PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bosco Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luca has chosen Filthy Luca Greeting as his entrance music. Bosco Brown had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Brown
vs
Luca

182 cm
25
179 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

180 cm
26
185 lbs
9 - 7 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosco Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Luca!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luca throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Luca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Luca tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luca throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luca at a distance.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Luca eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Luca throws a body kick that misses.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luca looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
Luca scores with a spinning back kick!
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Luca tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Luca to the ground. Luca escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luca misses with a body kick.
Brown is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brown tries to work over Luca's front leg with a kick but Luca checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown shoots in but Luca avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Luca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luca raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bosco Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luca tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Luca is quick to defend against it.
Luca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luca throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Luca moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Bosco Brown has been cut.
Luca has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Luca throws a leg kick
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown misses with a hook. Luca ducked under it nicely.
Luca throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big right from Luca misses.
It appears Brown was looking to counter with a kick there.
Luca lands a front kick.
Luca throws a head kick that misses.
Brown connects with a right hand. Luca shakes it off.
Both fighters circling a little - Luca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luca is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Luca circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Luca sprawls well. Luca wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Luca throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Brown misses its target.
Brown checks the leg kick.
Brown digs a good body shot into Luca's ribs.
Luca tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Luca throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luca.
A swing and a miss from Luca.
Luca loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luca.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luca lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Luca.
Johnny Luca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luca throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Luca connects with an inside leg kick.
Luca throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Luca throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Luca throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luca throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luca misses with an uppercut.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luca thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Luca swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Luca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luca cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Luca throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luca throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luca is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Luca jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Luca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown thinks about countering with a head kick.
Brown misses with a hook.
Luca punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Luca momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Luca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bosco Brown's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brown feints and then cracks Luca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luca down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Luca - the referee stops the clock and Brown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Luca. Brown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Luca's guard.
Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Luca wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown won't allow Luca to sweep him here.
Brown trying to control but Luca is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luca looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown preventing the sweep.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Luca misses with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
It looks like Brown has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Luca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Luca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Luca scores with a kick to the body.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Luca.

Brown throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Luca tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brown is in Luca's guard.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Luca tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luca working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Luca is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown wants to control from the top but Luca keeps moving.
Luca looking to control.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johnny Luca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luca throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown swings for the body but Luca moves out of range.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Luca misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Luca throws a counter combo.
Luca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luca throws a lazy body kick
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
Luca misses with a looping right.
Brown throws a hook but Luca blocks it.
Luca is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luca.
Luca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Luca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown tried to counter with a leg kick but Luca avoided it.
Luca is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Luca.
Luca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Luca.
Luca misses with an uppercut.
Luca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Luca throws a head kick that misses.
Luca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Luca misses with a kick to the body

and Brown counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Luca!
Brown tries to move to mount but Luca blocks the move with his legs.
Brown cracks Luca with a big elbow.
Brown lands a decent elbow from side control.
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 Bosco Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bosco Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Luca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luca throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Luca backs away, Brown returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Luca misses with a head kick.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Luca dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Luca lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luca throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Luca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Luca shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brown eats them both and turns towards Luca to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luca gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brown counters with a good, hard body kick but Luca shrugs it off.
Luca thumps Brown with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luca tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.

Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Luca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
You can see the frustration on Luca's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Brown goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Luca rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Brown's guard! Nice work there by Luca!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luca trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brown's guard.
Luca wants to stand and escape but instead Brown has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Brown postures up.
Luca is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Luca misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Luca should have avoided that one.
Luca wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Luca comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luca throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Luca pushes Brown away with a front kick.
Luca lands a jab to the nose.
Luca misses with a head kick.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luca was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luca.
An inside leg kick from Luca misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown thuds a left hand into Luca's body.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Luca defends well and Brown ends up having to push Luca into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Luca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luca blocks the body kick.
Luca throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Nice jab there from Luca.
Luca takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Luca looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Luca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown throws a leg kick but Luca checks it.
It seemed like Luca was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Luca saw it coming and moves away.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Luca.
I think Luca has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Luca!
Johnny Luca really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that MMA Hype Apparel logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.