PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Tucker (ranked 356 p4p, 303 weight class) and William H Bonney (ranked 57 p4p, 47 weight class). Tucker comes to the cage accompanied by Faith of The Heart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tucker
vs
Bonney

187 cm
32
210
23 - 10 - 0

190 cm
26
210
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, William H Bonney!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker throws a push kick but Bonney slaps the foot to one side.
Bonney lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Charles Tucker has been cut.
Tucker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tucker avoids the body shot from Bonney.
Bonney thumps Tucker with a low kick.
Tucker slips under a jab.
Bonney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tucker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonney.
Bonney clobbers Tucker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donk. Tucker catches Bonney right on the button with a cross.
Bonney throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tucker counters with an inside leg kick.
Tucker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker moves out of range of the body kick from Bonney.
An attempted straight right counter from Tucker misses the target.
Bonney throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonney punishes Tucker's body with a nice straight punch.
Bonney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Bonney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tucker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonney throws the left hand but Tucker avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney throws a shot to the body.
Tucker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bonney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonney takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like William H Bonney has been cut.
Tucker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bonney misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker slips under a jab from Bonney.
Bonney throws a lazy uppercut
and Tucker counters with a straight right hand.
Bonney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tucker was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonney.
William H Bonney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonney with the inside leg kick.
Bonney misses with a right hand
and Tucker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker lands with a right hand.
Bonney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bonney blocks a jab.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Tucker throws a leg kick which misses Bonney's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonney tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a sloppy head kick and Bonney moves out of range easily.
Bonney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tucker slips a straight right by Bonney.
Tucker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tucker throws a shot from downtown. Bonney moves away and avoids it.
Tucker avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bonney.
As Bonney backs away, Tucker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bonney misses with a low kick.
Tucker drops his hands momentarily and Bonney takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Charles Tucker's cut is getting worse.
Nice defenses there by Tucker.
Tucker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonney bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tucker's head backwards.
Tucker defending well as Bonney loads up on a big left hand.
Tucker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bonney throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Tucker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tucker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonney.
A quick step to the side and Tucker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tucker checks a leg kick.
Bonney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonney lands the left hand.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Tucker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonney.
Bonney is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tucker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

Tucker clinches up against the cage.
Tucker lands with a right to the head.
Tucker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bonney swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonney pushes Tucker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Bonney.
Tucker misses with the head strike.
Bonney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonney misses with some punches.
Tucker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Bonney.
Bonney blocks a body shot from Tucker.
Bonney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonney.
Bonney digs a right hand into Tucker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tucker's gas tank.
Tucker is breathing heavily.
Bonney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonney lands a shoulder strike.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tucker.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
Bonney cracks Tucker with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Bonney scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Bonney.
Bonney lands a left hand.
Bonney misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonney misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

William H Bonney dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bonney misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker throws a hook but Bonney avoids it easily.
Bonney appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bonney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bonney connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonney swings for the body but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonney blocks a jab.
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonney.
Tucker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Tucker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Bonney lands.
Bonney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonney tries a low kick but Tucker avoids it.
Bonney loads up on a big right hand but Tucker slips the punch.
Bonney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bonney catches Tucker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Charles Tucker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney connects with a jab.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonney throws out a loose jab but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonney throws a low kick, looking for Tucker's leg but Tucker calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Tucker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tucker misses with a kick to the body.
Bonney uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tucker has time to react.
Bonney feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tuckers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Tucker is rocked!

Jeez, Charles Tucker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bonney throws a lazy uppercut
and Tucker finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Oh Tucker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tucker at a distance.
Tucker seems to have got his legs back now.
Tucker misses with a hook. Bonney ducked under it nicely.
Bonney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
Tucker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonney. Bonney obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonney lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Bonney drops Tucker with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bonney follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William H Bonney!
After winning the bout, William H Bonney thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.