PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Melton Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melton Sr comes to the ring accompanied by Kanye West - All Of The Lights. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Melton Sr
vs
Tucker

186 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Bloodsport Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Melton Sr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melton Sr.
Tucker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Michael Melton Sr has been cut.
Melton Sr throws a right hand that misses
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
Melton Sr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melton Sr misses with a wild body shot.
Melton Sr misses with a straight right.
Tucker throws a right and a left that Melton Sr avoids nicely.
Tucker misses with a double jab.
Melton Sr just misses with a punch to the body.
Melton Sr misses with a body shot.
Melton Sr swings for the body but Tucker moves out of range.
Melton Sr misses with a jab to the body
enabling Tucker to counter with a crisp jab.
Melton Sr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some wild striking there from Tucker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melton Sr shoots for a double leg takedown but Tucker sprawls well. He's pushed Melton Sr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melton Sr misses with a lunging right hand
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Melton Sr tries for a takedown but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Melton Sr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tucker lands with a nice combination. Melton Sr backs away looking to recover.
Tucker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Melton Sr doesn't seem bothered though.
Melton Sr loads up on a big right hand but Tucker slips the punch.
Tucker connects with a crisp jab.
Tucker throws a combination. Melton Sr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Melton Sr is rocked!
A combination from Tucker does no damage.
Melton Sr slips a jab and a cross from Tucker.
Melton Sr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
Melton Sr is looking to wear down Tucker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Melton Sr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tucker manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Melton Sr throws the left hand but Tucker avoids the punch easily.
Melton Sr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Michael Melton Sr's cut is getting worse.
Melton Sr misses with a jab to the body
and Tucker counters with a two punch combo.
Melton Sr blocks a low kick nicely.
Tucker misses the jab.
Tucker misses with a wild combination.
Melton Sr misses with a looping left.
Tucker misses the jab.
Tucker lands with a hook. Melton Sr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Melton Sr. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.

Melton Sr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr prevents Tucker from standing back up.
Melton Sr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tucker defending well though.
Tucker tries to kick Melton Sr off but Melton Sr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Melton Sr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Melton Sr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Melton Sr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tucker is not content to let Melton Sr control the position.
Melton Sr works his way into full mount!
Melton Sr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Melton Sr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tucker hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melton Sr raining down hammerfists from mount.

Tucker is rocked!
A big strike lands for Melton Sr! That's really hurt Tucker and he's turned his back - Melton Sr keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Melton Sr jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Melton Sr!