PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marek Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Koltun
vs
Fluke

182 cm
22
177 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marek Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Fluke!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Fluke is predictable there
and Fluke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fluke wants to slow Koltun down by chopping away at his legs.
Koltun takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fluke misses with a body kick.
Fluke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koltun blocks a head kick by Fluke.
Koltun misses with a straight right.
Fluke dips to his left and cracks Koltun with an uppercut!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koltun.
Fluke scores with a hook to the body. Koltun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fluke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koltun.

It looks like Marek Koltun has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koltun lands with an uppercut that bounces Fluke off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun connects with a nice looking jab.
Koltun drops his hands momentarily and Fluke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fluke misses with a low kick.
Fluke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koltun.
A big right from Koltun misses.
Fluke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koltun.
Koltun moves out of range of the body kick.
Koltun throws a hook to the side of Fluke's head but Fluke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Koltun pushes Fluke up against the cage in a clinch.

Fluke manages to break the clinch.
Fluke throws a leg kick which misses Koltun's front leg but catches the back leg as Koltun tries to avoid it.
Koltun staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fluke is looking to slow Koltun down with leg kicks.
Fluke lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Koltun blocks the low kick.
Luke Fluke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koltun.
Fluke just misses with a punch to the body.
Koltun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koltun throws a poor cross that misses
and Fluke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koltun wants to clinch but Fluke slips to the side
and Fluke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koltun throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koltun lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koltun thuds his right hand into Fluke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Fluke enables Koltun to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fluke manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fluke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fluke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koltun.
Koltun looking to pass the guard.
Fluke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koltun content to stall in guard here.
Fluke keeping moving, preventing Koltun from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke can't keep his opponent in guard - Koltun advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fluke is trying to get back to full guard.
Koltun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fluke keeps working.
Fluke is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koltun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luke Fluke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marek Koltun's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Koltun throws a sloppy head kick and Fluke moves out of range easily.
Fluke throws a shot from downtown. Koltun moves away and avoids it.
Fluke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koltun throws a leg kick
and Fluke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Koltun's knee momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fluke - that will leave a mark!
Fluke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fluke misses with a two punch combination.

Koltun looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Koltun throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fluke gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun wants to pass the guard but Fluke is keeping the position.
Fluke can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Koltun controls the pace.
Fluke is trying to control the position but Koltun postures up.
Koltun wants to control from the top but Fluke keeps moving.
Koltun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fluke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fluke keeping moving, preventing Koltun from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Marek Koltun wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Koltun connects with a high kick.
Koltun misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fluke.
Fluke scores with a sloppy right hand. Koltun should have avoided that one.
Koltun stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koltun throws a jab but it's blocked by Fluke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Koltun.
Koltun tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luke Fluke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Fluke misses
and Koltun counters with a head kick.
Koltun checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fluke scoring well with a low kick there.
Fluke misses with a low kick as Koltun jumps back.
Fluke wants to slow Koltun down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Fluke misses
and Koltun counters with a straight right hand.
Fluke misses with a low kick as Koltun jumps back.
Koltun checks a low kick from Fluke.
Koltun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fluke.
Fluke swats away the attempt to clinch by Koltun.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Koltun blocks the low kick.
Fluke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koltun tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fluke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koltun to score with a decent uppercut.
Fluke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koltun throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fluke's waist but Fluke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koltun off to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fluke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koltun.
Koltun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fluke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koltun is out of range and Fluke settles back down.
Fluke throws a hook but Koltun blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Fluke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marek Koltun's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fluke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Koltun if he has to take too many more of those.
Fluke lands an overhand right.
Fluke throws a front kick aimed at Koltun's knee but Koltun avoids it well.
Fluke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fluke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koltun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fluke.
Fluke tries to score with a low kick but Koltun moves his leg out of the way.
Fluke throws a leg kick that misses.
Koltun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fluke thows a body kick. Koltun tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Koltun misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fluke motions for Koltun to come forward. Fluke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fluke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koltun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fluke leaves Koltun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Koltun blocks a head kick by Fluke.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fluke.
Koltun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fluke.
Fluke misses with a leg kick
and Koltun counters with a nice uppercut.
Marek Koltun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke lands a head kick. Koltun smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Koltun checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Fluke as Koltun shoots in.
Fluke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koltun.
Koltun is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fluke throws a leg kick but Koltun checks it.
Koltun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fluke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koltun throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Koltun moves into range and clinches up with Fluke.
Fluke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fluke lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun slows down the pace here.
Koltun lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koltun.

Fluke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Koltun checks a leg kick.
Koltun lands a lovely overhand right.
Fluke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koltun throws a looping overhand right but Fluke ducks down to avoid it.
Fluke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke lands a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fluke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fluke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fluke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Koltun is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Koltun misses the target.
Oh Koltun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koltun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fluke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koltun has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koltun seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fluke lands with a shot to the body.

Koltun catches Fluke napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Fluke to the canvas!
Luke Fluke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Fluke is rocked!
Fluke lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Koltun!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luke Fluke.
I've got Fluke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Luke Fluke!