PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hagler Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Lucic (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.

Hearns
vs
Lucic

182 cm
25
206 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

193 cm
34
210 lbs
27 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ganja's Warehouse *Q159

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hagler Hearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milan Lucic!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucic moves out of range of the strikes.
Hagler Hearns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucic walks into a jab.
A combination from Lucic does no damage.
Hearns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hearns scores with a jab to the head.
Hearns throws a right hand that misses
and Lucic counters with a left to the body.
Lucic avoids the body shot from Hearns.
Lucic thows a body shot but no joy.
Lucic thows a body shot but no joy.
Hearns throws a hook but Lucic blocks it.
Hearns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hearns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lucic.
A combination from Hearns does no damage.
Hearns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucic was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearns.
Hearns misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearns avoids a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hearns.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hearns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hearns scores with a shot to the body.
Hearns works Lucic's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearns. Lucic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hearns throws a body punch but Lucic moves out of range.
Hearns lands with a cross.
Hearns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucic.
Lucic throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearns.
Hearns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucic ducks under a wild hook from Hearns.
Hearns looks to land a right hand but Lucic moved out of range.
Hearns tries to clinch up.
Hearns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hearns connects with a looping right hand.
Hearns connects with a body shot that sends Lucic's belly button to the back.
Hearns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hearns thuds his right hand into Lucic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hearns misses.
Hearns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lucic counters with an inside leg kick.
Hearns throws a big shot that misses.
Hearns misses with a wild body shot.
Lucic tries to land a leg kick but Hearns saw it coming and moves away.
Hearns misses with a hook. Lucic ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucic. Hearns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hearns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lucic works Hearns's body with a nice hook.
Lucic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hearns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hearns misses the target.
Hearns wants to clinch up but Lucic keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Lucic.
Lucic ducks under a wild hook from Hearns.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearns moves out of range of the body kick.
Donk. Hearns catches Lucic right on the button with a cross.

Hearns takes the fight into the clinch.
Hearns lands with a short shot to the head.
Hearns is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lucic lands a hook that snaps the head of Hearns backwards.
Lucic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hearns backwards.
Hearns looking to slow down the pace here.
Hearns is trying to break the clinch but Lucic has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Lucic.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lucic stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hearns backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Hearns.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucic is stalling here.
Hearns is looking to control Lucic's arms but Lucic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hearns has his back to the cage.
Hearns stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hagler Hearns.
Lucic ducks under a wild hook from Hearns.
Hearns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lucic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearns.
Lucic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Hearns.
Lucic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hearns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lucic scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hearns throws a lazy right hand but Lucic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hearns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Hearns misses.
Hearns throws out a loose jab but Lucic uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hagler Hearns dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hearns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lucic, right into the meat.
Lucic defending well as Hearns loads up on a big left hand.
Milan Lucic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hearns loads up on a big right hand but Lucic slips the punch.
Lucic feints and then cracks Hearns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hearns down.
Lucic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lucic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lucic!
Lucic throws a looping overhand right but Hearns ducks down to avoid it.
Hearns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucic.
Lucic scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucic throws an overhand right that lands on Hearns's shoulder, as Hearns tries to avoid the shot.
Hearns scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lucic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lucic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Lucic.
Lucic catches Hearns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucic thows a body kick. Hearns tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hearns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucic manages to avoid it.
Hearns misses with a left hand
and Lucic counters with a three punch combo that has Hearns backing up. Hearns nods at Lucic to acknowledge the strikes.
Hearns 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.
Lucic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hearns is out of range and Lucic settles back down.
Hearns throws a sloppy body shot
and Lucic counters with a leg kick.
Hearns swinging wildly here.
Hearns dodges the punch combination from Lucic.
Lucic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lucic moves away from the strike by Hearns.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucic ducks under a wild hook from Hearns.
Hearns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucic manages to avoid it.
Lucic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Hearns closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lucic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hearns is trying to break the clinch but Lucic is controlling him.
Hearns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lucic has him pressed against the cage.
Hearns wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Lucic.
Hearns is trying to break the clinch but Lucic is controlling him.
Hearns is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hearns tries to break the clinch but Lucic is controlling the position.

Lucic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hearns swinging wildly here.
Lucic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lucic stalks Hearns and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hearns's face. Hearns staggers backwards, shaken.
Lucic looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearns is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucic blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lucic.
Lucic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucic misses with the combination.
Lucic lands a jab to the nose.
Hearns takes a swing at Lucic's ribcage but misses.
Lucic looks for the body kick but Hearns saw that one coming.
A big right from Lucic misses.
Hearns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lucic catches Hearns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hearns thows a body shot but no joy.
Hearns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot to the body from Hearns misses
enabling Lucic to counter with a crisp jab.
Lucic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lucic throws a right and a left that Hearns avoids nicely.
Lucic throws a series of strikes that have Hearns backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearns misses with a straight right.
Lucic ducks right into an uppercut from Hearns.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lucic in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice body punch from Hearns.
Lucic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearns scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lucic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hearns misses with a right hand
and Lucic counters with a straight right hand.
Lucic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hearns.
Hearns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Hearns.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucic lands a front kick.
Hearns scores with a hook to the body. Lucic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lucic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lucic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milan Lucic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hearns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hearns misses the jab.
Hearns throws a jab when Lucic was well out of range.
Lucic avoids the body shot from Hearns.
Lucic blocks a jab.
Lucic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lucic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hearns misses with a hook.
A left and a right from Lucic both land. Nice combination.
Hearns needs to keep his hands up - Lucic had a free shot at his head there.
Lucic slips under a jab from Hearns.
Hearns moves out of range as Lucic strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Lucic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucic staying out of range there.
Lucic slips a jab and a cross from Hearns.
Hearns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucic moves away.
The fighters circling - Hearns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Hearns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hearns swinging wildly here.
Milan Lucic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns swings for the body but Lucic moves out of range.
Lucic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucic defending well as Hearns loads up on a big left hand.
Lucic throws a series of punches but Hearns moves out of range.
Lucic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lucic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hearns wants to clinch.
Hearns's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lucic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hearns scrambles back to his feet.
Hearns scores with a decent looking hook.
Hearns just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Hearns.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucic blocks a jab.
Lucic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hearns will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Hearns.
Hearns takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lucic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hearns throws out the jab.
Lucic thows a body kick. Hearns tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hearns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucic.
Hearns swinging wildly here.
Hearns cracks a nice hook into Lucic's ribs.
A big left from Hearns misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lucic.
Lucic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hearns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lucic.
Lucic just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hearns has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lucic finds it's way round the side to connect with Hearns's head.
Lucic throws a right hand that Hearns ducks under and follows up with a left that Hearns also avoids with ease.
Hearns throws a hook but Lucic avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hearns misses the target.
Hearns misses with a double jab
letting Lucic counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hearns throws a series of punches but Lucic moves out of range.
Hearns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Hearns lands.
Lucic misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lucic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hearns on the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Hearns there.
Lucic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hearns.
Lucic avoids the body shot from Hearns.
Lucic blocks a jab.
Hearns throws an overhand right that lands on Lucic's shoulder, as Lucic tries to avoid the shot.
Hearns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lucic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hearns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hearns throws the left hand but Lucic avoids the punch easily.
Hearns throws an overhand right that lands on Lucic's shoulder, as Lucic tries to avoid the shot.
Lucic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lucic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milan Lucic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lucic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milan Lucic!
A very excited looking Milan Lucic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.