PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Norwinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Tucker Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tucker Jr has chosen We Ready as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Norwinson
vs
Tucker Jr

188 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bartholomew Norwinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Tucker Jr!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker Jr looks to land a right hand but Norwinson moved out of range.
Norwinson looks to land a right hand but Tucker Jr moved out of range.
Tucker Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Norwinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Tucker Jr.

It looks like Bartholomew Norwinson has been cut.
Tucker Jr lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Tucker Jr.
Tucker Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Norwinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Norwinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norwinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tucker Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Norwinson misses.
Tucker Jr thuds a left hand into Norwinson's body.
Tucker Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Tucker Jr looks to land a left hand but Norwinson moved out of range nicely.
Norwinson slips a jab from Tucker Jr.
Tucker Jr misses with an uppercut.
Norwinson moves out of range as Tucker Jr strikes.
Norwinson scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Norwinson on the side of the head.
Tucker Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Norwinson.
Tucker Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Norwinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker Jr looks to land a left hand but Norwinson moved out of range nicely.
Norwinson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tucker Jr misses with a double jab.
Tucker Jr misses with a hook
and Norwinson counters with a three punch combo that has Tucker Jr backing up. Tucker Jr nods at Norwinson to acknowledge the strikes.
Norwinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norwinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Norwinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tucker Jr dodges the punch combination from Norwinson.
David Tucker Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker Jr throws a jab when Norwinson was well out of range.
Good exchange - Tucker Jr coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Norwinson.
Tucker Jr with a jab.
Norwinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Norwinson.
Tucker Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norwinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norwinson misses with the combination.
Norwinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tucker Jr loads up on a big right hand but Norwinson slips the punch.
Norwinson blocks a jab.
Tucker Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Norwinson.
Norwinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tucker Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tucker Jr duly obliges.
Tucker Jr dodges the punch combination from Norwinson.
Tucker Jr misses with a left hand
and Norwinson counters with a left to the body.
Tucker Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Norwinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tucker Jr throws a body punch but Norwinson moves out of range.
Tucker Jr throws a shot from downtown. Norwinson moves away and avoids it.
Tucker Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norwinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Norwinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tucker Jr throws out the jab.
Norwinson misses with a body shot.
Norwinson misses with a straight right.
A shot to the liver by Tucker Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Norwinson misses with a body shot.
Norwinson misses with a double jab.
Tucker Jr misses with a hook. Norwinson ducked under it nicely.
Norwinson slips under a jab from Tucker Jr.
Norwinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norwinson misses with a two punch combination.
Tucker Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norwinson.
Norwinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tucker Jr looks to throw the jab but Norwinson is out of range.
Tucker Jr throws a lazy right hand but Norwinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tucker Jr throws out a loose jab but Norwinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tucker Jr misses with a right hand
and Norwinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norwinson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Tucker Jr.
Norwinson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Norwinson.
Norwinson is breathing heavily.
Tucker Jr misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Tucker Jr misses its intended target.
A jab from Tucker Jr does it's job there.

Bartholomew Norwinson's cut is getting worse.
Tucker Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Norwinson counters with a series of strikes. Tucker Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab from Tucker Jr does it's job there.
Tucker Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tucker Jr loads up on a big right hand but Norwinson slips the punch.
Tucker Jr misses with a wild combination.
Norwinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tucker Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norwinson.
Tucker Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Norwinson is rocked!
Tucker Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Norwinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tucker Jr looks to land a right hand but Norwinson moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Tucker Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Norwinson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Norwinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tucker Jr.
Norwinson seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick misses from Tucker Jr.
Norwinson jabs Tucker Jr right on the nose. Tucker Jr blinks but takes it well.
Norwinson blocks a jab.
Tucker Jr scores with a jab.
Bartholomew Norwinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tucker Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norwinson counters with a two punch combo.
Norwinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Norwinson drops Tucker Jr with a left right combo! Norwinson follows him down to the ground into side control.

Tucker Jr is rocked!
Tucker Jr felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Norwinson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tucker Jr is still in real trouble! Can Norwinson finish him?

Norwinson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tucker Jr tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

Norwinson quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Norwinson but it's paid off an Tucker Jr is forced to tap! Nice work by Norwinson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bartholomew Norwinson!