PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tumbu Bukasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bukasa
vs
Pierce

188 cm
23
199 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
29
176 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%)
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%)
Arcticus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tumbu Bukasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bukasa if he has to take too many more of those.
Bukasa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pierce throws a jab but it's blocked by Bukasa.
Bukasa is looking to land body kicks.
Pierce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierce throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bukasa on the side of the head.
Pierce lands a glancing blow to the side of Bukasa's head.
Bukasa tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierce! But no joy.
Bukasa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bukasa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pierce thuds his right hand into Bukasa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pierce throws a head kick that misses.
Bukasa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tumbu Bukasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bukasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Pierce.
Pierce blocks a head kick by Bukasa.
Pierce looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bukasa blocks a head kick by Pierce.
Bukasa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Pierce.
Bukasa throws a head kick that misses.
Bukasa misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bukasa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pierce blocks a head kick by Bukasa.
Pierce misses with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bukasa. That's going to slow Pierce down.
Bukasa blocks a jab.
Pierce lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Bukasa.
Bukasa throws a low kick, looking for Pierce's leg but Pierce calmly moves out of range.
A slow jab from Pierce misses its intended target.
Pierce thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Pierce misses.

Pierce clinches up with Bukasa and pushes him back against the cage.
Bukasa is trying to break the clinch but Pierce is controlling him.
Pierce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bukasa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Pierce.
Bukasa tries to break free but Pierce pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierce scores with a shot to the side of Bukasa's head.
Bukasa is trying to break the clinch but Pierce is controlling him.
Pierce slowing the pace effectively.
Pierce swings wildly with an uppercut but Bukasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierce is leaning against Bukasa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pierce lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bukasa or not.
Pierce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bukasa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pierce pushes Bukasa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bukasa is breathing heavily.
Bukasa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bukasa looking to throw knees to the head but Pierce is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Bukasa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pierce lands a body shot.
Bukasa prevents a body shot from Pierce.
Bukasa looking to throw knees to the head but Pierce is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Pierce.
Pierce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Pierce scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pierce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bukasa working hard to break the clinch.
Pierce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Pierce.
Pierce slows down the pace here.
Pierce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Bukasa is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Pierce.

Pierce breaks the clinch.
Pierce lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Bukasa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierce fakes the body blow, causing Bukasa to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Bukasa goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucas Pierce!
A very excited looking Lucas Pierce made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.