PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Cranium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tucker
vs
Cranium

188 cm
19
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
209 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Cranium !
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cranium takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tucker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cranium fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cranium cracks the inside of Tucker's front leg.
Tucker misses with an uppercut.
Cranium fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tucker.
Nice uppercut lands for Tucker. That snapped Cranium 's head back.
Tucker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cranium can pounce on him.
Tucker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cranium . Cranium obviously looking to wear him down.
Cranium fakes the leg kick and cracks Tucker in the body.
Tucker throws a lazy right hand but Cranium sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Cranium misses with a leg kick
and Tucker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cranium looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cranium . That's going to slow Tucker down.
Tucker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranium is looking to slow Tucker down with leg kicks.
Tucker sizes up Cranium with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cranium lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tucker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cranium lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cranium lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tucker's sensitive parts.
Tucker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
John Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tucker misses the body punch
and Cranium counters with a good low kick that Tucker was not able to check.
Cranium with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cranium .
Tucker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tucker tests Cranium 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!

Tucker clinches up against the cage.
Tucker struggles to land a body shot inside as Cranium controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a body punch.
Cranium is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tucker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Cranium has hold of one of Tucker's legs. Tucker is fighting the takedown attempt but Cranium gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tucker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cranium .
Cranium is looking to work some ground and pound but Tucker has wrist control.
Cranium postures up in Tucker's guard and throws a big left but Tucker blocks it.
Cranium wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Tucker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cranium working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cranium throws a strike but Tucker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cranium looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranium looking to control.
Cranium controlling the position.
Tucker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cranium is keeping the position for now.
Tucker won't allow Cranium to sweep him here.
Cranium looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tucker puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tucker prevents Cranium from improving his position.
Cranium has a hand on Tucker's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tucker takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Cranium reaches up to try and control the position but Tucker seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Cranium rolls and tries to escape and now Tucker has his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranium is really stuck here.
Tucker slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
I really don't envy Cranium right now.
Tucker just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Tucker controlling well, preventing Cranium from escaping the position.
Tucker avoiding Cranium 's attempts to control his hands.
Cranium rolls, trying to escape but Tucker keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Richard Cranium will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cranium throws a body punch but Tucker moves out of range.
A jab from Tucker finds it's way through Cranium 's defenses.
Tucker is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cranium paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tucker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That kick from Cranium tenderised Tucker's leg. Tucker is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cranium .
Cranium is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cranium turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tucker fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker stuffs the takedown.
Richard Cranium seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cranium defending well as Tucker loads up on a big left hand.
Tucker throws a right hand that misses
and Cranium counters with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Tucker misses.
Richard Cranium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranium dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tucker. That did some damage!
Cranium throws a leg kick which misses Tucker's front leg but catches the back leg as Tucker tries to avoid it.
Tucker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cranium throws a head kick that misses.
Tucker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tucker throws out a loose jab but Cranium uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cranium misses with a leg kick
and Cranium takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cranium thows a leg kick but Tucker checks it
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cranium tries a low kick but Tucker avoids it.
Tucker tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cranium manages to circle out of the way.
Cranium moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cranium turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Tucker misses.
Tucker lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cranium shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cranium lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tucker's sensitive parts.
Cranium with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tucker is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Tucker misses the target.
Tucker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. Cranium does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Tucker. That snapped Cranium 's head back.
Cranium fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tucker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tucker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cranium .
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
Cranium buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tucker clinches up against the cage.
Tucker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cranium misses with a punch on the inside.
Tucker misses with some punches.
Cranium is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tucker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
John Tucker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Cranium .
Cranium swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cranium working aggressively here.
Cranium swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.

Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker moves out of range of the body kick from Cranium .
Cranium lands a high kick!
Cranium misses with a takedown attempt
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tucker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Tucker - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Tucker has knocked Cranium down with a huge combo! Tucker steps away and waves a wobbly Cranium back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Cranium is rocked!

It looks like Richard Cranium has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Tucker does no damage.
Tucker misses with a looping left.
Cranium with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cranium swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Tucker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tucker lands a lovely overhand right.
Tucker drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Cranium right on the button. Cranium goes down! Tucker follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Tucker gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Tucker!