PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barclay comes into the arena with I Am The Walrus blaring out of the sound system. Johnny Luca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barclay
vs
Luca

187 cm
30
184 lbs
22 - 11 - 1

180 cm
29
185 lbs
13 - 13 - 3

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

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 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Barclay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 3, fighting out of London, Johnny Luca!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barclay lands a nice looking body kick.
Barclay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luca. That did some damage!
Barclay doesn't manage to clinch there - Luca circles away.
A lazy left from Luca finds it's target.
Luca loads up on a big right hand but Barclay slips the punch.
Luca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barclay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luca tries a head kick but it misses.
Luca connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Barclay gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barclay avoids a wild elbow strike from Luca.
We've been informed that Luca 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.
Barclay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barclay lands a body punch in the clinch.

Luca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Barclay misses.
Decent striking displayed by Barclay there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barclay. Barclay obviously looking to wear him down.
Barclay moves out of range of the body kick from Luca.
Barclay is looking to counter with a body kick.
Luca throws a jab but it's blocked by Barclay.
Barclay wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luca throws a right hand that Barclay ducks under and follows up with a left that Barclay also avoids with ease.
Luca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luca throws a body punch but Barclay moves out of range.
Barclay misses with a body shot.
Luca appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Luca.
Barclay wants to clinch.
Luca throws a sloppy head kick and Barclay moves out of range easily.
Barclay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luca lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barclay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barclay looks to score with a jab to the body but Luca is just out of range.
Luca steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barclay.
Luca blocks the body kick.

Barclay moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barclay tries a body shot but Luca blocks it.

Luca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luca on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barclay tries to bum rush Luca with a series of wild strikes but Luca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barclay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Barclay.
Luca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barclay.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luca checks a leg kick.
Luca cracks Barclay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Luca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luca avoids the body shot from Barclay.
Barclay looks to land a body kick but Luca moved away.
Nice straight punches there by Luca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Luca.
Luca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barclay misses with a body kick.
Andy Barclay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Luca drives through and clinches with Barclay against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barclay.
Luca is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barclay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luca lands a shoulder strike.
Barclay is working Luca over against the cage.
Barclay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barclay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Barclay.
Barclay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barclay working aggressively here.
Barclay struggles to land a body shot inside as Luca controls his hands.
Barclay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luca backwards.
Luca is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Barclay.
Barclay misses with the head strike.
Luca misses with an elbow strike.
Barclay trying to land knees to the body.
Luca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barclay tries to land a knee to the head but Luca blocks with his arms.
Luca blocks a body shot from Barclay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barclay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barclay lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barclay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barclay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucas head.
Luca prevents a body shot from Barclay.
Luca blocks an uppercut.

Luca manages to break the clinch.
Barclay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luca will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barclay half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barclay throws a chopping leg kick but Luca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Barclay clinches with his opponent.
Barclay is leaning against Luca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barclay throws a punch but it's blocked by Luca.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luca lands a body punch in the clinch.

Luca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luca scores with a punch to the head.
Barclay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Luca missing with a left hand there. Barclay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Barclay clinches.
Luca is trying to break the clinch but Barclay is controlling him.
Barclay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Luca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barclay works on Luca's body with a couple of short punches.
Barclay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luca's elbow.
Barclay misses with the head strike.
Barclay is trying to push Luca away but Luca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barclay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barclay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barclay misses with a short punch on the inside.

Luca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luca keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luca takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barclay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnny Luca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luca gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barclay thuds a left hand into Luca's body.
Luca looks to land a combination but Barclay avoids it well.
Luca connects with a solid leg kick.
Barclay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luca can do to turn this around?
Barclay misses with a head kick.
Luca follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Barclay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luca blocks a jab.
Luca misses with a leg kick.
Barclay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luca was well out of range. Poor timing from Barclay.
Barclay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luca ducks right into an uppercut from Barclay.
Barclay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barclay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barclay lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay misses with a looping left.
A left and a right from Luca both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barclay lands a body shot.
Luca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barclay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barclay scores with a nice right hand.
Barclay is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barclay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luca throws a counter combo.
Barclay misses with a body kick.
Barclay scores with a push kick.
Luca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barclay.
Luca lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barclay is looking to wear down Luca with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barclay defending well as Luca loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barclay.
Barclay throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barclay throws an overhand right that lands on Luca's shoulder, as Luca tries to avoid the shot.
Luca gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barclay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barclay throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slow jab from Luca misses its intended target.
Barclay misses with a body kick.
Luca throws a lazy right hand but Barclay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barclay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luca was well out of range. Poor timing from Barclay.
Luca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luca throws a front kick aimed at Barclay's knee but Barclay avoids it well.
Luca connects with a crisp jab.
Barclay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luca can pounce on him.
Luca throws a low kick but Barclay moves out of range easily.
Barclay will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luca tries a head kick but it misses.
Barclay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barclay lets loose with a powerful body kick. Luca will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Barclay slams his shin into Luca's torso.
The crowd cheers as Barclay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Luca doesn't seem phased though.
Luca takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barclay delivers a nice body kick.
Luca lands a head shot.
Barclay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barclay. That's going to slow Luca down.
Luca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barclay.
Luca checks a leg kick.
Donk. Barclay catches Luca right on the button with a cross.
Luca takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice shot by Barclay.
Luca closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barclay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Barclay dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Barclay tries to land a leg kick but Luca saw it coming and moves away.
Barclay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luca takes one to the chin there.

Luca rushes Barclay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barclay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luca wants to break free but Barclay has control.
Barclay lands a shoulder strike.
Barclay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luca takes a shot to the head.

Luca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barclay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Luca tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barclay counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Luca misses the jab.
Barclay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luca throws the left hand but Barclay avoids the punch easily.
Barclay connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay jabs Luca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barclay.
Nice body kick there by Barclay.
Luca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Barclay pushes Luca up against the cage in a clinch.
Barclay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Luca.
Luca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barclay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barclay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barclay struggles to land a body shot inside as Luca controls his hands.
Barclay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luca backwards.
Barclay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barclay tries a body shot but Luca blocks it.
Luca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barclay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Barclay.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barclay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barclay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Luca's defenses.

It looks like Johnny Luca has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luca backwards.
Barclay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luca's efforts to push away.
Barclay tries to land knees in the clinch but Luca avoids the damage to the body.
Luca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barclay misses with a knee to the head.
Andy Barclay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barclay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barclay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luca backwards.
Barclay prevents Luca from breaking the clinch.
Barclay lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Luca fails to land.

Luca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luca takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Luca crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barclay - the referee stops the clock and Luca gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barclay. Luca manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Barclay drives through and clinches with Luca against the cage.
Luca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Barclay fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Luca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barclay tries to clinch up but Luca circles away and keeps his distance.
Barclay slips under a jab from Luca.
A solid body kick from Barclay.
Barclay with a nice cross.
Barclay swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Barclay.
Luca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luca moves out of range as Barclay throws a body kick.
Barclay scores with a shot to the body.
Barclay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luca has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barclay.
Luca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barclay.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barclay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Luca forces Barclay back against the cage and clinches.
Andy Barclay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barclays head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luca leaning his opponent against the cage.
Luca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Luca fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barclay.
Barclay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnny Luca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luca throws an elbow but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Barclay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barclay 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

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