PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Home. Diago Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sanchez
vs
Tucker

180 cm
30
150 lbs
22 - 7 - 1

178 cm
26
157 lbs
13 - 11 - 1

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diago Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tucker!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Tucker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker.
Tucker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez catches Tucker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tucker lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Sanchez has Tucker up against the cage in a clinch.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tucker throws a big shot that misses.

Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tucker stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tucker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Tucker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tucker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sanchez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tucker regains guard.
Tucker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanchez!
Tucker throws some wild stikes that Sanchez manages to avoid easily.
Tucker landing strikes from the mount.
Tucker throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tucker misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Tucker's attempts to control the action.
Tucker thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
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.
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tucker punching from mount but Sanchez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sanchez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tucker.
Tucker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tucker thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tucker lands a big shot there that rocks Sanchez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tucker punching from mount but Sanchez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tucker misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker landing strikes from the mount.
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tucker looking to finish with strikes here!
Sanchez can't escape the position.
Tucker wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Sanchez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound.
Sanchez is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanchez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tucker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Tucker looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tucker has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.

Tucker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanchez is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Tucker 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.

Tucker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tucker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tucker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Tucker.
Tucker stuffs the takedown.
Tucker clobbers Sanchez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tucker lands with a nice combination. Sanchez backs away looking to recover.
Sanchez lands a jab to the nose.
Tucker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Tucker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A cross from Tucker lands.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Tom Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker lands a jab to the head.
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tucker swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Tucker.
Tucker lands with a nice body punch.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tucker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tom Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Tucker scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tucker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.

Sanchez instigates a clinch.
Sanchez is pressed up against the cage. Tucker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanchez down to the mat. Sanchez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Tom Tucker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Tucker.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Tucker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a swing at Tucker's ribcage but misses.
Tucker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. Tucker catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tucker takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tucker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanchez has time to react.
Sanchez shoots in but Tucker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tucker missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tucker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That kick from Tucker tenderised Sanchez's leg. Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tucker connects with a jab.
A jab from Tucker does it's job there.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tucker misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Tucker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Tucker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tucker lands a jab to the head.
Tucker cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Tucker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez takes one on the button.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Tucker looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.

Sanchez clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tucker lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez has Tucker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tucker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Tucker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tucker pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Tucker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tucker lands a slapping body shot.
Tucker misses the jab.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Tucker.
Tucker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
Tucker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Tucker lands a slapping body shot.
Diago Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Tucker is out of range.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Tucker ducked under it nicely.
Tucker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tucker stuffs the takedown.
Nice shot lands for Tucker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tucker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tucker throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tucker connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tom Tucker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tucker throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Tucker punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tucker lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tucker momentarily.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.

Sanchez drives through and clinches with Tucker against the cage.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Tucker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stalling in the clinch from Sanchez.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez has Tucker pressed against the cage, preventing Tucker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch but Tucker improves position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Tucker.
Tucker is trying to pull guard but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez is stalling here.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Tucker - that landed with a thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Tucker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tucker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Tucker!