PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Mcgrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Tucker
vs
Mcgrath

180 cm
28
180 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

181 cm
24
172 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Mcgrath!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick misses from Tucker.

Tucker has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tucker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mcgrath's brow.
Tucker landing knees to the head.

It looks like Dylan Mcgrath has been cut.
Mcgrath wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcgrath can't get the takedown.
Mcgrath is trying to push Tucker away but Tucker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tucker with a knee to the head.
Mcgrath managing to block the knees to the body from Tucker.
Mcgrath blocks an elbow strike from Tucker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker misses with a knee strike.
Tucker is pressed up against the cage. Mcgrath has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tucker down to the mat. Tucker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Tucker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tucker leaning against his opponent.
Tucker lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcgrath won't want to take too many of those.
Tucker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgrath's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mcgrath looks gassed!
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tucker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mcgrath's brow.
Tucker lands an elbow just above Mcgrath 's eye.
Mcgrath tries to circle away but Tucker has him pinned against the cage.
Tucker throws an elbow that misses.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mcgrath blocks it with crossed arms.

Tucker breaks the clinch.
Tucker throws a low kick, looking for Mcgrath's leg but Mcgrath calmly moves out of range.
Tucker lands a jab.

Tucker rushes Mcgrath and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Mcgrath escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tucker misses with a double jab
and Mcgrath counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tom Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker tries to clinch but Mcgrath is having none of it.
Nice body punch from Tucker.
Tucker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcgrath.
Mcgrath fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tom Tucker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Mcgrath.
Mcgrath misses with a low kick.
Tucker tries to clinch but Mcgrath is having none of it.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcgrath paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tucker moves to clinch but Mcgrath breaks away
enabling Mcgrath to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tucker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tom Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgrath throws a right and a left that Tucker avoids nicely.
Tucker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mcgrath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcgrath throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tucker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mcgrath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Tucker moves into range and clinches up with Mcgrath.
Tucker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgrath lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tucker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcgrath backwards.

Mcgrath escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tucker is looking to clinch but Mcgrath is avoiding it.
Mcgrath works over Tucker's head and body with a nice combination.

Tucker has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcgrath has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mcgrath is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tucker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Tucker as the two fighters clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mcgrath's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tucker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tucker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcgrath.
Tucker lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcgrath won't want to take too many of those.
Tucker connects with a knee to the head.
Tucker tries a knee to the head but Mcgrath blocks it.
Tucker working Mcgrath over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tucker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tucker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tucker landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Tucker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Mcgrath's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mcgrath rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tucker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Tucker misses.
Tucker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tucker throws a right hand that Mcgrath ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcgrath also avoids with ease.
Mcgrath avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tucker moves to clinch but Mcgrath breaks away
enabling Mcgrath to counter with a crisp jab.
Tucker leaves Mcgrath with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Tucker clinches up with Mcgrath and pushes him back against the cage.
Mcgrath tries to pull guard but Tucker holds him up against the cage and eventually Mcgrath drops back down to his feet.
Mcgrath can't get the takedown.
Tom Tucker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Mcgrath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mcgrath is trying to push Tucker away but Tucker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tucker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgrath in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mcgrath is breathing heavily.
Tucker with a knee to the head.
Tucker connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Tucker.
Tucker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker lands an elbow just above Mcgrath 's eye.
Tucker has Mcgrath pressed against the cage, preventing Mcgrath from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tucker landing knees to the head.
Tucker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgrath lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tucker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgrath's face.
Tucker scores a nice knee to the body.
Mcgrath being controlled against the cage.
Tom Tucker has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tucker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mcgrath blocks the elbow strike.
Tucker has Mcgrath pressed against the cage, preventing Mcgrath from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tucker landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Tucker manages to break the clinch.
Mcgrath lands with a cross.
Mcgrath avoids the head kick by Tucker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tucker was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgrath.
Tucker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcgrath can do to turn this around?
Tucker doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcgrath circles away.
Tucker misses with a head kick.
Mcgrath lands with a nice combination. Tucker backs away looking to recover.
Tucker tries to clinch there but Mcgrath circles away.
Mcgrath misses with a combination

and Tucker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tucker lands a knee to the body.
Mcgrath takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tucker landing knees to the head.
Mcgrath letting Tucker take a breather here.
Tucker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tucker gets underhooks to prevent Mcgrath's takedown attempt.
Tucker connects with a knee to the head.
Tucker scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mcgrath can't break the clinch.
Tucker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tucker prevents Mcgrath from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcgrath working hard to break the clinch.
Tucker misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Tucker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Mcgrath's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tucker tries to clinch up but Mcgrath circles away and keeps his distance.
Tucker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mcgrath closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mcgrath connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tucker tries to clinch up but Mcgrath circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcgrath shoots in and drives through. Tucker sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Tucker.
Mcgrath keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Mcgrath does no damage.
Mcgrath takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tucker tries to clinch there but Mcgrath circles away.
Tucker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tucker clinches up with Mcgrath and pushes him back against the cage.
Mcgrath wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tucker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tucker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tucker lands with a left to the head.
Tucker digs a right hand underneath Mcgrath's ribcage. Mcgrath let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tucker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcgrath's efforts to push away.
Tucker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcgrath is defending well for now.
Tucker trying to land knees to the body.
Tucker keeps control of Mcgrath as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mcgrath looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcgrath takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker with a knee to the head.

Tucker manages to break the clinch.
Tucker tries to clinch up but Mcgrath circles away and keeps his distance.

Tucker lands a high kick to the side of Mcgrath's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Tucker dives into guard, looking to finish.

Mcgrath is rocked!

Tucker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mcgrath is still on wobbly legs! Can Tucker finish him?
Tucker throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Mcgrath crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tom Tucker!