PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Ray Lukather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaack Hitting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ray Lukather
vs
Hitting

170 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Ray Lukather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaack Hitting!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitting looks to score with a jab to the body but Lukather is just out of range.

Hitting moves into range and clinches up with Lukather.
Lukather unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lukather landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lukather has Hitting pressed against the cage, preventing Hitting from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hitting will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lukather up against the cage.
Lukather landing knees to the body.
Lukather missing with knees to the body.
Hitting jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lukather walks away with a smile on his face. Hitting gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stevie Ray Lukather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lukather displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hitting.

Lukather moves into the clinch.
Lukather is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lukather lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lukather unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukather is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hitting tries to pull guard but Lukather forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stevie Ray Lukather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaack Hitting.
Hitting looks gassed!
Lukather lands a knee to the body.
Lukather using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Lukather.
Lukather crunches a lovely knee into Hitting's ribcage.
Lukather slows down the pace here.
Lukather unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lukather scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Lukather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lukather putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hitting in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lukather scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lukather obliges.
Lukather is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lukather seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hitting takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lukather scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jaack Hitting has been cut.
Lukather lands a good knee to the midsection. Hitting won't want to take too many of those.
Hitting takes a knee right on the jaw!

Hitting is rocked!
Lukather putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hitting in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hitting is still on wobbly legs! Can Lukather finish him?
Lukather dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hitting seems to have recovered his senses.
Lukather lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukather landing knees to the body.
Lukather lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hitting takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lukather putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hitting in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lukather landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lukather trying to land knees to the body.
Lukather landing knees to the body.
Lukather tries a knee to the head but Hitting blocks it.
Lukather lands a good knee to the midsection. Hitting won't want to take too many of those.
Hitting takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lukather scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lukather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lukather unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hitting lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukather using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lukather scores with a knee to the head.
Lukather leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lukather lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lukather obliges.
Lukather putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hitting in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitting takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lukather stalling against the cage.
Lukather scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Ray Lukather dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaack Hitting's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lukather throws a leg kick that misses.
Hitting has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lukather.
Hitting avoids the head kick by Lukather.
Hitting throws a sloppy head kick and Lukather moves out of range easily.
Lukather scores with a spinning back kick!
Lukather throws a leg kick but Hitting sees it coming and moves out of range.

Lukather has closed the distance and engaged Hitting in a clinch.
Hitting is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lukather gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lukather unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stevie Ray Lukather has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lukather landing knees to the head.
Lukather scores with a knee to the head.
Lukather lands a knee to the body.
Hitting is breathing heavily.
Hitting avoiding damage as Lukather throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lukather lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukather scores a nice knee to the body.
Lukather is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hitting can do to turn this around?
Lukather using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hitting on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Lukather.
A knee to the head by Lukather.
Come on Lukather - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lukather for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Lukather utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hitting on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lukather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lukather takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lukather lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stevie Ray Lukather.

Hitting drives through and clinches with Lukather against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitting throws a punch but it's blocked by Lukather.
Lukather landing knees to the body.
Lukather landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukather unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hitting being controlled against the cage.
Hitting on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lukather missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lukather obliges.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lukather here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukather landing knees to the head.
Lukather lands a nice knee to the body.
Lukather working Hitting over with knees to the body.
Lukather pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lukather is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lukather working Hitting over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Lukather.
Lukather is pushing Hitting up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lukather scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Ray Lukather dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaack Hitting's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lukather gets a clinch.
Hitting jumps guard but Lukather turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lukather landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hitting managing to block the knees to the body from Lukather.
Lukather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lukather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hitting takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lukather unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hitting lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lukather.
Lukather lands a knee to the head.
Hitting takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lukather has Hitting pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Hitting is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Lukather - that's hurt Hitting badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hitting is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hitting doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Stevie Ray Lukather!
Stevie Ray Lukather seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.