PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Lucman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucman has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Harrington
vs
Lucman

182 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Norman Lucman!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lucman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harrington jumps guard but Lucman stands there with Harrington around his waist. Harrington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lucman swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrington jumps guard but Lucman stands there with Harrington around his waist. Harrington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harrington drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lucman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucman can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lucman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harrington circles away.
Lucman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrington is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lucman is defended easily by Harrington.
Lucman misses with a two punch combination.
Lucman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lucman throws a right and a left that Harrington avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lucman or perhaps it was just good defense by Harrington, which made it look bad.

Lucman tries to keep at a distance but Harrington has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lucman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harrington seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lucman can turn it around.
Harrington is looking to control Lucman's arms but Lucman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harrington has his back to the cage.
Harrington trying to control the position but instead, Lucman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harrington into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucman lands a left hand.
Harrington looking to slow down the pace here.
Lucman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harrington.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lucman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lucman avoids a wild elbow strike from Harrington.
Harrington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lucman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Lucman on the inside.
Harrington is looking to control Lucman's arms but Lucman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harrington has his back to the cage.
Harrington slowing the pace effectively.
Lucman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
Harrington taking a breather.

Lucman successfully pulls guard.

Lucman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Harrington throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucman lands a jab to Harrington's midsection.
Tyrone Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucman blocks a head kick by Harrington.
Lucman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrington.

Lucman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Harrington sneaks out the side door and pushes Lucman away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Lucman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lucman thuds a left hand into Harrington's body.
Sloppy strikes from Lucman. Those never looked like landing.
Lucman looks winded!
Lucman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lucman throws a good cross that connects.

Lucman closes the distance and pushes Harrington back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Lucman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lucman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Lucman rushes Harrington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucman.
Harrington working aggressively here.
Harrington fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harrington blocks a body shot from Lucman.
Lucman lands with a right to the head.
Harrington really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harrington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington tries to score a body lock takedown but Lucman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lucman wants to break free but Harrington has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Harrington is rocked!
Harrington stalling in the clinch but Lucman improves position.
Oh Harrington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Lucman pulls guard.

Lucman has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Harrington has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Lucman successfully pulls guard.

Lucman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Harrington off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lucman is breathing heavily.
Lucman looks for a takedown but Harrington sprawls well.
Harrington seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lucman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harrington as he avoids it easily.

Harrington has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrington letting Lucman take a breather here.

Lucman decides to pull guard.

Lucman kicks Harrington off and gets to his feet.
Lucman tries to bum rush Harrington with a series of wild strikes but Harrington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Lucman gets tackled into the cage by Harrington. Harrington maintains the clinch.
Lucman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harrington has him pressed against the cage.
Harrington wants to stall.
Harrington tries to pull guard but Lucman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrington.
Harrington seems to have got his legs back now.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucman blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrington tries for a takedown but Lucman manages to get underhooks.
Lucman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harrington has Lucman pressed against the cage, preventing Lucman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harrington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington jumps guard but Lucman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lucman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harrington has Lucman pressed against the cage, preventing Lucman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lucman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harrington has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lucman after a bit of a struggle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lucman.
Lucman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lucman lands a big right hand that drops Harrington! The killer instinct kicks in and Lucman finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Lucman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Lucman!
Our winner, Norman Lucman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.