PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero comes to the cage accompanied by Lords Of Salem . Nicodemo Romero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Romero
vs
Tucker

177 cm
33
160 lbs
24 - 17 - 1

160 cm
36
164 lbs
25 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
KnockOut

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 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Nicodemo Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker cracks a nice hook into Romero's ribs.
Tucker walks into a stiff left hand from Romero.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tucker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Tucker darts in and clinches Romero up against the cage.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker blocks the elbow strike.
Tucker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero has had enough of the clinch but Tucker keeps him there for the moment.
Tucker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero misses with an elbow over the top.
Tucker scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Tucker.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Tucker blocks the elbow strike.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like JJ Tucker has been cut.
Tucker looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tucker has him pressed against the cage.

Romero manages to break the clinch.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Romero blocks the body kick.
Tucker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tucker swings widly with a right hand
and Romero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romero connects with a jab.
Tucker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice defenses there by Tucker.
A jab lands there for Tucker.
Tucker misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Tucker throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tucker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tucker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tucker lands with a nice body punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romero.
Tucker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romero.
Romero lands a jab.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tucker lands a nice shot to the body.
Tucker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romero lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tucker lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Tucker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tucker moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tucker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tucker defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Tucker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tucker avoids the body shot from Romero.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Tucker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Tucker slips the punch.
Romero is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Tucker - just one landing.
Romero moves out of range as Tucker strikes.
Jab from Tucker.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands with a right hand.
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!
Tucker takes one on the button.
Tucker connects with the punch.
Romero throws the left hand but Tucker avoids the punch easily.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Tucker moves out of range easily.
Tucker staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Tucker. Those never looked like landing.
Romero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romero misses with a hook. Tucker ducked under it nicely.
Romero lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Tucker is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero throws a series of punches but Tucker moves out of range.
Romero swings for the body but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Romero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but JJ Tucker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on JJ Tucker's cut.
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.

Nice uppercut there from Tucker.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
enabling Tucker to counter with a crisp jab.
Tucker connects with a body shot that sends Romero's belly button to the back.
Tucker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romero throws a head kick but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tucker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tucker is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Tucker scores with a body shot.

Tucker darts in and clinches Romero up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Romero lands an elbow that stopped Tucker in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tucker misses with a knee strike.
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tucker avoids a wild elbow strike from Romero.
Tucker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tucker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tucker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tucker is still on wobbly legs! Can Romero finish him?
Romero throws a head punch that misses.

Romero breaks the clinch.
A big right from Romero misses.
Tucker fakes the leg kick and cracks Romero in the body.
The fighters circling - Tucker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero scores with a decent looking hook.

That has opened up JJ Tucker's cut even more.
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!
Tucker scores with a hook.
Romero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Romero misses.
A swing and a miss from Romero.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Romero. That snapped Tucker's head back.
Romero circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Tucker to the canvas! Tucker doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Romero keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicodemo Romero!
An out of breath Nicodemo Romero thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.