PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 3043 p4p, 2009 weight class) and Antonio Luciano (ranked 375 p4p, 266 weight class). Kanaani comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang. Antonio Luciano will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kanaani
vs
Luciano

170 cm
34
170
24 - 21 - 0

185 cm
33
190
17 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

30th Century Beer Store

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 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kanaani.
Kanaani looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Luciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kanaani.
Kanaani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kanaani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Kanaani saw that one coming.
A big right from Luciano misses.
Kanaani thuds a left hand into Luciano's body.
Kanaani gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Mehdi Kanaani has been cut.
Luciano looks to land a right hand but Kanaani moved out of range.
Kanaani lands a jab to the nose.
Kanaani connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luciano. Luciano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Luciano blocks a jab.
Kanaani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kanaani misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanaani cracks Luciano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kanaani moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kanaani.
Kanaani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kanaani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kanaani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luciano slips a jab and a cross from Kanaani.
Antonio Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano throws a lazy uppercut
and Kanaani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kanaani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luciano.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Kanaani.
Luciano throws a hook but Kanaani blocks it.
Luciano swings widly with a right hand
and Kanaani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Kanaani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanaani went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A cross from Luciano lands.
Kanaani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Luciano cracks Kanaani with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kanaani looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Luciano finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanaani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luciano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kanaani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Luciano looks to land a right hand but Kanaani moved out of range.
Luciano missing with a left hand there. Kanaani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luciano throws a hook but Kanaani blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a hook
and Kanaani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Luciano lands a big right hand that sends Kanaani crashing to the mat! Luciano stays standing though and waves Kanaani back to his feet!

Kanaani is rocked!

Mehdi Kanaani's cut is getting worse.
Luciano lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Kanaani - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Luciano!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Luciano!
Antonio Luciano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.