PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Luciano (ranked 424 p4p, 174 weight class) and Macca Outback (ranked 63 p4p, 25 weight class). Luciano comes into the arena with SHORT PEOPLE blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Luciano
vs
Outback

187 cm
26
187
13 - 3 - 0

188 cm
26
193
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer
Conviction

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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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macca Outback!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Luciano misses the target.
Luciano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Luciano connects with a body shot that sends Outback's belly button to the back.
Luciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Outback.
Outback works the jab nicely.
Luciano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Outback is fending him off so far but Luciano persists. Nope, Outback circles away and we're back to standing.
Luciano checks a leg kick nicely.
Luciano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luciano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Luciano looks to land a combination but Outback avoids it well.
Luciano throws a body punch but Outback moves out of range.
Luciano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Outback throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luciano swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Outback connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luciano's hands.
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!
Outback connects with a body shot.
Luciano misses with a left hand
and Outback counters with a straight right hand.
Outback changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Outback throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Outback misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Outback throws a looping overhand right but Luciano ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Luciano.
It seemed like Outback was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Luciano throws a chopping leg kick but Outback manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Outback scores with a jab.
Outback missing with a left hand there. Luciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luciano throws a series of punches but Outback moves out of range.
Luciano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Outback fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Outback takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Outback throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Outback jabs Luciano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Luciano is looking to wear down Outback with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Luciano misses with a few strikes there.
Luciano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Outback is fending him off so far but Luciano persists. Nope, Outback circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Luciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luciano tries to move into range but Outback moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab by Outback.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Luciano closes the distance and clinches.
Luciano lands with a light punch inside.
We've been informed that Outback has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Outback stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Outback pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a wild combination.
Outback throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luciano shoots in but no luck this time.
Luciano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A lazy left from Luciano finds it's target.
Luciano drops his hands momentarily and Outback takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Luciano.
Outback connects with a solid leg kick.
Outback shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Luciano tests Outback's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luciano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Luciano tests Outback's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a big shot that misses.
Luciano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Outback throws a shot to the body.
Outback connects with a jab.
Outback thows a left - swing and a miss!
A thudding body kick lands there by Luciano!
Outback throws a leg kick which misses Luciano's front leg but catches the back leg as Luciano tries to avoid it.
Luciano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Outback takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Luciano tries to clinch but Outback is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Outback on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Luciano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Outback as he jumps to the side.
Outback has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Outback there as he acknowledges the shot.
Macca Outback is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Luciano blocks the low kick.
Luciano seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Luciano moves out of range of the body kick from Outback.
Outback lands with a straight right. Luciano didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a jab when Outback was well out of range.
Luciano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Luciano slips under a jab.
Luciano scores with a punch to the head.
Luciano slips under a jab.
Outback scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Outback does no damage.
Luciano throwing a counter right hand but Outback manages to avoid it.
Luciano misses with a left hand
and Outback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luciano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Outback. That did some damage!
Outback throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Outback fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luciano.
Luciano connects with a body shot that sends Outback's belly button to the back.
Outback looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Outback throws out a loose jab but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano lands with a right hand.
Outback lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Macca Outback will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luciano checks a leg kick.
It looked like Luciano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Luciano throws a big shot that misses.
Outback fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Outback cracks Luciano with an open hand slap.
Luciano jabs at Outback's body.
Luciano lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Luciano.
Outback stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luciano.
Outback uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.

Luciano moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Outback breaks from the clinch.
Outback lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano misses with a low kick.
Luciano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Outback connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luciano backing away here, and Outback unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luciano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Outback has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Outback and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luciano looks to clinch
and Outback counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Outback looks to throw the jab but Luciano is out of range.
Luciano misses with an uppercut
and Outback counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luciano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Luciano backs off Outback throws a huge counter combo but Luciano manages to avoid it all.
Outback lands a jab to Luciano's midsection.
Macca Outback seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Outback looks for the body kick but Luciano saw that one coming.
Macca Outback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Outback scores with the left hand. Luciano knows he should have avoided that one.
Luciano slips under a jab.
Outback throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been told by Luciano's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Outback misses the shot to the body.
Luciano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luciano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Outback misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
Luciano was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Luciano throws a sloppy head kick and Outback moves out of range easily.
Luciano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Outback at a distance.
Luciano connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback misses the jab.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Outback misses with a low kick.
Outback is looking to chop away at Luciano's legs.
Outback lands a nice shot that snaps Luciano's head back.
Luciano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Outback counters with a low kick, right behind Luciano 's knee.
Outback slips a straight right by Luciano.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Outback sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Luciano.
Outback throws a push kick but Luciano slaps the foot to one side.
Luciano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Luciano drives through and clinches with Outback against the cage.
Outback blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Outback manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Outback misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Luciano blocks the leg kick.
Outback misses with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outback jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Outback takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano loads up on a big right hand but Outback slips the punch.
Outback takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
Luciano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Luciano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Outback manages to avoid it.
Luciano throws a series of punches but Outback moves out of range.
Outback dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luciano. That did some damage!
Outback misses with a body kick.
Outback tried to score with a low kick but Luciano checks it.
No joy there for Luciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Outback on the side of the head.
Luciano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luciano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Luciano tried to score with a low kick but Outback checks it.
Luciano scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano swings for the body but Outback moves out of range.
Luciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Luciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Outback.
Luciano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Luciano does it's job there.
Outback throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano walks into a straight right hand from Outback.
Outback throws a low kick but Luciano moves out of range easily.
Outback throws a lazy body kick
and Luciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Luciano tries to clinch but Outback is having none of it.
Outback appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Outback throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Luciano.
Outback misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano swings widly with a right hand
enabling Outback to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Macca Outback will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Outback throws a looping overhand right but Luciano ducks down to avoid it.
Luciano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Luciano.
Outback swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luciano misses with a body shot.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Outback lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luciano at a distance.
Outback lands with a thumping leg kick.
Outback throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luciano with a jab.
Luciano throws a body shot but no joy.
Outback connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luciano. Luciano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Outback.
Luciano feints and then cracks Outback's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Outback down.
Luciano throws a wild body kick that Outback sees coming a mile off.
Luciano blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Outback. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Luciano throws a solid leg kick but Outback takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luciano.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luciano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Outback looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Luciano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Outback keeps working.
Who's going to make the next move?

Luciano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Outback tries to improve position but can't.
Outback regains half guard there - taking advantage of Luciano's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Luciano is looking for a kimura but Outback is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Luciano to get the leverage.
Ray Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Luciano in particular looking to stall.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Outback can do anything to dispel that myth.
Luciano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Outback keeps working.

Luciano is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Outback has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano trying to control the action but Outback is working from the bottom.

Luciano is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Macca Outback is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Luciano has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Outback wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Luciano.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luciano looking to control but Outback is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Outback because Luciano loaded up on that one.

Luciano is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Outback has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Outback!
Outback really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Luciano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Outback stopping the sweep attempt from Luciano.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Outback is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Luciano throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ray Luciano.
I think Outback has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macca Outback!
A very excited looking Macca Outback rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.