PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanton Friedmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanton Friedmon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Tucker
vs
Friedmon

175 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

176 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanton Friedmon!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Friedmon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Friedmon in side control, throwing shots but Tucker defends.
Friedmon trying to control the position but Tucker is working away.
Friedmon tries to score with some ground and pound. Tucker controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Friedmon crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friedmon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Friedmon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Friedmon scoring with punches from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Tucker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tucker is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Friedmon grinds an elbow into Tucker's temple.
Tucker pushes Friedmon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Friedmon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Friedmon working the ground and pound.
Friedmon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon looks up at the clock and then as Tucker takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Friedmon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tucker prevents Friedmon from moving into mount.
Tucker tries to buck Friedmon off but Friedmon is having none of it.
Friedmon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Friedmon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Friedmon cracks Tucker with a big right hand but Tucker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tucker is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tucker can't do much from the bottom here.
Friedmon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Friedmon is chipping away with strikes.
Tucker is breathing heavily.
Friedmon cracks Tucker with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Friedmon working the ground and pound.
Friedmon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tucker is trying to improve his position.

Tucker sneaks out the side door and pushes Friedmon away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Friedmon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tucker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friedmon cracks Tucker with a big elbow.
Friedmon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friedmon is putting a hurting on Tucker here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tucker is not content to let Friedmon control the position.
Tucker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Friedmon in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Friedmon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tucker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Friedmon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Friedmon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tucker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tucker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tucker taking a bit of punishment here - Friedmon scoring with strikes.
Friedmon looks up at the clock and then as Tucker takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Friedmon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Friedmon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Friedmon cracks Tucker with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tucker is trying to get back to half guard.
Tucker takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tucker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Friedmon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Friedmon looks up at the clock and then as Tucker takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Friedmon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tucker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tucker tries to bench press Friedmon off him but Friedmon keeps the position.
Friedmon grinds an elbow into Tucker's temple.
Friedmon lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tucker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Friedmon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Friedmon takes a little break here. Tucker wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Friedmon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tucker!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanton Friedmon 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.

Friedmon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Friedmon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Friedmon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tucker!
Friedmon raining down shots from the mount!
Friedmon with a couple of short strikes.

Tucker is rocked!
Friedmon dominating with strikes here.
Friedmon landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Tucker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanton Friedmon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Friedmon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friedmon looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Tucker covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanton Friedmon!