PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Luciano (ranked 2979 p4p, 2936 weight class) and Greg Draws (ranked 138 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Ricky Luciano could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Greg Draws's chin.

Luciano
vs
Draws

169 cm
25
145
1 - 0 - 0

161 cm
25
135
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Ricky Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greg Draws!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draws fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Luciano is breathing heavily.
Draws misses with a wild body shot.
Draws looks to land a right hand but Luciano moved out of range.
Draws looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
Luciano appears to be looking for a big counter.
Draws misses the shot to the body.
Draws swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draws misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Luciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draws sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draws appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Luciano slips a jab from Draws.
Draws ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Luciano blocks a jab.
Draws throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draws ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
As Draws backs away, Luciano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luciano looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Draws waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luciano.
Luciano slips a straight right by Draws.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draws misses with a body shot.
Draws misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
Luciano throwing a counter right hand but Draws manages to avoid it.
Draws ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Draws looks to land a left hand but Luciano moved out of range nicely.
Draws fails to land the takedown.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draws.
Draws throws a big shot that misses.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Draws.
Draws uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luciano.
Draws staying out of range there.
A jab from Draws misses.
Draws ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Luciano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Luciano.
Luciano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draws moves out of range of the leg kick from Luciano.
Draws swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draws throws a body shot but no joy.
Draws thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luciano defending well as Draws loads up on a big left hand.
Draws misses the shot to the body.
Luciano moves out of range as Draws strikes.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draws.
Draws misses the jab.
Draws throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draws misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draws misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
Draws misses with a looping right.
Luciano throwing a counter right hand but Draws manages to avoid it.
Draws throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draws.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draws throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draws misses the jab.
Luciano tries to score with a low kick but Draws moves his leg out of the way.
Draws takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draws. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draws looks for the body kick but Luciano saw that one coming.
Draws throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Draws misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
Luciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draws.
Draws defending well as Luciano loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draws. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draws throws a predictable looking body shot
and Luciano counters with a nice body shot.
Draws misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
Draws ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Draws looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano moves away from the strike by Draws.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Draws.
A little feinted left hand from Luciano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Luciano staying out of range there.
Draws throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draws misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
Draws swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draws is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Luciano rather than just go for the knockout.
Draws throws a body shot but no joy.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draws throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Draws misses.
Draws just misses with a punch to the body.
Draws ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Draws dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Luciano defending well as Draws loads up on a big left hand.
Draws misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Luciano counters with a good low kick that Draws was not able to check.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draws. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draws throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draws.
Luciano feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Draws throws out a loose jab but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draws scores with a jab. Luciano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Luciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Draws throws a sloppy body shot
and Luciano counters with a nice body kick.
Draws throws a looping overhand right but Luciano ducks down to avoid it.
Luciano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Draws has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luciano slips under a jab from Draws.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draws.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Draws will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Greg Draws seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draws misses the jab.
Luciano appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Draws looks for the body kick but Luciano saw that one coming.
As Draws backs away, Luciano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draws throws a body shot but no joy.
Draws jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Draws.
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Draws.
Luciano has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Draws looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
Draws throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draws swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
Draws dives in and grabs Luciano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Luciano pushes down on Draws's head and hops out.
Draws ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Draws swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draws. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draws throws a looping overhand right but Luciano ducks down to avoid it.
Draws throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draws.
Luciano appears to be looking for a big counter.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draws throws out the jab.
Luciano tried to counter with a leg kick but Draws avoided it.
A jab from Draws misses.
Draws throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draws misses with a straight left.
Draws misses with a wild body shot.
Draws just misses with a punch to the body.
Draws swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Draws.
A telegraphed right hand from Draws misses the target.
Luciano scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draws throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Draws throws the left hand but Luciano avoids the punch easily.
Draws throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draws throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luciano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Draws tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Draws.
Draws misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
A jab from Draws misses.
Draws swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draws swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draws shoots for a takedown but Luciano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ricky Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Draws.
Draws misses with a wild body shot.
Draws rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luciano counters with a straight right hand.
Luciano throws a looping overhand right but Draws ducks down to avoid it.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Draws scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luciano doesn't seem bothered though.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draws.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draws swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
As Draws backs away, Luciano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Draws misses with a wild body shot.
Draws throws a body shot but no joy.
Draws ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Draws lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luciano at a distance.
Luciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draws.
Draws swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
Draws throws a looping overhand right but Luciano ducks down to avoid it.
Draws tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Draws.
Draws tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Draws.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draws.
Draws throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Luciano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Draws jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luciano slips a straight right by Draws.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Draws showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Draws throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Draws misses the shot to the body.
Draws swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
Draws misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
Luciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Draws throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Draws scores with a jab to the body.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Draws.
Draws misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draws misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
The fighters circling - Draws throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Draws throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draws misses the shot to the body.
Draws misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draws throws out the jab.
Draws throws a looping overhand right but Luciano ducks down to avoid it.
Draws misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
Draws ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Draws takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Draws throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luciano throws a quick counter kick to the body but Draws avoids it.
Draws looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
Draws misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
It looked like Luciano was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Draws.
Luciano slips a straight right by Draws.
An attempted straight right counter from Luciano misses the target.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draws.
Draws on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draws.
Luciano staying out of range there.
Ricky Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draws fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Luciano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Draws missing with a left hand there. Luciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draws misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
Draws is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Draws throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Draws missing with a left hand there. Luciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luciano misses with a low kick as Draws jumps back.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draws tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Draws.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Draws.
Luciano fires out a quick counter leg kick but Draws just manages to avoid it.
Draws needs to keep his hands up - Luciano had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Draws misses with a body shot.
Luciano throws a quick counter kick to the body but Draws avoids it.
Draws swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Luciano misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draws throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draws throws a hook but Luciano blocks it.
Draws misses with a hook.
As Draws backs away, Luciano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Draws ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
It appears Luciano was looking to counter with a kick there.
A swing and a miss from Draws.
Draws misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draws. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Luciano misses the target.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draws checks a leg kick.
Draws throws the kick towards the body but Luciano avoids it.
Draws just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Luciano misses the target.
Draws misses the jab.
Draws throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draws misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draws. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Luciano misses the target.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luciano looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Draws fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Luciano misses the target.
Draws throws a hook but Luciano blocks it.
Draws looks to throw the jab but Luciano is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Luciano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Draws misses.
A swing and a miss from Draws.
Draws tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Draws.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Draws throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano slips a straight right by Draws.
Greg Draws is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Draws throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Draws comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Draws has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Draws!