PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royal Pain (ranked 651 p4p, 82 weight class) and Jose Carlos Luciano (ranked 744 p4p, 90 weight class). Pain comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC Thunderstruck. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Pain
vs
Carlos Luciano

181 cm
30
166 lbs
26 - 21 - 1

180 cm
29
170 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royal Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Carlos Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Luciano. Beautiful body shot.
Luciano thumps Pain with a low kick.

Pain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pain fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pain trying to control the action but Luciano is working from the bottom.

Pain tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pain has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Luciano controls the position for a moment.
Pain trying to control the action but Luciano is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano is trying to control Pain's posture but Pain avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Luciano is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pain thows a huge punch but Luciano dodges it nicely.

Pain is working for a kimura here but Luciano manages to reverse the position and he's now in Pain's guard.
Pain is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Pain throws his legs up looking for a submission but Luciano uses it to pass to side control.
Pain is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants to get back to his feet.
I've been told that Luciano has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
The referee asks Luciano politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Luciano prefers to stall for the moment though.
Pain tries to buck Luciano off but Luciano is having none of it.
Luciano is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pain will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Luciano stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luciano lands a right hook to the body.
Pain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Luciano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano keeps the fight on the outside.
Pain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luciano.
Pain throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano counters with a thumping low kick.
Luciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain shoots in for a takedown but Luciano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pain looks for a takedown but Luciano sprawls well.
Luciano lands a jab.
Jose Carlos Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luciano. Luciano obviously looking to wear him down.
Luciano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luciano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luciano lands the left hand.
Royal Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pain.
Luciano lands a right hook to the body.
Luciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pain on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Pain doesn't manage to clinch there - Luciano circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano cracks Pain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Luciano tries to move into range but Pain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Luciano stuffs the takedown attempt from Pain. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Luciano coming out on top.
Luciano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pain.
Luciano lands a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Luciano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luciano scores with a leg kick.
Pain is looking to score with low kicks.
Luciano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Pain.
Luciano lands a body shot.
Luciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Luciano does it's job there.
Pain tries a head kick but it misses.
Luciano lands with an overhand left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Carlos Luciano dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luciano's sensitive parts.
Nice takedown defense from Luciano. No joy for Pain on that attempt.
Pain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Luciano scores with a nice strike.
Luciano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pain. That did some damage!
Luciano tries to bum rush Pain with a series of wild strikes but Pain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pain tries to clinch up but Luciano circles away and keeps his distance.

Pain closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Luciano's guard.
Luciano 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.
Pain tries to free his leg and advance position but Luciano is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luciano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pain manages to get himself to full guard.

Luciano is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

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

Luciano is pulling down on Pain's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that Luciano has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Luciano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pain throwing strikes from guard but Luciano blocks nicely.
Luciano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Luciano seems keen to control Pain's posture.
Pain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pain is one step ahead there.
Pain wants to control from the top but Luciano keeps moving.
Pain is in close to Luciano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pain wants to pass the guard but Luciano is keeping the position.
Pain throws a big elbow that misses.
Pain throws an elbow that misses. Luciano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pain's guard. Nice move by Luciano!

Pain working for a triangle but Luciano defends it easily.
Luciano postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pain working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Luciano has passed into half guard!
Pain wants to control but Luciano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jose Carlos Luciano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Luciano is taking a breather. Pain says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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.
Pain gets full guard.
Pain wants to sweep but no luck.
Luciano looking to pass the guard.
Luciano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Pain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Luciano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Luciano stands up from Pain's guard - Luciano perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luciano tests Pain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pain shoots in for a takedown but Luciano shows good takedown defense.
Pain wants to clinch up but Luciano keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Carlos Luciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Luciano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Luciano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luciano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pain shoots for a double leg takedown but Luciano sprawls well. He's pushed Pain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Luciano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good leg kick by Pain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luciano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luciano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luciano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luciano slips a straight right by Pain.
Pain throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Pain misses with a body punch
and Luciano counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pain throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Luciano. Beautiful body shot.
Pain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the body from Pain misses
and Luciano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Pain is predictable there
letting Luciano counter with a right hand.
Pain misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pain takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luciano digs a good body shot into Pain's ribs.
Luciano tests Pain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice takedown defense from Luciano. No joy for Pain on that attempt.
Pain wants to clinch but Luciano slips to the side
and Luciano counters with a nice body shot.
Luciano thuds a left hand into Pain's body.
Pain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Luciano sends Pain crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Luciano is motioning to the referee to let Pain up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Pain is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Luciano is looking to slow Pain down with leg kicks.
Oh Pain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pain swings widly with a right hand
and Luciano scores with a counter punch that sends Pain to the canvas! Luciano smells blood - he's punishing Pain with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Pain has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Carlos Luciano!
After the fight, Jose Carlos Luciano was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Royal Pain spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit, there goes my chance to be like Mike.'.