PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Luna (ranked 2181 p4p, 251 weight class) and Mufaza Umbebe (ranked 2958 p4p, 335 weight class). Luna comes to the cage accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Luna
vs
Umbebe

171 cm
25
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

VENUM MMA WEAR

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Luna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mufaza Umbebe!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luna misses the shot to the body.
Umbebe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Luna misses with a two punch combination.
Umbebe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luna seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Umbebe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Umbebe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Luna connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Umbebe scrambles back to his feet.
Umbebe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Umbebe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Umbebe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luna misses with a wild body shot.
Luna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umbebe was well out of range. Poor timing from Luna.
Umbebe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Umbebe misses with a kick to the body
and Umbebe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umbebe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Umbebe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Umbebe tries to clinch but Luna moves away
and Luna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Umbebe wants to clinch up but Luna keeps it at a distance.
Luna moves out of range of the body kick.
Luna throws a looping overhand right but Umbebe ducks down to avoid it.
Luna cracks a nice hook into Umbebe's ribs.
Luna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Umbebe.
Umbebe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juan Luna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Umbebe tries to clinch but Luna is having none of it.
Luna was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Umbebe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umbebe tries to clinch up.
Umbebe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luna is looking to counter punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Umbebe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luna connects with a single shot there.
Umbebe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Umbebe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umbebe moves to clinch but Luna breaks away
and Luna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Umbebe thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umbebe misses with a takedown attempt - Luna sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Luna swats away the attempt to clinch by Umbebe.
Luna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Umbebe on the side of the head.
Luna lands a nice hook to Umbebe's body. Umbebe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luna cracks a nice hook into Umbebe's ribs.
Umbebe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Luna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luna connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Umbebe darts in trying to clinch
and Luna counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umbebe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Luna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luna jabs Umbebe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Umbebe fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Luna misses its target.
Umbebe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Umbebe wants to clinch up but Luna keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Luna tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Umbebe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Luna dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Luna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luna throws out a loose jab but Umbebe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Umbebe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Luna with a hook.
Umbebe moves to clinch but Luna breaks away
and Luna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Umbebe slips under a jab.
Umbebe tries to clinch but Luna moves away
and Luna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Umbebe thinking.
Umbebe is looking to clinch but Luna is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umbebe tries to clinch there but Luna circles away.
Luna swats away the attempt to clinch by Umbebe.
Luna appears to be looking for a big counter.
Umbebe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umbebe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Luna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Umbebe raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Luna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Umbebe wants to clinch but Luna slips to the side
letting Luna counter with a right hand.
Luna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Umbebe can do to turn this around?
Umbebe tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Luna tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Luna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luna throws a big shot that misses.
Umbebe is looking to clinch but Luna is avoiding it.
Umbebe fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umbebe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mufaza Umbebe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umbebe avoids the body shot from Luna.
Umbebe tries to clinch up but Luna circles away and keeps his distance.
Luna is looking to counter punch.
Luna looks to throw the jab but Umbebe is out of range.
Luna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Luna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Umbebe.
Umbebe darts in trying to clinch
and Luna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Umbebe tries to clinch but Luna moves out of range.
Umbebe is looking to clinch but Luna is avoiding it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Umbebe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Luna has got the better of the exchanges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Luna checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Luna cracks a nice hook into Umbebe's ribs.
Umbebe tries to clinch but Luna moves away
and Luna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luna throws a lazy right hand but Umbebe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Umbebe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Luna defends it well.
Umbebe ducks under a wild hook from Luna.
Juan Luna is winning the standup battle so far.
Umbebe doesn't manage to clinch there - Luna circles away.
Luna went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Luna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Luna punishes Umbebe's body with a nice straight punch.
Umbebe tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Luna to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Luna.
Luna circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna misses with a straight right.
Umbebe tries to close the distance and clinch but Luna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Luna misses the target.
Luna connects with a right hand. Umbebe shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umbebe shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice shot by Luna.
Luna swats away the attempt to clinch by Umbebe.
A little feinted left hand from Luna on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Umbebe doesn't manage to clinch there - Luna circles away.
Umbebe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Umbebe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luna.
Umbebe replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Luna blocks it well.
Luna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Luna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Luna dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Umbebe wants to clinch up but Luna keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Luna tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Umbebe tries to clinch
and Luna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Umbebe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Luna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Umbebe.
Umbebe tries to clinch
and Luna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luna connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot by Luna.
Umbebe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luna works Umbebe's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umbebe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Luna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Umbebe tries to clinch up but Luna circles away and keeps his distance.
Umbebe tries to clinch up
and Luna counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Umbebe misses with a takedown
and Luna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Luna. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Luna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Umbebe doesn't manage to clinch there - Luna circles away.
Luna is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Luna scores with a punch to the head.
Umbebe is looking to clinch but Luna is avoiding it.
Luna swats away the attempt to clinch by Umbebe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luna darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Umbebe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Luna makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Luna.
Umbebe defending well as Luna loads up on a big left hand.
Luna throws a big shot that misses.
Umbebe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Umbebe closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Luna to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Umbebe moves away.
Luna catches Umbebe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Umbebe moves away from the strike by Luna.
The fight stays on the outside here - Umbebe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Umbebe tries to close the distance and clinch but Luna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Umbebe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Umbebe closes the distance and clinches up with Luna, looking for a takedown. Umbebe pushes Luna against the cage but Luna circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Umbebe ducks under a wild hook from Luna.
Umbebe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luna was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Juan Luna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umbebe slips a jab from Luna.
Luna lands a right hook to the body.
Luna lands a nice hook to Umbebe's body. Umbebe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Umbebe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luna to score with a decent uppercut.
Umbebe moves in looking to clinch but Luna pushes him off.
Umbebe tries to clinch up
letting Luna counter with a right hand.
Mufaza Umbebe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luna stuns Umbebe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Luna there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umbebe throws a right hand that misses
and Luna counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Luna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luna 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:24
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Luna!
Juan Luna seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.