PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Tucker (ranked 23542 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Silva (ranked 3100 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexis Tucker's chin.

Tucker
vs
Silva

211 cm
19
151 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

178 cm
21
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexis Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Silva!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swinging wildly here.
Tucker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tucker checks the leg kick nicely there.

Tucker tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Tucker is defending the position.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tucker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.

Tucker is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Tucker is trying is best to control the position here.
Silva is pressing down on Tucker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tucker is holding on for now.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Tucker is defending well.
Tucker tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tucker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tucker tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the action but Tucker is working from the bottom.
Tucker is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Silva swings around for an armbar but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tucker throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva managing to control the position.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Tucker defends easily.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tucker is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tucker manages to get to full guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is fighting to break Tucker's control of his arms but Tucker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Tucker blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to move into half guard but instead Tucker has managed to sweep!

Tucker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tucker trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Tucker working some strikes from top position.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pedro Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Tucker slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva controls Tucker momentarily but Tucker frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Tucker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tucker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Tucker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tucker postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tucker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Tucker has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker prevents Silva from improving his position.
Tucker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Tucker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tucker.
Silva tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tucker has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tries to roll but Tucker sticks to his back.
Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexis Tucker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tucker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tucker's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Tucker.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tucker swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva wants to stand but Tucker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tucker is adopting a defensive guard.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tucker trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tucker dives on top into guard.

Silva is striking but Tucker is not phased and passes to half guard.
Tucker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Tucker has control of the leg.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva wants to control the action here but instead Tucker manages to pass to full mount!
Silva tries to hold on but Tucker pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Tucker.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tucker working Silva over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker landing punches.

Tucker looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.

Tucker goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Silva is on top in guard.
Silva trying to control but Tucker is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tucker has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexis Tucker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tucker 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexis Tucker!