PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leka Luu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Louis
vs
Luu

195 cm
21
260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Leka Luu!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luu.
A combination from Louis does no damage.
Louis takes a swing at Luu's ribcage but misses.
Luu swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Luu forces Louis back against the ropes and clinches.
Luu tries to land a knee to the head but Louis blocks with his arms.
Luu misses with a body punch.
Luu blocks an uppercut.
Luu misses with a knee to the head.
Louis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Louis's face.

It looks like Joe Louis has been cut.
Luu throws an elbow but it misses.
Luu keeps control of Louis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Luu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Louis is looking to break free of the clinch but Luu has double underhooks.
Louis takes an elbow to the temple.
Louis avoiding damage as Luu throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Luu.
Luu stalling against the ropes.
Luu landing knees to the body.
Louis is breathing heavily.
Louis dodges an elbow strike from Luu.

Luu lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Luu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luu is looking to advance position but Louis won't allow it.
Luu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Luu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Louis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Luu.
Luu tries to pass to full mount but Louis defends it.
Luu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Louis tries to get to full guard but Luu has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Louis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Louis tries to keep at a distance but Luu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Luu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Luu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Luu has clasped his hands together around Louis's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Louis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Luu is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Luu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Luu is trying to ground and pound but Louis uses the momentary lack of control by Luu to regain half guard.
Luu wants to pass to mount but Louis is defending the position.

Louis manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Louis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Louis misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Louis misses

and Luu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Louis's guard now.
Louis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Luu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luu throwing strikes from guard but Louis blocks nicely.
Luu postures up in Louis's guard and throws a big left but Louis blocks it.
Louis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Luu throws a big right hand that misses.
Louis keeping full guard, as Luu tries to pass.
Louis is trying to control the position but Luu postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Louis lands with a nice body punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Louis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Louis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Louis swinging wilding here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Luu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Louis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luu is out of range and Louis settles back down.
Louis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Louis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Luu clinches with his opponent.

Luu gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Luu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Luu looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luu wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Louis trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leka Luu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Louis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Luu wants to clinch.
Louis throws a series of strikes that have Luu backpedaling.
Luu wants to slow Louis down by chopping away at his legs.
Luu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Louis.
Joe Louis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luu ducks right into an uppercut from Louis.
Louis circles away from the clinch attempt.

Luu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Luu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Louis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luu missing with knees to the body.

Louis breaks the clinch.
Louis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Luu counters with a thumping low kick.
Luu tries to clinch up.
Louis misses with a low kick.
Louis misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Luu is looking to clinch.
Louis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Louis both land. Nice combination.
Luu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Louis misses with a series of wild punches.
Louis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Luu's head backwards.
Luu thows a body shot but no joy.
Luu tries to close the distance and clinch but Louis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Louis misses with a wild combination.
Louis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luu throws a body punch but Louis moves out of range.
Joe Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luu.
Louis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luu is out of range.
Louis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luu tries to clinch but Louis is having none of it.
Luu thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Louis takes a swing at Luu's ribcage but misses.
Luu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis moves away.
Luu misses with a wild body shot.
Luu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Louis throws a series of punches but Luu avoids them all with ease.
Luu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Luu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Louis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Luu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luu swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.

Luu moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luu looking to throw knees to the head but Louis is blocking nicely.
Louis takes an elbow to the temple.
Luu tries to land knees in the clinch but Louis avoids the damage to the body.
Louis wants to break free but Luu has control.
Louis avoids the elbow strike from Luu, against the ropes.
Luu lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luu crunches a lovely knee into Louis's ribcage.
Luu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Louis up against the ropes.
Luu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Louis backwards.
Louis is trying to break free.
Louis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Louis is trying to break free.
Louis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luu landing knees to the head.
Luu is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Louis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luu.
Louis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luu tries to land knees in the clinch but Louis avoids the damage to the body.
Luu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Louis is trying to break the clinch but Luu has him pressed against the ropes.
Louis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Luu missing with knees to the body.
Louis wants to break free but Luu has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Luu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Louis blocks it with crossed arms.
Louis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luu prevents Louis from breaking the clinch.
Luu prevents Louis from breaking the clinch.
Luu is trying to maintain a safe position but Louis gets an underhook and turns Luu into the ropes.
Louis tries to break the clinch but Luu is controlling the position.
Luu prevents Louis from breaking the clinch.
Luu misses with an elbow over the top.
Luu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luu keeps control of Louis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Luu is working for takedown but Louis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Luu keeps control of Louis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Louis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Louis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Louis duly obliges.
Louis tries to score with a leg 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.
Luu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Louis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Louis swats away the attempt to clinch by Luu.
Luu is looking to clinch.
Louis misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Louis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Louis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Louis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Luu takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Louis.
Luu prevents Louis from breaking the clinch.
Luu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Luu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Louis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Louis avoiding damage as Luu throws knees to the body.
Louis wants to stall.
Luu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Louis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luu looking to throw knees to the head but Louis is blocking nicely.
Louis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Luu missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Louis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis avoids the elbow strike from Luu, against the ropes.
Louis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luu can't get the takedown.
Louis tries to break the clinch but Luu is controlling the position.

Louis breaks from the clinch.
Luu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Louis throws a low kick, looking for Luu's leg but Luu calmly moves out of range.
Louis throws a body kick that misses.
Louis throws a right hand that Luu ducks under and follows up with a left that Luu also avoids with ease.
Luu checks the leg kick nicely there.
A punch combination from Louis misses.
Luu throws a leg kick which misses Louis's front leg but catches the back leg as Louis tries to avoid it.
Joe Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Louis thuds his right hand into Luu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Luu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Louis as he jumps to the side.
Louis throws the kick towards the body but Luu avoids it.
Louis tries to bum rush Luu with a series of wild strikes but Luu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luu dodges the punch combination from Louis.
Luu blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luu lands with a nice body punch.
Luu throws a leg kick which misses Louis's front leg but catches the back leg as Louis tries to avoid it.
A left and a right from Louis both land. Nice combination.
Luu takes a swing at Louis's ribcage but misses.
Luu is looking to slow Louis down with leg kicks.
Louis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luu swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Louis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luu.
Louis is looking to score with low kicks.
Luu stuns Louis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Louis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luu jabs at Louis's body.
Louis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Louis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Luu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Louis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Luu cracks the inside of Louis's front leg.
Luu chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Luu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Louis's guard.
Luu trying to control but Louis is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Luu trying to control the position from guard on top but Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luu won't allow Louis to get back to his feet.
Luu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Luu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Luu trying to control but Louis is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Luu checks a low kick from Louis.
Luu misses with a wild body shot.
Louis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Luu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Louis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Luu thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Louis misses its intended target.
Luu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Louis pinned against the cage. Louis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joe Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leka Luu.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Louis rather than just go for the knockout.
Luu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Louis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Louis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Louis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Louis scores with a nice right hand.
Luu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Luu clinches up with Louis and pushes him back against the ropes.
Louis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Louis wants to get back to striking at distance but Luu won't allow it.
Louis avoiding damage as Luu throws knees to the body.

Louis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Louis is predictable there

and Luu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leka Luu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Luu 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leka Luu!