PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kieth Jardine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Jardine
vs
Tucker

186 cm
27
218 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

188 cm
31
206 lbs
4 - 16 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful

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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kieth Jardine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker moves to clinch but Jardine breaks away
and Jardine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tucker tries to clinch up but Jardine circles away and keeps his distance.

Tucker has closed the distance and engaged Jardine in a clinch.
Jardine is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tucker to keep the fight standing.
Tucker presses Jardine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tucker scores with a shot to the side of Jardine's head.
Jardine is trying to break free.
Tucker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tucker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tucker has Jardine pushed against the cage.
Jardine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tucker is defending well for now.
Tucker misses with a knee to the head.
Tucker presses Jardine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kieth Jardine has been cut.
Tucker just leaning against Jardine, taking a breather.
Tucker being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker prevents the takedown attempt.
Jardine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jardine is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tucker to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kieth Jardine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tucker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tucker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tucker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jardine is breathing heavily.
Tucker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tucker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jardine's face.
Tucker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jardine takes an elbow to the temple.
Tucker lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tucker on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker with a knee to the head.
Tucker scores with a nice hook to the head.

Jardine is rocked!
Tucker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jardine tries to score a body lock takedown but Tucker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Tucker.
Tucker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jardine is trying to break the clinch but Tucker is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Tucker.
Come on Tucker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tucker working Jardine over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardine wants to stall.
Jardine is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees to the body from Tucker.
Tucker gets through Jardine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jardine drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tucker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tucker slows down the pace here.
Tucker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Jardine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tucker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jardine seems to have got his legs back now.
Tucker has Jardine pushed against the cage.
Jardine takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tucker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker lands a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tucker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tucker effectively controlling the action here.
Tucker lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Tucker.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tucker.
Tucker lands a knee to the head.

Kieth Jardine's cut is getting worse.
Tucker lands a hook that snaps the head of Jardine backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Tucker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kieth Jardine'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.

Tucker instigates a clinch.
Jardine swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tucker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jardine's face.
Tucker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stalling in the clinch from Tucker.
Tucker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jardine is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tucker controlling the action here for a moment.
Jardine taking a breather.
Tucker scores with a shot to the side of Jardine's head.
Jardine tries to break free but Tucker pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tucker lands a big knee! That's hurt Jardine! Oh, he's all over the place! Tucker lands another knee that sends Jardine to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Tucker!