PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Lukovic (ranked 4539 p4p, 490 weight class) and Dylan White (ranked 25153 p4p, 628 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lukovic
vs
White

185 cm
20
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvin Lukovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan White!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lukovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
White wants to counter the offense by Lukovic and move into the clinch position.
Lukovic goes for a double leg but White avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as White continues to drive forward.
White is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvin Lukovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lukovic shoots in but no luck this time.
White is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lukovic looks for a takedown but White sprawls well.
White steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lukovic.
Lukovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Lukovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
White tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and White wants it to stay on the feet.
Lukovic shoots in and drives through. White sprawls well.
White steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lukovic.
Lukovic fails with a takedown attempt.
White tries to counter by closing the distance.
White defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lukovic.
Lukovic is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lukovic.
White tries to counter with a clinch but Lukovic shakes him off and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Lukovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lukovic or perhaps it was just good defense by White, which made it look bad.
Lukovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
White tries to counter with a clinch but Lukovic shakes him off and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Lukovic on that attempt.
White steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lukovic.
White slaps away a takedown attempt from Lukovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
White wants to counter the offense by Lukovic and move into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukovic tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
White is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lukovic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lukovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
White tries to counter with a clinch but Lukovic shakes him off and moves away.
Lukovic tries for a takedown but White circles away easily

and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
White stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lukovic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. White gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White has Lukovic pressed against the cage.
White slows down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
White continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
White controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dylan White.
Lukovic tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
White tries to counter with a clinch but Lukovic shakes him off and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lukovic goes for a double leg but White avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as White continues to drive forward.
White tries to counter by closing the distance.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Lukovic. Lukovic gets slowly back to his feet.
White wants to counter the offense by Lukovic and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan White dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lukovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
Lukovic sets himself, and White steps forward looking for the clinch! Lukovic avoids it this time.
Lukovic with a poor takedown

and White counters by clinching up.
White stalling in the clinch but Lukovic improves position.
White is struggling to control the position.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
White receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from White.
White trying to stall but Lukovic improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dylan White.
Lukovic misses with a takedown attempt

and White counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by White.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvin Lukovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
White effectively controlling the action here.
White stalling in the clinch.
Lukovic goes for a takedown attempt but White pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Lukovic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lukovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukovic forces his way into half guard.
Lukovic slows the pace down in half guard.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White is trying to control but Lukovic manages to pass to mount!
Lukovic controlling from the full mount.
White tries to lock up and control but Lukovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lukovic landing shots from mount.
Lukovic landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Lukovic stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Lukovic shoots in but no luck this time.
Lukovic shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
White wants to counter with a clinch but Lukovic pushes him away.
Lukovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Lukovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Lukovic with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Lukovic with that takedown attempt.
Lukovic shoots in but no luck this time.
Elvin Lukovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lukovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but White swivels and escapes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lukovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White slaps away a takedown attempt from Lukovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
White is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dylan White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lukovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lukovic or perhaps it was just good defense by White, which made it look bad.
No luck for Lukovic with that takedown attempt.
White steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lukovic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvin Lukovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lukovic misses with a takedown

and White counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White stalling against the cage.
White stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lukovic as White tries to tie him up.
White leaning his opponent against the cage.
White looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dylan White.
Lukovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around White's waist but White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lukovic off to one side.
White wants to counter with a clinch but Lukovic pushes him away.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lukovic.

That's two 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.
White stuffs the takedown.
White tries to counter with a clinch but Lukovic shakes him off and moves away.
Lukovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lukovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
Lukovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but White swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lukovic or perhaps it was just good defense by White, which made it look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukovic darts in looking for a takedown but White gets double underhooks and turns Lukovic into the cage.
Lukovic with a lazy takedown attempt

and White counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
White is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
White stalls.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee calls for White to work.
Lukovic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but White is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dylan White.
Lukovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White avoids it really well and circles away.
Dylan White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lukovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
White wants to counter the offense by Lukovic and move into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Dylan White!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Dylan White!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Dylan White!

Dylan White wins by unanimous decision!