PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genaro Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harisson Dunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lucas
vs
Dunk

203 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 St Petersburg, Genaro Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harisson Dunk!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lucas counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dunk!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dunk tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Lucas easily slips into full mount!
Lucas manages to capitalize on a mistake by Dunk to take his back!
Lucas has good solid back control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lucas stands up.
Dunk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Dunk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lucas slips a jab and a cross from Dunk.
No joy there for Dunk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dunk misses with a two punch combination.
Dunk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harisson Dunk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunk.
Dunk throws a right hand that Lucas ducks under and follows up with a left that Lucas also avoids with ease.
Lucas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dunk misses with a wild combination.
Dunk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dunk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dunk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dunk misses with a double jab

and Lucas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lucas gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dunk falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lucas counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Lucas decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dunk, up you get!
Dunk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dunk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dunk.
Dunk with a nice cross.
Dunk works over Lucas's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunk looks to land a combination. Lucas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunk scores with a nice head shot.
A combination from Dunk does no damage.
Lucas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dunk throws a right hand that Lucas ducks under and follows up with a left that Lucas also avoids with ease.
Dunk swinging wildly here.
Dunk works the jab nicely.
Dunk misses with the combination.
Lucas avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucas slips a jab and a cross from Dunk.
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 Genaro Lucas will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dunk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dunk throws a right and a left that Lucas avoids nicely.
Dunk fails to land with a series of punches.
Dunk misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dunk.
Dunk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dunk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dunk misses with a two punch combination.
Harisson Dunk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunk misses with a few strikes there.
Dunk misses with a combination

and Lucas counters with a shoot takedown. Dunk fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunk wants to improve his position but instead Lucas has moved into half guard.

Lucas postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dunk to stand up.
Dunk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lucas walks into a straight right hand from Dunk.
Harisson Dunk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunk misses with a combination

and Lucas counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Lucas stands up and waves to Dunk to follow him.
Dunk throws a right and a left that Lucas avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunk.
Lucas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunk.
Dunk throws a nice looking combination but Lucas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Dunk.
Dunk works over Lucas's head and body with a nice combination.
Dunk throws a combination that misses

and Lucas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lucas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lucas gets to his feet - Dunk follows without any prompting.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dunk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dunk scores with a one two! Lucas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dunk is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dunk is breathing heavily.
Dunk tries to bum rush Lucas with a series of wild strikes but Lucas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Dunk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Dunk.
Dunk throws a hook but Lucas blocks it.
Dunk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lucas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunk.
Dunk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dunk finds it's way round the side to connect with Lucas's head.
Dunk throws a combination that misses

and Lucas counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunk trying to control but Lucas flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Dunk is trying to get back to his feet but Lucas has full control of the position and if anything, Dunk has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Despite having Dunk's back, Lucas says stuff this ground business - let's go for a knockout! Dunk seems baffled but is happy to be out of the difficult position!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Genaro Lucas will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Dunk. Those never looked like landing.
Lucas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunk.
Dunk misses with a double jab.
Dunk lands with a right hand.
A punch combination from Dunk misses.
Dunk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lucas counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dunk!

Lucas has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dunk feints a jab promting Lucas to slip. Dunk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lucas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dunk misses with a wild combination.
Dunk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunk scores with a three punch combo!
Lucas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunk stalks Lucas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lucas's face. Lucas staggers backwards, shaken.
Dunk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lucas counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dunk!

Lucas has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Some wild striking there from Dunk.
Dunk lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dunk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Dunk scores with a four punch combination!
Dunk throws a series of strikes that have Lucas backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunk throws a combination. Lucas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dunk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lucas circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Dunk. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Dunk. Those never looked like landing.
Dunk misses the jab.
Dunk swinging wildly here.
Dunk misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lucas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Lucas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dunk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dunk misses with a combination

and Lucas counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dunk!

Lucas stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Dunk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dunk misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Dunk misses.
Lucas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dunk.
Lucas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dunk pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lucas back to the cage. Dunk follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lucas slips a jab and a cross from Dunk.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Genaro Lucas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunk throws a combination that misses

and Lucas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harisson Dunk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Genaro Lucas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Lucas stands and steps away. Dunk gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

And that's the end of the fight!
Genaro Lucas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lucas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Genaro Lucas!