PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Tower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dag Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tower
vs
Luther

192 cm
25
218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
212 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Tower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dag Luther!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tower ducks under a wild hook from Luther.
Tower swings for the body but Luther moves out of range.
Tower lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Dag Luther has been cut.
Tower rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luther moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tower scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Luther throws a big shot that misses.
Luther tries a head kick but it misses.
Luther throws a jab but it's blocked by Tower.
Luther throws a leg kick but Tower moved away.
Luther uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tower.
Luther missing with a left hand there. Tower was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luther misses with an uppercut. Tower saw that one coming.
Luther avoids the body shot from Tower.
Tower moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tower swings for the body but Luther moves out of range.
Luther drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luther avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luther just misses with a punch to the body.
Tower throws a predictable looking body shot
and Luther makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A good leg kick by Luther.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Luther.
Luther on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luther.
Tower throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luther lands the left hand.
Tower misses with a double jab
and Luther makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Tower tries to keep at a distance but Luther has taken the fight into the clinch.
Luther crunches a lovely knee into Tower's ribcage.
Good body shot from Luther.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luther.
Tower misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Luther to work.
Tower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Luther breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tower misses with a double jab
and Luther counters with a nice body shot.
Tower is breathing heavily.
Luther dips to his left and cracks Tower with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Tower misses

and Luther counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luther in the domination position with Tower hanging on.
Luther fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luther is putting a hurting on Tower here, landing some big shots from side control.

Luther has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Tower is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Luther yanks on the arm and Tower is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Luther.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dag Luther!