PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calros Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Luutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luutch has chosen job2 do - doo doo doo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vasquez
vs
Luutch

188 cm
24
163 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

185 cm
24
150 lbs
6 - 15 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calros Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Luutch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez fails to land the takedown.
Luutch doesn't manage to clinch there - Vasquez circles away.
Luutch throws a head kick that misses.
Luutch throws a series of punches but Vasquez moves out of range.
Luutch is looking to clinch.

Vasquez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vasquez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Luutch's guard.
Luutch is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vasquez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vasquez's back!
Vasquez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Luutch wants to stand up but Vasquez has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Vasquez wants to control but Luutch is keeping busy.

Luutch wants to work for an arm triangle but Vasquez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Luutch wants to stand but Vasquez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Vasquez gets back to full guard.

Vasquez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luutch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vasquez is proving hard to escape from.
Vasquez wants to sweep here but Luutch controlling him for the moment.
Luutch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Luutch drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vasquez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vasquez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vasquez!
Luutch is trying to improve his position.
Vasquez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Luutch!

Vasquez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Vasquez tries to control but Luutch wriggling away.
Luutch can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luutch wants to hold on but Vasquez pushes him away.
Luutch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luutch looks gassed!

Vasquez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Luutch is surviving well by controlling Vasquez's body position as best he can.
Vasquez cracks Luutch with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Luutch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vasquez looking to control but Luutch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Luutch is looking to get to half guard.
Luutch is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vasquez works his way to his opponent's back.
Luutch wants to control his opponent's hands but Vasquez gets his hands free.
Luutch is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Vasquez off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Vasquez trying to control.
Vasquez is hanging on to Luutch's back as he tries to escape.

Vasquez is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Luutch knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Luutch for a finish.

Luutch showing good submission defense here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luutch rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Luutch won't allow Vasquez to pass to mount.
Luutch is looking to escape.

Vasquez is looking for a kimura but Luutch is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vasquez to get the leverage.
Luutch is looking to escape.

Vasquez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Luutch tries to clinch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luutch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calros Vasquez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vasquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasquez keeps the fight on the outside.

Luutch has managed to clinch.
Vasquez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Vasquez lands a takedown into guard.

Luutch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Luutch wants to stand and escape but Vasquez is having none of it.
Luutch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vasquez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vasquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Luutch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasquez slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luutch regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luutch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vasquez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Luutch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vasquez is one step ahead there.
Vasquez stops Luutch from standing up.
Luutch keeping moving, preventing Vasquez from controlling successfully.
Luutch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vasquez is controlling him.
Vasquez won't allow Luutch to sweep him here.

Vasquez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vasquez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Luutch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Vasquez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Luutch!
Luutch is desperately trying to improve his position but Vasquez has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luutch is squirming around, avoiding Vasquez's attempts to control the action.
Luutch is trying to stand up.
Luutch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Luutch is trying to stand up.
Vasquez with a couple of short strikes.
Vasquez wants to control the pace but Luutch is squirming around nicely.

Vasquez has hold of Luutch's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Luutch manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vasquez looking for a guillotine from mount but Luutch is having none of it.
Luutch sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Luutch is refusing to be controlled, as Vasquez sits in half guard.
Luutch is trying to stand back up but Vasquez is controlling him
Luutch is refusing to be controlled, as Vasquez sits in half guard.
Luutch is trying to stand.
Vasquez is trying to control. Luutch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Luutch wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Luutch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vasquez is working away from the top position though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Vasquez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vasquez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Luutch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vasquez is really struggling to control Luutch but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Luutch wants to get back to his feet.
Luutch is not content to let Vasquez control the position.
Vasquez prevents Luutch from standing back up.
Vasquez wants to take a breather but Luutch is having none of it.
Vasquez moves nicely into side control.

Vasquez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calros Vasquez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Luutch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Luutch clinches up with Vasquez and pushes him back against the cage.
Luutch stops a takedown attempt from Vasquez.
Luutch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luutch.
Luutch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vasquez's face.

Luutch breaks the clinch.
Calros Vasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luutch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Luutch takes the fight into the clinch.
Luutch scores a nice knee to the body.

Luutch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luutch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vasquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luutch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Luutch pushes Vasquez up against the cage in a clinch.

Luutch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luutch moves in looking to clinch but Vasquez pushes him off.

Vasquez closes the distance and clinches.

Luutch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luutch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luutch tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luutch tries to clinch but Vasquez is having none of it.

Vasquez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vasquez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Vasquez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Luutch sees it coming and defends easily.
Luutch pushes Vasquez off looking to stand but Vasquez dives back in and keeps control.

Vasquez seems to be working for a kimura but Luutch defends the submission attempt.
Vasquez prevents Luutch from standing back up.
Vasquez wants to control but Luutch is keeping him busy.
Luutch won't allow Vasquez to pass to mount.
Luutch wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Luutch.

Luutch closes the distance and pushes Vasquez back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luutch stops a takedown attempt from Vasquez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calros Vasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luutch misses with a knee strike.
Luutch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Luutch breaks from the clinch.
Luutch wants to clinch up but Vasquez keeps it at a distance.

Vasquez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Luutch is looking for a sweep. Vasquez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vasquez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vasquez wants to pass to mount but Luutch is defending the position.
Luutch wants to get back to his feet.

Vasquez is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Luutch is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Calros Vasquez!