PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Jasper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).

Jasper
vs
Luna

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 , fighting out of , Theodore Jasper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Juan Luna!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Luna drives through and clinches with Jasper against the cage.
Luna scores with a shoulder strike.
Luna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jasper's efforts to push away.
Luna misses with a body punch.
Luna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luna scores with a hook to the body.
Luna lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jasper blocks a body shot from Luna.
Luna is working Jasper over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Luna fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna has Jasper pressed against the cage, preventing Jasper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jasper blocks an uppercut.
Luna presses Jasper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Luna working aggressively here.
Jasper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luna prevents Jasper from breaking the clinch.
Luna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jasper backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Jasper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jasper blocking some punches.
Luna working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna throws a head punch that misses.
Jasper blocks a body shot from Luna.
Jasper blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Luna fails to land.
Luna tries to work over Jasper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jasper's efforts to push away.
Jasper blocking some punches.
Jasper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luna misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Jasper's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jasper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Luna.
Luna stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Luna lands a left hand.
Luna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jasper tries to circle away but Luna has him pinned against the cage.
Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Jasper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jasper is trying to force a seperation but Luna has the dominant position.
Luna struggles to land a body shot inside as Jasper controls his hands.
Luna digs a right hand underneath Jasper's ribcage. Jasper let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jasper backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna.
Luna has a couple of punches blocked by Jasper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna.
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jasper is trying to break the clinch but Luna has him pressed against the cage.
Luna misses with the head strike.
Jasper tries to break free but Luna pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right from Luna.
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Luna 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.

Luna misses with a hook. Jasper ducked under it nicely.
Jasper throws a series of punches but Luna avoids them all with ease.
Jasper misses with a combination
letting Luna counter with a right hand.

It looks like Theodore Jasper has been cut.
Luna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luna misses with a hook
and Jasper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luna jabs Jasper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Luna misses with a straight left.
Jab from Luna.
Jasper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luna counters with a straight right hand.

Jasper is rocked!
Jasper looks to land a combination but Luna avoids it well.
Jasper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jasper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luna takes a jab right on the kisser.

Luna has taken the fight to the clinch.
Luna keeps control of Jasper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luna.
Luna tries to work over Jasper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jasper prevents a body shot from Luna.
Juan Luna seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jasper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luna throws a punch but it's blocked by Jasper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jasper.
Jasper working hard to break the clinch.
Jasper blocks a body shot from Luna.
Luna misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna misses with a hook to the ribs.

Jasper breaks the clinch.
Jasper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jasper with a nice cross.
Jasper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luna throws out the jab.
Juan Luna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jasper scores with a three punch combo!
Jasper cracks Luna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jasper lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luna's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jasper under the eye.
Jasper swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Luna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jasper misses with a few strikes there.
Luna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jasper lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jasper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jasper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luna gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jasper.
Luna digs a good hook to Jasper's body.
Luna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Theodore Jasper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Luna moves into the clinch successfully.
Luna misses with a body punch.
Luna lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jasper.
Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Jasper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jasper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna misses with a punch to the body.
Luna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Luna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luna pushes Jasper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luna pushes Jasper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Jasper is looking to break free of the clinch but Luna has double underhooks.
Luna misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Luna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Theodore Jasper's cut.
That's time! Jasper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Luna has closed the distance and engaged Jasper in a clinch.
Jasper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luna lands with a right to the head.
Luna throws a head punch that misses.
Luna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jasper backwards.
Jasper is looking to break free of the clinch but Luna has double underhooks.
Luna working aggressively here.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jasper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jasper takes a shot to the head.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna.
Luna lands a shot to the body.
Luna misses with the head strike.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jasper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jasper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Luna in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Luna has a couple of punches blocked by Jasper.
Jasper is trying to break the clinch but Luna is controlling him.
Luna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jasper backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna misses with a body punch.
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jasper tries to circle away but Luna has him pinned against the cage.
Luna throws a punch but it's blocked by Jasper.
Jasper tries to break the clinch but Luna is controlling the position.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Jasper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luna misses with the head strike.
Luna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna pushes Jasper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Luna.
Jasper working hard to break the clinch.
Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Jasper uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Luna.

Jasper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Theodore Jasper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luna throws an overhand right that lands on Jasper's shoulder, as Jasper tries to avoid the shot.
Luna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jasper.

Luna clinches up against the cage.
Luna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Theodore Jasper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juan Luna is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasper tries to break free but Luna pushes him back against the cage.
Luna can't find room to land a body shot as Jasper controls the action.
Luna lands an uppercut.
Luna misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luna.

Luna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Jasper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Luna releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jasper scores with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luna misses with a straight right.
Jasper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luna to score with a decent uppercut.
Luna throws out a powerful jab.
Luna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Luna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Luna 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Luna!
Juan Luna seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.