PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jase Hein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hein
vs
Tucker

184 cm
26
154 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

170 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jase Hein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hein closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hein looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hein really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Tucker looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hein passes into side control!
Tucker taking a bit of punishment here - Hein scoring with strikes.
Hein controls the position.
Hein working the ground and pound.
Tucker trying to remain calm as Hein controls from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hein is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
We've been hearing that Hein has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hein in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tucker wants to control but Hein is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hein takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tucker wants to hold on but Hein pushes him away.

Hein jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tucker is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tucker and Hein has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tucker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hein is controlling him well.
Hein knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tucker on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hein tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tucker's legs.

Hein has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tucker doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hein moves into the clinch.

Hein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tucker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hein's waist but Hein gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tucker off to one side.

Tucker tries to sprawl but Hein drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tucker wants to control but Hein is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tucker is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hein is staying active.
Hein wants to stand up but Tucker has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is trying to get back to full guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tucker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hein is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tucker tries to get to full guard but Hein has control of the leg.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hein is controlling the pace.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tucker dives in and grabs Hein's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hein pushes down on Tucker's head and hops out.
Jase Hein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Tucker.
Tucker shoots in but no luck this time.

Hein clinches.
Hein prevents the takedown attempt.

Hein has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tucker uses from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hein trying to control the position here.
Tucker postures up in Hein's guard and throws a big left but Hein blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jase Hein dominated that 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.

Hein manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tucker on his heels. He'll look to pass Tucker's guard now, I'm sure.
Tucker wants to stand up but Hein is controlling him.
Hein would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tucker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hein's guard.

Tucker pushing down on Hein's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tucker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hein is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hein keeps working.
Hein wants to get back to his feet.
Hein is looking to improve his position.
Jase Hein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tucker blocks the strikes from Hein.
Tucker is thwarting Hein's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Tucker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tucker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hein does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Hein is defending against the submission attempts here by Tucker.
Tucker trying to control the action but Hein is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Tucker gets a takedown into half guard.
Tucker wants to control but Hein is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hein tries to get to full guard but Tucker has control of the leg.
Tucker is trying to control the action in half guard but Hein is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hein tries to roll over but Tucker keeps him under control.

Tucker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hein doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tucker.
Hein tries to get to full guard but Tucker has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Tucker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hein misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hein, as that shot connected.

Hein gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tucker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hein is pulling down on Tucker's head. It's preventing any offense from Tucker, at least for the moment.

Tucker has gone for a leg lock! Hein slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tucker's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tucker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hein sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tucker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hein content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tucker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hein lands a couple of elbows.
Hein will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hein slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hein postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Hein stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tucker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hein sprawls well. Hein wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tucker gets slowly back to his feet.
Tucker fails to land the takedown.
Tucker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Hein closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tucker quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hein escapes and gets back to his feet.
Hein lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Hein scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tucker can do to turn this around?
Tucker is trying to escape the position but Hein is controlling the position.
Hein scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Tucker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tucker is letting Hein control him for a moment.
Hein working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker sneaks back into half guard.
Still in half guard, Hein seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hein's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jase Hein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hein has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jase Hein!