PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

St Pierre
vs
Tucker

167 cm
28
147 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

178 cm
25
157 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.

St Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into Tucker's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Tucker.
Tucker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

St Pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tucker trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.

Tucker is looking for a triangle but St Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Tucker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Tucker's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
St Pierre advances position into side control!

St Pierre decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tucker to his feet.
Tucker misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tucker looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tucker sprawls well. Tucker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Tom Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Tucker, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes Tucker against the cage but Tucker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a straight right.
St Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tucker circles away quickly and effectively.
Tucker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tucker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tucker falls off balance throwing a combination

and St Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre trying to control but Tucker is working from the bottom.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tucker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tucker wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St Pierre trying to control but Tucker is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Felix St Pierre just wasn't active enough.
Tucker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown but Tucker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing St Pierre's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tucker misses with a looping left.
Tucker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fails with the takedown.

St Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into Tucker's guard.
Tucker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre wants to control but Tucker is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tucker jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… St Pierre is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by St Pierre and Tucker has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
St Pierre sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix St Pierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

St Pierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
Tucker throws a leg kick
and St Pierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.

St Pierre drives through with a takedown into Tucker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
St Pierre is working Tucker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tucker looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.

Tucker is working an open guard so St Pierre takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

St Pierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre trying to control the position but Tucker is working away.

St Pierre is trying to get an arm triangle but Tucker is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Tucker!
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
St Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
St Pierre working Tucker over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St Pierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

St Pierre has control of Tucker's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tucker regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Tucker is desperately trying to improve his position but St Pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
St Pierre scoring with strikes but Tucker is staying in there.
St Pierre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tucker is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker tries to hold on but St Pierre postures up.
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!
St Pierre tries to control but Tucker wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by St Pierre.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St Pierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre controlling the pace for now.
Felix St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the head.
St Pierre unloading with bombs!

Tucker is rocked!
St Pierre lands a big shot to the head and Tucker winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Felix St Pierre!