PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aslan Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Tuckich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taisumov comes to the cage accompanied by My World- Kid Cudi. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Taisumov
vs
Tuckich

171 cm
26
159 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

170 cm
28
146 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslan Taisumov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Tuckich!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuckich dives in and grabs Taisumov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taisumov pushes down on Tuckich's head and hops out.
Taisumov throwing a counter right hand but Tuckich manages to avoid it.
Taisumov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tuckich circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Taisumov does no damage.
Tuckich drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Taisumov defends it well.
Taisumov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Taisumov duly obliges.

Tuckich bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Taisumov wants to get back to his feet.
An elbow from Tuckich crashes against the mat.
Taisumov is not content to let Tuckich control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckich prevents Taisumov from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taisumov defending against the ground and pound.
Taisumov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tuckich on the ground.
Taisumov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tuckich is controlling him well.

Tuckich is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Taisumov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Taisumov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tuckich asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tuckich scores with punches from side control.
Tuckich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taisumov keeps working.
Taisumov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tuckich asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich throws an elbow but Taisumov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Taisumov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tuckich has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Taisumov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Tuckich is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Taisumov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Tuckich gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Taisumov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Tuckich lets go of the hold and Taisumov can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hans Tuckich!
A very excited looking Hans Tuckich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.