PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Raty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Tuckey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuckey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Land Down Under - Men at Work. Tuckey has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Raty
vs
Tuckey

190 cm
22
220 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

198 cm
22
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seppo Raty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilson Tuckey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raty shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tuckey pinned against the cage. Tuckey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tuckey tests Raty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raty looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some wild striking there from Tuckey.
Tuckey looks gassed!

Raty darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Raty tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tuckey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Raty is keen to just control but Tuckey is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raty is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tuckey defends it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tuckey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Raty working over Tuckey with some ground and pound. Tuckey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Raty seems to be working for a kimura but Tuckey defends the submission attempt.

Raty looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Raty is trying to control the action in half guard but Tuckey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tuckey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Raty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raty not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raty tries to pass to full mount but Tuckey defends it.

Raty is looking for a kimura but Tuckey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Raty to get the leverage.
Raty moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raty trying to control the position but Tuckey is working away.
Raty prevents Tuckey from escaping the position.
Raty advances nicely into full mount.

Raty is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tuckey has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tuckey is squirming around, avoiding Raty's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Raty is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tuckey can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Raty thowing shots but they're missing.
Raty trying to control but Tuckey is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Raty dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tuckey lands a right hook to the body.
Raty slips a jab and a cross from Tuckey.
Raty shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tuckey pinned against the cage. Tuckey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tuckey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tuckey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raty staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tuckey as he jumps to the side.

Raty feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuckey keeping moving, preventing Raty from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raty is pushing down on Tuckey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tuckey is fighting to maintain full guard but Raty has managed to sneak the leg through.
Raty passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tuckey blocking the ground and pound.
Raty mounts Tuckey! Really nice guard pass there!
Tuckey is squirming around, avoiding Raty's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Raty stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Tuckey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raty doesn't seem bothered though.
Tuckey throws a series of punches but Raty avoids them all with ease.
Tuckey takes a swing at Raty's ribcage but misses.
Raty fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Raty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuckey misses with a looping left.
Raty tries for a takedown but Tuckey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tuckey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tuckey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raty was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuckey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raty drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Tuckey.

Raty decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Raty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Raty is looking to take a break and control but Tuckey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tuckey is trying to control but can't.
Tuckey is staying active underneath Raty, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Raty seems to be looking for submissions.
Raty is looking to advance position but Tuckey won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Raty is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Raty is working for a kimura but Tuckey is defending it quite comfortably.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tuckey throws a nice looking combination but Raty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Raty dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tuckey misses with an uppercut.
Raty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tuckey but Tuckey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tuckey throws a body punch but Raty moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Tuckey. No joy for Raty on that attempt.
Tuckey loads up on a big right hand but Raty slips the punch.
Raty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tuckey is fending him off so far but Raty persists. Nope, Tuckey circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Raty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raty tries to clinch there but Tuckey circles away.
Raty misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuckey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Raty slips under a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuckey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Raty or perhaps it was just good defense by Tuckey which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tuckey.
Raty takes one on the button.
Tuckey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raty was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuckey.
Tuckey misses with a double jab.
Tuckey misses with a series of wild punches.
Tuckey just misses with a punch to the body.
Raty looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tuckey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raty fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two 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.
Tuckey scores with a nice strike.
Tuckey misses the shot to the body.
Raty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tuckey but Tuckey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tuckey lands a really nice looking cross but Raty seems unphased.
Tuckey throws a lazy right hand but Raty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tuckey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raty was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuckey.
Tuckey stuffs the takedown attempt from Raty. Raty gets slowly back to his feet.
Tuckey lands a nice shot that snaps Raty's head back.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Raty here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tuckey just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raty tries to clinch but Tuckey moves out of range.
Tuckey looks to land a left hand but Raty moved out of range nicely.
Raty shoots in looking for a takedown. Tuckey tries to sprawl out of it but Raty keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tuckey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tuckey lands the left hand.
Tuckey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Raty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raty on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wilson Tuckey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Raty scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Raty seems to be looking for submissions.
Wilson Tuckey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raty works his way into full mount!
Tuckey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Raty looking to ground and pound but Tuckey is blocking nicely.
Tuckey is desperately trying to improve his position but Raty has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tuckey is in a horrible position here. Raty smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Seppo Raty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raty can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tuckey is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wilson Tuckey.
I think Raty has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Raty!