PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Ehmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berinot St Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lucas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pjanoo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Berinot St Lucas will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ehmann
vs
St Lucas

168 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Liberty Fight Gear
Transformer Supplements

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 Montreal, Jacob Ehmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Berinot St Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ehmann misses with a wild combination.
St Lucas blocks a head kick by Ehmann.

St Lucas darts in and clinches Ehmann up against the cage.
St Lucas takes an elbow to the temple.
St Lucas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ehmann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Ehmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by St Lucas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ehmann keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St Lucas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ehmann.

Ehmann gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St Lucas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ehmann is trying to break free.
Ehmann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Lucas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
St Lucas tries to land knees in the clinch but Ehmann avoids the damage to the body.
St Lucas leaning against his opponent.
Ehmann has had enough of the clinch but St Lucas keeps him there for the moment.
St Lucas lands a knee to the body.
Ehmann is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ehmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Lucas wants to clinch.
St Lucas fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Lucas drives through and clinches with Ehmann against the cage.
St Lucas scores with a knee to the head.
St Lucas stalling against the cage.
Ehmann is looking to break free of the clinch but St Lucas has double underhooks.
Ehmann wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ehmann wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Lucas looking to stall.
Ehmann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ehmann wants to get back to striking at distance but St Lucas won't allow it.
St Lucas wants to stall.
Ehmann letting St Lucas take a breather here.

St Lucas successfully pulls guard.
St Lucas striking off his back but it's not causing Ehmann any problems.
Ehmann tries to free his leg and advance position but St Lucas is retaining full guard.
St Lucas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ehmann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Lucas on the ground.

St Lucas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ehmann doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ehmann manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St Lucas wants to sweep but no luck.

St Lucas looking for a guillotine here but Ehmann defends easily.
St Lucas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Lucas is working an open guard so Ehmann takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
St Lucas tries to clinch but Ehmann is having none of it.

Ehmann closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ehmann has had enough of the clinch but St Lucas keeps him there for the moment.

Ehmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jacob Ehmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ehmann wants to clinch.
Ehmann scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ehmann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Lucas.
Ehmann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ehmann darts in trying to clinch

and St Lucas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehmann is trying to stand.
Ehmann wants to improve his position but St Lucas is controlling well.
Ehmann might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ehmann missing with punches from the bottom.
St Lucas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ehmann pushes St Lucas off looking to stand but St Lucas dives back in and keeps control.
Ehmann wants to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Lucas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ehmann lands an overhand right.
Ehmann throws a right and a left that St Lucas avoids nicely.

Ehmann moves into the clinch successfully.
Ehmann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ehmann managing to block the knees to the body from St Lucas.
Ehmann wants to get back to striking at distance but St Lucas won't allow it.
St Lucas prevents Ehmann from breaking the clinch.

Ehmann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ehmann swinging wilding here.
Ehmann tries to close the distance and clinch but St Lucas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ehmann misses with a double jab

and St Lucas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St Lucas prevents Ehmann from standing back up.
St Lucas prevents Ehmann from improving his position.
Ehmann is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Ehmann pushes St Lucas off and gets back to his feet.
Ehmann scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ehmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ehmann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Lucas.
A punch combination from Ehmann misses.
Jacob Ehmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Lucas doesn't manage to clinch there - Ehmann circles away.
St Lucas tries to clinch

and Ehmann counters by moving into the clinch.
Ehmann is trying to break the clinch but St Lucas has him pressed against the cage.

St Lucas breaks the clinch.
St Lucas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berinot St Lucas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

St Lucas fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Lucas circles away from the clinch attempt
and St Lucas counters with a thumping low kick.
Ehmann could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ehmann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ehmann misses with a hook.
St Lucas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ehmann.
Ehmann misses with a double jab.
Ehmann swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and St Lucas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lucas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ehmann is keeping busy.

Ehmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ehmann lands a with a good body shot.
Ehmann throws a series of punches but St Lucas avoids them all with ease.
Ehmann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehmann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Lucas.
St Lucas misses with a takedown attempt
and Ehmann makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

St Lucas moves into the clinch successfully.
Ehmann is trying to break the clinch but St Lucas has him pressed against the cage.
Ehmann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Lucas looking to slow down the pace here.
Ehmann has had enough of the clinch but St Lucas keeps him there for the moment.
St Lucas leaning against his opponent.
St Lucas tries to stall but Ehmann uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ehmann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Lucas looking to stall.

Ehmann manages to break the clinch.
Ehmann throws a combination that misses

and St Lucas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Lucas.
St Lucas prevents Ehmann from getting back to his feet.
St Lucas wants to pass the guard but Ehmann is keeping the position.
Ehmann wants to stand up but St Lucas is controlling him.
St Lucas tries to free his leg and advance position but Ehmann is retaining full guard.
Ehmann wants to get back to his feet but St Lucas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ehmann manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Lucas manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehmann showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

St Lucas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ehmann can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St Lucas has momentary wrist control but Ehmann slips an elbow through the middle.

Ehmann stands and steps away. St Lucas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ehmann misses with a head kick.
Ehmann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ehmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ehmann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ehmann misses with a few strikes there.
St Lucas slips a jab and a cross from Ehmann.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Lucas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Berinot St Lucas has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Lucas tries to pass to full mount but Ehmann defends it.
Ehmann wants to control but St Lucas is keeping busy.
Ehmann won't allow St Lucas to pass to mount.

St Lucas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ehmann wants to get back to full guard.
Ehmann pushes St Lucas off looking to stand but St Lucas dives back in and keeps control.

St Lucas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
St Lucas is thwarting Ehmann's attempts to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Lucas tries to clinch up.

St Lucas pushes Ehmann up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lucas is trying to maintain a safe position but Ehmann gets an underhook and turns St Lucas into the cage.
Ehmann avoiding damage as St Lucas throws knees to the body.

St Lucas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ehmann throws the left hand but St Lucas avoids the punch easily.

St Lucas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ehmann is not content to let St Lucas control the position.
St Lucas is taking a breather. Ehmann says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

St Lucas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ehmann defends it well.

St Lucas has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ehmann defend it? St Lucas steps over the head and cranks it - Ehmann is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for St Lucas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Berinot St Lucas!