PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paul Valens (ranked 1773 p4p, 2117 weight class) and Jose Luciano (ranked 223 p4p, 265 weight class). Jan Paul Valens could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jose Luciano's chin.

Valens
vs
Luciano

177 cm
36
170
20 - 14 - 0

188 cm
24
171
5 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Paul Valens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano throws a big shot that misses.
Valens moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Luciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Valens was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Luciano.
Valens slips a straight right by Luciano.
Valens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Valens.
Valens on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Jan Paul Valens has been cut.
Luciano throws a hook to the side of Valens's head but Valens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valens throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Luciano lands a big uppercut and Valens crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Valens looks OK. Luciano waves Valens back to his feet!

Valens is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Luciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh Valens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luciano cracks Valens with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Luciano!