PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Stann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Luiz
vs
Stann

188 cm
25
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
199 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Springfield HW Nutrition

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claudio Luiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Stann!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz scores with a head kick.
Stann's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Luiz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stann scrambles back to his feet.
Luiz tries to clinch up.
Luiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luiz throws the kick towards the body but Stann avoids it.
Stann misses with a left hand
and Luiz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stann's knee momentarily.
Stann throws a lazy uppercut
and Luiz counters with a head kick. That will keep Stann thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Luiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Luiz tries to clinch up.
Luiz throws a left and a right that both miss

and Stann counters with a shoot takedown. Luiz fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stann with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stann scoring with punches to the head and body.

Luiz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stann stands and steps away. Luiz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Stann misses the body punch
and Luiz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dan Stann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Luiz as he jumps to the side.
Luiz throws a head kick but Stann moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luiz.
Stann throws a nice looking combination but Luiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stann takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stann misses with a left hand
and Luiz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stann takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz is looking to clinch but Stann is avoiding it.

Luiz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stann tries to break free but Luiz pushes him back against the cage.
Stann blocks an elbow strike from Luiz.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luiz.
Stann takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Dan Stann has been cut.
Luiz misses with the head strike.
Stann blocks an elbow strike.
Stann is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Luiz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Luiz trying to land knees to the body.
Stann avoids a wild elbow strike from Luiz.
Luiz lands an elbow just above Stann 's eye.
Stann blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Luiz throws an elbow that misses.
Luiz lands with a right to the head.
Stann is trying to drag Luiz to the mat but Luiz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Claudio Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Stann.
Stann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luiz with a knee to the head.
Stann drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Luiz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stann looks gassed!
Luiz misses with a knee to the head.
Stann tries for a takedown but Luiz manages to get underhooks.
Luiz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Luiz tries to land a knee to the head but Stann blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luiz.
Stann blocks an elbow strike.
Luiz misses with a knee strike.
Luiz misses with an elbow strike.
Stann drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luiz has Stann pressed against the cage, preventing Stann from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luiz throws an elbow but it misses.
Luiz landing knees to the body.
Luiz lands an elbow that stopped Stann in his tracks for a moment.
Stann wants to break free but Luiz has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudio Luiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Stann's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Luiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luiz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stann.
Luiz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luiz lands with a slapping head kick.
Stann misses with a takedown

and Luiz counters by moving into the clinch.
Luiz throws an elbow but it misses.
Stann fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Claudio Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Stann.
Stann is breathing heavily.
Luiz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luiz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stann avoids it.
Luiz misses with an elbow over the top.
Luiz stops a takedown attempt from Stann.
Stann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stann takes an elbow to the temple.
Luiz throws an elbow but it misses.
Luiz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stann's defenses.
Luiz misses with a knee to the head.
Luiz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stann avoids it.
Luiz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stann dodges an elbow strike from Luiz.
Stann is trying to drag Luiz to the mat but Luiz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Luiz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stann blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two 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.
Stann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stann dodges an elbow strike from Luiz.
Stann tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luiz smiles and moves away.
Luiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stann blocks a head kick by Luiz.
Stann throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luiz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stann.

Luiz clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz lands an elbow that stopped Stann in his tracks for a moment.
Luiz looking to throw knees to the head but Stann is blocking nicely.
Luiz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stann blocks an elbow strike from Luiz.
Stann avoids the elbow strike from Luiz, against the cage.
Luiz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stann drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Luiz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Luiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Stann avoids the damage to the body.
Stann takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Luiz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stann's brow.
Luiz lands an elbow inside that Stann shrugs off.

That has opened up Dan Stann's cut even more.
Luiz scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Luiz pushes off an throws an elbow but Stann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Luiz has Stann pressed against the cage, preventing Stann from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luiz throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Luiz throws an elbow but misses.
Stann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luiz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luiz throws an elbow but it misses.
Stann is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Luiz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Luiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stann.
Stann takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luiz misses with a knee to the head.
Luiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stann.
Luiz pushes off an throws an elbow but Stann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudio Luiz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Stann's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Luiz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stann throws a poor cross that misses
letting Luiz counter with a right hand.

Stann closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Luiz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stann's brow.
Luiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Stann avoids the damage to the body.
Stann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luiz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stann avoids a wild elbow strike from Luiz.
Luiz lands a good knee to the midsection. Stann won't want to take too many of those.
Stann tries to break free but Luiz pushes him back against the cage.
Luiz landing knees to the body.
Luiz misses with an elbow strike.
Stann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luiz pushes off an throws an elbow but Stann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz tries a knee to the head but Stann blocks it.
Luiz throws an elbow but it misses.
Luiz lands an elbow inside that Stann shrugs off.
Stann is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stann working hard to break the clinch.
Luiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luiz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stann's efforts to push away.
Luiz connects with a knee to the head.
Luiz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Dan Stann's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stann avoiding damage as Luiz throws knees to the body.
Stann tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luiz smiles and moves away.
Stann drops his hands momentarily and Luiz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Claudio Luiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luiz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stann.
Claudio Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Stann.
Luiz throws a head kick that misses.
Stann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Stann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luiz lands a high kick!
Luiz is looking to clinch.
Stann circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz throws a head kick but Stann moves out of range.
Luiz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Luiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stann throws a series of punches but Luiz moves out of range.
Dan Stann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luiz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Claudio Luiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luiz misses with the combination.
Luiz throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stann moves forwards but Luiz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stann misses with a lunging right hand

and Luiz moves into the clinch.
Luiz throws an elbow but it misses.
Luiz landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Luiz.

Dan Stann's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Stann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luiz.
With the fighters up against the cage, Luiz throws an elbow but misses.
Luiz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luiz prevents Stann from breaking the clinch.
Luiz lands a knee to the body.
Luiz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Claudio Luiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luiz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Claudio Luiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luiz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudio Luiz!