PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Bautin Jr (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!

Lucania
vs
Bautin Jr

200 cm
20
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

210 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Lucania!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Bautin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucania lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bautin Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lucania.
Lucania moves to clinch but Bautin Jr breaks away
and Bautin Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Bautin Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lucania. That one must have hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lucania.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucania is looking to clinch.
Lucania buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Lucania moves into the clinch.
Bautin Jr misses with some punches.
Lucania blocks a body shot from Bautin Jr.
Bautin Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Bautin Jr.
Bautin Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucania.
Bautin Jr tries a body shot but Lucania blocks it.
Lucania blocking some punches.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bautin Jr looks winded!
Lucania lands an elbow that stopped Bautin Jr in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Sergei Bautin Jr has been cut.
Lucania landing knees to the head.
Lucania scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania scores a nice knee to the body.
Bautin Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bautin Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Lucania breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bautin Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucania buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lucania scores with a push kick.
Lucania tries to clinch up but Bautin Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Salvatore Lucania seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautin Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucania.
Lucania lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bautin Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bautin Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucania.
Lucania wants to clinch up but Bautin Jr keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucania lands a nice looking body kick.
Lucania tries to clinch there but Bautin Jr circles away.

Lucania clinches with his opponent.
Lucania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lucania putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bautin Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lucania blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lucania trying to land knees to the body.
Lucania is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lucania lands a nice knee to the body.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lucania.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lucania.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Lucania breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Lucania there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania is looking to clinch but Bautin Jr is avoiding it.
Lucania tries to clinch there but Bautin Jr circles away.
Bautin Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bautin Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lucania looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bautin Jr keeps the fight on the outside.

Lucania clinches.
Bautin Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lucania.
Lucania slowing the pace effectively.

Lucania's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucania is looking to clinch.
Bautin Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucania tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bautin Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucania tries to clinch up.
Lucania is looking to clinch but Bautin Jr is avoiding it.
Lucania lands a front kick.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bautin Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bautin Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucania.
Lucania moves in looking to clinch but Bautin Jr pushes him off.
Bautin Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bautin Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucania turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lucania doesn't manage to clinch there - Bautin Jr circles away.

Lucania lands a big head kick that sends Bautin Jr tumbling to the mat! Lucania takes a step backwards and waves Bautin Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvatore Lucania dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Bautin Jr's cut.
That's time! Lucania's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautin Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lucania moves into the clinch.
Lucania blocks an uppercut.
Lucania working Bautin Jr over with knees to the body.

Lucania pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lucania moves in looking to clinch but Bautin Jr pushes him off.
Lucania tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lucania scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bautin Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucania tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bautin Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Lucania there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick from Lucania.
Lucania wants to clinch.
Bautin Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bautin Jr is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lucania clinches.
Lucania is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bautin Jr can do to turn this around?
Bautin Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Bautin Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bautin Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bautin Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lucania putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bautin Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lucania breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick there by Lucania.
Lucania moves in looking to clinch but Bautin Jr pushes him off.

Lucania gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lucania prevents a body shot from Bautin Jr.
Bautin Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucania uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lucania breaks the clinch.
Lucania moves in looking to clinch but Bautin Jr pushes him off.
Bautin Jr misses with an uppercut. Lucania saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucania tries to clinch there but Bautin Jr circles away.
Bautin Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucania manages to avoid it.
Lucania tries to clinch but Bautin Jr is having none of it.
Lucania fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lucania buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bautin Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lucania. That's going to slow Bautin Jr down.
Lucania throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lucania throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lucania scores with a leg kick.
Lucania chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Lucania moves into the clinch successfully.
Lucania lands a good knee to the midsection. Bautin Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Lucania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bautin Jr misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania stalling in the clinch but Bautin Jr improves position.
Lucania lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lucania.
Lucania is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lucania.
Lucania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Lucania escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bautin Jr connects with a body shot that sends Lucania's belly button to the back.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lucania.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucania fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bautin Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lucania scoring well with a low kick there.
Lucania doesn't manage to clinch there - Bautin Jr circles away.
Salvatore Lucania is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lucania - that will leave a mark!
Lucania fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lucania gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bautin Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lucania.
Bautin Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Lucania controlling the action here for a moment.
Lucania landing knees to the body.
Lucania utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lucania lands an elbow inside that Bautin Jr shrugs off.
Lucania has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bautin Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.

Lucania manages to break the clinch.
Lucania tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bautin Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucania tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bautin Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucania.
Lucania moves in looking to clinch but Bautin Jr pushes him off.
Lucania tries to clinch but Bautin Jr moves away
and Lucania takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvatore Lucania dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Bautin Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lucania is looking to clinch but Bautin Jr is avoiding it.
Lucania wants to clinch.
Lucania is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bautin Jr. Lucania does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bautin Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lucania - the referee stops the clock and Bautin Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lucania. Bautin Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lucania tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bautin Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucania can pounce on him.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bautin Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bautin Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lucania clinches up with Bautin Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Lucania.
Bautin Jr misses with some punches.
Bautin Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bautin Jr avoids it.
Bautin Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bautin Jr is working Lucania over against the cage.
Lucania misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bautin Jr.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bautin Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Lucania.
Bautin Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lucania missing with knees to the body.
Bautin Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lucania blocks a body shot from Bautin Jr.
Bautin Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucania is trying to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucania lands a nice knee to the body.
Lucania blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bautin Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucania uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucania landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sergei Bautin Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lucania manages to break the clinch.
Lucania lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lucania chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lucania is looking to slow Bautin Jr down with leg kicks.
Bautin Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucania fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lucania looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bautin Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucania.

Bautin Jr tries to keep at a distance but Lucania has taken the fight into the clinch.

Lucania escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucania moves to clinch but Bautin Jr breaks away
and Bautin Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lucania finds it's way through Bautin Jr's defenses.
Lucania wants to clinch.
Lucania connects with a leg kick. Bautin Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lucania tries to clinch but Bautin Jr moves out of range.
Lucania is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bautin Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lucania rather than just go for the knockout.
Lucania tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bautin Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bautin Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucania.
Lucania is looking to clinch.

Lucania has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bautin Jr misses with a punch on the inside.

Lucania breaks the clinch.

Lucania moves into the clinch.
Lucania throws an elbow that misses.
Lucania blocking some punches.
Lucania looking to throw knees to the head but Bautin Jr is blocking nicely.

Lucania escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucania tries to clinch up.
Lucania wants to clinch up but Bautin Jr keeps it at a distance.
Bautin Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lucania counters with a nice body kick.
Salvatore Lucania is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lucania moves in looking to clinch but Bautin Jr pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bautin Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucania can pounce on him.
Bautin Jr throws a right hand that misses

and Lucania counters by moving into the clinch.
Bautin Jr lands a body shot.
Bautin Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucania.

And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Lucania showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lucania has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Lucania!
Salvatore Lucania decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.