PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Vanorden (ranked 1596 p4p, 880 weight class) and Jean Lucroy (ranked 209 p4p, 118 weight class). Vanorden kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Squad King Karter. Bruce Vanorden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vanorden
vs
Lucroy

190 cm
22
213
6 - 4 - 0

182 cm
21
204
9 - 1 - 0

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Vanorden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Lucroy!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucroy closes the distance and clinches up with Vanorden, looking for a takedown. Lucroy pushes Vanorden against the cage but Vanorden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Vanorden.
Vanorden throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Lucroy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vanorden looking for a sweep. Not yet Vanorden, not yet.
Lucroy throwing strikes from guard but Vanorden blocks nicely.
Vanorden wants to stand and escape but Lucroy is having none of it.
Lucroy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vanorden keeping moving, preventing Lucroy from controlling successfully.
Vanorden wants to get back to his feet but Lucroy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lucroy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanorden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lucroy's guard.

Lucroy is pulling down on Vanorden's head. It's preventing any offense from Vanorden, at least for the moment.
Lucroy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vanorden is one step ahead there.
Vanorden showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanorden's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lucroy wants to sweep but no luck.
Vanorden controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lucroy trying to control the position.
Vanorden controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lucroy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vanorden is one step ahead there.
Vanorden engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vanorden trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucroy wants to sweep but no luck.
Vanorden looking to pass the guard.
Vanorden is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lucroy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vanorden.
Lucroy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vanorden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden looks to land a left hand but Lucroy moved out of range nicely.
Vanorden works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vanorden misses with a hook.
Vanorden lands with a hook. Lucroy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lucroy.
An attempted straight right counter from Vanorden misses the target.
Lucroy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vanorden.
Vanorden takes a swing at Lucroy's ribcage but misses.
Lucroy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good exchange - Vanorden coming out on top.

It looks like Jean Lucroy has been cut.
Lucroy takes one to the chin there.
Vanorden swings widly with a right hand

so Lucroy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lucroy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vanorden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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!
Vanorden keeping moving, preventing Lucroy from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vanorden seems keen to control Lucroy's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanorden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lucroy cracks Vanorden with a solid left hand.
Vanorden controlling the position.
Lucroy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lucroy throwing strikes but missing.
Lucroy being controlled here momentarily.
Lucroy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vanorden's head.
Vanorden working a defensive guard here.
Vanorden has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lucroy has passed into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lucroy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lucroy is chipping away with strikes.
Vanorden gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Vanorden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Lucroy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vanorden misses with a hook. Lucroy ducked under it nicely.
Lucroy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vanorden defends it nicely.
Lucroy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lucroy ducks under a wild hook from Vanorden.
Vanorden just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucroy with the counter takedown but Vanorden avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanorden works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vanorden throws a right hand that misses

and Lucroy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lucroy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vanorden's head.
Lucroy scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vanorden is pulling down on Lucroy's head to control his posture.
Lucroy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vanorden controlling the position.
Vanorden 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.
Lucroy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vanorden keeping moving, preventing Lucroy from controlling successfully.
Lucroy is looking to work some ground and pound but Vanorden has wrist control.
Lucroy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vanorden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Vanorden takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vanorden has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy tries to get to full guard but Vanorden has control of the leg.
Vanorden uses his free foot to push down on Lucroy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lucroy.
Vanorden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lucroy is desperately trying to improve his position but Vanorden has a good base and remains in mount.
Vanorden looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vanorden wants to control the pace but Lucroy is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden content just to control the position here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Vanorden.
Vanorden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucroy can do to turn this around?
Vanorden tries to control but Lucroy wriggling away.
Vanorden controlling from the full mount.
Vanorden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lucroy is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vanorden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lucroy is working to get back to half guard.
Lucroy regains half guard.
Vanorden looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vanorden trying to advance position but Lucroy counters by regaining guard.
Lucroy trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Vanorden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jean Lucroy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lucroy ducks under a wild hook from Vanorden.
Vanorden misses the shot to the body.
Vanorden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanorden.
Vanorden lands the left hand.
Lucroy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vanorden.
Lucroy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot to the liver by Vanorden. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanorden. Lucroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucroy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vanorden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vanorden throws a body shot but no joy.
Lucroy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vanorden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vanorden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruce Vanorden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Lucroy.
Lucroy slips a jab from Vanorden.
Vanorden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lucroy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lucroy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vanorden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanorden. Lucroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vanorden lands with a straight right. Lucroy didn't see that one coming.
Lucroy shoots in looking for a takedown. Vanorden tries to sprawl out of it but Lucroy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vanorden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vanorden lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bruce Vanorden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vanorden looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucroy is just out of range.
Lucroy fails with the takedown
enabling Vanorden to counter with a crisp jab.
Lucroy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vanorden is fending him off so far but Lucroy persists. Nope, Vanorden circles away and we're back to standing.
Lucroy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucroy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vanorden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lucroy scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vanorden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanorden.
Lucroy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vanorden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice straight punches there by Vanorden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vanorden.
A swing and a miss from Vanorden.
Vanorden lands with a nice body punch.
Vanorden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lucroy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vanorden avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Vanorden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vanorden looks to land a right hand but Lucroy moved out of range.
Vanorden looks to land a left hand but Lucroy moved out of range nicely.
Vanorden lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vanorden defends well and Lucroy ends up having to push Vanorden into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vanorden connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Vanorden has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lucroy defending well as Vanorden loads up on a big left hand.
Vanorden throws a hook but Lucroy blocks it.
Lucroy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vanorden defends it well.
Lucroy has his takedown stuffed
and Vanorden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanorden throws a body shot but no joy.
And Lucroy tries to counter it with a takedown but Vanorden pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jab, jab by Vanorden - just one landing.
Lucroy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vanorden.
Lucroy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vanorden jabs Lucroy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jean Lucroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucroy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vanorden's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Vanorden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vanorden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Bruce Vanorden!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Bruce Vanorden!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Bruce Vanorden!

Bruce Vanorden wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Bruce Vanorden thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.