PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 3095 p4p, 4247 weight class) and Antonio Luna (ranked 377 p4p, 495 weight class). Wiremu comes to the cage accompanied by Billy Joel - The River of Dreams. Luna has chosen Noypi by Bamboo as his entrance music. Antonio Luna has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Wiremu
vs
Luna

187 cm
42
187
38 - 29 - 0

185 cm
33
192
14 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Luna!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wiremu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wiremu cracks Luna with an open hand slap.

It looks like Antonio Luna has been cut.
Luna connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wiremu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wiremu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wiremu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luna.
Nice defenses there by Luna.
Luna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Luna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wiremu is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice body punch from Wiremu.
Wiremu misses with a hook. Luna ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Luna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Luna lands with an uppercut that bounces Wiremu off the cage and back into range.
Antonio Luna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wiremu has closed the distance and engaged Luna in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiremu misses with a body punch.
Wiremu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luna's elbow.
Luna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wiremu lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna.
Luna digs a right hand into Wiremu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wiremu's gas tank.
Wiremu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Luna.
A right handed body shot lands from Luna.
Wiremu is trying to break the clinch but Luna has him pressed against the cage.
Luna blocks an uppercut.
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Luna on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Luna fails to land.
Luna blocking some punches.
Luna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wiremu backwards.
Luna misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luna.
Luna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luna struggles to land a body shot inside as Wiremu controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu digs a right hand into Luna's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Luna's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Wiremu.

Wiremu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiremu.
Luna throws a hook but Wiremu avoids it easily.
Luna misses with an uppercut
and Wiremu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice body kick from Wiremu.
Luna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luna throws a jab but it's blocked by Wiremu.
Luna lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the liver by Wiremu. Beautiful body shot.
Luna blocks a jab.
Wiremu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wiremu - that will leave a mark!
Luna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wiremu moves into range and clinches up with Luna.
Wiremu takes a shot to the head.
Wiremu lands a shot to the body.
Luna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luna misses with some punches.
Wiremu lands a nice shot to the body.

Wiremu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiremu throws a wild body kick that Luna sees coming a mile off.
Wiremu scores with a spinning back kick!
Luna throws a series of punches but Wiremu avoids them all with ease.
Wiremu doesn't manage to clinch there - Luna circles away.
Wiremu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luna moves away.
Wiremu tries to clinch up but Luna circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wiremu. That's going to slow Luna down.
Wiremu dodges the punch combination from Luna.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luna avoids the head kick by Wiremu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiremu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Luna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wiremu.
A slow jab from Luna misses its intended target.
Wiremu avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Luna backs away, Wiremu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Wiremu misses.
Wiremu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wiremu throws a sloppy head kick and Luna moves out of range easily.
Wiremu ducks under a wild hook from Luna.
Luna just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWiremu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiremu stuns Luna with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wiremu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wiremu dodges the punch combination from Luna.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aloysius Wiremu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Luna's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Luna misses with a few strikes there.
Luna moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Luna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiremu.
Luna doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wiremu lands with a kick to the temple. Luna shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Luna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luna looks to score with a jab to the body but Wiremu is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wiremu.
Luna misses with a straight left.
Wiremu tests Luna's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luna throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wiremu counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiremu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luna was well out of range. Poor timing from Wiremu.
Luna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wiremu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wiremu swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wiremu pushes Luna away with a front kick.
Luna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiremu moves away.
Wiremu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luna looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Luna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiremu circles away quickly and effectively.
Wiremu feints and then cracks Luna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luna down.
Luna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wiremu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luna lands a jab-cross combination.
Luna misses with a combination
and Wiremu counters with a three punch combo that has Luna backing up. Luna nods at Wiremu to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Luna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wiremu.
Luna lands a nice shot to the body.
Luna throws a nice looking combination but Wiremu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Antonio Luna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna throws a right hand that Wiremu ducks under and follows up with a left that Wiremu also avoids with ease.
Luna's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luna throws a jab when Wiremu was well out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head kick from Wiremu lands but Luna takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Luna. Those never looked like landing.
Luna takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Luna is breathing heavily.
Wiremu throws a head kick that Luna semi-blocks.

Luna is rocked!
Good exchange - Wiremu coming out on top.
Luna is still on wobbly legs! Can Wiremu finish him?
Wiremu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luna misses with a double jab
and Wiremu counters with a big right hand! Oh Luna is in trouble here! Wiremu follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aloysius Wiremu!
During a confident post fight interview, Aloysius Wiremu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Antonio Luna had this to say: 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated... I will pickup the pieces that I learned today and will grow from it.'.