PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tucker has chosen The Platters - Only You as his entrance music. Tucker has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stein
vs
Tucker

200 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
312 lbs
2 - 41 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Tucker!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stein shoots in and bounces Tucker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tucker looks winded!

Stein drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stein jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Stein thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Stein drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stein jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stein is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Stein drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stein jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stein drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stein jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Stein is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Stein drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stein jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Stein drops back looking for a leg! Tucker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tucker manages to kick Stein off! Stein jumps back into Tucker's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stein is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stein could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Stein postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tucker is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Stein, into his guard.

Tucker is sitting in close to Stein's body. Stein has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tucker is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tucker is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Stein.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Donald Stein!
Todd Tucker was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for this opportunity to fight. There's a really nice bridge near my house, I'm going to jump off it.'.