PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piolo Azkal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piolo Azkal has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Luna
vs
Azkal

188 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
211 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 St Petersburg, Juan Luna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piolo Azkal!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Azkal moves into the clinch successfully.
Azkal wants to break free but Luna has control.
Luna misses with a punch on the inside.
Azkal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luna dodges an elbow strike from Azkal.
Azkal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Azkal lands a nice elbow.
Luna scores with a shoulder strike.
Azkal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Luna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Azkal closes the distance and clinches.
Luna blocks an elbow strike.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

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

Azkal moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Luna just misses with a elbow thrown towards Azkal's brow.

Luna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Luna drives through and clinches with Azkal against the cage.
Luna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Azkal's efforts to push away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azkal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Azkal pushes off an throws an elbow but Luna leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Azkal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luna is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luna connects with an inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Azkal blocks a low kick nicely.

Luna takes the fight into the clinch.
Azkal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Azkal is looking to break free of the clinch but Luna has double underhooks.
Azkal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Azkal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Juan Luna has been cut.
Azkal takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Piolo Azkal has been cut.
Luna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Azkal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Luna works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Azkal keeps control of Luna as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Luna misses with some punches.
Luna is trying to push Azkal away but Azkal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Azkal throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Luna just misses with a elbow thrown towards Azkal's brow.
Luna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luna wants to break free but Azkal has control.
Luna misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna is trying to push Azkal away but Azkal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Azkal looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Luna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Azkal has Luna up against the cage in a clinch.
Luna has had enough of the clinch but Azkal keeps him there for the moment.
Luna lands a hook that snaps the head of Azkal backwards.
Luna dodges an elbow strike from Azkal.
A short body shot lands from Luna as the two fighters clinch.
Luna throws a punch but it's blocked by Azkal.
Luna lands a left hand.
Luna takes an elbow to the temple.

Luna manages to break the clinch.

Luna clinches with his opponent.
Azkal lands a damaging elbow.

Luna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Azkal has closed the distance and engaged Luna in a clinch.
Luna lands a hook that snaps the head of Azkal backwards.
Luna dodges an elbow strike from Azkal.
Luna blocks an elbow strike from Azkal.

Luna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Azkal moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Luna fails to land.

Luna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Azkal has managed to clinch.
Azkal misses with a knee to the head.
Luna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Azkal manages to break the clinch.

Azkal clinches up against the cage.
Luna avoids a wild elbow strike from Azkal.
Luna lands with a light punch inside.

Luna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Luna clinches up with Azkal and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Azkal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Luna.
Azkal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luna is defending well for now.
Luna misses with some punches.
Luna takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luna avoids the elbow strike from Azkal, against the cage.

Luna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Luna moves into the clinch successfully.
Azkal throws an elbow that misses.
Azkal blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Luna manages to break the clinch.
Azkal misses with a low kick.

Luna has taken the fight to the clinch.
Azkal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luna is defending well for now.
Luna has had enough of the clinch but Azkal keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Azkal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luna's brow.
Luna scores with a hook to the body.
Azkal prevents a body shot from Luna.
Azkal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luna has a couple of punches blocked by Azkal.
Luna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azkal backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azkal.
Azkal throws an elbow that misses.
Luna throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Luna avoids a wild elbow strike from Azkal.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luna.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

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

Azkal pushes Luna up against the cage in a clinch.
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luna blocks an elbow strike.
Luna wants to break free but Azkal has control.
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 Juan Luna will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Azkal has closed the distance and engaged Luna in a clinch.
Luna working aggressively here.
Luna misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Azkal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luna's brow.
Luna lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Azkal throws an elbow but it misses.
Luna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luna dodges an elbow strike from Azkal.

Azkal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Azkal tries to keep at a distance but Luna has taken the fight into the clinch.
Luna misses with some punches.

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

Azkal drives through and clinches with Luna against the cage.
Azkal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luna working aggressively here.
Luna lands an elbow that stopped Azkal in his tracks for a moment.
Azkal dodges an elbow strike from Luna.
Luna keeps control of Azkal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Azkal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Luna breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Azkal instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luna.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Luna takes the fight into the clinch.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luna tries to break free but Azkal pushes him back against the cage.
Azkal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Azkal lands an elbow just above Luna 's eye.
Luna lands with a short shot to the head.
Azkal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Luna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azkals head.
Luna tries to work over Azkal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Azkal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Luna avoids the elbow strike from Azkal, against the cage.
Luna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Azkal misses with an elbow over the top.

Luna manages to break the clinch.
Luna connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Luna has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Luna.
Luna throws a punch but it's blocked by Azkal.
Luna tries to land a knee to the head but Azkal blocks with his arms.
Azkal looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Luna manages to break the clinch.

Azkal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

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

Azkal moves into the clinch.

Luna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Luna moves into the clinch.
Luna dodges an elbow strike from Azkal.
Azkal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luna throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azkal blocks it with crossed arms.

Luna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Azkal ducks right into an uppercut from Luna.

Azkal drives through and clinches with Luna against the cage.
Luna tries to break free but Azkal pushes him back against the cage.
Luna throws a head punch that misses.
Luna misses with an elbow strike.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azkal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Azkal missing with knees to the body.
Luna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Luna breaks from the clinch.

Luna forces Azkal back against the cage and clinches.
Luna lands a right hand.
Luna scores with a shoulder strike.
Luna blocks an elbow strike from Azkal.

Azkal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Azkal rushes Luna and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Juan Luna has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luna wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luna lands with a right to the head.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luna delivers a nice body kick.
Azkal is breathing heavily.

Luna gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Luna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Luna gets tackled into the cage by Azkal. Azkal maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Azkal misses with an elbow over the top.
Luna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luna working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna lands an uppercut.

Azkal manages to break the clinch.

Luna forces Azkal back against the cage and clinches.
Luna lands a nice shot to the body.
Azkal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luna is defending well for now.
Luna is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azkal is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Luna.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luna.
Luna lands a left hand.
Luna lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Luna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azkal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Azkal clinches up against the cage.
Azkal tries to land knees in the clinch but Luna avoids the damage to the body.
Luna tries to land knees in the clinch but Azkal avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luna creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Luna breaks from the clinch.

Azkal closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Luna.
Luna lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Luna dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Luna closes the distance and pushes Azkal back into the cage.
Luna lands an elbow that stopped Azkal in his tracks for a moment.

Azkal is rocked!
Luna working aggressively here.
Azkal is still on wobbly legs! Can Luna finish him?
Luna lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Luna pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Azkal! Luna unloads with more strikes and Azkal sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Luna!