PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between White Pawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyd Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pawn
vs
Lucas

185 cm
26
209 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

187 cm
20
223 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, White Pawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boyd Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Lucas.
Lucas swinging wildly here.
Lucas misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Pawn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Pawn is working for a submission of some sort.
Pawn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pawn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pawn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lucas is trying to control but can't.

Pawn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lucas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pawn.
Pawn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pawn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lucas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pawn.
Pawn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Pawn is looking for a kimura but Lucas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pawn to get the leverage.
Pawn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pawn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

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.
Pawn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lucas defending well though.
Lucas wants to control but Pawn is keeping busy.
Pawn uses his free foot to push down on Lucas's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lucas.

Pawn is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lucas has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lucas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pawn content just to control the position here.
Lucas tries to hold on but Pawn pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawn controlling the pace for now.
Pawn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lucas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pawn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pawn punching from mount but Lucas doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Pawn is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lucas to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lucas shrugs it off.
Pawn misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pawn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lucas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pawn 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pawn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Pawn working for a submission but Lucas is keeping him at bay.
Pawn landing punches.
Pawn lands a big elbow.
Pawn controlling from mount.
Lucas tries to reverse the position but Pawn maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

White Pawn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pawn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pawn connects with the punch.
A shot to the body from Lucas misses
and Pawn counters with a nice body shot.
A lazy left from Pawn finds it's target.

Pawn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pawn with the ground and pound but Lucas uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pawn advances position into side control!
Pawn tries to move to mount but Lucas blocks the move with his legs.
Pawn wants to control but Lucas is keeping him busy.
Lucas is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pawn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lucas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A lull in the action here as Pawn stalls from top position.

Pawn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lucas has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pawn but great work by Lucas.
Pawn is looking for a sweep.
Pawn regains half guard.

Pawn kicks Lucas off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pawn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lucas did well to prevent Pawn getting side control.
Pawn trying to control from half guard but Lucas is working away.
Pawn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pawn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lucas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pawn jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lucas manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Pawn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pawn tries to advance to mount but Lucas denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucas parries the strikes from Pawn easily there. Pawn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lucas to escape.

Pawn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lucas, who protects the arm well.
Pawn working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lucas is looking to reverse the position.
Pawn advances to mount.
Pawn controlling the pace for now.

Pawn wants to finish this one by submission but Lucas is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pawn.
Pawn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pawn landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

White Pawn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pawn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pawn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pawn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
White Pawn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lucas keeping moving, preventing Pawn from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pawn advances position into side control!
Lucas dodges the ground and pound from Pawn.

Pawn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Lucas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawn advances nicely into full mount.
Pawn controlling the pace for now.

Pawn is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lucas to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lucas shrugs it off.
Pawn wants to take his opponent's back but Lucas doesn't allow it.
Pawn dominating with strikes here.
Pawn landing punches.

Pawn looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pawn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
White Pawn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of White Pawn.
Lucas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pawn tests Lucas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pawn lands a lovely overhand right.
Lucas misses with a combination
and Pawn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lucas does it's job there.
Lucas misses with a left hand
and Pawn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lucas's corner calls for a 1-2. Lucas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Pawn misses.
Pawn misses with a body shot.
Lucas misses with a right hand
letting Pawn counter with a right hand.
Lucas swings widly with a right hand
and Pawn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boyd Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boyd Lucas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucas swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Pawn to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
White Pawn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pawn 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... White Pawn!