PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Conte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Conte
vs
Luca

180 cm
35
179 lbs
30 - 12 - 0

180 cm
33
185 lbs
16 - 16 - 3

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World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

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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 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Conte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 3, fighting out of New York, Johnny Luca!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luca takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Luca misses its intended target.
Conte lands with a shot to the body.
Conte lands a jab.

Luca moves into the clinch successfully.
Conte avoids the elbow strike from Luca, against the cage.
The referee calls for Conte to work.
Conte lands an uppercut.
Conte lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Conte scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Johnny Luca has been cut.
Conte lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Luca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luca throws a head kick that misses.
Conte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Conte rushes Luca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Luca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conte circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Conte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Conte closes the distance and clinches.
Conte swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Luca breaks the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Luca.
Conte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Conte jabs Luca right on the nose. Luca blinks but takes it well.
Conte throws a body punch but Luca moves out of range.
Luca misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conte throws a series of punches but Luca avoids them all with ease.
Conte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conte slips a jab and a cross from Luca.
Conte appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Conte throws a shot from downtown. Luca moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conte sizes up Luca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Conte slips under a jab.
Conte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Luca misses the jab.
Conte is looking to clinch but Luca is avoiding it.
Conte checks a low kick from Luca.
Luca has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Luca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Conte.
Conte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Conte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Conte.
Conte avoids the head kick by Luca.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conte appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Conte moves away from the strike by Luca.
Conte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luca.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Luca misses.
Luca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Conte closes the distance and pushes Luca back into the cage.

Luca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luca lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Luca misses with a straight left.
Luca cracks the inside of Conte's front leg.
Conte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Conte scores with a nice head shot.
Conte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luca.
Conte tries to land a front kick but Luca steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Conte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conte.
Conte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luca misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luca scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conte.
A head kick misses from Luca.
Luca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Conte moves out of range of the strikes.
Luca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Conte is able to avoid easily.
Conte misses the shot to the body.
Conte sets himself, and Luca steps forward looking for the clinch! Conte avoids it this time.
Conte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Conte ducks under a wild hook from Luca.
Conte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Conte throws the kick towards the body but Luca avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Conte drives through and clinches with Luca against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giorgio Conte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Luca's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Conte blocks a jab.
Conte on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Conte forces Luca back against the cage and clinches.
Conte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luca can do to turn this around?
Conte struggles to land a body shot inside as Luca controls his hands.
Luca is trying to break the clinch but Conte has him pressed against the cage.
Conte misses with the head strike.

Luca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conte.
Conte lands a jab.
Conte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Luca tries to clinch but Conte is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luca misses with an uppercut
and Conte counters with a low kick, right behind Luca 's knee.
Conte doesn't manage to clinch there - Luca circles away.
Conte looks to land a left hand but Luca moved out of range nicely.
Luca throws a leg kick but Conte sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte scores with a hook to the body. Luca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Conte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luca.
Some wild striking there from Luca.
Conte tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Luca manages to circle out of the way.
Luca keeps the fight on the outside.
Conte feints and then cracks Luca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luca down.
Conte swats away the attempt to clinch by Luca.
Conte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice inside leg kick there by Conte. That's going to slow Luca down.
Luca avoids a kick to the body.
Luca throws a head kick that misses.
Luca wants to slow Conte down by chopping away at his legs.
Conte fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Conte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luca throws a right hand that Conte ducks under and follows up with a left that Conte also avoids with ease.
Conte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conte blocks a head kick by Luca.
Luca lands with an uppercut that bounces Conte off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Conte throws a big shot that misses.
Conte throws a leg kick which misses Luca's front leg but catches the back leg as Luca tries to avoid it.
Luca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Conte finds it's way round the side to connect with Luca's head.
Conte blocks a leg kick.
Conte lands with a shot to the body.
Luca looks to score with a jab to the body but Conte is just out of range.
Luca tries a head kick but it misses.
Luca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Conte.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Conte.
Conte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Conte misses with a hook to the body
and Luca counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Conte scores with a hook to the body. Luca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Luca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conte connects with a crisp jab.
Conte motions for Luca to come forward. Conte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Conte tests Luca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Conte thumps Luca with a low kick.
A low kick from Luca is predictable there
and Conte counters with a three punch combo that has Luca backing up. Luca nods at Conte to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Conte throws a chopping leg kick but Luca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Conte is looking to slow Luca down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Conte, right into the meat.
Conte throws a body shot but no joy.
Luca does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Conte jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Conte scores with a hook to the body. Luca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Conte lands a leg kick that knocks Luca off balance momentarily.
Luca is looking to score with low kicks.
Conte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Conte.
Conte motions for Luca to come forward. Conte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Conte misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Luca.
Conte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Luca gets tackled into the cage by Conte. Conte maintains the clinch.
Conte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giorgio Conte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Luca's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Conte scores with a leg kick.
Conte on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Conte lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No joy there for Luca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Conte tries to counter by clinching up but Luca breaks away and moves out of range.
A lazy left from Conte finds it's target.

Conte closes the distance and clinches.

Luca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Luca misses.
Luca misses the jab.
Conte cracks the inside of Luca's front leg.
Luca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conte throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Luca.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Luca closes the distance and pushes Conte back into the cage.
Conte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Conte obliges.
A right hook to the body lands for Conte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte misses with a punch to the body.
Luca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luca is trying to force a seperation but Conte has the dominant position.
Conte using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Conte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Luca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Conte blocks a body shot from Luca.
Conte can't find room to land a body shot as Luca controls the action.
Giorgio Conte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Conte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Luca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luca.
Luca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Conte displaying some good clinch control by pressing Luca up against the cage.
Luca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luca dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conte is leaning against Luca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Luca throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Conte.
Conte gets through Luca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Conte.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luca backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Conte working Luca over with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Conte.
Luca takes a shot to the head.
Conte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Luca in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Conte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Conte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Luca.
Giorgio Conte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conte has Luca pushed against the cage.
Luca is trying to break the clinch but Conte has him pressed against the cage.
Conte lands with a right to the head.
Luca throws a head punch that misses.
Luca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luca swings wildly with an uppercut but Conte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conte blocks an uppercut.
Conte just leaning against Luca, taking a breather.
Conte's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Conte misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conte misses with a knee to the head.
Luca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Conte has him pressed against the cage.
Luca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Luca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Luca wants to get back to striking at distance but Conte won't allow it.
Luca lands a right hand.
Conte tries to land a knee to the head but Luca blocks with his arms.
Conte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luca backwards.
Conte has Luca pressed against the cage, preventing Luca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnny Luca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conte blocks a body shot from Luca.

Luca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luca takes a body punch but keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgio Conte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conte 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgio Conte!