PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zac Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dane
vs
Lucas

181 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

187 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zac Dane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Francesco Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dane shoots in and drives through. Lucas sprawls well.

Lucas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lucas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lucas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dane wants to sweep here but Lucas controlling him for the moment.
Lucas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lucas is working Dane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lucas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lucas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lucas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lucas connects with a couple of short punches.
Dane being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lucas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lucas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Dane is rocked!
Lucas loads up on a big left hand. Dane felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Lucas looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Dane can't hide his disappointment, as Lucas celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francesco Lucas!