PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riley Chuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nush Tully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley Chuck had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Chuck
vs
Tully

185 cm
25
208 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Riley Chuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nush Tully!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tully loads up on a big right hand but Chuck slips the punch.
Chuck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tully was well out of range. Poor timing from Chuck.
Tully misses with a hook
and Chuck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tully uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chuck.
Chuck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tully stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chuck throws a series of strikes that have Tully backpedaling.
Chuck scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tully in his tracks.
Tully misses the shot to the body.
Chuck dips to his left and cracks Tully with an uppercut!
Chuck throws a right hand that Tully ducks under and follows up with a left that Tully also avoids with ease.
Tully shoots in but no luck this time.
Chuck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tully under the eye.
Tully's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tully duly obliges.

It looks like Riley Chuck has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully throws a shot from downtown. Chuck moves away and avoids it.
Tully drops his hands momentarily and Chuck takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A combination from Chuck does no damage.
Chuck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chuck scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tully throws a shot from downtown. Chuck moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Chuck. Those never looked like landing.
Chuck ducks under a wild hook from Tully.
Tully showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chuck.
Tully slips a jab and a cross from Chuck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully staying out of range there.
Chuck throws a series of punches but Tully moves out of range.
Riley Chuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chuck is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Tully misses the target.
Chuck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tully throws a series of punches but Chuck moves out of range.
Chuck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chuck moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Tully.
A jab from Tully misses.
A lazy left from Tully finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tully.
Tully tries to bum rush Chuck with a series of wild strikes but Chuck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley Chuck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Chuck finds it's target.
Chuck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tully.
Chuck checks a leg kick.
Chuck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tully.
Tully misses the jab.
Tully shoots in for a takedown but Chuck shows good takedown defense.
Tully misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tully throws a right hand that Chuck ducks under and follows up with a left that Chuck also avoids with ease.
Tully pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chuck back to the cage. Tully follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck throws a good cross that connects.
Tully shoots in looking for a takedown but Chuck manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tully's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Riley Chuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nush Tully.
Chuck slips a straight right by Tully.
Chuck moves away from the strike by Tully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tully. Chuck does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Chuck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tully swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tully misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nush Tully dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riley Chuck's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tully waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chuck.
Tully thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tully rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chuck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tully tries to bum rush Chuck with a series of wild strikes but Chuck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley Chuck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tully jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chuck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tully jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chuck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tully is defended easily by Chuck.
Chuck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tully under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuck digs a good hook to Tully's body.
Chuck lands with a nice combination. Tully backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Tully.
Tully pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chuck throws a series of punches but Tully avoids them all with ease.
Tully on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chuck pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tully back to the cage. Chuck follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tully dodges the punch combination from Chuck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully misses with an uppercut. Chuck saw that one coming.
Tully just misses with a punch to the body.
Tully falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chuck counters with a one-two to the body.
Tully throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tully misses with a wild combination.
Tully thuds his right hand into Chuck's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tully throws a right and a left that Chuck avoids nicely.
Chuck misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tully throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chuck was covering up waiting for the punch and Tully finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tully pushing down on Chuck's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tully controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nush Tully wasn't active enough on the ground.

Tully scores with a takedown into Chuck's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tully controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nush Tully showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Riley Chuck's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tully cracks Chuck with an open hand slap.

Riley Chuck's cut is getting worse.
Tully lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chuck circles away quickly and effectively.
Chuck displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tully might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A punch combination from Chuck misses.
Tully misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nush Tully seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chuck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chuck lands a nice shot that snaps Tully's head back.
Chuck cracks a nice hook into Tully's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tully throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chuck throws a nice looking combination but Tully bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chuck misses with a few strikes there.
Chuck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tully momentarily.
Chuck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tully jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tully lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tully thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chuck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully throws a right and a left that Chuck avoids nicely.
Tully looks to score with a jab to the body but Chuck is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tully connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chuck momentarily.

Riley Chuck's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tully misses with a straight left.
Tully missing with a left hand there. Chuck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chuck avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Tully does it's job there.

Jeez, Riley Chuck's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Chuck misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck defending well as Tully loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Tully misses.
Tully misses with a wild combination.
Chuck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chuck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tully throws out the jab.
A jab from Tully misses.
Tully misses the shot to the body.
Tully throws a looping overhand right but Chuck ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tully misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tully misses with a series of wild punches.
Tully throws a right hand that misses
and Chuck counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Chuck misses.
Tully is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chuck sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Tully misses.
Chuck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tully looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riley Chuck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nush Tully is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tully throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nush Tully comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tully has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight for Nush Tully!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Nush Tully!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Nush Tully!

Nush Tully wins by unanimous decision!
Nush Tully made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'That is what happens kid... I am the bitch of boom. Boom Bitch Boom. Sponsored by The Flushman.'.