PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Augello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judas Lucifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucifer has chosen Highwayman as his entrance music. Judas Lucifer 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!

Augello
vs
Lucifer

199 cm
29
270 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

202 cm
24
283 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Augello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Judas Lucifer!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augello misses with a left hand
and Lucifer counters with a body kick that stops Augello in his tracks momentarily.

Lucifer darts in and clinches Augello up against the cage.
Augello prevents a takedown attempt there.
Augello trying to stall but Lucifer improves his position.
Augello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Augello throws a head punch that misses.
Augello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lucifer avoids it.
Lucifer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Augello.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lucifer throws an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucifer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lucifer throws an elbow but it misses.
Lucifer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Augello misses with a punch on the inside.
Lucifer tries to land knees in the clinch but Augello avoids the damage to the body.
Augello is looking to control Lucifer's arms but Lucifer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Augello has his back to the cage.
Augello lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Augello throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augello misses with an elbow strike.
Lucifer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Augello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lucifer blocks an uppercut.
Lucifer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Augello gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Augello missing with knees to the body.
Lucifer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Augello lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Augello is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucifer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Augello in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lucifer tries to land a knee to the head but Augello blocks with his arms.
Lucifer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like James Augello has been cut.
Nice elbow from Lucifer.
Augello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lucifer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Augello misses with a punch on the inside.
Lucifer misses with a knee strike.

Lucifer gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lucifer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Augello wants to get back to his feet but Lucifer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augello controls Lucifer momentarily but Lucifer frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucifer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Augello is keeping the position for now.
Lucifer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
That kick from Lucifer tenderised Augello's leg. Augello is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augello checks a leg kick nicely.
Augello just misses with a punch to the body.
Augello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucifer moves away.
Augello chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucifer can pounce on him.
Augello stuffs the takedown.
James Augello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Judas Lucifer.
Augello swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucifer.
Lucifer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Augello circles away.
Augello stuns Lucifer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lucifer throws a body punch but Augello moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer fails to land the takedown.
Lucifer doesn't manage to clinch there - Augello circles away.
Lucifer throws a series of punches but Augello avoids them all with ease.
Augello swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucifer.
Augello stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lucifer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Augello scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Augello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lucifer at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judas Lucifer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Augello's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice takedown defense from Augello. No joy for Lucifer on that attempt.
Augello misses with a wild body shot.
Augello wants to clinch up but Lucifer keeps it at a distance.
Augello smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Augello throws a series of punches but Lucifer moves out of range.
Lucifer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lucifer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Augello checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Augello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lucifer's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucifer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucifer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Augello doesn't manage to clinch there - Lucifer circles away.
Lucifer ducks under a wild hook from Augello.
James Augello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augello lands a jab to Lucifer's midsection.
Judas Lucifer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Augello cracks Lucifer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Augello leaves Lucifer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Augello lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Augello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lucifer throws a solid leg kick but Augello takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lucifer.
Lucifer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Augello scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augello feints a jab promting Lucifer to slip. Augello then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lucifer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lucifer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augello connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Judas Lucifer has been cut.
Lucifer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No joy there for Augello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lucifer throws a quick inside leg kick.

Augello darts in and clinches Lucifer up against the cage.
Augello lands a body shot in the clinch.
Augello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Augello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lucifer misses with an elbow over the top.
Lucifer pushes off an throws an elbow but Augello leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lucifer wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Augello throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Augello.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augello stalling in the clinch but Lucifer improves position.
Lucifer working aggressively here.
Lucifer throws an elbow but it misses.
Lucifer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lucifer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Augello pushes off an throws an elbow but Lucifer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lucifer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Augello swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucifer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Augello throws an elbow but it misses.
Lucifer misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lucifer throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Augello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Augello trying to stall but Lucifer improves his position.
Augello swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucifer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Augello dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Augello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lucifer's calf.
Augello throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lucifer lands a leg kick that knocks Augello off balance momentarily.
Good exchange - Augello coming out on top.
James Augello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lucifer rushes Augello and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lucifer trying to land knees to the body.
Lucifer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Augello trying to control the position but instead, Lucifer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Augello into the cage.
Augello looking to throw knees to the head but Lucifer is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lucifer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lucifer misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augello takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lucifer misses with a knee strike.
Lucifer lands an elbow that stopped Augello in his tracks for a moment.
Lucifer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lucifer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Augello swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucifer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucifer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Augello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Lucifer.
Augello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lucifer lands an elbow inside that Augello shrugs off.
Judas Lucifer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lucifer throws a punch but it's blocked by Augello.
Lucifer lands an elbow just above Augello 's eye.
Lucifer blocks the elbow strike.
Lucifer tries a body shot but Augello blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augello lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lucifer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lucifer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Augello gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Augello misses with a body punch.
Lucifer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucifer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lucifer misses with an elbow strike.
Lucifer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Augello cracks Lucifer with a nice body shot.
Augello throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucifers head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Augello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Augello is trying to maintain a safe position but Lucifer gets an underhook and turns Augello into the cage.
Lucifer misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augello landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Augello avoiding damage as Lucifer throws knees to the body.
Augello avoiding damage as Lucifer throws knees to the body.
Augello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Augello.
Augello avoiding damage.
Augello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Augello lands with a light punch inside.
Augello misses with an elbow over the top.
Augello lands with a light punch inside.
Lucifer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lucifer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Augello blocks it with crossed arms.
Augello is working Lucifer over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Augello controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucifer's elbow.
Augello lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lucifer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Augello lands with a short shot to the head.
Augello lands with a light punch inside.

Lucifer is rocked!
Augello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lucifer is still on wobbly legs! Can Augello finish him?
Augello's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lucifer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Augello's brow.
Augello creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lucifer's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lucifer drops to his knees and Augello pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Augello!
An out of breath and clearly excited James Augello thanked Milwaukee's Best Q159 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).