PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aku Desirkui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas comes to the cage accompanied by A Land Down Under. Frank Lucas had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Lucas
vs
Desirkui

196 cm
25
272 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

218 cm
26
289 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aku Desirkui!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Desirkui. Those never looked like landing.
Lucas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Desirkui counters by moving into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Desirkui obliges.
Desirkui can't find room to land a body shot as Lucas controls the action.
Desirkui tries to land a knee to the head but Lucas blocks with his arms.
Desirkui lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Frank Lucas has been cut.
Desirkui lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Desirkui cracks Lucas with a nice body shot.
Desirkui scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Desirkui lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lucas backwards.
Desirkui gets underhooks to prevent Lucas's takedown attempt.

Lucas pulls guard successfully.
Desirkui loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Desirkui loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lucas keeping moving, preventing Desirkui from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Desirkui throwing strikes from guard but Lucas blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas keeping moving, preventing Desirkui from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Desirkui accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lucas controls Desirkui momentarily but Desirkui frees himself.
Lucas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Desirkui manages to get himself to full guard.
Desirkui is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Desirkui looking for a sweep. Not yet Desirkui, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lucas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lucas wants to control from the top but Desirkui keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Desirkui misses the body punch

and Lucas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Desirkui won't be happy with that.
Lucas controls the position.
Desirkui is looking to reverse the position.
Desirkui sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Desirkui makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lucas slips a straight right by Desirkui.
Desirkui is looking to slow Lucas down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Desirkui darts in trying to clinch
and Lucas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Desirkui with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lucas counters with a stiff right hand.
Desirkui darts in trying to clinch

and Lucas counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Desirkui's guard now.
Lucas wants to control from the top but Desirkui keeps moving.
Lucas wants to pass the guard but Desirkui is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas preventing the sweep.
Lucas trying to control the position from guard on top but Desirkui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lucas trying to control the position but Desirkui is working away.
You can see the frustration on Desirkui's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucas advances to full mount.
Lucas works his way to his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Frank Lucas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Lucas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Desirkui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Desirkui was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucas.
Lucas shoots for a double leg takedown but Desirkui sprawls well. He's pushed Lucas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Desirkui misses with a jab, cross combination.
Desirkui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucas.
Lucas is looking to clinch but Desirkui is avoiding it.

Desirkui gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas dodges an elbow strike from Desirkui.
Desirkui stops a takedown attempt from Lucas.
Desirkui with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Desirkui misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lucas.
Lucas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Desirkui fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucas connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Desirkui closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lucas quickly recovers to half guard.
Lucas trying to control from the bottom.
Desirkui wants to control but Lucas is keeping him busy.

Lucas actively working from the bottom here.
Lucas won't allow Desirkui to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Desirkui is working away from the top position though.
Lucas is looking for a sweep. Desirkui is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Desirkui not doing much here.
Lucas gets back to full guard.
Desirkui looking to pass the guard.
Desirkui looking to sit in guard and control but Lucas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desirkui thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Desirkui trying to control the position.
Desirkui is pulling down on Lucas's head. It's preventing any offense from Lucas, at least for the moment.

Desirkui looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Desirkui keeping moving, preventing Lucas from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lucas controlling from the top position.
Lucas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Desirkui is keeping the position for now.

Desirkui is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lucas looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lucas is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aku Desirkui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Lucas'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Desirkui throws a head kick that misses.
Lucas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Desirkui misses with a lunging right hand

and Lucas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Desirkui won't be happy with that.
Desirkui tries to buck Lucas off but Lucas is having none of it.
Lucas is looking to take a break and control but Desirkui is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lucas tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Desirkui tries to buck Lucas off but Lucas is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Desirkui keeps working.
Lucas advances nicely into full mount.
Lucas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lucas controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lucas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Desirkui is looking to improve his position but Lucas isn't that keen on the idea.
Desirkui is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Lucas controlling his opponent.
Lucas wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Lucas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas prevents Desirkui from getting the reversal.
Desirkui gets back to half guard.
Desirkui is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Desirkui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Desirkui tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Lucas has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Lucas with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Desirkui tries to hold on but Lucas pushes him away.

Lucas is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Desirkui is surviving well by controlling Lucas's body position as best he can.
Desirkui slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Well, if Lucas is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lucas wants to control but Desirkui is keeping him busy.
Desirkui looks like he's trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Lucas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lucas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!