PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaya Yugo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tucker
vs
Yugo

205 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yaya Yugo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yugo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yugo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Yugo is chipping away with strikes.

Yugo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yugo cracks Tucker with a big right hand but Tucker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tucker can't do much from the bottom here.
Yugo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yugo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yugo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yugo wants to control but Tucker is keeping him busy.
Yugo landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker struggling a bit here.
Yugo in side control, throwing shots but Tucker defends.

Yugo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tucker pushes Yugo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yugo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yugo moves into full mount!
Yugo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yugo dominating with strikes here.

Tucker is rocked!

It looks like Shane Tucker has been cut.
Tucker is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Oh Tucker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yugo looking to finish Tucker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tucker!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Yugo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tucker manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Yugo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tucker is looking for a sweep.
Tucker seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yugo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Yugo cracks Tucker with a big right hand but Tucker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Shane Tucker's cut is getting worse.
Tucker takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tucker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yugo connects with a decent elbow.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker taking punishment in the form of punches.

Yugo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yugo working the head with strikes.

Jeez, Shane Tucker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shane Tucker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yaya Yugo!