PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genaro Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lans Gregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lucas
vs
Gregor

203 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

196 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 1 - 4 - 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lans Gregor!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Gregor. No joy for Lucas on that attempt.
Lucas stalks Gregor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gregor's face. Gregor staggers backwards, shaken.
Lucas shoots in and drives through. Gregor sprawls well.
Lucas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucas misses with an uppercut
and Gregor counters with a two punch combo.
Gregor leaves Lucas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Genaro Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gregor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lucas.
Gregor leaves Lucas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lucas darts in and clinches Gregor up against the cage.
Gregor is trying to push Lucas away but Lucas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gregor is trying to force a seperation but Lucas has the dominant position.

Lucas breaks from the clinch.
Lucas fails with a takedown attempt.
Gregor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gregor stuffs the takedown attempt from Lucas. Lucas gets slowly back to his feet.
Lucas throws a combination that misses
letting Gregor counter with a right hand.
Lucas throws an off balance right hand
and Gregor counters with a stiff right hand.
Lucas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gregor counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucas looks for a takedown but Gregor sprawls well.
Gregor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lucas.
Lucas is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas misses with a takedown attempt
and Gregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gregor swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucas.
Lucas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lucas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gregor avoids it really well and circles away.
Lucas tries to clinch up but Gregor circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throws an off balance right hand
and Gregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gregor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gregor staying out of range there.
Lucas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gregor counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucas swings for the body but Gregor moves out of range.
Lucas throws a nice looking combination but Gregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lans Gregor will probably get the nod.
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.

Lucas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gregor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lucas.
Gregor staying out of range there.
Lucas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gregor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Genaro Lucas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lucas wants to clinch.
Lucas shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Genaro Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas is looking to clinch but Gregor is avoiding it.
Lucas fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Lucas or perhaps it was just good defense by Gregor which made him look bad.
Lucas doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gregor counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gregor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lucas has him pressed against the cage.
Lucas tries to break free but Gregor pushes him back against the cage.
Gregor tries to break free but Lucas pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gregor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gregor gets underhooks to prevent Lucas's takedown attempt.
Gregor wants to get back to striking at distance but Lucas won't allow it.
Gregor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lucas goes for a takedown attempt but Gregor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lucas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gregor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Genaro Lucas is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gregor defends it nicely.

Lucas rushes Gregor and presses him up against the cage.
Gregor tries to break free but Lucas pushes him back against the cage.
Gregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Lucas has double underhooks.
Gregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Lucas has double underhooks.
Gregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Lucas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Lucas with that takedown attempt.
Lucas swings widly with a right hand
enabling Gregor to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gregor counters with a straight right hand.
Lucas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Genaro Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gregor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lucas tries to clinch there but Gregor circles away.
Gregor ducks under a wild hook from Lucas.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gregor sprawls well. Gregor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lucas gets slowly back to his feet.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lucas misses with a combination
and Gregor counters with a one-two to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lucas.
Lucas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gregor avoids it really well and circles away.
Gregor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lucas.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lucas closes the distance and pushes Gregor back into the cage.
Gregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Lucas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gregor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lucas throws a sloppy head kick and Gregor moves out of range easily.
Lans Gregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lucas shoots for a takedown but Gregor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Genaro Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lucas throws a combination that misses
and Gregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucas shoots in and drives through. Gregor sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas has his takedown stuffed
and Gregor counters with a right hand to the body.
Lucas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gregor tries to avoid it but Lucas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gregor to the ground. Gregor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lucas is defended easily by Gregor.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gregor but Gregor pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gregor swivels and escapes.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown but Gregor shows good takedown defense.
Gregor avoids the head kick by Lucas.
Lucas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gregor pinned against the cage. Gregor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lucas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lucas misses with a right hand
and Gregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas shoots for a double leg takedown but Gregor sprawls well. He's pushed Lucas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lucas misses with a wild body shot.
Lucas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gregor.
Lucas is looking to clinch.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown but Gregor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lucas misses with a double jab
and Gregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucas misses with a hook to the body
and Gregor counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lans Gregor.
Well Gregor 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lans Gregor!