PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Tucker (ranked 4393 p4p, 5952 weight class) and Fartus Beckham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tucker
vs
Beckham

178 cm
18
182
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
170
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fartus Beckham!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tucker gets tackled into the cage by Beckham. Beckham maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beckham.
Tucker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tucker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Beckham moves into the clinch.
Beckham will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tucker up against the cage.

Tucker breaks from the clinch.
Beckham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut there from Tucker.

Tucker tries to keep at a distance but Beckham has taken the fight into the clinch.

Beckham breaks the clinch.

Beckham pushes Tucker up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beckham blocks a body shot from Tucker.

Tucker breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham takes one to the side of the head.

Beckham has managed to clinch.
Tucker swings wildly with an uppercut but Beckham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beckham.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Beckham avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Beckham wants to take the fight to the mat but Tucker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beckham.
Tucker looking to slow down the pace here.
Beckham leaning against his opponent.
Tucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beckham swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.

Tucker manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beckham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tucker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Beckham.

Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Beckham pushes Tucker up against the cage in a clinch.
Tucker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beckham's elbow.
Beckham tries to score a body lock takedown but Tucker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Beckham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tucker throws a good cross that connects.
Beckham looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker lands a really nice looking cross but Beckham seems unphased.
Beckham on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Beckham is rocked!

Beckham closes the distance and pushes Tucker back into the cage.
Beckham is still on wobbly legs! Can Tucker finish him?
Beckham blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Tucker manages to break the clinch.
Beckham seems to have recovered his senses.

Tucker drops Beckham with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Beckham looks back up at him and smiles so Tucker waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tucker connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Beckham covering up! Tucker comes in with a big uppercut and Beckham goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jeffrey Tucker!