PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Eric Luchador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Legba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legba comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Cruising in Miami" by Bass 305 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Papa Legba told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Eric Luchador
vs
Legba

172 cm
25
158 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

166 cm
26
147 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 14 - 7 - 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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Papa Legba!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legba misses with a wild combination.
Legba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luchador waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legba.
Legba misses with a double jab.
Legba digs a good hook to Luchador's body.
Legba throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luchador throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luchador missing with a left hand there. Legba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Legba closes the distance and clinches.

Legba breaks the clinch.
A big left from Luchador misses.
Luchador avoids the head kick by Legba.
Papa Legba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luchador throws a leg kick but Legba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luchador throws a chopping leg kick but Legba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Legba.
Legba misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Legba.
Luchador defending well as Legba loads up on a big left hand.
Legba misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Legba.
Legba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Legba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luchador misses with a low kick.
Luchador throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luchador fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Legba checks it well.
Luchador throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Luchador.
Legba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luchador.
Some wild striking there from Luchador.
Luchador throws a sloppy head kick and Legba moves out of range easily.
Legba misses with a double jab.
Legba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luchador sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luchador looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Legba throws a body punch but Luchador moves out of range.
Legba fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Legba moves into the clinch successfully.
Luchador tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legba's elbow.
Luchador tries to throw a body punch but Legba avoids it by throwing Luchador back against the cage.
Legba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luchador has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luchador tries to break free but Legba pushes him back against the cage.
Luchador tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legba's elbow.
Legba crunches a lovely knee into Luchador's ribcage.
Luchador can't find room to land a body shot as Legba controls the action.
Legba tries to work over Luchador's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luchador blocks it with crossed arms.
Legba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luchador avoids it.
Luchador goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Legba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luchador has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luchador struggles to land a body shot inside as Legba controls his hands.

Legba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Legba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luchador lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Luchador takes a shot to the head.
Luchador tries to throw a body punch but Legba avoids it by throwing Luchador back against the cage.
Legba misses with a knee strike.
Luchador tries to throw a body punch but Legba avoids it by throwing Luchador back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ken Eric Luchador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papa Legba.
A nice left hand lands by Legba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Luchador gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Luchador misses with some punches.
Luchador tries a body shot but Legba blocks it.
Luchador tries to work over Legba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Luchador tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legba's elbow.
Luchador misses with a punch to the body.
Luchador lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Legba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luchador tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legba's elbow.
Legba prevents a body shot from Luchador.
Legba lands a knee to the body.
Legba blocks a body shot from Luchador.
Luchador managing to block the knees to the body from Legba.
Legba working Luchador over with knees to the body.
Luchador is stalling here.
Luchador misses with a punch to the body.
Legba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Legba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luchador tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legba's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Legba lands a knee to the head.
Legba tries to land a knee to the head but Luchador blocks with his arms.
Luchador misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Legba obliges.
Luchador is breathing heavily.
Luchador goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luchador is looking to control Legba's arms but Legba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Luchador has his back to the cage.
Luchador blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa Legba dominated that round.
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.

Luchador throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Legba swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Luchador to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luchador.
Legba misses with the body kick
and Luchador counters with a nice leg kick.
Luchador throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Legba throws a looping overhand right but Luchador ducks down to avoid it.
Luchador throws a low kick, looking for Legba's leg but Legba calmly moves out of range.
Luchador moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Legba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Luchador is rocked!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Legba! Luchador is backing up but he can't get away as Legba lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Luchador and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Papa Legba!