PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by I Love the Cocaine. Fernando Luiz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

James
vs
Luiz

180 cm
28
184 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

179 cm
27
186 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Luiz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
James punishes Luiz's body with a nice straight punch.
Luiz throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
James ducks right into an uppercut from Luiz.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James lands a nice shot that snaps Luiz's head back.

It looks like Fernando Luiz has been cut.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luiz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
James has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Dragon MMA in the buildup to the fight.
James defending well as Luiz loads up on a big left hand.
James went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Luiz throws a body shot but no joy.
James appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Luiz misses.
James throws out a loose jab but Luiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz lands a jab to the head.
James missing with a left hand there. Luiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Luiz lands an impressive looking overhand right. James doesn't seem phased though.
James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luiz doesn't seem bothered though.
James scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Luiz.
Luiz misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Luiz blocks a jab.
Luiz throws out a counter right but James avoids it with no problem.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
James comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
James takes one on the button.
Rick James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luiz throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Luiz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Luiz.
James digs a good hook to Luiz's body.
Luiz looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Luiz misses the target.
Luiz ducks under a wild hook from James.
Luiz looks like he wants to counter punch here.

James clinches up against the cage.
Luiz misses with some punches.
Luiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
James creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Luiz back against the cage.
James creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Luiz's defenses.
James comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
James blocking some punches.
Luiz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luiz lands an uppercut.
Luiz throws a head punch that misses.
James throws an elbow that misses.
James comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luiz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Luiz.
James tries to throw a body punch but Luiz avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
Luiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luiz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
James makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luiz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. James seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Luiz can turn it around.
James gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James lands an elbow inside that Luiz shrugs off.

That has opened up Fernando Luiz's cut even more.
A body shot lands from James.
James gets through Luiz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
James misses with a body punch.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
James lands a right hand.
James lands a body punch.
Luiz is pushing James up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Luiz tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luiz throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Luiz throws a head punch that misses.
Luiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
James misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Luiz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

James misses with a left hand
and Luiz counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at Luiz to acknowledge the strikes.
Luiz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Luiz defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Luiz.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James lands a slapping body shot.
Luiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
James throws a body punch but Luiz moves out of range.
Luiz swings for the body but James moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luiz throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
James misses with a shot to the body
and Luiz counters with a nice body shot.
Luiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Luiz's shoulder, as Luiz tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Luiz moves away from the strike by James.
It seemed like Luiz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
James throws an off balance right hand
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James misses with a hook. Luiz ducked under it nicely.
Luiz takes a shot to the body in his stride.

James lands a big right hand that sends Luiz crashing to the mat! James stays standing though and waves Luiz back to his feet!

Luiz is rocked!
James has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
James looks to land a left hand but Luiz moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luiz moves away from the strike by James.
Luiz swinging wildly here.
Luiz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches James on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
James connects with a jab.

The cut above Fernando Luiz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

James rushes Luiz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Luiz tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Luiz back against the cage.
Luiz taking a breather.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luiz backwards.
Luiz is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
Luiz blocks an elbow strike.
James pushes off an throws an elbow but Luiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rick James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
James lands a damaging elbow.
James lands a damaging elbow.
Luiz misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luiz.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
Luiz seems to have recovered his senses.
James lands an elbow just above Luiz 's eye.
James lands a shoulder strike.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Luiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
James gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Fernando Luiz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fernando Luiz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rick James!
A victorious Rick James thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.