PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irvin Welch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welch comes to the cage accompanied by Iggy Pop - Lust for life. Irvin Welch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Tucker's chin.

Welch
vs
Tucker

185 cm
26
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

194 cm
29
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Backyard Fighting

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Irvin Welch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker works Welch's body with a nice hook.
Welch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tucker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Welch's sensitive parts.
Tucker with a hook.
Tucker has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Welch is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Welch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tucker swinging wildly here.
Tucker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Welch gets a clinch.
Welch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Welch is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Welch lands with a left to the head.
Welch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Welch lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Welch leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tucker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Welch.
Tucker being controlled against the cage.
Welch keeps control of Tucker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Welch misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Welch.
Welch is stalling here.
Welch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Welch misses with a punch to the body.
Welch misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Welch.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Welch has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Welch fails to land.
Welch working aggressively here.
Welch throws a head punch that misses.
Welch misses with a punch on the inside.
Tucker is trying to force a seperation but Welch has the dominant position.
Stalling in the clinch from Welch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Welch.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tucker is looking to break free of the clinch but Welch has double underhooks.
Welch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Welch lands a nice uppercut.

Tucker is rocked!
Welch pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tucker is still on wobbly legs! Can Welch finish him?
Welch lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tucker to his knees! Welch keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irvin Welch!
Irvin Welch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.