PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elof Jurgs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lucas
vs
Jurgs

187 cm
48
201 lbs
47 - 24 - 0

184 cm
22
201 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 47 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elof Jurgs!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lucas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jurgs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jurgs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Jurgs changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lucas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lucas struggling a bit here.
Jurgs throws an elbow but Lucas slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lucas is trying to control Jurgs's posture but Jurgs avoids it.
Lucas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jurgs on the ground.
Jurgs lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lucas down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Jurgs are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jurgs off and has taken his back!
Jurgs tries to escape but Lucas has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lucas trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Lucas controlling from the back.
Jurgs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jurgs rolls, trying to escape but Lucas keeps control of the position.
Jurgs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jurgs is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lucas has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jurgs's body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jurgs trying to control but not successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgs is in bad spot here.
Jurgs trying to control but not successfully.
Lucas has good solid back control here.
Jurgs rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lucas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas not doing much here.
Lucas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jurgs misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jurgs is concentrating on defense, preventing Lucas from advancing position.
Lucas controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jurgs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lucas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lucas's back!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jurgs is punishing Lucas with strikes - can he finish him?!
Jurgs missing with strikes from the back.
Lucas is keeping busy.
Lucas finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lucas is desperately trying to improve his position but Jurgs has a good base and remains in mount.
Jurgs throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Elof Jurgs will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jurgs cracks a nice hook into Lucas's ribs.
Lucas throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Lucas does no damage.
Lucas lands a nice shot to the body.
Lucas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jurgs.
Lucas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jurgs just manages to avoid it.
Jurgs throws the kick towards the body but Lucas avoids it.

Lucas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jurgs to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jurgs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lucas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jurgs's guard.

Jurgs is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jurgs working a defensive guard here.
Jurgs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jurgs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lucas wants to control from the top but Jurgs keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lucas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jurgs wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jurgs controls Lucas momentarily but Lucas frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lucas misses.
Jurgs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Jurgs closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lucas did well to prevent Jurgs getting side control.

Lucas has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jurgs is on him like a limpet, forcing Lucas back against the cage.
Lucas lands an elbow inside that Jurgs shrugs off.
Jurgs wants to take the fight to the mat but Lucas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lucas.

Jurgs gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jurgs.
Jurgs trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurgs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jurgs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jurgs 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.
Lucas keeping moving, preventing Jurgs from controlling successfully.
Jurgs postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jurgs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Lucas dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jurgs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lucas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jurgs now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jurgs avoids the head kick by Lucas.
And Jurgs responds with a good body kick, but Lucas manages to step out the way in time.
Jurgs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Lucas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lucas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jurgs doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lucas throws a big shot that misses.
Jurgs shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jurgs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lucas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jurgs throws out a counter right but Lucas avoids it with no problem.
Jurgs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lucas wants it to stay on the feet.
Travis Lucas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elof Jurgs.
Lucas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jurgs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lucas.
A jab from Lucas misses.
Travis Lucas is winning the standup battle so far.
Jurgs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lucas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jurgs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lucas scrambles back to his feet.
Lucas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jurgs can do to turn this around?
Jurgs misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Jurgs scores with a takedown into Lucas's guard.
Jurgs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgs won't allow Lucas to sweep him here.
Jurgs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lucas's head.
Lucas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jurgs landing with the ground and pound.
Lucas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jurgs.
Jurgs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lucas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jurgs's guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucas trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurgs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgs looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lucas trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurgs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jurgs tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jurgs has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lucas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jurgs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lucas sprawls well. Lucas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jurgs gets slowly back to his feet.
Jurgs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lucas avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jurgs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucas can pounce on him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Lucas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lucas 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Lucas!
A less than humble Travis Lucas misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.