PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Loner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heliade Radulescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Loner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Loner
vs
Radulescu

185 cm
19
212 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Machine Fight Gear

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Loner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heliade Radulescu!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Radulescu moves into the clinch successfully.
Radulescu with a knee to the head.

It looks like Mike Loner has been cut.
Radulescu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Loner backwards.
Radulescu lands a nice knee to the body.

Radulescu successfully pulls guard.

Loner stands up from Radulescu's guard - Loner perhaps looking for a knockout.

Radulescu closes the distance and clinches.
Radulescu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Radulescu landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radulescu misses with some punches.
Loner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Radulescu.
Radulescu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Loner up against the cage.
Radulescu looking to throw knees to the head but Loner is blocking nicely.
Radulescu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loner can't break the clinch.
Radulescu blocking some punches.

Loner pulls guard effortlessly.
Loner has a closed guard, preventing Radulescu from standing up.

Loner has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Radulescu off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Radulescu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head.
Radulescu scores with a knee to the head.
Radulescu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Loner is working for takedown but Radulescu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Radulescu misses with a knee strike.
Radulescu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loner's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radulescu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loner's face.
Loner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radulescu landing knees to the head.
Radulescu tries a knee to the head but Loner blocks it.

Radulescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Radulescu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Radulescu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Radulescu working Loner over with knees to the body.
Radulescu tries a knee to the head but Loner blocks it.

Radulescu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Radulescu as he avoids it easily.
Loner misses with a few strikes there.
Loner is breathing heavily.

Radulescu rushes Loner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Radulescu connects with a knee to the head.
Loner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Radulescu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Loner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Radulescu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Radulescu.

Radulescu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loner throws a series of punches but Radulescu moves out of range.
Loner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Radulescu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Loner defends it well.

Radulescu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Radulescu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Loner walks away with a smile on his face. Radulescu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Loner misses with a double jab.
Radulescu with the counter takedown but Loner avoids it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Loner misses with some punches.
Loner can't find room to land a body shot as Radulescu controls the action.
Radulescu throws a knee to the head but misses.

Radulescu jumps guard and drags Loner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Radulescu wants to stand but Loner is controlling the position.
Loner wants to control from the top but Radulescu keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Radulescu wants to get back to his feet but Loner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Loner postures up in Radulescu's guard and throws a big left but Radulescu blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loner postures up in Radulescu's guard and throws a big left but Radulescu blocks it.
Loner trying to control the position from guard on top but Radulescu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Radulescu wants to stand up but Loner is controlling him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Radulescu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heliade Radulescu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Loner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Radulescu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loner.
Loner swinging wildly here.
Mike Loner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Radulescu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Loner.
Loner tries a head kick but it misses.
Loner shoots in for a takedown but Radulescu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Radulescu wants to counter with a clinch but Loner pushes him away.

Radulescu moves into the clinch successfully.
Loner is trying to push Radulescu away but Radulescu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Radulescu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radulescu tries to pull guard but Loner won't allow it.
Loner is trying to break free.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loner has had enough of the clinch but Radulescu keeps him there for the moment.
Radulescu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Radulescu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head.

Mike Loner's cut is getting worse.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radulescu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Loner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Radulescu prevents a body shot from Loner.
Loner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Radulescu is keeping busy.

Radulescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Radulescu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loner feints a jab promting Radulescu to slip. Loner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Radulescu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Radulescu slips a jab from Loner.
Radulescu with the counter takedown but Loner avoids it easily.
Radulescu checks a leg kick.
Radulescu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Loner throws a series of punches but Radulescu avoids them all with ease.
Loner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Radulescu throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Loner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Radulescu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Loner misses with a punch on the inside.
Radulescu crunches a lovely knee into Loner's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radulescu landing knees to the head.

Radulescu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Radulescu has closed the distance and engaged Loner in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radulescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Loner.
Radulescu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Loner looking to slow down the pace here.
Radulescu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Radulescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Radulescu avoids a punch combination nicely.

Radulescu rushes Loner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Radulescu connects with a knee to the head.
Radulescu landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Radulescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Radulescu clinches up against the cage.
Radulescu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Radulescu lands a good knee to the midsection. Loner won't want to take too many of those.
Radulescu connects with a knee to the head.
Radulescu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Radulescu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Radulescu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Radulescu landing knees to the head.
Radulescu landing knees to the head.
Loner takes an elbow to the temple.
Loner looking to slow down the pace here.
Radulescu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loner's efforts to push away.
Radulescu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Radulescu to work.
Radulescu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Loner takes a knee right on the jaw!

Mike Loner's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Radulescu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loner's face.
Radulescu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Loner after a bit of a struggle.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head.
Radulescu misses with a knee to the head.

Radulescu breaks from the clinch.

Radulescu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Radulescu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head.
Loner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Radulescu tries to land a knee to the head but Loner blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heliade Radulescu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Loner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Loner tries to bum rush Radulescu with a series of wild strikes but Radulescu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Radulescu swivels and escapes.
Radulescu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Loner looks to land a combination but Radulescu avoids it well.
Loner misses with a combination

and Radulescu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Loner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Radulescu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Radulescu scores with a knee to the head.
Radulescu lands a big knee! That's hurt Loner! Oh, he's all over the place! Radulescu lands another knee that sends Loner to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heliade Radulescu!