PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Kisky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devrau Luke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kisky
vs
Luke

195 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bernard Kisky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Devrau Luke!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luke misses with a few strikes there.
Kisky fails to land the takedown.
Kisky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Luke shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kisky's guard.
Kisky looking for a sweep. Not yet Kisky, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kisky holds on and takes a little breather.
Luke stopping the sweep attempt from Kisky.
Luke controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luke stopping the sweep attempt from Kisky.
Luke trying to control the position from guard on top but Kisky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kisky wants to sweep but no luck.
Luke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kisky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kisky avoids the head kick by Luke.
Luke with a poor takedown

and Kisky counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Luke!
Luke is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Luke can't escape the position.
Kisky avoids the attempt from Luke to control.
Kisky cracks Luke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Luke looks gassed!
Kisky is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kisky scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Luke?
Kisky lands a big shot there that rocks Luke but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisky fails to advance to Luke's back.
Kisky throws some wild stikes that Luke manages to avoid easily.

Kisky is going olschool here, as he tries to force Luke to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Luke shrugs it off.
Kisky tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Luke in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kisky trying to control but Luke is having none of it.
Kisky looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Luke wants to control but Kisky is having none of it.

Kisky goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Luke is on top in guard.
Kisky will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kisky wants to get back to his feet but Luke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Kisky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kisky tries to land a front kick but Luke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luke tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kisky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Luke won't be happy with that.
Kisky is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Luke is not content to let Kisky control the position.
Luke is trying to buck Kisky off.
Luke is trying to control Kisky's posture but Kisky avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisky laying and praying for a moment but Luke takes advantage and regains half guard.
Luke won't allow Kisky to pass to mount.
Luke makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Luke.
Luke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Luke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kisky's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice strikes from Luke there.
Bernard Kisky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kisky has hold of Luke's hands but Luke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Luke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kisky trying to hold on to Luke's head to control him but Luke postures up.

Luke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kisky sees it coming and defends easily.
Luke is looking to pass Kisky's guard but actually Kisky recovers to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Luke wants to get up but he can't break Kisky's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kisky is trying to control the position but Luke postures up.
Kisky controlling Luke's posture.
Kisky scores with a nice shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Kisky looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Luke passes into half guard.
Luke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Luke is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kisky trying to control but Luke postures up.
Luke should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Luke is working for a kimura but Kisky is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Devrau Luke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Luke avoids the head kick by Kisky.
Kisky with a lazy takedown attempt

so Luke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kisky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kisky pulls Luke in close to his closed guard and prevents Luke from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Luke stands up and waves to Kisky to follow him.
Bernard Kisky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisky tries to clinch

and Luke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kisky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kisky misses with a takedown attempt

and Luke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kisky is looking to control Luke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kisky avoid being mounted?

Luke decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Kisky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luke fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kisky closes the distance and pushes Luke back into the cage.

Kisky manages to break the clinch.
Kisky has his takedown stuffed

and Luke counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kisky!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Kisky. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kisky wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Kisky trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Kisky is trying to shake Luke off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Luke won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.

Luke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Luke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Luke goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kisky turns into him and now he's in Luke's guard.
Kisky trying to control the position from guard on top but Luke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luke has Kisky pulled in close to control his posture.
Luke keeping moving, preventing Kisky from controlling successfully.
Luke manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kisky wants to control but Luke is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Luke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kisky can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Luke dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kisky is looking to escape.
Kisky working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Luke is working for a guillotine from mount but Kisky frees his head quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Devrau Luke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Luke 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!