PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Eric Luchador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Lingad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lingad's choice of entrance music: Kinda Like a Big Deal - Clipse Ft. Kanye West. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jon Lingad enters the cage!

Eric Luchador
vs
Lingad

172 cm
23
158 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

170 cm
29
156 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ken Eric Luchador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Lingad!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lingad doesn't manage to clinch there - Luchador circles away.
Luchador takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luchador. Lingad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lingad tries to clinch up
and Lingad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lingad swinging wildly here.
Lingad misses with an uppercut
and Luchador counters with a nice body shot.
Lingad tries to clinch but Luchador moves away
and Luchador counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lingad moves to clinch but Luchador breaks away
and Luchador counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lingad thumps Luchador with a low kick.
Lingad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lingad slips under a jab from Luchador.
Lingad scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lingad closes the distance and clinches.
Lingad is struggling to control the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Luchador.
Lingad has Luchador pressed against the cage.
Lingad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luchador goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luchador tries to throw a body punch but Lingad avoids it by throwing Luchador back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lingad.
Lingad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luchador backwards.
Luchador can't find room to land a body shot as Lingad controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Lingad.
A short right from Lingad.
Luchador misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lingad stalling in the clinch but Luchador improves position.
Luchador lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lingad.
Luchador is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Luchador.

Luchador escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lingad tries for a takedown but Luchador circles away easily
and Luchador counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lingad lands a right hook to the body.
Luchador scores with a body shot.
Lingad lands with an overhand left.
Luchador throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lingad makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Luchador really felt that one!
Luchador scores with a nice head shot.
Lingad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Luchador on the side of the head.
Lingad misses with a left hand

and Luchador counters with a single leg into guard. Lingad didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luchador wants to pass the guard but Lingad is keeping the position.
Luchador postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lingad keeping moving, preventing Luchador from controlling successfully.

Ken Eric Luchador has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lingad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luchador throws a one two combo.
Luchador blocks a jab.
Lingad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lingad misses with a hook
and Luchador counters with a left to the body.
Lingad misses with a jab to the body
and Lingad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Luchador throws a jab but it's blocked by Lingad.
Luchador scores with the left hand. Lingad knows he should have avoided that one.
Lingad connects with a leg kick. Luchador looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Luchador throws a hook but Lingad avoids it easily.

Lingad closes the distance and pushes Luchador back into the cage.
Luchador struggles to land a body shot inside as Lingad controls his hands.
Lingad lands a body shot.
Lingad is leaning against Luchador and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Luchador breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lingad throws a sloppy head kick
and Luchador counters with a leg kick.
Lingad thows a body shot but no joy.
Lingad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Luchador counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Lingad blocks the leg kick.
Luchador avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Eric Luchador dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Luchador lands a nice shot that snaps Lingad's head back.
Luchador attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lingad throws a leg kick
and Luchador counters with a nice uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Lingad scores with a four punch combination!
Lingad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luchador swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lingad swings for the body but Luchador moves out of range.
Lingad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jon Lingad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Luchador there.
Lingad digs a good hook to Luchador's body.
Luchador thuds his right hand into Lingad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lingad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lingad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lingad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luchador.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luchador fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lingad lands a slapping body shot.
Lingad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Luchador lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lingad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luchador was well out of range. Poor timing from Lingad.
A slow jab from Luchador misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lingad, right into the meat.
Luchador throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luchador takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lingad swings widly with a right hand
and Luchador counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Lingad. Beautiful body shot.

Luchador gets tackled into the cage by Lingad. Lingad maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luchador can't find room to land a body shot as Lingad controls the action.
Lingad prevents a body shot from Luchador.
Lingad works on Luchador's body with a couple of short punches.
Lingad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Luchador lands a body punch in the clinch.
Luchador struggles to land a body shot inside as Lingad controls his hands.
Luchador lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lingad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lingad blocks a body shot from Luchador.

Luchador manages to break the clinch.
Lingad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lingad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lingad thows a leg kick but Luchador checks it
and Luchador counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luchador misses with a leg kick
and Lingad counters with a low kick, right behind Luchador 's knee.
A head kick by Lingad misses
and Luchador counters with a series of strikes. Lingad will be more careful next time no doubt.
Luchador tries to land a leg kick but Lingad saw it coming and moves away.
Luchador circles away from the clinch attempt

and Luchador counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Luchador has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lingad looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Luchador passes into side control.
Lingad is looking to regain half guard here but Luchador keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lingad manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lingad is looking to improve his position.
Luchador tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lingad knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Eric Luchador dominated that second round.
That's time! Luchador's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lingad wants to clinch.
Lingad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luchador manages to avoid it.
Luchador with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lingad to score with a decent uppercut.
A combination from Luchador does no damage.
Lingad misses with a leg kick
letting Luchador counter with a right hand.
Lingad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luchador counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lingad misses the body punch
and Luchador counters with a leg kick.
Luchador misses with a leg kick.
Lingad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lingad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luchador checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lingad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Lingad does it's job there.
Lingad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luchador throws out the jab.
Lingad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lingad throws a front kick aimed at Luchador's knee but Luchador avoids it well.
Lingad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Luchador rather than just go for the knockout.
Lingad checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luchador. Lingad does a little dance to reset his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Luchador.
Lingad struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingad tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Jon Lingad has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Luchador checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lingad misses the shot to the body.
Ken Eric Luchador is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luchador drops his hands momentarily and Lingad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No luck for Luchador with that takedown attempt.
Jon Lingad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lingad thows a leg kick but Luchador checks it
and Luchador counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luchador throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luchador checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lingad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Luchador counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingad throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Luchador counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luchador shoots in and drives through. Lingad sprawls well.
Lingad misses with a double jab
and Luchador counters with a slapping leg kick.
Luchador ducks right into an uppercut from Lingad.
Lingad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luchador looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Luchador defending well as Lingad loads up on a big left hand.

Lingad forces Luchador back against the cage and clinches.
Lingad stalling against the cage.
Lingad tries to work over Luchador's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lingad drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Luchador gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Luchador lands a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Eric Luchador showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luchador has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Eric Luchador!