PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eros Ramasotti (ranked 3786 p4p, 351 weight class) and Robin Tuck (ranked 2063 p4p, 246 weight class). Ramasotti comes into the arena with Pray for me ft the weekend blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ramasotti
vs
Tuck

185 cm
30
260 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

195 cm
31
265 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eros Ramasotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robin Tuck!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Tuck.
Tuck defending well as Ramasotti loads up on a big left hand.
Tuck throws out a counter right but Ramasotti avoids it with no problem.
Tuck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ramasotti misses the target.
Ramasotti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Robin Tuck has been cut.
A cross from Tuck lands.

Ramasotti darts in and clinches Tuck up against the cage.
Tuck lands a shot to the body.
Ramasotti tries to throw a body punch but Tuck avoids it by throwing Ramasotti back against the cage.
A short left from Ramasotti.
Ramasotti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tuck throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramasotti.
Ramasotti lands with a light punch inside.
Ramasotti prevents a body shot from Tuck.
Ramasotti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramasotti working aggressively here.
Tuck digs a right hand underneath Ramasotti's ribcage. Ramasotti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tuck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tuck misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramasotti prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Ramasotti fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuck.
Ramasotti blocking some punches.
Ramasotti misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Ramasotti - that landed with a thud.
Ramasotti lands with a left to the head.
Ramasotti scores with a shoulder strike.

Tuck is rocked!
Tuck blocks an uppercut.
Tuck is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramasotti finish him?
Tuck blocking some punches.
Ramasotti misses with the head strike.
Ramasotti working aggressively here.
Tuck blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuck.
Tuck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramasotti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramasotti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramasotti.
Ramasotti misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ramasotti as Tuck tries to tie him up.
Ramasotti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramasotti has a couple of punches blocked by Tuck.
Ramasotti misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ramasotti fails to land.
Ramasotti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramasotti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ramasotti misses with the head strike.
Ramasotti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramasotti presses Tuck against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ramasotti swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuck uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti throws a head punch that misses.
Tuck seems to have recovered his senses.
Ramasotti lands a big right hand that drops Tuck! The killer instinct kicks in and Ramasotti finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ramasotti!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eros Ramasotti!
After the fight, Eros Ramasotti was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Robin Tuck had this to say: 'Fuck the refs!'.