PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Luke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stump Whacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Luke
vs
Whacker

187 cm
19
216 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Final Strike Clothing
Malicious Intent Fight Gear - The Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeffrey Luke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Stump Whacker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luke throws a sloppy head kick and Whacker moves out of range easily.
Whacker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Whacker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Luke's guard.
Whacker wants to control from the top but Luke keeps moving.
Whacker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whacker pushes down on Luke's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Whacker is looking to take a break and control but Luke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Whacker is looking to advance position but Luke won't allow it.
Luke slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Whacker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Whacker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Luke controls Whacker momentarily but Whacker frees himself.

Whacker is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Luke is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Luke has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luke won't allow Whacker to sweep him here.
Luke wants to pass the guard but Whacker is keeping the position.
Luke tries to stand but Whacker is controlling from the bottom.
Luke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Luke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Luke wanted to stand there but Whacker had control of the position.
Luke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Whacker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Luke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luke throws a head kick but Whacker moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Whacker clinches up against the ropes.
Whacker is trying to stall.
Luke is looking to break free of the clinch but Whacker has double underhooks.
Luke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Luke.
The is referee keeping an eye on Whacker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A knee to the head by Luke.
Luke tries to land a knee to the head but Whacker blocks with his arms.
Whacker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luke just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Whacker taking a breather.
Luke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Luke misses with a knee strike.

Whacker turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Whacker is trying to get an arm triangle but Luke is defending well.
Whacker looks gassed!
Luke wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Whacker is trying to get an arm triangle but Luke is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Luke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Whacker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Luke, who protects the arm well.
Luke wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Luke manages to get back to half guard.
Luke moves into full guard.
Whacker won't allow Luke to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Luke pulls Whacker in to control the position.
Whacker pushing down on Luke's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Whacker wants to control but Luke is keeping him busy.

Whacker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Luke is just riding it out for now. Whacker eventually gives up the hold.
Luke pushes Whacker off looking to stand but Whacker dives back in and keeps control.
Luke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Luke trying to control the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Luke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whacker manages to get himself to full guard.
Luke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Luke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Whacker 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.
Luke throwing strikes from guard but Whacker blocks nicely.
Whacker trying to keep a closed guard but Luke is proving a slippery customer.
Luke chips away with some ground and pound.

Luke stands and steps away. Whacker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Whacker rushes Luke and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Whacker misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Whacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whacker has him pressed against the ropes.

Luke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whacker avoids the head kick by Luke.
Whacker avoids the head kick by Luke.
Luke tries to clinch but Whacker moves away

and Whacker counters with a single leg into guard. Luke didn't expect that.
Luke keeping moving, preventing Whacker from controlling successfully.
Luke is trying to keep Whacker in close.
Luke looking for a sweep. Not yet Luke, not yet.
Luke keeping moving, preventing Whacker from controlling successfully.
Whacker with a nice head shot there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Whacker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luke is keeping the position for now.
Whacker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Luke misses with a leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Luke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luke managing to block the knees to the body from Whacker.
Luke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whacker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luke smiles and moves away.
Luke misses with a few strikes there.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Luke tries a head kick but it misses.

Whacker gets caught flat footed, as Luke shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Luke is looking to stand up but Whacker won't let him.
Luke preventing the sweep.
Luke looking to pass the guard.
Luke lands a couple of digs.
Whacker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Luke.
Whacker looking for a sweep. Not yet Whacker, not yet.
Luke wants to control from the top but Whacker keeps moving.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Luke swats away the attempt to clinch by Whacker.
Luke looks to score with a jab to the body but Whacker is just out of range.
Luke looks to clinch

and Whacker counters by moving into the clinch.
Luke prevents the takedown attempt.
Jeffrey Luke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stump Whacker.
Whacker wants to stall.
Luke tries to land a knee to the head but Whacker blocks with his arms.

Luke manages to break the clinch.
Whacker ducks under a wild hook from Luke.
Whacker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A low kick from Luke misses

and Whacker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stump Whacker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Luke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Whacker is looking to clinch but Luke is avoiding it.
Luke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Stump Whacker has been cut.
Luke looks to land a right hand but Whacker moved out of range.
Luke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jeffrey Luke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Whacker's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luke fails to land with a series of punches.
Whacker checks the leg kick nicely there.
A punch combination from Luke misses.
Whacker tries to clinch up but Luke circles away and keeps his distance.
Luke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Whacker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luke blocks the elbow strike.
Whacker lands an elbow just above Luke 's eye.
Whacker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Luke up against the ropes.
Luke tries a knee to the head but Whacker blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whacker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Whacker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Luke misses with a knee to the head.
Luke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whacker has him pressed against the ropes.
Whacker has Luke pressed against the ropes.
Whacker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Luke looking to throw knees to the head but Whacker is blocking nicely.
Luke dodges an elbow strike from Whacker.
Whacker keeps control of Luke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Luke manages to break the clinch.

Whacker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Whacker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Whacker looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Luke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Whacker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Luke is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luke is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Whacker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Luke can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Luke swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Luke is desperately trying to improve his position but Whacker has a good base and remains in mount.

Whacker looking to secure an arm triangle but Luke defends it well.
Luke tries to reverse the position but Whacker maintains control.

Whacker is working for a guillotine from mount but Luke frees his head quite easily.
Luke throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Whacker working for a guillotine from mount but Luke is in no mood to give up.
Whacker avoids the attempt from Luke to control.
Luke flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Luke throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Whacker looking to ground and pound but Luke is blocking nicely.
Whacker dominating with strikes here.
Luke flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Luke trying desperately to get to his feet.
Luke is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Whacker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Luke trying desperately to get to his feet.
Whacker cracks Luke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Whacker tries to control but Luke wriggling away.
Luke sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Whacker prevents Luke from improving his position.
Luke is pressing down on Whacker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Whacker passes Luke's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Whacker prevents Luke from standing back up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Whacker is trying to control the action in half guard but Luke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Luke trying to control but Whacker postures up.
Whacker is keen to just control but Luke is a slippery customer.
Whacker is thwarting Luke's attempts to control the position.

Luke kicks Whacker off and gets back to his feet.
Luke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Whacker moves into the clinch.
Luke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whacker stalling in the clinch.
Whacker landing knees to the head.

Luke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luke throws a combination that misses

and Whacker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Whacker.
Whacker lands an elbow that stopped Luke in his tracks for a moment.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Luke trying to land knees to the body.
Luke letting Whacker take a breather here.
Luke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whacker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Whacker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Whacker wants to sweep here but Luke controlling him for the moment.
Luke wants to stand but Whacker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Whacker is trying to control the position but Luke postures up.

Whacker is looking for a triangle but Luke pushes his legs off easily.

Whacker working for submissions but it's allowed Luke to get to half guard.
Luke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whacker defending well though.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Luke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Whacker is refusing to be controlled, as Luke sits in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Whacker wants to clinch up but Luke keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Luke.

Luke has managed to clinch.
Whacker leaning against his opponent.
Luke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whacker looking to slow down the pace here.
Whacker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Whacker missing with knees to the body.
Luke wants to stall.
Luke is looking to break free of the clinch but Whacker has double underhooks.
Whacker trying to land knees to the body.
Luke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Luke manages to break the clinch.
Luke throws a head kick that misses

and Whacker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Luke slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Luke is trying to keep Whacker in close.
Luke throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Whacker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Whacker works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stump Whacker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whacker tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The strikes coming from Whacker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Whacker has knee on belly momentarily but Luke bucks him off and regains half guard.
Whacker is pressing down on Luke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Luke is holding on for now.
Luke is trying to maintain the position but Whacker is very close to passing his half guard.

Whacker is working for a kimura but Luke is defending it quite comfortably.
Whacker stops Luke from getting back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luke, right into the meat.
Whacker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Luke showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Jeffrey Luke!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Jeffrey Luke!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Jeffrey Luke!

Jeffrey Luke wins by unanimous decision!