PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between J J Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Liddell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with J J Tucker's chin.

J Tucker
vs
Liddell

160 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
32
165 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, J J Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mirko Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Liddell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker with a nice cross.
A good leg kick by Tucker.
Liddell shoots in but Tucker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Liddell looks for a takedown but Tucker sprawls well.
Liddell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tucker swivels and escapes.
J J Tucker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Liddell.
Tucker is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
Liddell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tucker avoids it really well and circles away.
Tucker tries to clinch up.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tucker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Tucker moves into the clinch successfully.
Tucker lands a good knee to the midsection. Liddell won't want to take too many of those.
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 lands an elbow that stopped Liddell in his tracks for a moment.
Liddell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liddell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tucker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Liddell looks winded!
Liddell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tucker sprawls well. Tucker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Liddell gets slowly back to his feet.
J J Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liddell.
Tucker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tucker moves in looking to clinch but Liddell pushes him off.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddell shoots in looking for a takedown. Tucker tries to sprawl out of it but Liddell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tucker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Liddell misses with a takedown attempt - Tucker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Liddell tries to keep at a distance but Tucker has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tucker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tucker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tucker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tucker lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell goes for a takedown attempt but Tucker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tucker moves in looking to clinch but Liddell pushes him off.
Liddell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tucker circles away.
Liddell fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tucker moves into range and clinches up with Liddell.
Tucker connects with a knee to the head.
Tucker controlling the action here for a moment.
Tucker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tucker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Liddell has Tucker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tucker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Liddell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tucker with a knee to the head.
Tucker lands a damaging elbow.

Liddell is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker stalling.
Tucker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
Tucker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Liddell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tucker scores with a knee to the head.
Tucker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tucker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tucker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tucker lands a damaging elbow.
Tucker lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Tucker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Liddell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tucker prevents it.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liddell blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker stops a takedown attempt from Liddell.
Tucker stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tucker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell tries to score a body lock takedown but Tucker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Liddell is working for takedown but Tucker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tucker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liddell goes for a takedown attempt but Tucker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

J J Tucker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mirko Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tucker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Tucker rushes Liddell and presses him up against the cage.
Tucker landing knees to the head.
Tucker landing knees to the body.
Tucker tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Tucker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tucker.
Tucker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Liddell wants to take the fight to the mat but Tucker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tucker lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tucker.
Tucker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
Liddell is trying to drag Tucker to the mat but Tucker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
J J Tucker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Liddell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Tucker.
Tucker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tucker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tucker lands an elbow just above Liddell 's eye.
Tucker lands an elbow inside.
Tucker lands a left hand.
Liddell is still on wobbly legs! Can Tucker finish him?
Tucker lands a knee to the head.
Tucker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Liddell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tucker with a knee to the head.
Tucker working the clinch nicely. Liddell is working for position but Tucker cracks him with a big knee to the head! Liddell crumples up against the cage and Tucker lands two more shots before the ref can save Liddell! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). J J Tucker!