PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Victoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Victoro
vs
Tucker

179 cm
19
209 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Arcticus University: London

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Victoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victoro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Victoro seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Victoro slips under a jab.
Tucker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Victoro at a distance.
Victoro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tucker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Saul Victoro has been cut.
Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Victoro was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker.
Victoro moves out of range as Tucker strikes.
Tucker has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Victoro is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Victoro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Victoro loads up on a big right hand but Tucker slips the punch.
Tucker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Victoro with a body shot.
Victoro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tucker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Victoro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Victoro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Victoro there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker swings widly with a right hand
and Tucker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tucker with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Tucker.
Tucker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tucker moves out of range as Victoro strikes.
Tucker staying out of range there.
Tucker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victoro misses with a looping left.
Tucker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Victoro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good exchange - Tucker coming out on top.
Tucker cracks Victoro with a good jab.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.

Victoro gets tackled into the cage by Tucker. Tucker maintains the clinch.
Victoro throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Victoro avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tucker lands a left hand.
Victoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Victoro struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Tucker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Victoro backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tucker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Victoro prevents a body shot from Tucker.
Tucker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tucker presses Victoro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victoro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tucker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Victoro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tucker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Victoro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Victoro.
Victoro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker struggles to land a body shot inside as Victoro controls his hands.
Victoro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Victoro throws a head punch that misses.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Tucker.
Tucker tries to work over Victoro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Victoro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Victoro misses with the head strike.
Tucker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Victoro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Victoro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victoro gets through Tucker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Victoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Victoro scores with a shoulder strike.
Tucker lands a shot to the body.
Victoro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tucker.
Victoro misses with a body punch.
Tucker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tucker blocks a body shot from Victoro.

Tucker manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Tucker.
Victoro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tucker.
Victoro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tucker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Victoro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Victoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Tucker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a looping right.
Tucker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victoro looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Victoro missing with a left hand there. Tucker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Victoro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tucker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Victoro jabs Tucker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Victoro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tucker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Victoro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Victoro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tucker throws a body punch but Victoro moves out of range.
Victoro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Victoro is just out of range.
Victoro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tucker looks to land a right hand but Victoro moved out of range.
Tucker throws a looping overhand right but Victoro ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Tucker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saul Victoro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tucker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tucker throws a lazy right hand but Victoro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Victoro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tucker.
Victoro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tucker.
Victoro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tucker.
Tucker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tucker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Victoro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
No joy there for Victoro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Victoro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tucker.
John Tucker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Tucker catches Victoro right on the button with a cross.
Victoro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tucker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Victoro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victoro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tucker lands a nice shot that snaps Victoro's head back.
Victoro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tucker takes a swing at Victoro's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Victoro. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a wild combination.
Victoro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tucker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Victoro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tucker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Victoro looks to land a left hand but Tucker moved out of range nicely.
Tucker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Victoro throws out the jab.
Victoro misses with a jab to the body
and Tucker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tucker lands a slapping body shot.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Victoro clinches with his opponent.

Tucker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Victoro tries to clinch but Tucker is having none of it.
It seemed like Tucker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Victoro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tucker tries to bum rush Victoro with a series of wild strikes but Victoro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Victoro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

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!
A big right from Victoro misses.
Victoro ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
A little feinted left hand from Victoro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Victoro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tucker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Victoro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tucker.
Tucker lands a nice shot to the body.
Tucker lunges at Victoro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Victoro's hand.
Victoro looks to land a combination but Tucker avoids it well.

Tucker darts in and clinches Victoro up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Victoro.
Victoro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tucker's elbow.
Victoro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tucker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tucker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Victoro's elbow.
A short right from Victoro on the inside.
Tucker is leaning against Victoro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tucker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tucker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tucker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victoro misses with a punch on the inside.
Victoro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Victoro struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Tucker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tucker stalling the fight.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Victoro.
Victoro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Victoro blocks a body shot from Tucker.
Victoro struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Tucker looking to slow down the pace here.
Victoro tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Victoro back against the cage.
Victoro prevents a body shot from Tucker.
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Victoro digs a right hand into Tucker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tucker's gas tank.
Tucker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Victoro's elbow.
Victoro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Tucker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker cracks Victoro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tucker swings widly with a right hand
and Victoro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Victoro's corner calls for a 1-2. Victoro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Victoro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Victoro misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Victoro with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Victoro.
Victoro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Victoro ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Tucker throws an overhand right that lands on Victoro's shoulder, as Victoro tries to avoid the shot.
Tucker misses with a hook. Victoro ducked under it nicely.
Victoro missing with a left hand there. Tucker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Victoro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tucker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut lands for Victoro. That snapped Tucker's head back.
Victoro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tucker connects with a body shot.
Tucker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victoro manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Tucker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saul Victoro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from Tucker.
A cross from Victoro lands.
Victoro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker lands a glancing blow to the side of Victoro's head.
Tucker works the jab nicely.
Tucker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tucker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Victoro walks into a stiff left hand from Tucker.
Tucker scores with a sloppy right hand. Victoro should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victoro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tucker throws out the jab.
Victoro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tucker counters with a two punch combo.
Victoro takes a swing at Tucker's ribcage but misses.
Victoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tucker lunges at Victoro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Victoro's hand.
Tucker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Victoro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tucker scrambles back to his feet.
Tucker lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker loads up on a big right hand but Victoro slips the punch.
Victoro throwing a counter right hand but Tucker manages to avoid it.
Victoro digs a good body shot into Tucker's ribs.
Victoro looks to land a left hand but Tucker moved out of range nicely.
Tucker throws a hook to the side of Victoro's head but Victoro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tucker lands a head shot.
The crowd cheers as Victoro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tucker doesn't seem phased though.
Tucker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice body punch from Tucker.
Victoro misses with a looping right.
Tucker slips under a jab from Victoro.
Tucker lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Tucker.
Tucker slips a jab from Victoro.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
A jab from Victoro misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Victoro takes a swing at Tucker's ribcage but misses.
Victoro throws an off balance right hand
and Tucker counters with a nice body shot.

Victoro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Victoro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tucker's elbow.

Tucker breaks the clinch.
Victoro drops his hands momentarily and Tucker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Victoro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Tucker misses.
A combination from Tucker does no damage.
Victoro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tucker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tucker swings for the body but Victoro moves out of range.
Victoro throws a body punch but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker throws a hook but Victoro blocks it.
Tucker swings for the body but Victoro moves out of range.
Tucker moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tucker misses its intended target.
Victoro slips under a jab.
Tucker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tucker.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Victoro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saul Victoro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tucker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Tucker has managed to clinch.

Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tucker loads up on a big right hand but Victoro slips the punch.
Victoro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tucker takes a swing at Victoro's ribcage but misses.
Victoro lunges at Tucker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tucker's hand.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.
Tucker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Tucker moves into the clinch.
Tucker looking to stall.
Victoro misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four 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!
A head punch on the inside from Tucker fails to land.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Victoro avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Victoro blocks an uppercut.
Tucker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Victoro misses with a punch on the inside.
Victoro tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Victoro back against the cage.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Victoro.
Victoro prevents a body shot from Tucker.
Victoro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Victoro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker swings wildly with an uppercut but Victoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tucker is stalling here.
Victoro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victoro blocking some punches.
Tucker struggles to land a body shot inside as Victoro controls his hands.
John Tucker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Victoro misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Tucker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tucker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

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