PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raymon Lucas (ranked 5209 p4p, 4077 weight class) and Quantavius Dingle The Fifth (ranked 555 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingle The Fifth comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gangsta's Paradise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Raymon Lucas had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Lucas
vs
Dingle The Fifth

184 cm
18
183
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raymon Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quantavius Dingle The Fifth!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Lucas misses.
It seemed like Dingle The Fifth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lucas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Dingle The Fifth pushes Lucas up against the cage in a clinch.
Dingle The Fifth lands a hook that snaps the head of Lucas backwards.
Lucas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dingle The Fifth is stalling here.
Lucas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lucas swings wildly with an uppercut but Dingle The Fifth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Dingle The Fifth.

It looks like Raymon Lucas has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dingle The Fifth stalling in the clinch.
Dingle The Fifth stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dingle The Fifth.
Lucas misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dingle The Fifth.
Dingle The Fifth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lucas.
Dingle The Fifth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lucas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dingle The Fifth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lucas gets through Dingle The Fifth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dingle The Fifth looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lucas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dingle The Fifth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dingle The Fifth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dingle The Fifth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dingle The Fifth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lucas is defending well for now.
Lucas misses with some punches.

Lucas breaks from the clinch.
Dingle The Fifth on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dingle The Fifth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dingle The Fifth effectively controlling the action here.
Still in the clinch, Lucas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dingle The Fifth is leaning against Lucas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lucas is breathing heavily.
Lucas avoiding damage as Dingle The Fifth throws knees to the body.
Dingle The Fifth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dingle The Fifth controlling the action here for a moment.
Come on Dingle The Fifth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dingle The Fifth continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Dingle The Fifth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lucas avoids it.
Lucas blocks a body shot from Dingle The Fifth.
Lucas has a couple of punches blocked by Dingle The Fifth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dingle The Fifth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dingle The Fifth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Come on Dingle The Fifth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lucas managing to block the knees to the body from Dingle The Fifth.
Lucas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lucas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dingle The Fifth tries to land knees in the clinch but Lucas avoids the damage to the body.
Dingle The Fifth throws an elbow but it misses.
Dingle The Fifth throws an elbow that misses.
Dingle The Fifth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucas's elbow.
Dingle The Fifth lands a shot to the body.
Dingle The Fifth is leaning against Lucas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingle The Fifth leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dingle The Fifth misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Lucas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dingle The Fifth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lucas is defending well for now.
Lucas trying to stall but Dingle The Fifth improves his position.
Dingle The Fifth swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucas blocks an elbow strike.
Dingle The Fifth taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lucas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dingle The Fifth gets through Lucas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dingle The Fifth tries to throw a body punch but Lucas avoids it by throwing Dingle The Fifth back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dingle The Fifth.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Quantavius Dingle The Fifth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raymon Lucas'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.

Lucas throws a lazy uppercut

and Dingle The Fifth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dingle The Fifth slowing the pace effectively.
Quantavius Dingle The Fifth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dingle The Fifth lands a good knee to the midsection. Lucas won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Dingle The Fifth.
Dingle The Fifth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dingle The Fifth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dingle The Fifth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dingle The Fifth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucas blocks it with crossed arms.
Dingle The Fifth trying to land knees to the body.
Dingle The Fifth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dingle The Fifth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lucas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas avoids the elbow strike from Dingle The Fifth, against the cage.
Dingle The Fifth gets through Lucas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dingle The Fifth looking to throw knees to the head but Lucas is blocking nicely.
Dingle The Fifth looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lucas tries to land knees in the clinch but Dingle The Fifth avoids the damage to the body.
Dingle The Fifth tries a knee to the head but Lucas blocks it.
Dingle The Fifth pushes Lucas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dingle The Fifth throws an elbow but it misses.
Lucas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dingle The Fifth is defending well for now.
Dingle The Fifth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dingle The Fifth struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucas controls his hands.
Dingle The Fifth stalling in the clinch.
Dingle The Fifth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dingle The Fifth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lucas misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingle The Fifth misses with a body punch.
Dingle The Fifth tries a knee to the head but Lucas blocks it.
Lucas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dingle The Fifth has Lucas pushed against the cage.
Dingle The Fifth misses with an elbow strike.
Lucas avoids the elbow strike from Dingle The Fifth, against the cage.
Dingle The Fifth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dingle The Fifth misses with the head strike.
Dingle The Fifth tries to land knees in the clinch but Lucas avoids the damage to the body.
Dingle The Fifth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucas blocks it with crossed arms.
Dingle The Fifth misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas managing to block the knees to the body from Dingle The Fifth.
Dingle The Fifth stalling in the clinch.
Dingle The Fifth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lucas prevents a body shot from Dingle The Fifth.
Lucas blocking some punches.
Lucas blocks an uppercut.
Dingle The Fifth tries to work over Lucas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dingle The Fifth misses with the head strike.
Dingle The Fifth tries a body shot but Lucas blocks it.
Dingle The Fifth throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dingle The Fifth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucas blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingle The Fifth looking to throw knees to the head but Lucas is blocking nicely.
Dingle The Fifth stalling against the cage.
Lucas missing with knees to the body.
Dingle The Fifth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dingle The Fifth tries to land a knee to the head but Lucas blocks with his arms.
Lucas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lucas is trying to push Dingle The Fifth away but Dingle The Fifth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lucas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dingle The Fifth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dingle The Fifth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Quantavius Dingle The Fifth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raymon Lucas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dingle The Fifth moves into the clinch.
Lucas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lucas misses with the head strike.
Dingle The Fifth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lucas is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lucas misses with a punch to the body.
Dingle The Fifth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lucas is defending well for now.
Dingle The Fifth can't find room to land a body shot as Lucas controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dingle The Fifth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lucas is defending well for now.
Lucas lands a right hand.
Dingle The Fifth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lucas letting Dingle The Fifth take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingle The Fifth blocks an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Dingle The Fifth.
Dingle The Fifth is leaning against Lucas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Dingle The Fifth on the inside.
Dingle The Fifth tries to land knees in the clinch but Lucas avoids the damage to the body.
Lucas misses with some punches.
Dingle The Fifth stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lucas missing with knees to the body.
Dingle The Fifth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lucas avoids it.
Dingle The Fifth slowing the pace effectively.
Lucas prevents a body shot from Dingle The Fifth.
Lucas avoiding damage as Dingle The Fifth throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingle The Fifth misses with the head strike.
Dingle The Fifth blocks the elbow strike.
Lucas gets through Dingle The Fifth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lucas is trying to maintain a safe position but Dingle The Fifth gets an underhook and turns Lucas into the cage.
Lucas throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dingle The Fifth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dingle The Fifth dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dingle The Fifth throws a head punch that misses.
Dingle The Fifth can't find room to land a body shot as Lucas controls the action.
Lucas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Lucas scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingle The Fifth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dingle The Fifth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucas blocks it with crossed arms.
Dingle The Fifth misses with a body punch.
Dingle The Fifth missing with knees to the body.
Lucas misses with some punches.
Dingle The Fifth stalling against the cage.
Lucas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dingle The Fifth is pushing Lucas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lucas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lucas with a knee to the head.
Dingle The Fifth missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dingle The Fifth.
A head punch on the inside from Lucas fails to land.
Dingle The Fifth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dingle The Fifth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lucas.
Dingle The Fifth misses with a punch on the inside.
Dingle The Fifth misses with an elbow strike.
Dingle The Fifth tries a knee to the head but Lucas blocks it.
Quantavius Dingle The Fifth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dingle The Fifth taking a breather.
Dingle The Fifth is stalling here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lucas working some nice short punches in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Quantavius Dingle The Fifth.
I've got Dingle The Fifth 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quantavius Dingle The Fifth!