PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between milan lucic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Cretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

lucic
vs
Cretti

193 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
203 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, milan lucic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Cretti!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lucic tries to clinch but Cretti moves out of range.
Cretti stuffs the takedown.
Cretti swats away the attempt to clinch by lucic.
lucic throws a low kick, looking for Cretti's leg but Cretti calmly moves out of range.
Cretti is looking to clinch but lucic is avoiding it.
lucic misses with a jab, cross combination.
lucic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cretti's sensitive parts.
lucic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Henry Cretti has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by lucic!

lucic rushes Cretti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cretti tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. lucic smiles and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cretti tries for a takedown but lucic circles away easily
and lucic counters with a straight right hand.
milan lucic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
lucic wants to clinch up but Cretti keeps it at a distance.
lucic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

lucic has closed the distance and engaged Cretti in a clinch.
Cretti looking to stall.
lucic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
lucic prevents a takedown attempt there.
milan lucic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Cretti.
Cretti looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

lucic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
lucic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cretti backs up against the cage.

lucic moves into the clinch.

lucic breaks from the clinch.

lucic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like lucic is going to stand back up.
lucic not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lucic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cretti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
lucic controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
lucic is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
lucic lands with a punch from half guard.
lucic is looking to advance position but Cretti won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
lucic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

milan lucic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Cretti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

lucic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cretti, pushing him back against the cage.

lucic breaks from the clinch.
Good leg kick by lucic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cretti tries to clinch but lucic is having none of it.
lucic lands a head shot.

lucic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
lucic has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Cretti works to full guard.
lucic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lucic is looking to work some ground and pound but Cretti has wrist control.

Cretti is looking for a triangle but lucic pushes his legs off easily.
Cretti keeping full guard, as lucic tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
lucic wants to get up but he can't break Cretti's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cretti looking for a sweep. Not yet Cretti, not yet.

Cretti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cretti is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lucic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
lucic wants to get up but he can't break Cretti's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

milan lucic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Cretti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

lucic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cretti has time to react.
lucic throws a nice head kick!
lucic tries to clinch but Cretti moves out of range.
Cretti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before lucic can pounce on him.

Cretti gets caught flat footed, as lucic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cretti keeping full guard, as lucic tries to pass.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
lucic is looking to advance position but Cretti has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cretti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
lucic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if lucic tries to get out of the position.
lucic is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two 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.
lucic wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Cretti keeps control of the position as lucic tries to break free.
Cretti avoiding lucic 's attempts to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cretti tightening his grip on lucic, looking for the choke.
Cretti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cretti has the hooks in. lucic is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lucic looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
lucic is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
milan lucic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well lucic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... milan lucic!