PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sawyer Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Luster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hume
vs
Luster

192 cm
32
266 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

195 cm
28
230 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sawyer Hume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mack Luster!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Luster lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hume doesn't seem phased though.
Luster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luster is looking to chop away at Hume's legs.
Hume does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luster checks a leg kick.
Luster throws a leg kick that misses.
Luster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hume swings for the body but Luster moves out of range.
Hume misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hume circles away quickly and effectively.
Hume jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Luster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Luster.
Luster throws a leg kick but Hume checks it.
Luster throws a hook but Hume blocks it.
Hume lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luster lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hume throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luster does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hume finds it's way round the side to connect with Luster's head.
Luster throws a leg kick
and Hume finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Luster misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hume.
A leg kick checked by Hume.
Luster lands a lovely overhand right.
Hume thumps Luster with a low kick.
Luster throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luster blocks the body kick.
Hume takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hume tries to clinch there but Luster circles away.
Hume throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hume lands a big head kick that sends Luster tumbling to the mat! Hume takes a step backwards and waves Luster back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hume throws a low kick, looking for Luster's leg but Luster calmly moves out of range.
Nice cross by Luster.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume misses with a body kick.
Hume scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Hume clinches with his opponent.
Luster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luster lands with a short shot to the head.
Hume throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Hume.
Hume pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hume tries to work over Luster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hume misses with a punch on the inside.
Luster lands an uppercut.
Hume digs a right hand into Luster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Luster's gas tank.
Luster swings wildly with an uppercut but Hume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luster blocks a body shot from Hume.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luster tries a body shot but Hume blocks it.
Luster lands a hook that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
A short left from Luster.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hume.
Luster swings wildly with an uppercut but Hume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hume lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hume blocking some punches.
Luster pushes Hume back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hume lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Hume.
Luster looks winded!
Hume misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luster.
Luster lands with a short shot to the head.
Hume is pushing Luster up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hume misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hume throws a punch but it's blocked by Luster.
Hume stalling.
Hume scores with a shoulder strike.
Hume misses with some punches.
Luster throws a punch but it's blocked by Hume.
Hume tries to throw a body punch but Luster avoids it by throwing Hume back against the cage.
Hume misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hume tries a body shot but Luster blocks it.
Hume tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luster's elbow.
Hume is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luster scores with a shot to the side of Hume's head.
Still in the clinch, Luster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hume throws a head punch that misses.
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 Sawyer Hume will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Luster. Hume does a little dance to reset his feet.

Hume closes the distance and clinches.
Luster throws a punch but it's blocked by Hume.
A frustrated look appears on Luster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Luster misses with the head strike.
Luster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
Luster misses with a punch to the body.
Hume lands a body shot.
Hume works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Luster is trying to break the clinch but Hume is controlling him.
A short right from Hume.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luster blocks a body shot from Hume.
Hume stalling the fight.
Hume pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Luster takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Mack Luster has been cut.
Hume working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luster has a couple of punches blocked by Hume.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume misses with a body punch.
A short right from Luster on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luster.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hume.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hume.
A head punch on the inside from Luster fails to land.
Luster throws a punch but it's blocked by Hume.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Luster as Hume tries to tie him up.
Luster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hume misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hume misses with some punches.
Hume misses with a punch to the body.
Sawyer Hume has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luster working hard to break the clinch.
Luster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hume creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Hume.
Hume has a couple of punches blocked by Luster.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Luster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hume throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hume misses with a body kick.
Luster throws a right hand that Hume ducks under and follows up with a left that Hume also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and Hume tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hume tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hume fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luster has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Luster there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Hume throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hume scores with a push kick.
Hume misses with a low kick as Luster jumps back.
Hume on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hume scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luster doesn't seem bothered though.
Hume with a hook.
Luster moves away from the strike by Hume.
Hume connects with an inside leg kick.
Hume misses with a straight right.
Hume misses with a kick to the body.
Hume swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hume scores with a shot to the body.
Hume throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hume is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luster can do to turn this around?
Hume throws a series of punches but Luster moves out of range.
Hume throws a head kick that misses.
Hume swings for the body but Luster moves out of range.
Luster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hume's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hume walks into a stiff left hand from Luster.
Luster slips a straight right by Hume.
Hume lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luster's sensitive parts.

Hume has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hume takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Luster misses with the head strike.
Hume fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hume stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Luster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hume connects with the punch.
Hume connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Luster misses with a straight left.
Luster looks to land a left hand but Hume moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sawyer Hume dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mack Luster's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hume moves into range and connects with a jab.
Luster checks a low kick from Hume.
Hume throws a leg kick but Luster sees it coming and moves out of range.
You can see that Luster has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Luster throws a low kick, looking for Hume's leg but Hume calmly moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Luster. That snapped Hume's head back.
Luster slips a jab and a cross from Hume.
Hume misses with a wild combination.
Hume gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Luster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Hume misses the target.
Hume feints and then cracks Luster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luster down.
Hume throws a body shot but no joy.
Sawyer Hume is winning the standup battle so far.
Luster lands a jab to Hume's midsection.
No joy there for Hume, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luster only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luster pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hume throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hume throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hume misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luster is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Luster throws a hook but Hume avoids it easily.
A jab from Luster misses.
Hume appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hume fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Hume backs off Luster throws a huge counter combo but Hume manages to avoid it all.
Hume keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hume loads up on a big right hand but Luster slips the punch.
Good shot there by Hume.
Hume scores with a kick to the body.
Hume paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hume uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luster.
And Hume counters with a quick kick to the body but Luster blocks it.
Luster throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mack Luster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hume has managed to clinch.
Hume scores with a shot to the side of Luster's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hume prevents a body shot from Luster.
A bit of stalling here from Hume.
Luster misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Hume.
Hume lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hume misses with a punch to the body.
Luster throws a punch but it's blocked by Hume.
Hume throws a punch but it's blocked by Luster.
Hume doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hume.
Hume looking to slow down the pace here.
Hume throws a punch but it's blocked by Luster.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume blocks an uppercut.
Luster tries to work over Hume's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hume tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hume lands with a left to the head.
Hume fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hume.
Luster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hume blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luster.
Hume blocking some punches.
Luster blocks a body shot from Hume.
Hume blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sawyer Hume is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Hume.
Hume misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Hume.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Luster as the two fighters clinch.
Luster swings wildly with an uppercut but Hume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hume has Luster pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hume.
Luster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luster takes a shot to the head.
Luster has a couple of punches blocked by Hume.
Hume is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luster.
A head punch on the inside from Luster fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sawyer Hume showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hume 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sawyer Hume!