|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonel Lutsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damme has chosen Fight to Survive as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
32
192 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
|
186 cm
33
199 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonel Lutsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damme's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lutsky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Damme scrambles back to his feet.
Damme throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lutsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Lutsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Damme throws a leg kick but Lutsky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That kick from Damme tenderised Lutsky's leg. Lutsky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lutsky looks to land a left hand but Damme moved out of range nicely.
Damme connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lutsky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Damme looks for the body kick but Lutsky saw that one coming.
A low kick from Damme is predictable there
and Lutsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lutsky - that will leave a mark!
Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Damme. Those never looked like landing.
Damme blocks a jab.
Damme throws a front kick that sends Lutsky stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Lutsky misses its intended target.
Damme throws a leg kick that is checked
and Damme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damme tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lutsky is able to avoid easily.
Damme moves away from the strike by Lutsky.
Nice cross by Lutsky.
Damme throws a right and a left that Lutsky avoids nicely.
Lutsky rushes Damme and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lutsky.
Damme lands an elbow that stopped Lutsky in his tracks for a moment.
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lutsky's elbow.
Nice body punch from Lutsky - that landed with a thud.
Damme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lutsky tries to land knees in the clinch but Damme avoids the damage to the body.
Lutsky misses with some punches.
Damme tries to work over Lutsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Damme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lutsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Damme throws a head punch that misses.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Lutsky controls the action.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damme.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damme.
Lutsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lutsky tries to land knees in the clinch but Damme avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Damme.
Lutsky throws a head punch that misses.
Damme lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lutsky.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lutsky digs a right hand into Damme's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Damme's gas tank.
Lutsky is working Damme over against the cage.
Damme presses Lutsky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky working aggressively here.
Lutsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damme blocks it with crossed arms.
Lutsky lands with a light punch inside.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Lutsky controls the action.
Damme lands a left hand.
Damme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damme lands with a short shot to the head.
Lutsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damme throws a head kick but Lutsky moves out of range.
Lutsky misses with the combination.
Damme tries to clinch but Lutsky moves out of range.
Lutsky looks to land a left hand but Damme moved out of range nicely.
Damme connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Lutsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme thows a leg kick but Lutsky checks it
and Lutsky counters with a one-two to the body.
Lutsky throws a sloppy head kick and Damme moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lutsky misses with a hook.
Damme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lutsky.
Nice cross by Damme.
Lutsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Damme misses
and Lutsky holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Damme pushes Lutsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lutsky blocking some punches.
Lutsky misses with a body punch.
Damme missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damme lands an uppercut.
Lutsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Damme.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leonel Lutsky will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Damme misses with a two punch combination.
Lutsky lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Damme backs up against the cage.
Damme moves in looking to clinch but Lutsky pushes him off.
Lutsky throws a front kick aimed at Damme's knee but Damme avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Damme.
Damme throws the kick towards the body but Lutsky avoids it.
Lutsky misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lutsky lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Damme has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Damme and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Damme throws out a loose jab but Lutsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lutsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damme. Damme obviously looking to wear him down.
Damme tries to work over Lutsky's front leg with a kick but Lutsky checks it.
Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Lutsky moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lutsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Damme moves out of range of the strikes.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Lutsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damme tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lutsky is able to avoid easily.
Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Lutsky moves out of range easily.
Damme misses with a low kick.
Damme on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lutsky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lutsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lutsky connects with an inside leg kick.
Lutsky moves away from the strike by Damme.
A slapping leg kick lands for Damme.
Lutsky connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Lutsky coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damme misses with a series of wild punches.
Damme takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lutsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Damme.
Damme moves out of range of the body kick from Lutsky.
Lutsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damme.
Lutsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Damme throws a jab when Lutsky was well out of range.
Lutsky moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme slips under a jab.
Damme connects with a leg kick. Lutsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Damme scores with a jab.
Damme misses with a low kick.
Damme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lutsky avoids the head kick by Damme.
Lutsky throws a wild body kick that Damme sees coming a mile off.
Lutsky jabs Damme right on the nose. Damme blinks but takes it well.
Damme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lutsky thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Damme if he has to take too many more of those.
Damme misses with a hook
enabling Lutsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Damme.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damme takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Damme.
Both fighters circling a little - Lutsky finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A big left from Damme misses.
Lutsky ducks under a wild hook from Damme.
Lutsky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Damme staying out of range there.
Damme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lutsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lutsky lands with a kick to the temple. Damme shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lutsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damme throws a lazy uppercut
and Lutsky moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonel Lutsky dominated that second round.
That's time! Lutsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Damme thuds his right hand into Lutsky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lutsky loads up on a big right hand but Damme slips the punch.
Lutsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lutsky moves out of range of the leg kick from Damme.
Lutsky throws out a powerful jab.
Damme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Damme misses.
Damme lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lutsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lutsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damme. Damme obviously looking to wear him down.
Damme lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Damme throws a leg kick but Lutsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme tries to clinch but Lutsky is having none of it.
Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lutsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damme circles away quickly and effectively.
Damme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lutsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Damme lands a jab.
Damme throws a jab but it's blocked by Lutsky.
Damme lands a leg kick that knocks Lutsky off balance momentarily.
Lutsky misses with a kick to the body.
Lutsky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lutsky moves out of range of the body kick from Damme.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme misses with a leg kick
and Lutsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lutsky throws a one two combo.
Lutsky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damme throws a leg kick but Lutsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Damme wants to slow Lutsky down by chopping away at his legs.
Damme with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Damme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lutsky.
Damme throws the left hand but Lutsky avoids the punch easily.
Leonel Lutsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Damme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damme cracks Lutsky with a good jab.
Lutsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damme moves away.
Damme looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Damme with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Damme misses.
Lutsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lutsky misses with a looping right.
Damme throws a body kick that misses.
Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Damme throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Damme throws a head kick that Lutsky semi-blocks.
Damme misses with a right hand
letting Lutsky counter with a right hand.
Lutsky throws a hook but Damme avoids it easily.
Damme does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice uppercut there from Damme.
Damme goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky blocks a low kick nicely.
Damme throws a low kick, looking for Lutsky's leg but Lutsky calmly moves out of range.
Lutsky is looking to land body kicks.
Damme throws a solid leg kick but Lutsky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Damme.
Lutsky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damme finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lutsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lutsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lutsky on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lutsky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lutsky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Damme lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Damme avoids the body shot from Lutsky.
Damme scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Damme walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lutsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Damme misses
and Lutsky counters with a series of strikes. Damme will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lutsky lands a jab.
Damme tries to clinch but Lutsky moves out of range.
Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damme displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lutsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lutsky sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lutsky ducks under a wild hook from Damme.
Damme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme avoids the head kick by Lutsky.
Lutsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Damme throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Damme misses
and Lutsky counters with a big head kick but Damme shrugs it off.
Damme is rocked!
Lutsky blocks the body kick.
Damme is still on wobbly legs! Can Lutsky finish him?
Damme misses with an attempted mid kick.
Damme seems to have recovered his senses.
Damme lands a front kick.
Damme throws a jab but it's blocked by Lutsky.
Damme misses with a straight left.
Lutsky misses with a wild combination.
Damme goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky misses with a looping left.
Damme misses with a hook.
Damme throws an overhand right that lands on Lutsky's shoulder, as Lutsky tries to avoid the shot.
Lutsky checks a low kick from Damme.
Damme wants to land a leg kick but Lutsky is out of range.
Lutsky checks a low kick from Damme.
Damme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lutsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Damme 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.
Lutsky cracks Damme with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lutsky thows a body kick. Damme tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Damme is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Damme looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Damme does no damage.
Lutsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damme throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lutsky moves out of range of the body kick.
Damme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lutsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damme has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lutsky.
Damme checks a low kick from Lutsky.
Jab, jab by Lutsky - just one landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Damme.
Lutsky blocks a low kick nicely.
Lutsky throws a shot from downtown. Damme moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lutsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damme throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lutsky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Damme doesn't manage to clinch there - Lutsky circles away.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lutsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damme misses with a body kick.
Damme misses with a double jab.
Damme lands a glancing blow to the side of Lutsky's head.
Damme tries to clinch but Lutsky moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lutsky works the jab nicely.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Lutsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Damme.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Van Damme will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lutsky misses with a looping left.
Damme has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lutsky throws the kick towards the body but Damme avoids it.
Damme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lutsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lutsky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lutsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damme throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Lutsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Damme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Damme connects with a leg kick. Lutsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Damme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Damme misses with a left hand
and Lutsky counters with a straight right hand.
Lutsky throws a lazy uppercut
and Damme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsky rushes Damme and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lutsky tries to land a knee to the head but Damme blocks with his arms.
Damme tries to throw a body punch but Lutsky avoids it by throwing Damme back against the cage.
Lutsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lutsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damme.
Lutsky blocks a body shot from Damme.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damme.
Lutsky is looking to break free of the clinch but Damme has double underhooks.
Lutsky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Damme - that landed with a thud.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Damme misses with an elbow over the top.
Damme lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damme.
Damme throws a punch but it's blocked by Lutsky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lutsky misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Damme fails to land.
Lutsky managing to block the knees to the body from Damme.
Van Damme seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lutsky lands a nice uppercut.
Damme has a couple of punches blocked by Lutsky.
Damme tries to land a knee to the head but Lutsky blocks with his arms.
Lutsky scores with a shot to the side of Damme's head.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lutsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lutsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damme misses with a body punch.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lutsky misses with a knee strike.
Damme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lutsky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lutsky lands a nice shot to the body.
Damme misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damme's elbow.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lutsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damme blocks it with crossed arms.
Lutsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damme has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lutsky scores a nice knee to the body.
Damme stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Damme has a couple of punches blocked by Lutsky.
Lutsky tries to circle away but Damme has him pinned against the cage.
Lutsky lands a right hand.
Damme tries to throw a body punch but Lutsky avoids it by throwing Damme back against the cage.
Damme looking to throw knees to the head but Lutsky is blocking nicely.
Lutsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Damme lands a nice uppercut.
Lutsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damme avoids it.
Lutsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Damme controls his hands.
Lutsky tries to work over Damme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lutsky.
Lutsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lutsky dodges an elbow strike from Damme.
Lutsky blocks an elbow strike.
Damme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damme.
Lutsky prevents a body shot from Damme.
Damme blocks a body shot from Lutsky.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damme lands a body punch.
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lutsky's elbow.
Damme takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Lutsky controls the action.
Damme scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damme lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Van Damme.
Well Damme has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Damme!
Van Damme is the new middleweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Van Damme made sure he mentioned Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
