PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Tucker
vs
Sloan

188 cm
29
260 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

195 cm
26
280 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cameron Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Tucker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sloan.
A cross from Sloan lands.
Sloan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tucker will feel that in the morning.
We've been told by Tucker's head coaches at Amstadam MMA traning center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sloan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sloan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Tucker is looking to counter punch.
Sloan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tucker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sloan. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sloan.
Tucker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sloan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloan defending well as Tucker loads up on a big left hand.
Sloan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tucker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
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!
Sloan misses the body punch
and Tucker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan tries a low kick but Tucker avoids it.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Sloan is just out of range.
Sloan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cameron Sloan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloan slips a straight right by Tucker.
Sloan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tucker moves out of range as Sloan strikes.
Sloan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloan slips under a jab.
Sloan lands a leg kick that knocks Tucker off balance momentarily.
Sloan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Tucker misses.
Tucker misses with a hook. Sloan ducked under it nicely.
Sloan moves away from the strike by Tucker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sloan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloan lands a nice hook to Tucker's body. Tucker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloan connects with a body shot.
Sloan misses with a body kick.
Sloan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tucker rather than just go for the knockout.
Tucker swings for the body but Sloan moves out of range.
Sloan tests Tucker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tucker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tucker throws a body punch but Sloan moves out of range.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sloan.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloan is looking to slow Tucker down with leg kicks.
Sloan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloan misses with a low kick.
Sloan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tucker's calf.
Sloan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tucker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sloan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sloan throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloan slips a straight right by Tucker.
Sloan misses the jab.
Sloan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sloan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sloan moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloan misses with a leg kick
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
Tucker's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That kick from Sloan tenderised Tucker's leg. Tucker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloan misses with a looping left.
Tucker thuds a left hand into Sloan's body.
Tucker misses with an uppercut.
Tucker throws a body punch but Sloan moves out of range.
Sloan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan throws a low kick but Tucker moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Tucker blocks the low kick.
Sloan misses with a body punch
and Tucker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloan lands with a nice body kick.
Tucker misses with an uppercut
and Sloan counters with a nice leg kick.
Sloan throws a body punch but Tucker moves out of range.
Sloan lands a nice shot that snaps Tucker's head back.
Tucker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sloan.
Sloan misses with a jab to the body
and Tucker counters with a three punch combo that has Sloan backing up. Sloan nods at Tucker to acknowledge the strikes.
Sloan throws a jab when Tucker was well out of range.
Tucker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sloan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tucker was well out of range. Poor timing from Sloan.
Tucker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sloan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tucker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tucker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Sloan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sloan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tucker. Tucker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tucker misses with a body shot
and Sloan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloan misses with a kick to the body.
Tucker avoids a kick to the body.
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sloan.
Sloan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloan slips a jab from Tucker.
Tucker misses with a body punch
and Sloan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Good exchange - Sloan coming out on top.
Sloan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tucker.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tucker might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Tucker misses its intended target.
Sloan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tucker with a body shot.
Tucker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sloan, right into the meat.
Cameron Sloan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sloan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tucker counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan slips under a jab.
Sloan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Tucker misses its intended target.
Tucker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sloan.
Sloan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sloan.
Sloan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Sloan is looking to slow Tucker down with leg kicks.
Sloan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tucker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloan throws an off balance right hand
and Tucker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sloan throws a low kick, looking for Tucker's leg but Tucker calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sloan.
Sloan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sloan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sloan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tucker checks it well.
Sloan throws a body punch but Tucker moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sloan, right into the meat.
Tucker misses with an uppercut. Sloan saw that one coming.
Tucker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sloan.
Tucker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice jab there from Sloan.
Sloan misses with a hook.
Sloan thows a body kick. Tucker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tucker throws a shot to the body.
Tucker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan cracks a nice hook into Tucker's ribs.
Sloan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tucker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tucker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tucker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sloan throws a leg kick that misses.
Tucker throwing a counter right hand but Sloan manages to avoid it.
Tucker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tucker slips a straight right by Sloan.
Sloan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tucker takes a step back to recover.
Sloan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Sloan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tucker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
Sloan misses the shot to the body.
Tucker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tucker throws a sloppy body shot
and Sloan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloan misses with a body shot.
Tucker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sloan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloan lunges at Tucker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tucker's hand.

It looks like Dan Tucker has been cut.
Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sloan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker.
Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sloan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker.
Tucker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tucker misses with an uppercut. Sloan saw that one coming.
Sloan thuds his right hand into Tucker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sloan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Sloan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Tucker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sloan lands a leg kick that knocks Tucker off balance momentarily.
Tucker throws a right hand that Sloan ducks under and follows up with a left that Sloan also avoids with ease.
Sloan misses with a straight left.
Tucker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sloan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tucker is able to avoid easily.
Sloan misses the shot to the body.
Tucker moves out of range of the body kick.
Sloan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tucker manages to avoid it.
Sloan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sloan moves away.
Sloan throws a shot from downtown. Tucker moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sloans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Sloan throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tucker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tucker blocks a jab.
Sloan just misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sloan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sloan. That's going to slow Tucker down.
Sloan misses with an uppercut
and Tucker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big left from Tucker misses.
Tucker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sloan with a hook.
Tucker throws out a loose jab but Sloan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tucker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloan misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan misses with a body kick.
It looked like Tucker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sloan.
Sloan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Tucker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker lands a slapping body shot.
Sloan pushes Tucker away with a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloan looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Sloan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sloan blocks a jab.
Tucker lands a body shot.
Tucker takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloan slips under a jab from Tucker.
Sloan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sloan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sloan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tucker scores with a punch to the head.
Sloan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Sloan as he connects with a hook.
Tucker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sloan can pounce on him.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sloan moves away.
Sloan cracks a nice hook into Tucker's ribs.
Sloan is looking to slow Tucker down with leg kicks.
Sloan slips under a jab from Tucker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sloan. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cameron Sloan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sloan moves out of range as Tucker strikes.
Sloan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Sloan scores with a nice head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sloan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloan missing with a left hand there. Tucker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloan works Tucker's body with a nice hook.
Tucker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sloan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Sloan misses.
Sloan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sloan.
Tucker misses the jab.
Dan Tucker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tucker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sloan.
Tucker is looking to counter punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Sloan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sloan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Sloan!
A victorious Cameron Sloan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.