PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J J Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamakh's entrance music is Robyn - Indestructible. A fine choice. J J Tucker has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Chamakh
vs
J Tucker

168 cm
33
160 lbs
35 - 18 - 1

160 cm
25
162 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Chamakh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, J J Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamakh checks a leg kick.
Tucker tries to land a front kick but Chamakh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick from Tucker misses.
Tucker tries to score with a low kick but Chamakh moves his leg out of the way.
Tucker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've been hearing reports that Chamakh has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tucker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tucker has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chamakh is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tucker throws an overhand right that lands on Chamakh's shoulder, as Chamakh tries to avoid the shot.
Tucker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tucker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chamakh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tucker cracks the inside of Chamakh's front leg.
Tucker misses with a shot to the body

and Chamakh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chamakh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tucker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chamakh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chamakh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chamakh throws an elbow that misses. Tucker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chamakh's guard. Nice move by Tucker!
Chamakh trying to control the position.
Chamakh 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.
Tucker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chamakh trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chamakh thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh controls Tucker momentarily but Tucker frees himself.
Chamakh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tucker thows a body shot but no joy.
J J Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chamakh checks a leg kick.
Chamakh checks a leg kick.
Chamakh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tucker misses with a low kick as Chamakh jumps back.
Tucker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chamakh is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick from Tucker misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh checks a leg kick nicely.
Chamakh checks the leg kick.
Tucker is looking to clinch.
Tucker misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Tucker.
Tucker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tucker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tucker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tucker tries a low kick but Chamakh avoids it.
Tucker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chamakh blocks a head kick by Tucker.
Tucker tries to clinch but Chamakh is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker scores with a nice head shot.
Tucker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

so Chamakh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Chamakh from controlling successfully.
Chamakh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chamakh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tucker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chamakh throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chamakh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tucker trying to keep a closed guard but Chamakh is proving a slippery customer.
Chamakh throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Karim Chamakh will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tucker scores with the left hand. Chamakh knows he should have avoided that one.
Tucker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chamakh avoids the head kick by Tucker.
Chamakh blocks a low kick nicely.
Tucker misses with a low kick.
Tucker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tucker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chamakh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tucker tries a head kick but it misses.
Chamakh blocks a head kick by Tucker.
Tucker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chamakh takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Chamakh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tucker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chamakh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker throws a body punch but Chamakh moves out of range.
Tucker throws a leg kick

and Chamakh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chamakh working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Chamakh there.
Chamakh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tucker defending well though.
Chamakh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chamakh.
Karim Chamakh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tucker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chamakh.
Chamakh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tucker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chamakh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tucker controls Chamakh momentarily but Chamakh frees himself.
Chamakh throws a big right hand that misses.
Chamakh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chamakh looking to pass the guard.
Chamakh postures up in Tucker's guard and throws a big left but Tucker blocks it.
Chamakh connects with a couple of short punches.
Chamakh postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh throws a strike but Tucker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tucker won't allow Chamakh to sweep him here.
Chamakh throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Chamakh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chamakh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chamakh striking off his back but it's not causing Tucker any problems.
Chamakh pulls Tucker in to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tucker throws a sloppy head kick and Chamakh moves out of range easily.
Tucker misses with a leg kick.
Tucker misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh blocks a low kick nicely.
Tucker is looking to score with low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Chamakh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karim Chamakh dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tucker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That kick from Tucker tenderised Chamakh's leg. Chamakh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tucker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tucker wants to clinch up but Chamakh keeps it at a distance.
Tucker throws the kick towards the body but Chamakh avoids it.
Tucker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Chamakh is just out of range.
Tucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chamakh manages to avoid it.
Tucker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chamakh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chamakh blocks a jab.
Tucker tries to land a leg kick but Chamakh saw it coming and moves away.
Tucker misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tucker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Chamakh counters with a single leg into guard. Tucker didn't expect that.
Chamakh looking to sit in guard and control but Tucker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tucker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chamakh looking for a sweep. Not yet Chamakh, not yet.
Tucker postures up.
J J Tucker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is stalling in the full guard.
Chamakh pulls Tucker in close to his closed guard and prevents Tucker from doing any damage or advancing position.

Karim Chamakh has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A slow jab from Tucker misses its intended target.
Some bone on bone action there as Chamakh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tucker throws a leg kick that is checked

so Chamakh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chamakh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tucker tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chamakh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Chamakh from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chamakh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tucker controlling the position.
Tucker has momentary wrist control but Chamakh slips an elbow through the middle.
Chamakh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chamakh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chamakh throwing strikes but missing.
Karim Chamakh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tucker throws a hook but Chamakh blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Chamakh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chamakh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Chamakh!