PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Lanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvatore Lucania will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lanes
vs
Lucania

189 cm
36
393 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

200 cm
36
283 lbs
24 - 13 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Lanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Lucania!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lanes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lucania. Lucania obviously looking to wear him down.
Lucania slips a straight right by Lanes.
Lanes doesn't manage to clinch there - Lucania circles away.
Salvatore Lucania seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lanes with a jab.
Lucania connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lanes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lucania throws a combination. Lanes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lanes checks a leg kick nicely.
As Lucania tries to get set, Lanes tries to push him back and clinch up but Lucania manages to avoid the attempt.

Lucania gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Lucania.
Lucania creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lanes's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lanes trying to land knees to the body.
Lucania prevents a body shot from Lanes.
Lucania taking a breather.
Lucania working Lanes over with knees to the body.
Lucania looking to throw knees to the head but Lanes is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania taking a breather.
Lanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lucania lands a damaging elbow.
Lanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucania blocks it with crossed arms.
Lanes avoiding damage as Lucania throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lucania.

Lucania breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lucania has Lanes up against the cage in a clinch.
Lucania lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lanes misses with a knee strike.
Lucania is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lanes lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanes misses with a punch to the body.
Lucania creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lucania slowing the pace effectively.
Lanes avoids a wild elbow strike from Lucania.
Lucania lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lucania tries a knee to the head but Lanes blocks it.
Lucania looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Lucania.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lanes tries to land a knee to the head but Lucania blocks with his arms.

Lucania breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucania. Lanes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucania dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucania lands a lovely overhand right.

Lanes clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania missing with knees to the body.
Lanes lands a knee to the body.
Lanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lanes is breathing heavily.
Lucania lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lanes backwards.
Lanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lanes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lucania throws an elbow but it misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Lucania.

Lucania breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lanes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lucania, right into the meat.
Lucania lands with a cross.
Lanes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lucania. Lucania obviously looking to wear him down.
Lucania lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lanes gets tackled into the cage by Lucania. Lucania maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lucania manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Lucania breaks from the clinch.

Lanes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Lucania breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lanes takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Lucania has closed the distance and engaged Lanes in a clinch.
Lanes misses with a knee to the head.
Lanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucania blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are battling for dominant position up against the cage here. Lucania manages to get control of his opponent's head and throws a big knee - Lanes drops to the canvas! He's done! Lucania goes wild and celebrates with his corner - this is a big victory for him and to get the win in such devastating fashion will certainly boost his reputation amongst the fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Salvatore Lucania!
Salvatore Lucania decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Tony Lanes stepped up to the mic, saying 'I cant believe I lost to this bag of shit fuck your life '.