PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Pollard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Tuup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Pollard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pollard
vs
Tuup

187 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Pollard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Tuup!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tuup forces Pollard back against the cage and clinches.
Tuup has Pollard pressed against the cage, preventing Pollard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Tuup breaks from the clinch.
Pollard fails with the takedown
and Tuup counters with a stiff right hand.
Pollard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tuup unleashes a big counter combination but Pollard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tuup looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Tuup instigates a clinch.
Pollard managing to block the knees to the body from Tuup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuup landing knees to the head.

It looks like Donald Pollard has been cut.
Tuup misses with some punches.
Pollard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Tuup breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pollard gets tackled into the cage by Tuup. Tuup maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollard is pushing Tuup up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pollard being controlled against the cage.
Tuup is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pollard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tuup with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pollard tries to pull guard but Tuup won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Pollard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pollard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tuup is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tuup goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tuup tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Tuup to work.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tuup prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tuup is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pollard is defending well.
Tuup has a couple of punches blocked by Pollard.
Tuup misses with a punch to the body.
Tuup looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tuup leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pollard pressing his opponent against the cage.

Tuup breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Tuup with that takedown attempt.
Pollard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tuup is fending him off so far but Pollard persists. Nope, Tuup circles away and we're back to standing.
Pollard has a takedown stuffed.
Tuup looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pollard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tuup avoids it really well and circles away.
Pollard on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pollard rushes Tuup and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pollard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Tuup breaks the clinch.

Pollard clinches with his opponent.
Pollard is trying to force a seperation but Tuup has the dominant position.
Tuup is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Tuup.

Tuup breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tuup closes the distance and clinches up with Pollard, looking for a takedown. Tuup pushes Pollard against the cage but Pollard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tuup drives through and clinches with Pollard against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuup has Pollard pressed against the cage, preventing Pollard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tuup jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pollard walks away with a smile on his face. Tuup gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Tuup dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Pollard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tuup moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tuup has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Tuup gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tuup misses with a knee strike.

Tuup pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pollard keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Pollard misses.
Tuup tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pollard defends well and Tuup ends up having to push Pollard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Pollard drives through and clinches with Tuup against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tuup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuup is looking to control Pollard's arms but Pollard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tuup has his back to the cage.
Tuup slows down the pace here.
Tuup is pressed up against the cage. Pollard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tuup down to the mat. Tuup avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuup scores with a punch to the head.
Pollard shoots in looking for a takedown but Tuup manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pollard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tuup with a poor takedown
and Pollard counters with a left and a right that stings Tuup.

Pollard instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pollard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tuup tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuup manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tuup lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pollard backwards.
Tuup misses with some punches.
Pollard tries to pull guard but Tuup won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Pollard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuup lands a left hand.
Pollard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tuup gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pollard.
Pollard tries to pull guard but Tuup holds him up against the cage and eventually Pollard drops back down to his feet.
Tuup is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pollard to keep the fight standing.
Pollard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Pollard decides to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pollard keeping full guard, as Tuup tries to pass.
Pollard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollard keeping moving, preventing Tuup from controlling successfully.
Pollard seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pollard is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Tuup stands and steps away. Pollard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pollard shoots in and drives through. Tuup sprawls well.

Tuup pushes Pollard up against the cage in a clinch.
Pollard managing to block the knees to the body from Tuup.
Pollard has had enough of the clinch but Tuup keeps him there for the moment.

Tuup's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pollard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tuup sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Tuup closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tuup lands a hook that snaps the head of Pollard backwards.

Tuup manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tuup shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pollard sprawls well. Pollard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tuup gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Tuup showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donald Pollard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tuup tries to clinch up but Pollard circles away and keeps his distance.
Tuup throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pollard's waist but Pollard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tuup off to one side.

Tuup clinches up against the cage.
Tuup tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tuup misses with a knee strike.
Pollard wants to take the fight to the mat but Tuup manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pollard tries to circle away but Tuup has him pinned against the cage.
Pollard tries to circle away but Tuup has him pinned against the cage.
Pollard is looking to break free of the clinch but Tuup has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuup prevents the takedown attempt.
Tuup crunches a lovely knee into Pollard's ribcage.
Tuup using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tuup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Pollard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuup connects with a knee to the head.
Tuup throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pollard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tuup fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Tuup darts in and clinches Pollard up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tuup.

Tuup breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Tuup.
Pollard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tuup counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pollard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tuup, pushing him back against the cage.
Tuup will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pollard up against the cage.
Pollard tries to pull guard but Tuup forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Tuup breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tuup tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pollard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tuup smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tuup looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tuup tries to clinch up.

Pollard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pollard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tuup to keep the fight standing.
Tuup with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pollard tries to pull guard but Tuup won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuup cracks Pollard with a nice body shot.
Tuup swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pollard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tuup walks away with a smile on his face. Pollard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tuup stuffs the takedown.
Carl Tuup is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tuup is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuup is looking to clinch.
Tuup moves in looking to clinch but Pollard pushes him off.
Tuup fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tuup doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pollard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Tuup. No joy for Pollard on that attempt.

Tuup moves into range and clinches up with Pollard.
Tuup on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuup looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tuup tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pollard's elbow.
Donald Pollard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Tuup breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Tuup comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tuup 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Tuup!