PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumar Lumines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lumines
vs
Knoxville

195 cm
28
280 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

190 cm
27
270 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jumar Lumines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Knoxville!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lumines checks a leg kick.
Lumines tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knoxville counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knoxville throws a head kick that Lumines semi-blocks.

It looks like Jumar Lumines has been cut.
Both fighters circling a little - Knoxville finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lumines tries to clinch
and Knoxville counters with an inside leg kick.
Lumines is breathing heavily.
Lumines avoids a kick to the body.
Lumines fails with a takedown attempt.
Knoxville throws a hook but Lumines blocks it.
Knoxville cracks a nice hook into Lumines's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knoxville scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knoxville throws a head kick but Lumines moves out of range.
Knoxville throws a leg kick which misses Lumines's front leg but catches the back leg as Lumines tries to avoid it.
Knoxville does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Knoxville stuffs the takedown attempt from Lumines. Lumines gets slowly back to his feet.
Jumar Lumines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knoxville connects with a solid leg kick.
Knoxville dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knoxville keeps Lumines at a distance using the push kick.
Lumines on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lumines walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knoxville.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lumines looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knoxville is fending him off so far but Lumines persists. Nope, Knoxville circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jumar Lumines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knoxville throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knoxville throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knoxville tries a head kick but it misses.
Knoxville dips to his left and cracks Lumines with an uppercut!
Knoxville lands a head kick. Lumines smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lumines takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knoxville throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lumines is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knoxville throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knoxville scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lumines steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Knoxville. That one must have hurt.
Knoxville lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knoxville scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Knoxville tests Lumines's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lumines takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Decent striking displayed by Knoxville there.
Knoxville is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lumines.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville connects with an inside leg kick.
Lumines has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Knoxville.
Knoxville wants to slow Lumines down by chopping away at his legs.
Knoxville shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lumines keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knoxville looks for the body kick but Lumines saw that one coming.
Knoxville throws a chopping leg kick but Lumines manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knoxville chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnny Knoxville is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knoxville cracks the inside of Lumines's front leg.
Knoxville thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Knoxville dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jumar Lumines's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lumines shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knoxville pinned against the cage. Knoxville gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Knoxville tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knoxville throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lumines.
Knoxville circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knoxville counters with a low kick, right behind Lumines 's knee.
Lumines takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knoxville is looking to slow Lumines down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knoxville thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knoxville misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knoxville pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lumines shoots in for a takedown but Knoxville shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Knoxville jabs at Lumines's body.
Knoxville dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lumines. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Knoxville.
Knoxville dips to his left and cracks Lumines with an uppercut!

Jumar Lumines's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lumines tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knoxville lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knoxville lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knoxville throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lumines's head.
Knoxville misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jumar Lumines is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A clash of legs there as Knoxville blocks the low kick.
Knoxville misses with a head kick.
Lumines is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knoxville throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knoxville scores with a leg kick.
Knoxville wants to slow Lumines down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Knoxville.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knoxville, right into the meat.
Knoxville throws a head kick that Lumines semi-blocks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knoxville.
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!
Knoxville throws a hook but Lumines blocks it.
Knoxville comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knoxville has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knoxville lands a head kick. Lumines smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Knoxville circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knoxville counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lumines manages to avoid it.
Knoxville dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lumines. That did some damage!
Knoxville lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lumines's sensitive parts.
Knoxville fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lumines has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lumines chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knoxville can pounce on him.
Knoxville chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knoxville dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lumines. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lumines blocks a head kick by Knoxville.
Lumines tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Knoxville showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jumar Lumines'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. This is the final round!

Lumines throws a right hand that Knoxville ducks under and follows up with a left that Knoxville also avoids with ease.
Lumines bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lumines misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lumines shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lumines has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jumar Lumines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Knoxville.
Lumines chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knoxville can pounce on him.
Knoxville connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lumines fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knoxville looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lumines on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Knoxville with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knoxville delivers a nice body kick.
Knoxville connects with a leg kick. Lumines looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lumines blocks the body kick.
Knoxville looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Knoxville. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Knoxville finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lumines takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Knoxville shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knoxville works Lumines's body with a nice hook.
Knoxville displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knoxville lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lumines has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lumines and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knoxville throws a leg kick but Lumines moved away.
Knoxville tries a head kick but it misses.
Knoxville throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knoxville looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knoxville, right into the meat.
Knoxville looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knoxville.
Knoxville fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lumines has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knoxville looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lumines will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Knoxville finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knoxville throws the kick towards the body but Lumines avoids it.
Lumines is looking to clinch.
Knoxville lands a high kick!

Jumar Lumines's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville swings for the body but Lumines moves out of range.
Knoxville is looking to chop away at Lumines's legs.
Lumines looks for a takedown but Knoxville sprawls well.
Crunch! Knoxville slams his shin into Lumines's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knoxville stuns Lumines with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lumines moves out of range of the body kick from Knoxville.
Knoxville is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lumines rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knoxville lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knoxville will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jumar Lumines has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lumines throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Knoxville comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knoxville has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Knoxville!