PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kapakapa Lukapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Coature (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukapa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Butsekek. Coature has chosen 8th and Blues as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lukapa
vs
Coature

183 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very confident

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kapakapa Lukapa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Coature!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukapa shoots and misses
and Coature counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lukapa misses with a takedown
and Coature cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kapakapa Lukapa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lukapa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Coature to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kapakapa Lukapa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lukapa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coature connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lukapa has his takedown stuffed
and Lukapa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lukapa shoots and misses
enabling Coature to counter with a crisp jab.
Coature fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lukapa checks it well.
Lukapa misses with a takedown

and Coature counters with a single leg into guard. Lukapa didn't expect that.
Coature would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Coature pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lukapa is keeping the position for now.
Coature would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coature gets to his feet - Lukapa follows without any prompting.
Lukapa doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Coature counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Coature wants to stand but Lukapa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lukapa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lukapa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coature content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Coature wants to pass the guard but Lukapa is keeping the position.
Coature tries to stand but Lukapa is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukapa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Coature decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lukapa, up you get!
Lukapa shoots and misses

so Coature counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lukapa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lukapa is on top in guard.
Lukapa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lukapa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coature works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lukapa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lukapa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Lukapa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Coature looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Coature looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Coature!

Coature stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukapa has his takedown stuffed

and Coature counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Coature really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lukapa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coature is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Coature is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lukapa manages to get to full guard.
Coature looks gassed!
Coature has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lukapa is proving hard to escape from.
Lukapa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Coature puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Coature blocks the strikes from Lukapa.
Lukapa throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukapa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Coature seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Lukapa wants to improve his position but Coature is controlling well.
Lukapa missing with punches from the bottom.

Coature stands up and beckons Lukapa to join him on the feet.
Lukapa misses with a takedown attempt

and Coature counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coature trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lukapa's guard.
Lukapa punching from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lukapa lands an upkick as Coature stands over him.
Lukapa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lukapa tries to strike from the bottom.
Lukapa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Coature dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lukapa with a lazy takedown attempt

and Coature counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lukapa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Coature blocks the strikes from Lukapa.
Lukapa strikes from the bottom but Coature passes into mount!

Coature stands up from mount. Strange move.
Lukapa has his takedown stuffed

and Coature counters with a single leg into guard. Lukapa didn't expect that.

Coature decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lukapa, up you get!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coature misses with a low kick.
Lukapa fails with the takedown

and Coature counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lukapa's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kapakapa Lukapa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lukapa trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lukapa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukapa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Coature gets to his feet - Lukapa follows without any prompting.
Lukapa with a poor takedown

and Coature counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lukapa!

Coature is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Coature gets caught flat footed, as Lukapa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lukapa wants to pass the guard but Coature is keeping the position.
Coature pulls Lukapa in close to prevent any damage.
Lukapa throws and elbow that misses. Coature uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lukapa's guard. Nice move by Coature!
Lukapa throwing short punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coature preventing the sweep.
Coature trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lukapa's guard.
Lukapa tries to strike from the bottom.
Lukapa punching from the bottom - just letting Coature know he's still in a fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coature wants to stand but Lukapa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lukapa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Coature decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lukapa with a lazy takedown attempt

and Coature counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Randy Coature has got the better of the ground game so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lukapa is on top in guard.
Lukapa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coature works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukapa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coature looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Coature preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lukapa throws a big right hand that misses.
Lukapa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Coature holds on and takes a little breather.
Lukapa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coature has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lukapa postures up and lands a big shot to Coature's brow.
Lukapa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lukapa thows a big elbow that misses.
Lukapa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lukapa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lukapa is in close to Coature's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lukapa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lukapa scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lukapa throwing strikes from guard but Coature blocks nicely.
Lukapa lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Coature showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Lukapa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Coature counters with a single leg into guard. Lukapa didn't expect that.
Lukapa lands some strikes from the bottom.
Lukapa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coature manages to get himself to full guard.
Lukapa thows a big elbow that misses.
Lukapa is looking to work some ground and pound but Coature has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lukapa stands up over Coature, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lukapa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coature wants to sweep here but Lukapa controlling him for the moment.
Lukapa scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukapa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coature takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lukapa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lukapa throwing strikes from guard but Coature blocks nicely.
Lukapa thows a big elbow that misses.
Lukapa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lukapa chips away with some ground and pound.
Lukapa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lukapa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lukapa postures up in Coature's guard and throws a big left but Coature blocks it.
Coature seems keen to control Lukapa's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lukapa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lukapa throwing strikes but missing.
Lukapa is looking to work some ground and pound but Coature has wrist control.
Lukapa being controlled here momentarily.
Lukapa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lukapa throws a big right hand that misses.
Lukapa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukapa stopping the sweep attempt from Coature.
Coature is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lukapa cracks Coature with a solid left hand.
Coature avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lukapa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lukapa working some strikes from top position.
Lukapa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lukapa throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukapa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coature avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Coature has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lukapa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lukapa postures up in Coature's guard and throws a big left but Coature blocks it.
Lukapa thows a big elbow that misses.
Coature working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lukapa.

Lukapa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lukapa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kapakapa Lukapa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randy Coature is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lukapa lands a couple of decent looking shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kapakapa Lukapa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coature has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Coature!