PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lu Bu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kit Latura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bu
vs
Latura

190 cm
27
190 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

194 cm
23
198 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lu Bu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kit Latura!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latura misses with a looping left.
Latura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bu counters with a straight right hand.
Bu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bu slips a straight right by Latura.
Latura misses with a left hand
and Bu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Latura.
Bu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Latura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bu fails to land with a series of punches.
Latura looks for a takedown but Bu sprawls well.
Latura fails to land with a series of punches.
Bu misses with a wild combination.
Latura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Latura throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Latura scores with a jab to the body.
Bu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Latura circles away quickly and effectively.
Latura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bu sprawls well. Bu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Latura gets slowly back to his feet.
Lu Bu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kit Latura.

Bu clinches up with Latura and pushes him back against the cage.
Bu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bu.
Bu can't find room to land a body shot as Latura controls the action.
Bu misses with the head strike.
Bu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bu scores with a shoulder strike.
Latura blocks a body shot from Bu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latura blocks an uppercut.
Bu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Latura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bu throws a punch but it's blocked by Latura.
Bu misses with the head strike.
Bu tries to throw a body punch but Latura avoids it by throwing Bu back against the cage.
Bu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Latura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Latura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bu wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Bu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bu lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bu misses with some punches.
Latura tries to pull guard but Bu holds him up against the cage and eventually Latura drops back down to his feet.
Bu throws a head punch that misses.
Bu swings wildly with an uppercut but Latura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bu throws a head punch that misses.
Bu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bu swings wildly with an uppercut but Latura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bu pushes Latura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bu on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bu.
Bu tries a body shot but Latura blocks it.
Latura changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Latura misses with a two punch combination.
Latura has a takedown stuffed.
Latura throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bu's waist but Bu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Latura off to one side.
Kit Latura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Latura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lu Bu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Latura throws a series of punches but Bu avoids them all with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lu Bu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bu throws a right and a left that Latura avoids nicely.
Latura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Latura looks to land a combination but Bu avoids it well.
Latura looks to land a right hand but Bu moved out of range.
Latura just misses with a punch to the body.
Latura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Bu.
Latura misses with a combination
letting Bu counter with a right hand.
Latura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bu sprawls well. Bu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Latura gets slowly back to his feet.
Latura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bu counters with a two punch combo.

It looks like Kit Latura has been cut.
Bu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bu throws a series of punches but Latura moves out of range.
Lu Bu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Latura fails with the takedown.
Lu Bu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kit Latura.

Latura shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Latura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Latura is looking to work some ground and pound but Bu has wrist control.
Bu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Latura tries to free his leg and advance position but Bu is retaining full guard.

Bu uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lu Bu is winning the standup battle so far.
Latura throws a jab but it's blocked by Bu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latura dodges the punch combination from Bu.
Bu looks to land a combination but Latura avoids it well.
Latura tries for a takedown but Bu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Bu.
Latura connects with a right hand. Bu shakes it off.
Latura dodges the punch combination from Bu.
Latura with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Latura circles away quickly and effectively.
Bu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bu swinging wildly here.
Bu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bu moves out of range of the strikes.
Latura has his takedown stuffed
and Bu counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bu misses.
The fighters circling - Latura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bu leaves Latura with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Latura throws a poor cross that misses
and Bu counters with a one-two to the body.
Bu is looking to clinch but Latura is avoiding it.
Bu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Bu misses.
A lazy left from Latura finds it's target.
Latura misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Latura misses the jab.
Latura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bu circles away.
Horrible takedown by Latura or perhaps it was just good defense by Bu which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kit Latura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kit Latura's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Latura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bu tries to bum rush Latura with a series of wild strikes but Latura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Latura throws a series of punches but Bu avoids them all with ease.
Latura just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Bu as Latura shoots in.
Bu misses with a two punch combination.
Latura shoots in looking for a takedown. Bu tries to sprawl out of it but Latura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Latura.
Lu Bu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kit Latura.
Bu misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Bu does no damage.
Latura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bu pinned against the cage. Bu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Latura is defended easily by Bu.
Bu misses with a double jab
and Latura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bu misses with a series of wild punches.
Latura throws a shot from downtown. Bu moves away and avoids it.
Bu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Latura misses.
Latura tries for a takedown but Bu circles away easily
and Bu counters with a series of strikes. Latura will be more careful next time no doubt.
Latura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Latura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Latura misses with an uppercut
and Bu counters with a three punch combo that has Latura backing up. Latura nods at Bu to acknowledge the strikes.
Bu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Latura eats them both and turns towards Bu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Latura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bu counters with a straight right hand.
Latura tries to bum rush Bu with a series of wild strikes but Bu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Latura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Latura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Latura. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latura changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bu tries to avoid it but Latura manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bu to the ground. Bu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laturas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Latura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bu is fending him off so far but Latura persists. Nope, Bu circles away and we're back to standing.
Bu misses with a two punch combination.
Bu throws a nice looking combination but Latura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bu throws a series of punches but Latura moves out of range.
A punch combination from Bu misses.
Latura fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bu avoids it really well and circles away.
Bu tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Latura misses.
Bu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Latura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Latura misses with a body shot
and Bu counters with a series of strikes. Latura will be more careful next time no doubt.
Latura tries for a takedown but Bu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Latura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bu to score with a decent uppercut.
Latura shoots in looking for a takedown but Bu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Latura's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bu throws a series of punches but Latura moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Latura circles away quickly and effectively.
Bu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Latura circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lu Bu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bu 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lu Bu!