PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jail Bait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bait
vs
Luciano

170 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
133 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Plays chess

Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jail Bait!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucky Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano tries to close the distance and clinch but Bait swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bait throws a series of punches but Luciano avoids them all with ease.
Bait misses with a wild combination.
Bait rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luciano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bait circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luciano lands a two punch combo.
Bait throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Bait circles away.
Bait misses with a two punch combination.
Bait throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Luciano darts in and clinches Bait up against the cage.
Bait is trying to break the clinch but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Bait wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Luciano looking for a takedown.
Bait wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luciano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Bait breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bait is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luciano.
Bait lands the left hand.
Luciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Bait swinging wilding here.

Luciano gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Luciano manages to break the clinch.
Bait throws a right and a left that Luciano avoids nicely.

Luciano rushes Bait and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bait is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luciano lands a knee to the body.
Luciano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Luciano.
Bait prevents the takedown attempt.
Luciano lands a nice elbow.
Luciano looks gassed!

Luciano gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Luciano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Luciano tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Luciano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Bait has one foot on Luciano's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Bait misses.

Luciano clinches.

Bait breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Bait circles away.
Luciano tries to clinch up.
Luciano looks to land a combination. Bait sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Luciano throws a combination. Bait tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Luciano rushes Bait and presses him up against the cage.
Luciano with a knee to the head.
Luciano with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jail Bait has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano connects with a knee to the head.

Luciano manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bait swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Luciano counters with a body kick that stops Bait in his tracks momentarily.
Bait misses with a left hand
and Luciano counters with a series of strikes. Bait will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bait scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luciano in his tracks.
Bait will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bait fails to land with a series of punches.
Luciano scores with a three punch combo!
Luciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bait swinging wilding here.
Luciano ducks right into an uppercut from Bait.

Luciano closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Luciano.
Bait wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bait can't break the clinch.

Luciano manages to break the clinch.
Bait misses with a double jab
and Luciano counters with a head kick.
No joy there for Bait, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Bait.
Luciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bait.
A punch combination from Bait misses.
Bait gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Luciano.
Luciano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bait paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luciano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bait paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bait throws a combination that misses
and Bait takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bait misses with a double jab
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luciano lands a head kick!
Luciano fails with an attempt to clinch.

Luciano clinches up against the cage.

Bait escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bait will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bait throws a left and a right that both miss

and Luciano counters by moving into the clinch.

Luciano breaks the clinch.

Luciano rushes Bait and presses him up against the cage.
Luciano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bait prevents it.
Jail Bait has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucky Luciano.

Bait breaks from the clinch.
Luciano cracks Bait with a right hand to the side of the head.
Luciano goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Bait is rocked!

Luciano has Bait up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Bait is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luciano connects with a knee to the head.

Luciano breaks from the clinch.
Luciano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jail Bait is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bait misses with a combination
and Luciano counters with a straight right hand.
Bait swats away the attempt to clinch by Luciano.
Bait seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Luciano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bait, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano scores with a hook to the body.
Nice elbow from Luciano.
Luciano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Luciano connects with a knee to the head.
Bait on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luciano misses with an elbow strike.
Bait wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Luciano breaks the clinch.
Luciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Bait circles away.
Luciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bait swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bait throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bait jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luciano tries to bum rush Bait with a series of wild strikes but Bait uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bait throws a combination that misses
and Luciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Luciano is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bait falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luciano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Luciano clinches.
Luciano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luciano misses with a knee to the head.
Bait wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Luciano prevents Bait from breaking the clinch.
Bait wants to get back to striking at distance but Luciano won't allow it.
Bait is trying to break free.
Bait can't break the clinch.
Bait has had enough of the clinch but Luciano keeps him there for the moment.
Bait gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Luciano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Luciano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jail Bait's cut.
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.

Bait misses with the combination.
Luciano tries to clinch but Bait is having none of it.
Luciano wants to clinch up but Bait keeps it at a distance.
Luciano tries to clinch there but Bait circles away.
Bait misses with an uppercut
and Luciano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bait is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice sprawl there from Bait as Luciano shoots in.
Bait avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bait swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luciano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bait misses with a double jab.

Bait tries to keep at a distance but Luciano has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luciano.
Luciano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Luciano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Luciano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bait lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Luciano.
Luciano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luciano landing knees to the body.
Luciano drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Luciano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lucky Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano lands a head kick. Bait smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano throws a combination. Bait tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Luciano forces Bait back against the cage and clinches.
Luciano lands a nice elbow.
Luciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bait backwards.
Luciano lands an elbow just above Bait 's eye.
Luciano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bait takes a knee right on the jaw!

Luciano manages to break the clinch.
Bait circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bait is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Luciano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Luciano fakes the leg kick and cracks Bait in the body.

Luciano drives through and clinches with Bait against the cage.

Luciano breaks the clinch.
A left lands for Luciano.
Luciano wants to clinch.
Bait misses with an uppercut
and Luciano counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bait takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bait throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Luciano counters with a two punch combo.
Bait throws a combination that misses

and Luciano counters by clinching up.
Luciano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bait tries to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling the position.

Bait breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Luciano darts in and clinches Bait up against the cage.
Bait can't break the clinch.
Bait is trying to break the clinch but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Bait wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Luciano breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Bait, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bait lands a nice hook to Luciano's body. Luciano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bait swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Bait. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bait.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Bait misses.
Bait is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bait throws a combination. Luciano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jail Bait is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid body kick from Luciano.

Luciano moves into the clinch successfully.
Luciano lands a knee to the head.

Luciano breaks from the clinch.
Bait thuds a left hand into Luciano's body.
Luciano lands a jab-cross combination.
Luciano wants to clinch up but Bait keeps it at a distance.

Luciano has closed the distance and engaged Bait in a clinch.
Luciano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bait lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Luciano is working for takedown but Bait is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jail Bait has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucky Luciano.
Bait wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bait is looking to break free of the clinch but Luciano has double underhooks.
Bait prevents the takedown attempt.
Bait wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Luciano looking to slow down the pace here.
Luciano is working for takedown but Bait is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bait is trying to break free.
Bait wants to get back to striking at distance but Luciano won't allow it.
Bait is looking to break free of the clinch but Luciano has double underhooks.

Luciano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Bait.
Bait misses with a combination
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luciano is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bait throws a jab but it's blocked by Luciano.
Bait misses with a two punch combination.

Luciano moves into range and clinches up with Bait.
Bait takes an elbow to the temple.
Luciano crunches a lovely knee into Bait's ribcage.
Luciano looking to throw knees to the head but Bait is blocking nicely.
Luciano tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Luciano.
Luciano misses with a knee to the head.
Luciano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Luciano landing knees to the head.
Luciano lands a nice elbow.
Bait wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luciano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bait wants to get back to striking at distance but Luciano won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Luciano.

Luciano manages to break the clinch.

Luciano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luciano scores with a knee to the head.
Luciano scores with a knee to the head.
Luciano lands a knee to the body.
Luciano has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bait is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bait takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luciano lands a damaging elbow.
Luciano with a knee to the head.
Lucky Luciano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bait wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano prevents Bait from breaking the clinch.
Luciano tries a knee to the head but Bait blocks it.

Bait escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luciano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Luciano is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bait lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Luciano falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jail Bait!