PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raf Camora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camora comes to the cage accompanied by Eskimo Brothers-Joe Lajoie. Raf Camora has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Camora
vs
Tucker

179 cm
26
169 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

160 cm
33
164 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raf Camora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Camora. That did some damage!
We've been told by Camora's head coaches at Prestige MMA Acadamy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Camora throws a head kick but Tucker moves out of range.
Camora shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tucker sprawls well. Tucker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Camora gets slowly back to his feet.
Camora takes one to the side of the head.
Camora throws a sloppy head kick and Tucker moves out of range easily.
Camora throws a sloppy head kick
and Tucker counters with a stiff right hand.
Tucker connects with a solid leg kick.
Tucker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Camora counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tucker's knee momentarily.
Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Tucker.
Camora takes one to the side of the head.
Camora shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tucker as he avoids it easily.
Tucker throws a head kick that Camora semi-blocks.

It looks like Raf Camora has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Camora misses
and Tucker counters with a good low kick that Camora was not able to check.
Tucker avoids the head kick by Camora.
Camora stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tucker.
Tucker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tucker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tucker blocks a head kick by Camora.
Tucker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Camora fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raf Camora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camora misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tucker lands with a nice body punch.

Camora tries to keep at a distance but Tucker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Tucker.
Tucker lands an elbow inside that Camora shrugs off.
Tucker pushes Camora back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker lands a right hand.
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tucker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Camora takes a shot to the head.
Camora avoids a wild elbow strike from Tucker.
Camora misses with a body punch.
Tucker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tucker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Camora backwards.
Tucker taking a breather.
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camora creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tucker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camora's elbow.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Camora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camora misses with some punches.
Tucker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tucker throws an elbow but misses.
Tucker misses with a hook from the clinch.

Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Camora misses with a leg kick.
JJ Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tucker connects with a nice looking jab.
Camora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Camora throws a sloppy head kick and Tucker moves out of range easily.
Tucker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tucker digs a good body shot into Camora's ribs.
Camora throws out a leg kick but Tucker moves out of range and Camora only half commits.
Tucker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Camora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Camora misses
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camora closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Camora is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker drops Camora with a straight right hand, right on the button! Tucker follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JJ Tucker!
JJ Tucker was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.