PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monroe Hutchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Samurai
vs
Hutchin

192 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Samurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monroe Hutchin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutchin stuffs the takedown attempt from Samurai. Samurai gets slowly back to his feet.

Hutchin closes the distance and clinches.
Hutchin just leaning against Samurai, taking a breather.
Samurai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hutchin smiles and moves away.
Samurai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hutchin tries to avoid it but Samurai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hutchin to the ground. Hutchin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Samurai. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hutchin instigates a clinch.
Samurai is working for takedown but Hutchin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Samurai is working for takedown but Hutchin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hutchin.
Samurai is working for takedown but Hutchin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Samurai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Samurai takes an elbow to the temple.
Hutchin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Samurai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Samurai is trying to force a seperation but Hutchin has the dominant position.
Hutchin leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samurai jumps guard but Hutchin stands there with Samurai around his waist. Samurai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Samurai takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hutchin stalling the fight.
Samurai jumps guard but Hutchin stands there with Samurai around his waist. Samurai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hutchin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Samurai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hutchin misses with a knee strike.
Samurai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hutchin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Samurai being controlled against the cage.
Hutchin landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Samurai changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hutchin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hutchin tries to clinch but Samurai is having none of it.
Samurai tries to clinch

and Hutchin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hutchin.
Hutchin prevents a takedown attempt there.

Samurai turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Samurai tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hutchin's legs.
Hutchin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hutchin struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Samurai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hutchin pushes Samurai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Samurai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee asks Samurai politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Samurai prefers to stall for the moment though.

Hutchin throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Hutchin clinches up against the cage.
Hutchin looking to throw knees to the head but Samurai is blocking nicely.
Hutchin landing knees to the body.
Hutchin tries to land knees in the clinch but Samurai avoids the damage to the body.
Hutchin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Samurai drags the fight down to the ground.

Samurai throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Samurai throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hutchin escapes and throws Samurai's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Hutchin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Samurai to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Samurai or perhaps it was just good defense by Hutchin which made him look bad.
Samurai shoots in but Hutchin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hutchin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hutchin wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monroe Hutchin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hutchin tries to clinch there but Samurai circles away.
Samurai shoots and misses

and Hutchin moves into the clinch.
Samurai has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hutchin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hutchin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Samurai is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Samurai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hutchin prevents the takedown attempt.
Samurai is working for takedown but Hutchin is calmly controlling the position for now.
A bit of stalling here from Hutchin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samurai is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hutchin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Samurai is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hutchin prevents the takedown attempt.
Hutchin is struggling to control the position.
Hutchin stops a takedown attempt from Samurai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchin connects with a knee to the head.
Hutchin'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.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hutchin as Samurai tries to tie him up.
Samurai tries to score a body lock takedown but Hutchin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hutchin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Samurai has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hutchin uses from the top position.

Hutchin gets to his feet - Samurai follows without any prompting.
Lucas Samurai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samurai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samurai clinches but Hutchin breaks the clinch

and Hutchin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samurai takes a knee right on the jaw!
Samurai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Samurai has had enough of the clinch but Hutchin keeps him there for the moment.
Hutchin landing knees to the body.
Samurai is working for takedown but Hutchin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Samurai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hutchin gets underhooks to prevent Samurai's takedown attempt.
Hutchin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hutchin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hutchin'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.
Hutchin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hutchin connects with a knee to the head.
Hutchin stops a takedown attempt from Samurai.
Hutchin gets underhooks to prevent Samurai's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutchin lands a knee to the head.
Hutchin lands a knee to the body.
Hutchin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hutchin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hutchin lands a knee to the body.
Hutchin landing knees to the head.
Hutchin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Samurai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Samurai takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hutchin lands a nice elbow.
Samurai has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hutchin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hutchin taking a breather.
Hutchin lands an elbow that stopped Samurai in his tracks for a moment.
Hutchin lands a nice knee to the body.

Samurai pulls Hutchin into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hutchin gets to his feet. Samurai looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Samurai swats away the attempt to clinch by Hutchin.
Hutchin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Samurai.
Samurai tries for a takedown but Hutchin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hutchin tries to clinch but Samurai is having none of it.
Hutchin tries to clinch up but Samurai circles away and keeps his distance.
Samurai has his takedown stuffed
and Hutchin counters with a head kick. That will keep Samurai thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hutchin doesn't manage to clinch there - Samurai circles away.
Samurai shoots and misses
and Hutchin counters with a good low kick that Samurai was not able to check.

Hutchin has closed the distance and engaged Samurai in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monroe Hutchin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Samurai misses with a double jab

and Hutchin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Samurai is working for takedown but Hutchin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Samurai tries to score a body lock takedown but Hutchin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hutchin landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Hutchin.
Samurai tries for a takedown but Hutchin manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Samurai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samurai is looking to control Hutchin's arms but Hutchin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Samurai has his back to the cage.
Hutchin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hutchin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hutchin slowing the pace effectively.
Knees to the body from Hutchin.
Hutchin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Monroe Hutchin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hutchin stalling in the clinch.
Samurai is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchin scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Hutchin.
Samurai goes for a takedown attempt but Hutchin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Hutchin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Samurai looking for a takedown.
Samurai has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hutchin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Samurai tries for a takedown. No joy.
Samurai tries to break free but Hutchin pushes him back against the cage.
Hutchin landing knees to the head.
Hutchin lands a good knee to the midsection. Samurai won't want to take too many of those.
Hutchin misses with a knee to the head.
Samurai changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hutchin fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Hutchin drives through and clinches with Samurai against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchin'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.
Samurai wants a takedown but no success here.
Hutchin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hutchin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hutchin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Samurai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Samurai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hutchin lands a knee to the body.
Hutchin lands a good knee to the midsection. Samurai won't want to take too many of those.
Hutchin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samurai is trying to drag Hutchin to the mat but Hutchin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Samurai has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hutchin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Samurai letting Hutchin take a breather here.
Samurai jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hutchin walks away with a smile on his face. Samurai gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Samurai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hutchin's waist but Hutchin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Samurai off to one side.
Hutchin tries to clinch but Samurai is having none of it.
Hutchin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Samurai.

Hutchin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Samurai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hutchin is keeping busy.
Samurai takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchin is pressed up against the cage. Samurai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hutchin down to the mat. Hutchin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Samurai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Samurai showed some decent athleticism there.
Hutchin trying to hold on to Samurai's head to control him but Samurai postures up.
Hutchin is trying to stand back up but Samurai is controlling him
Samurai is taking a breather. Hutchin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hutchin tries to kick Samurai off but Samurai keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hutchin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hutchin tries to get to full guard but Samurai has control of the leg.
Lucas Samurai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Samurai wants to work for an arm triangle but Hutchin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Monroe Hutchin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hutchin 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monroe Hutchin!