PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Show Goes on...Violin. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Luciano
vs
Adams

180 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
162 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above)

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Adams!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Luciano instigates a clinch.
Adams is trying to pull guard but Luciano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Adams goes for a takedown attempt but Luciano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Luciano swings widly with a right hand
and Adams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charlie Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Charlie Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Adams.
A jab from Luciano finds it's way through Adams's defenses.
Adams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adams tries to move into range but Luciano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Luciano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Luciano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamss head.
Luciano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luciano lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Luciano on the inside.
A short right from Luciano.
Adams tries to pull guard but Luciano won't allow it.
Adams working aggressively here.
Luciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luciano pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano lands a nice shot to the body.
Luciano will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adams up against the cage.
Adams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Luciano pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Luciano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adams scrambles back to his feet.

Luciano moves into the clinch.
Adams tries to score a body lock takedown but Luciano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The referee calls for Luciano to work.
Adams tries to pull guard but Luciano forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luciano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Luciano scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.
Luciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luciano lands with a right to the head.
Luciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.

Adams is rocked!
Adams is trying to break free.
Adams is still on wobbly legs! Can Luciano finish him?
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Luciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luciano misses with some punches.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Luciano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Adams tries to stall but Luciano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stalling in the clinch from Luciano.
Adams seems to have recovered his senses.
Adams tries to pull guard but Luciano won't allow it.
Adams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Luciano is leaning against Adams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Luciano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Luciano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams working aggressively here.
Luciano displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adams up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Luciano dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Good exchange - Luciano coming out on top.
Luciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luciano lands with an overhand left.
Luciano throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Luciano closes the distance and clinches.
Luciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luciano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Adams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Luciano walks away with a smile on his face. Adams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano misses with an uppercut
and Adams counters with a left and a right that stings Luciano.

Luciano instigates a clinch.
Adams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Adams is trying to pull guard but Luciano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Adams tries to circle away but Luciano has him pinned against the cage.
Adams pushes off an throws an elbow but Luciano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Adams trying to land knees to the body.
Luciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Luciano walks away with a smile on his face. Adams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Charlie Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Adams.
Luciano throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams looks for a takedown but Luciano sprawls well.
Adams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Luciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Adams's head.
Luciano scores with a nice right hand.

Luciano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano has Adams pressed against the cage.
Adams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adams lands a nice shot to the body.
Luciano pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Charlie Luciano.
Luciano misses with an uppercut
and Adams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luciano lands a nice shot that snaps Adams's head back.
Luciano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adams walks into a straight right hand from Luciano.
Luciano lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Luciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luciano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adams on the side of the head.
Adams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.

Luciano rushes Adams and presses him up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Luciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams tries to circle away but Luciano has him pinned against the cage.
Adams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Charlie Luciano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luciano lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Luciano dominated that second round.
That's time! Luciano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Luciano misses with a straight right.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Luciano tries to sprawl out of it but Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Luciano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A left lands for Luciano.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt.
Luciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.

Luciano gets a clinch.
Adams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Luciano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Charlie Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Adams.
Luciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Luciano scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luciano.
Luciano is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Adams stalling.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Luciano controls the action.
Luciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Luciano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Luciano.
Luciano lands a big right hand that drops Adams! The killer instinct kicks in and Luciano finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Luciano!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Luciano!
Charlie Luciano very nearly forgot to thank RSR Elite Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.