PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giap comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Beach Party Vietnam kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Tom Tucker has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tom Tucker seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Tucker
vs
Nguyen Giap

178 cm
25
157 lbs
11 - 9 - 1

177 cm
21
158 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giap slips under a jab from Tucker.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tucker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tucker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tucker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giap.
Tucker lands with a straight right. Giap didn't see that one coming.
Giap moves out of range of the strikes.
Tucker swings widly with a right hand
and Giap counters with a stiff right hand.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Giap clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Giap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Giap looking to throw knees to the head but Tucker is blocking nicely.

Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giap wants to clinch up but Tucker keeps it at a distance.
Giap tries to clinch
and Tucker counters with a nice uppercut.
Giap moves to clinch but Tucker breaks away
and Tucker counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tucker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Tucker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tucker lands a really nice looking cross but Giap seems unphased.
Tucker keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap lands a jab to Tucker's midsection.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tucker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giap is looking to clinch but Tucker is avoiding it.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giap moves away.
Tucker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tucker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
Giap digs a good body shot into Tucker's ribs.
Giap takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Giap scores with a hook to the body. Tucker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Giap steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Tucker circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Giap moves into the clinch.
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 is trying to push Giap away but Giap has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Giap lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Giap.
A head punch on the inside from Tucker fails to land.
Tucker is trying to force a seperation but Giap has the dominant position.
Tucker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Giap to keep the fight standing.
Tucker fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Giap.
Giap avoiding damage.
Tucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giap has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.
Giap throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
Giap lands a left hand.
Tucker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Giap after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Tucker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giap creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap lands with a left to the head.
Giap lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Giap tries to stall but Tucker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Giap lands with a right to the head.
Giap lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tucker or not.
A head punch on the inside from Giap fails to land.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker struggles to land a body shot inside as Giap controls his hands.
Giap has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.
Tucker tries a body shot but Giap blocks it.
Tucker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tucker.
Giap pushes Tucker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tucker tries to pull guard but Giap forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Tucker pulls guard successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Giap wants to get up but he can't break Tucker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Giap wants to stand and escape but instead Tucker has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giap works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap wants to stand but Tucker is controlling the position.
Tucker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tucker throwing strikes from guard but Giap blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Giap is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giap preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vo Nguyen Giap will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tucker throws out a leg kick but Giap moves out of range and Tucker only half commits.
Giap tries to clinch there but Tucker circles away.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Tucker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Giap tries to clinch but Tucker moves out of range.
Giap tries to clinch up
and Tucker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Giap tries to clinch but Tucker is having none of it.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.
Giap wants to clinch up but Tucker keeps it at a distance.
Giap closes the distance but Tucker moves to the side
and Tucker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tucker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tucker cracks Giap with an open hand slap.

Giap clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Giap can't find room to land a body shot as Tucker controls the action.
Giap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Giap throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tucker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Giap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Tucker jumps into guard, dragging Giap to the mat.
Giap stopping the sweep attempt from Tucker.

Tucker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Giap wants to stand but Tucker is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is trying to keep Giap in close.
Giap wants to stand but Tucker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tucker controls Giap momentarily but Giap frees himself.
Giap tries to stand but Tucker is controlling from the bottom.

Tucker working for a triangle but Giap defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giap tries to stand but Tucker is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Giap wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Tucker's closed guard. He's half up but Tucker has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Tucker pivots and extends the arm, Giap falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Tucker! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Tucker!