kopf.
Kopf tries to score with a low kick but Tuckey moves his leg out of the way.

Kopf moves into range and clinches up with Tuckey.
Tuckey managing to block the knees to the body from Kopf.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kopf.
Kopf tries to land a knee to the head but Tuckey blocks with his arms.
Tuckey lands a body shot in the clinch.

Kopf has Tuckey pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kopf pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tuckey tumbling to the mat - Kopf dives into Tuckey's guard.
Tuckey wants to sweep here but Kopf controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kopf stops Tuckey from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckey keeping moving, preventing Kopf from controlling successfully.
Tuckey is looking to stand up but Kopf isn't so interested in that idea.
Kopf wants to control from the top but Tuckey keeps moving.
Tuckey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kopf is one step ahead there.
Kopf trying to control but Tuckey is working from the bottom.
Tuckey looking for a sweep. Not yet Tuckey, not yet.
Tuckey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tuckey tries to get out of the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tuckey looks to land a combination. Kopf sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kopf throws a head kick that half lands.
Tuckey lands with a nice body punch.
Kopf checks a low kick from Tuckey.
Kopf moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kopf cracks Tuckey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kopf throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kopf lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kopf.
Kopf throws a nice looking combination but Tuckey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kopf throws and low kick but Tuckey moves out of range easily.
Kopf scoring well with a low kick there.
Tuckey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kopf. Kopf obviously looking to wear him down.
Kopf cracks Tuckey with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopf moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tuckey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kopf.
Kopf scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kopf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kopf just misses with a punch to the body.
Kopf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kopf throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tuckey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kopf lands with a nice body kick.
Tuckey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kopf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kopf scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kopf throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopf scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kopf lands a front kick.
Kopf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kopf scores with a leg kick.
Kopf wants to slow Tuckey down by chopping away at his legs.
Good leg kick by Kopf there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kopf scoring well with a low kick there.
Kopf is looking to chop away at Tuckey's legs.
Tuckey fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tuckey takes a swing at Kopf's ribcage but misses.
Tuckey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tuckey misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toten Kopf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kopf has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toten Kopf!