PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Superbeast. Salvatore Lucania is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ross
vs
Lucania

185 cm
24
249 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

200 cm
25
275 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Lucania!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross misses with a hook
and Lucania counters with a big head kick but Ross shrugs it off.
Ross throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lucania slips a straight right by Ross.
Ross throws an off balance right hand

and Lucania counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lucania.
Lucania trying to land knees to the body.
Lucania's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross avoiding damage as Lucania throws knees to the body.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lucania comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Dan Ross has been cut.
Lucania is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ross is defending well for now.
Ross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lucania looking to slow down the pace here.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucania.
Ross working aggressively here.
Lucania stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania tries to stall but Ross uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ross lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lucania tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Lucania comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ross misses with a body punch.
Ross working aggressively here.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lucania is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ross tries to stall but Lucania uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ross scores with a hook to the body.
Ross lands a right hand.
Lucania tries to stall but Ross uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ross tries a body shot but Lucania blocks it.
Ross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Ross on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross lands a body punch.
Ross working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ross scores with a shot to the side of Lucania's head.
Ross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ross.
Ross lands a nice uppercut.
Ross blocks the elbow strike.
Lucania misses with a knee to the head.
Lucania looking to slow down the pace here.
Ross misses with the head strike.
Lucania gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lucania.
Ross throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lucania looks winded!
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ross is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lucania scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lucania just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ross's brow.
Lucania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.
Lucania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Dan Ross's cut is getting worse.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Ross.
Ross avoiding damage as Lucania throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
Ross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lucania is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ross is defending well for now.
Ross avoids the elbow strike from Lucania, against the cage.
Lucania pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ross lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lucania throws an elbow but misses.
Lucania is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ross is defending well for now.
Ross lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lucania.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lucania blocking some punches.
Ross lands a hook that snaps the head of Lucania backwards.
Lucania is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ross blocks an elbow strike from Lucania.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lucania backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ross.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross lands a hook that snaps the head of Lucania backwards.
Lucania misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
Ross is pushing Lucania up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right handed body shot lands from Ross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lucania.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Lucania controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ross lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Ross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Ross's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ross lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucania.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ross here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lucania on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lucania takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucania moves away from the strike by Ross.

Ross pushes Lucania up against the cage in a clinch.
Lucania swings wildly with an uppercut but Ross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dan Ross has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lucania tries a knee to the head but Ross blocks it.
Lucania prevents a body shot from Ross.
Lucania tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lucania makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross pushes Lucania back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lucania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Ross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ross's defenses.
A hook to the body from Ross.
Ross is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lucania's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lucania is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Ross.
Ross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lucania backwards.
Ross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lucania backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lucania throws an elbow but misses.

Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Ross lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lucania doesn't seem phased though.
Lucania misses with a body kick.

Ross moves into range and clinches up with Lucania.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucania prevents a body shot from Ross.
Ross has had enough of the clinch but Lucania keeps him there for the moment.
Lucania misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
Ross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lucania backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Lucania avoids it by throwing Ross back against the cage.
Lucania lands a nice uppercut.
Ross is working Lucania over against the cage.
Good body shot from Ross.
Ross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ross scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lucania pushes off an throws an elbow but Ross leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ross lands with a right to the head.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for Ross.
Ross lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ross throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ross scores with a shot to the side of Lucania's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ross lands an uppercut.
Ross lands a left hand.
Ross working aggressively here.
Lucania doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Ross on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Ross on the inside.
Ross digs a right hand into Lucania's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lucania's gas tank.
Ross tries a body shot but Lucania blocks it.
Ross lands with a left to the head.
Ross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Ross as the two fighters clinch.
Ross working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Lucania is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Ross.
Lucania is still on wobbly legs! Can Ross finish him?
Ross avoids the elbow strike from Lucania, against the cage.
Lucania seems to have recovered his senses.
Ross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross scores with a shot to the side of Lucania's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ross.
Lucania's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ross lands a left hand.

Ross breaks from the clinch.

Ross gets a clinch.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ross lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.
Ross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross blocks the elbow strike.
Lucania pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Lucania avoids it by throwing Ross back against the cage.
Lucania misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucania.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Ross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Ross's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ross throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucania.
Ross pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lucania back to the cage. Ross follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Ross instigates a clinch.
Lucania tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lucania taking a breather.
Lucania tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lucania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.

Ross manages to break the clinch.
Ross scores with a body shot.
Ross scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Lucania tries to clinch up.
Lucania takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ross misses with the combination.
Ross swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ross rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lucania counters with a head kick.
Lucania gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ross.
Ross lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ross blocks a head kick by Lucania.
Ross throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ross scores with a sloppy right hand. Lucania should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Ross. That snapped Lucania's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from Ross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Ross.

Ross drives through and clinches with Lucania against the cage.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ross lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lucania throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ross blocks it with crossed arms.
Ross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lucania backwards.
Ross tries to work over Lucania's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.
Ross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucania can do to turn this around?
Ross managing to block the knees to the body from Lucania.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lucania tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucania misses with an elbow over the top.
Ross lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross misses with a body punch.
Lucania trying to stall but Ross improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lucania as Ross tries to tie him up.
Lucania blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Ross breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Ross scores with a four punch combination!
Ross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Lucania tries to keep at a distance but Ross has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lucania misses with an elbow strike.
Ross throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lucania takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross avoids the elbow strike from Lucania, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ross as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
Ross stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Ross.
A hook to the body from Ross.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
Salvatore Lucania has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ross digs a right hand into Lucania's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lucania's gas tank.
Ross taking a breather.
Ross lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ross scores with a shot to the side of Lucania's head.
Ross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lucania scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lucania sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ross works over Lucania's head and body with a nice combination.
Dan Ross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Ross has taken the fight to the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Ross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ross 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Ross!
After the fight, Dan Ross was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.