PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Skywalker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesus of Nazareth's chin.

Skywalker
vs
of Nazareth

170 cm
30
142 lbs
29 - 21 - 1

160 cm
34
150 lbs
24 - 16 - 3

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Luke Skywalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus of Nazareth!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Skywalker instigates a clinch.
Skywalker takes a shot to the head.

of Nazareth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skywalker loads up on a big right hand but of Nazareth slips the punch.
of Nazareth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skywalker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth avoids the body shot from Skywalker.
Skywalker just misses with a punch to the body.
of Nazareth tries a low kick but Skywalker avoids it.
of Nazareth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Skywalker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Skywalker moves into the clinch.
Skywalker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
of Nazareth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skywalker lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Skywalker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skywalker misses with an elbow over the top.
Skywalker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
of Nazareth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skywalker tries to land knees in the clinch but of Nazareth avoids the damage to the body.
of Nazareth misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a left hand that snaps the head of of Nazareth backwards.
Skywalker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

of Nazareth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jesus of Nazareth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
of Nazareth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Luke Skywalker has been cut.
A solid body kick from Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a leg kick that knocks of Nazareth off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from of Nazareth, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Skywalker misses.
of Nazareth throws a lazy head kick

and Skywalker counters with a nice double leg into side control. of Nazareth won't be happy with that.
Skywalker looks up at the clock and then as of Nazareth takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Skywalker smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
of Nazareth is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Skywalker is controlling him well.
of Nazareth being controlled for a moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Skywalker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
of Nazareth takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Skywalker wants to control but of Nazareth is keeping him busy.
of Nazareth can't do much from the bottom here.
Skywalker lands some shots froms side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Skywalker is controlling him well.
of Nazareth wants to control but Skywalker postures up.
Skywalker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but of Nazareth is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
of Nazareth tries to escape but Skywalker is in control.
Skywalker cracks of Nazareth with a big right hand but of Nazareth just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
of Nazareth manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
of Nazareth tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Skywalker.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
of Nazareth tries to pass to full mount but Skywalker defends it.
Skywalker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
of Nazareth is looking to stall here but Skywalker recovers full guard.
Skywalker keeping moving, preventing of Nazareth from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth wants to stand but Skywalker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
of Nazareth must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Skywalker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for of Nazareth!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
of Nazareth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Skywalker landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Skywalker.
of Nazareth is trying to stand up.
Skywalker lands a big elbow.

of Nazareth is rocked!
Skywalker breaks from of Nazareth's wrist control and lands an elbow.
of Nazareth is still in real trouble! Can Skywalker finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
of Nazareth wants to hold on but Skywalker pushes him away.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Skywalker! of Nazareth is hurt baaadly! Skywalker is firing away with more strikes - of Nazareth is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Skywalker!
During a confident post fight interview, Luke Skywalker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.