PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lex Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goliath The Cyclops (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lex Luther has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Luther
vs
The Cyclops

198 cm
19
270 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

200 cm
19
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lex Luther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goliath The Cyclops!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Cyclops misses with a few strikes there.
Luther misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Luther.
The Cyclops connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Cyclops avoids the head kick by Luther.
The Cyclops avoids the head kick by Luther.
Luther throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Cyclops counters with a nice uppercut.
Luther avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Cyclops falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luther counters with a nice leg kick.
Goliath The Cyclops seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Luther lands a big head kick that sends The Cyclops tumbling to the mat! Luther takes a step backwards and waves The Cyclops back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Goliath The Cyclops has been cut.
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!
The Cyclops scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Luther throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Cyclops counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Luther.
Luther misses with the combination.
A punch combination from The Cyclops misses.
Luther feints and then cracks The Cyclops's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Cyclops down.
The Cyclops looks gassed!
Luther throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Cyclops counters with a stiff right hand.
The Cyclops cracks Luther with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther ducks under a wild hook from The Cyclops.
The Cyclops stalks Luther and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Luther's face. Luther staggers backwards, shaken.
Luther connects with a high kick.
Nice defenses there by Luther.
Luther throws a nice looking combination but The Cyclops bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Luther.
Luther throws a right and a left that The Cyclops avoids nicely.
Luther throws a series of punches but The Cyclops moves out of range.
Luther moves forwards but The Cyclops connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Cyclops throws a combination that misses

and Luther counters with a crisp one two that drops The Cyclops! Luther thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves The Cyclops to his feet! The Cyclops is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Luther finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Luther throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luther tries a head kick but it misses.
Luther swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luther throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Cyclops.

That has opened up Goliath The Cyclops's cut even more.
Luther moves away from the strike by The Cyclops.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther throws a sloppy head kick and The Cyclops moves out of range easily.
The Cyclops falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luther counters with a good, hard body kick but The Cyclops shrugs it off.
A punch combination from The Cyclops misses.
The Cyclops misses with a few strikes there.
Luther lands a head kick. The Cyclops smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Luther walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Cyclops blocks a head kick by Luther.
A slow jab from Luther misses its intended target.
Luther misses with a combination
and Luther takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Cyclops swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Luther counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luther slips a jab and a cross from The Cyclops.
Luther tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Cyclops.
The Cyclops 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.
Luther connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther throws a nice head kick!
The Cyclops throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Luther counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. The Cyclops is lucky that one didn't land flush.

The cut above Goliath The Cyclops's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Luther falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Cyclops counters with a stiff right hand.
Luther takes one to the chin there.
A nice combination there by Luther.
Luther throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Cyclops.
The Cyclops lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Cyclops lands a lovely overhand right.
The Cyclops throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Cyclops takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luther misses with a combination
and The Cyclops counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Cyclops swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Luther counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luther misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Cyclops throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Cyclops scores with a one two! Luther had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Cyclops throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luther.
The Cyclops lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Luther throws a right hand that The Cyclops ducks under and follows up with a left that The Cyclops also avoids with ease.
Luther swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Cyclops counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Cyclops works over Luther's head and body with a nice combination.
The Cyclops throws a nice looking combination but Luther bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luther throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Cyclops throws a series of punches but Luther avoids them all with ease.
Luther throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Luther cracks The Cyclops with a good jab.
The Cyclops steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Luther. That one must have hurt.
Luther misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luther lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Cyclops takes a step back to recover.
A punch combination from The Cyclops misses.
No joy there for The Cyclops, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lex Luther dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Goliath The Cyclops's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Luther misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luther throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luther throws a sloppy head kick and The Cyclops moves out of range easily.
Luther tries a head kick but it misses.
The Cyclops moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but The Cyclops might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Luther has got the better of the exchanges.
Luther tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luther throws a head kick that misses.
The Cyclops displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Luther takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Cyclops paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Luther fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Cyclops.
A lazy left from The Cyclops finds it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luther will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from The Cyclops misses.
Luther connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Cyclops throws a right hand that Luther ducks under and follows up with a left that Luther also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Cyclops swinging wildly here.
Luther looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Luther throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Cyclops rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luther moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Cyclops falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luther connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Cyclops lands a nice shot that snaps Luther's head back.
The Cyclops swinging wildly here.
Luther misses with a head kick.
The Cyclops scores with a one two! Luther had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Luther thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on The Cyclops if he has to take too many more of those.
A punch combination from The Cyclops misses.
Luther throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luther lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Goliath The Cyclops's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Goliath The Cyclops's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lex Luther!