PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergi Lutsenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Slade
vs
Lutsenko

182 cm
27
199 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

192 cm
30
193 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Perkele!

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 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Slade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergi Lutsenko!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutsenko scores with a head kick. Slade tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lutsenko lands a jab.
Slade throws a leg kick
and Lutsenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Sergi Lutsenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lutsenko throws an overhand right that lands on Slade's shoulder, as Slade tries to avoid the shot.
Lutsenko jabs at Slade's body.

Lutsenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slade, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slade.
Lutsenko blocking some punches.
Lutsenko can't find room to land a body shot as Slade controls the action.
Lutsenko has a couple of punches blocked by Slade.
Slade prevents a body shot from Lutsenko.
Slade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lutsenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lutsenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Lutsenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lutsenko misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lutsenko throws a body punch but Slade moves out of range.

Lutsenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lutsenko fails to land.
Lutsenko is working Slade over against the cage.
Lutsenko misses with the head strike.
Lutsenko can't find room to land a body shot as Slade controls the action.
Lutsenko looking to stall.
Slade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lutsenko has him pressed against the cage.
Lutsenko stalling against the cage.
Slade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slade blocking some punches.
Slade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lutsenko has him pressed against the cage.
Slade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lutsenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slade is trying to maintain a safe position but Lutsenko gets an underhook and turns Slade into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lutsenko misses with a body punch.
Slade working hard to break the clinch.
Lutsenko has a couple of punches blocked by Slade.
Lutsenko can't find room to land a body shot as Slade controls the action.
Lutsenko slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slade lands a nice uppercut.
Slade has a couple of punches blocked by Lutsenko.
Slade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lutsenko lands a left hand.
Lutsenko wants to stall.
Slade prevents a body shot from Lutsenko.
Slade controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade swings wildly with an uppercut but Lutsenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slade is trying to force a seperation but Lutsenko has the dominant position.
Lutsenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lutsenko.
Slade swings wildly with an uppercut but Lutsenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slade pushes Lutsenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lutsenko lands with a right to the head.
Lutsenko tries to throw a body punch but Slade avoids it by throwing Lutsenko back against the cage.
Lutsenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Slade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slade is trying to break the clinch but Lutsenko is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko tries to land a knee to the head but Slade blocks with his arms.
Slade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lutsenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lutsenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slade is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Slade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Slade working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lutsenko misses with a punch to the body.
Slade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lutsenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slade's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lutsenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergi Lutsenko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Slade takes a jab right on the kisser.
Slade misses with a hook.
Slade checks a low kick from Lutsenko.
The crowd cheers as Slade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lutsenko doesn't seem phased though.
Slade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lutsenko.
Slade wants to slow Lutsenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Lutsenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Slade is just out of range.
Lutsenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Lutsenko throws a shot from downtown. Slade moves away and avoids it.
Slade throws a jab when Lutsenko was well out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lutsenko!
Slade lands with a nice body kick.
Lutsenko moves in looking to clinch but Slade pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lutsenko looks to land a combination. Slade sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lutsenko throws a hook to the side of Slade's head but Slade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slade misses with a hook. Lutsenko ducked under it nicely.
Lutsenko swings for the body but Slade moves out of range.
Lutsenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lutsenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Slade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slade moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lutsenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slade tries to land a front kick but Lutsenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade misses with an uppercut
and Lutsenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Slade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lutsenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Slade counters with an outside leg kick.
Slade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lutsenko slips a straight right by Slade.
Lutsenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slade moves away.
Lutsenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Slade.
Slade swats away the attempt to clinch by Lutsenko.
Slade misses with a head kick.
Lutsenko tries to score with a low kick but Slade moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade throws a hook to the side of Lutsenko's head but Lutsenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slade slips a jab and a cross from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko punishes Slade's body with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slade.
Lutsenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lutsenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Lutsenko moves out of range of the body kick from Slade.
Lutsenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lutsenko blocks the body kick.
Slade tries to score with a low kick but Lutsenko moves his leg out of the way.
Lutsenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lutsenko scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko moves to clinch but Slade breaks away
and Slade counters with a solid body kick.
Slade misses with a body shot.
Lutsenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slade moves away.
Slade takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lutsenko misses with a two punch combination.
Slade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lutsenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
John Slade is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lutsenko 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.
Slade missing with a left hand there. Lutsenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lutsenko throws out a loose jab but Slade uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Slade dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lutsenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slade moves away.
Slade is looking to land body kicks.
Lutsenko misses the shot to the body.
Lutsenko misses with a hook.
Lutsenko ducks under a wild hook from Slade.
Lutsenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Slade.
Slade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lutsenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Slade scores with a shot to the body.
Slade throws a body punch but Lutsenko moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slade.
Slade connects with an inside leg kick.
Slade lands with a slapping head kick.
Slade tries to land a leg kick but Lutsenko saw it coming and moves away.
Slade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lutsenko.
Slade lands with a straight right. Lutsenko didn't see that one coming.
Slade moves out of range as Lutsenko throws a body kick.
Lutsenko blocks a head kick by Slade.
Lutsenko throws a leg kick but Slade sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Slade throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lutsenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab from Lutsenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko staying out of range there.
Lutsenko checks the leg kick.
Lutsenko tries to clinch but Slade moves out of range.
Lutsenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick by Slade misses
and Lutsenko counters with a left and a right that stings Slade.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lutsenko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Slade. That one must have hurt.
Lutsenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Slade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lutsenko tries to clinch up.
Lutsenko misses with a few strikes there.
Lutsenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slade misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lutsenko. That's going to slow Slade down.
Lutsenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lutsenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lutsenko misses with an uppercut. Slade saw that one coming.

Lutsenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slade keeps control of Lutsenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Slade.
Lutsenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lutsenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lutsenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lutsenko blocking some punches.
Lutsenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Slade controls his hands.
Slade blocking some punches.
Sergi Lutsenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lutsenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Slade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lutsenko throws a combination that misses
and Slade counters with a straight right hand.
Lutsenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slade at a distance.
Slade throws a head kick but Lutsenko moves out of range.
Lutsenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slade.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lutsenko checks a leg kick.
Slade misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slade tries to land a front kick but Lutsenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Slade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Slade.
I think Slade 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Slade!
A very excited looking John Slade rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.