PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beau Tucker (ranked 1685 p4p, 206 weight class) and Ferdinand Marquez (ranked 2066 p4p, 248 weight class). Ferdinand Marquez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Tucker
vs
Marquez

171 cm
19
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
158 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

UnderGround Supplements

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beau Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ferdinand Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marquez.
Tucker moves away from the strike by Marquez.
Tucker feinted with a counter takedown.
Marquez throws a sloppy head kick and Tucker moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tucker.
A telegraphed right hand from Marquez misses the target.
Tucker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marquez throws out the jab.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.
Marquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Tucker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tucker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee asks Tucker politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tucker prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tucker trying to control the position but Marquez is working away.
Tucker landing a few strikes.
Tucker cracks Marquez with a big right hand but Marquez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marquez is being controlled here.
Tucker lands an elbow.
Marquez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tucker off and has taken his back!

Marquez looking for the RNC.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tucker breaks Marquez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Marquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tucker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tucker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tucker wants to control from the top but Marquez keeps moving.

Marquez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tucker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tucker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marquez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tucker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marquez's head.

Tucker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marquez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tucker has managed to get both his arms back between Marquez's legs - danger averted.
Marquez has momentary wrist control but Tucker slips an elbow through the middle.
Tucker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tucker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tucker connects with a couple of short punches.
Tucker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker slips nicely into half guard.
Tucker working over Marquez with some ground and pound. Marquez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marquez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tucker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tucker is working Marquez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tucker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Marquez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marquez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tucker controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marquez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tucker defends it easily.
Tucker passes Marquez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tucker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tucker working Marquez over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Tucker.
Tucker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tucker passes the guard and advances to mount!
Marquez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Marquez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tucker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tucker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marquez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker controlling the action here.
Tucker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marquez keeps working.
Tucker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marquez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tucker is looking to take a break and control but Marquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Marquez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tucker is taking a breather. Marquez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tucker lands strikes from half guard.

Marquez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tucker moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tucker lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beau Tucker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tucker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tucker showed some decent athleticism there.
Tucker trying to control from half guard but Marquez is working away.
Marquez taking some punishment here, with Tucker in his half guard.
Beau Tucker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Marquez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Tucker.
Marquez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tucker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tucker'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez has hold of Tucker's hands but Tucker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tucker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marquez is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tucker connects with a nice short shot to Marquez's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker working the head and body with strikes.
Marquez tries to get to full guard but Tucker has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Marquez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tucker pulls his head out easily.
Tucker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tucker wants to control but Marquez is keeping him busy.
Tucker content to control rather than advance.

Marquez actively working from the bottom here.
Tucker is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tucker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marquez working to try and regain half guard.
Tucker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marquez looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Marquez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Marquez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marquez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tucker 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 can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marquez is looking to escape.
Tucker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marquez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker with good strikes from the mount here!
Tucker lands a nice shot to the head.
Tucker with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marquez looks a forlorn figure.
Tucker lands a couple of good shots and Marquez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Tucker biding his time, looking for the opening.
Marquez is trying to remain composed but Tucker is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
We've been hearing good reports from Tucker's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tucker biding his time, looking for the opening.
Tucker is punishing Marquez with strikes - can he finish him?!
Tucker scores with punches from the back.
Tucker keeps control of the position as Marquez tries to break free.
Marquez is trapped and Tucker is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Marquez wants to escape the position.
Tucker biding his time, looking for the opening.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Tucker.
Tucker trying to control momentarily.
Tucker is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Tucker. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker lands strikes to the head.
Tucker is punishing Marquez with some ground and pound.
Tucker is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Tucker lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Tucker.
Tucker lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Marquez.
Marquez can't escape the position.
Marquez prevents Tucker from getting a body triangle.
Tucker lands with a hammerfist to the side of Marquez's head.
Marquez is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Tucker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Marquez for as long as he can get away with.
Tucker scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Marquez is looking for a way out.
Marquez tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beau Tucker dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Tucker throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marquez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tucker is in Marquez's guard.
Tucker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tucker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tucker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Marquez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Marquez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Marquez has his foot on Tucker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tucker works his way back into a safe position though.
Tucker trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tucker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker wants to control from the top but Marquez keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker chips away with some ground and pound.

Marquez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tucker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tucker is working Marquez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tucker with a nice head shot there.
Tucker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Marquez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tucker defends well.
Tucker landing with the ground and pound.
Tucker stays in close to Marquez's body and controls the position.
Tucker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marquez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tucker controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker trying to control but Marquez is working from the bottom.
Tucker chips away with some ground and pound.
Tucker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Marquez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tucker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Marquez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tucker stacks Marquez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tucker!
Tucker lands a decent elbow from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tucker landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tucker trying to control the position but Marquez is working away.
Marquez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tucker controlling the position.
Tucker cracks Marquez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tucker moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tucker trying to control the action but Marquez is working from the bottom.
Tucker content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Tucker stalls from top position.
Tucker scoring with punches and elbows.
Marquez is trying to escape the position but Tucker is controlling the position.
Tucker lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tucker controls the position.
Marquez tries to buck Tucker off but Tucker is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tucker working the ground and pound from side control.
Marquez is looking to regain half guard here but Tucker keeps moving and retains side control.
Marquez is letting Tucker control him for a moment.
Ferdinand Marquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beau Tucker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tucker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beau Tucker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tucker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beau Tucker!
Beau Tucker thanked the fans post fight for their support.