PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Luca might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Filthy Luca Greeting. On his way into the cage it seems that Johnny Luca has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Luca seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Luca
vs
Brown

180 cm
27
185 lbs
12 - 9 - 2

182 cm
26
179 lbs
10 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

AnonymouS

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 12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Luca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosco Brown!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've been told by Luca's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Luca gets a clinch.
Brown tries a body shot but Luca blocks it.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Luca avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luca.
Luca lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Bosco Brown has been cut.
Good body shot from Brown.
Luca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Luca pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Luca tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Luca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Luca blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a left hand.

Luca breaks the clinch.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown checks a low kick from Luca.
Luca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Luca.
A slow jab from Luca misses its intended target.
We've been informed that Brown has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jab by Brown.
Luca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Luca.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luca.
Luca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Luca throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Luca misses with a right hand
and Luca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luca walks into a jab.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown takes a swing at Luca's ribcage but misses.
Luca lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brown takes a step back to recover.
Brown misses with a jab to the body
and Luca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luca throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Brown tries a quick counter leg kick but Luca is wise to it.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Luca moves out of range easily.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luca throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Luca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown dives in and grabs Luca's left leg, looking for a takedown. Luca pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Luca throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luca.
Brown blocks the body kick.
Brown replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Luca blocks it well.
Brown 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.
Brown misses with a hook to the body
and Luca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luca moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Brown scores with a takedown into Luca's guard.
Luca keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Luca blocks nicely.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brown postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot lands for Luca.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luca wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown throws a leg kick but Luca moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bosco Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bosco Brown's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luca throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice uppercut lands for Luca. That snapped Brown's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luca.
Luca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Nice shot by Brown.
Luca throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luca.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Luca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Luca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luca.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luca tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
Luca stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Luca wants it to stay on the feet.
Luca misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luca stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Luca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Luca's head but Luca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Luca misses the target.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Luca is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Brown misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Luca tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Brown manages to circle out of the way.
Brown throws a jab when Luca was well out of range.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luca counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Luca scoring well with a low kick there.
Luca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Luca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown throws the left hand but Luca avoids the punch easily.
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 defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Luca feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brown takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown cracks Luca with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnny Luca is winning the standup battle so far.
Luca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luca misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Luca tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnny Luca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Luca checks it.
Brown steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Luca. That one must have hurt.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luca.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Luca is looking to score with low kicks.
Brown wants to slow Luca down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Luca.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Luca throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luca sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brown 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.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luca.
Luca throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Luca slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnny Luca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bosco Brown.
A big right from Brown misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brown feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Luca is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Luca gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luca keeps working.
Luca controlling the position for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brown in particular looking to stall.
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 Johnny Luca will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bosco Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown throws a shot from downtown. Luca moves away and avoids it.
Luca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Luca throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Luca.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luca, right into the meat.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luca is able to avoid easily.
Luca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab by Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Luca makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Luca looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brown checks a low kick from Luca.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luca throws out the jab.
Luca checks a leg kick.
Brown takes one on the button.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luca throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a three punch combo!
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Luca misses with a few strikes there.
Luca throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luca 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.
Luca throws a body kick that misses.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Luca's shoulder, as Luca tries to avoid the shot.
Brown lands with a hook. Luca tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luca misses with a head kick.
Brown tries a quick counter leg kick but Luca is wise to it.
Luca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luca misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brown takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Luca.
Luca throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown scores with a jab.
Luca avoids a kick to the body.
Luca thinks about countering with a body kick.
Luca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown thinks about the counter body kick.
Luca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luca throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Luca throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown connects with a high kick.
Luca moves away from the strike by Brown.
Luca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Luca blocks a head kick by Brown.
Luca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Luca avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luca.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown misses with a hook.
Luca throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
Johnny Luca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown looks to land a right hand but Luca moved out of range.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luca was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Luca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luca moves away.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Luca misses with a leg kick
and Luca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Luca counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Luca lands with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown 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.
Luca is looking to counter punch.
Luca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luca ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Luca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Luca.
I think Luca 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johnny Luca!
Johnny Luca took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.