PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Enki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lu Kuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Enki
vs
Kuan

189 cm
31
215 lbs
15 - 11 - 2

194 cm
28
205 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

The Adrenaline Matrix

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 15 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Master Enki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lu Kuan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Kuan misses
and Enki counters with a right hand to the body.
Enki avoids the head kick by Kuan.
Kuan misses the body punch
and Enki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Enki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Enki misses the target.
Kuan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Enki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Enki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Enki connects with a body shot.
Enki misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuan looks to land a left hand but Enki moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Enki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Enki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Enki misses with the combination.
Kuan tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enki scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuan misses with a leg kick
and Enki counters with a nice uppercut.
Enki throws a hook to the side of Kuan's head but Kuan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Enki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuan connects with a crisp jab.
Enki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Enki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lu Kuan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Enki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kuan won't be happy with that.
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!
Enki tries to advance to mount but Kuan denies him.
Enki lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kuan down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Enki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kuan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kuan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Enki is trying to get an arm triangle but Kuan is defending well.

Enki goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kuan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Enki but great work by Kuan.
Enki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuan working away.
Enki is trying to get back to his feet.
Kuan trying to control the position but Enki is working away.
Enki struggling a bit here.
Kuan tries to score with some ground and pound. Enki controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Kuan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kuan throws a series of punches but Enki avoids them all with ease.
Enki dodges the punch combination from Kuan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enki walks into a straight right hand from Kuan.
Enki looks to land a right hand but Kuan moved out of range.
Kuan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuan lands a nice looking body kick.
Enki lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuan throws a head kick but Enki moves out of range.
Enki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kuan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Enki's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Enki tries to move into range but Kuan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuan misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lu Kuan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kuan misses with a low kick.
Master Enki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Enki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Enki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Kuan misses
and Enki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Kuan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuan throws a looping overhand right but Enki ducks down to avoid it.
Enki shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kuan eats them both and turns towards Enki to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kuan scores with a nice strike.
Enki cracks Kuan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Enki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A head kick by Kuan misses
and Enki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enki avoids the head kick by Kuan.
Kuan misses with a left hand
and Enki counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Enki drops his hands momentarily and Kuan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Enki avoids the head kick by Kuan.
As Kuan looks to move away, Enki throws a big counter combo bu Kuan just gets out of the way.
Kuan misses with a kick to the body
and Enki counters with a stiff right hand.
Enki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Kuan rushes Enki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuan is trying to stall.

Kuan breaks the clinch.
Kuan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
A head kick misses from Kuan.
Enki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuan.
Kuan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuan throws a lazy head kick
and Enki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Enki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuan was well out of range. Poor timing from Enki.
Kuan throws a counter combo.
Master Enki is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuan throws a poor cross that misses
and Enki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuan thinking.
Enki misses with a combination
and Kuan counters with a nice leg kick.
Kuan scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuan throws a jab but it's blocked by Enki.
As Kuan looks to move away, Enki throws a big counter combo bu Kuan just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuan throws a head kick but Enki moves out of range.
Kuan looks to land a body kick but Enki moved away.
Enki throws a right hand that misses
and Kuan counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Enki does no damage.
Enki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kuan throws a head kick that misses.
Enki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuan throws out a loose jab but Enki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kuan throws a head kick that misses.
Enki is looking to counter punch.
Enki moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Enki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Kuan.
Kuan throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Enki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuan throws a head kick but Enki moves out of range.
Kuan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Enki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Lu Kuan has been cut.
Kuan is breathing heavily.
Enki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kuan misses with a head kick.
Enki throws a series of punches but Kuan moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Kuan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kuan tries to clinch
and Enki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 Master Enki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lu Kuan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kuan throws the kick towards the body but Enki avoids it.
Kuan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuan misses with a head kick.
Kuan throws a head kick that misses.
Kuan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Enki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Enki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Enki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuan throws a head kick that misses.
Kuan misses with a head kick.
Kuan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Enki checks it well.
Kuan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enki lands with a hook. Kuan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Enki misses with a looping left.
A big left from Enki misses.
A jab from Enki does it's job there.
Kuan misses with a left hand
and Enki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Enki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Kuan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Enki doesn't seem phased though.
Enki looks to land a right hand but Kuan moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuan.
Enki misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Enki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuan wants to clinch up but Enki keeps it at a distance.
Enki avoids the head kick by Kuan.
Enki misses with a wild combination.
Kuan lands with a nice combination. Enki backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Enki throws a body punch but Kuan moves out of range.
Kuan misses with a body punch
letting Enki counter with a right hand.
Enki connects with a body shot.
Kuan throws a head kick that misses
and Enki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Enki is looking for a counter combo.
Kuan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Enki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enki throws a head kick that misses.
Enki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuan.
Kuan is looking to chop away at Enki's legs.
Kuan throws a right hand that misses
and Enki counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Enki counters with a two punch combo.
Kuan missing with a left hand there. Enki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Enki throws a series of punches but Kuan moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Enki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Enki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuan doesn't seem phased though.
Kuan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enki jabs at Kuan's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Enki looks to land a left hand but Kuan moved out of range nicely.
Kuan misses with a hook. Enki ducked under it nicely.
Kuan tries a head kick but it misses.
Enki is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Kuan.
Kuan tries to clinch there but Enki circles away.
Enki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kuan swings widly with a right hand
enabling Enki to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Master Enki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Enki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Enki!