PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Withers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosa Luxemburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Withers's entrance music is War Is My Destiny. A fine choice. Luxemburg has chosen War is my destiny as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rosa Luxemburg was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Withers
vs
Luxemburg

184 cm
24
185 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

175 cm
19
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

Core Tokyo

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Withers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rosa Luxemburg!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Withers just misses with a punch to the body.
Withers misses with a straight right.
Luxemburg moves out of range of the leg kick from Withers.
Luxemburg wants to clinch

and Withers counters with a shoot takedown. Luxemburg fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Withers stops Luxemburg from standing up.
Withers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Luxemburg wants to get back to his feet but Withers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Luxemburg is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Withers trying to control the position from guard on top but Luxemburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Withers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Luxemburg on the ground.
Withers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Withers wants to pass the guard but Luxemburg is keeping the position.
Withers won't allow Luxemburg to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Withers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luxemburg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Withers won't allow Luxemburg to get back to his feet.
Withers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Luxemburg keeping full guard, as Withers tries to pass.
Withers prevents Luxemburg from getting back to his feet.
Luxemburg looks gassed!
Withers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

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

Withers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luxemburg is trying to stand back up but Withers is controlling him
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Withers looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Withers frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Withers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Withers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Withers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Luxemburg's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Luxemburg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Withers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Luxemburg looks a forlorn figure.
Luxemburg is trying to stand.
Withers controlling from mount.
Luxemburg is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Withers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Luxemburg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luxemburg wants to get back to his feet.
Withers raining down hammerfists from mount.
Withers controlling from mount.
Luxemburg trying desperately to get to his feet.
Luxemburg is bucking up trying to escape but Withers cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Withers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Withers wants to control the pace but Luxemburg is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Withers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Withers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Withers shoots in and bounces Luxemburg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Luke Withers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Withers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Luxemburg uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Withers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Luxemburg!
Withers won't let Luxemburg get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Luxemburg is breathing heavily.
Withers content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Withers with shots to the head and body - Luxemburg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Luxemburg's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Withers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Luxemburg?
Luxemburg tries to buck Withers off but he can't manage it.
Withers in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Withers.
Withers unloading with bombs!
Withers landing strikes from the mount.

Luxemburg is rocked!
Withers content just to control the position here.
Luxemburg wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Withers dominating with strikes here.
Withers with shots to the head and body - Luxemburg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Withers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Luxemburg is still in real trouble! Can Withers finish him?
Withers content just to control the position here.
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!
Withers breaks from Luxemburg's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Luxemburg is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luxemburg seems to have recovered his senses.
Luxemburg is bucking up trying to escape but Withers cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Withers controlling from the full mount.
Withers raining down shots from the mount!
Luxemburg squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The referee warns Luxemburg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Withers controlling the pace for now.
Withers lands a big shot to the head and Luxemburg winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Luke Withers!