PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian O Driscoll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas comes to the cage accompanied by Animal I Have Become by Three Days Grace. O Driscoll has chosen The Worker's Song - Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lucas
vs
O Driscoll

178 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Lightning Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Afonso Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian O Driscoll!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Driscoll keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Lucas has managed to clinch.
O Driscoll tries a knee to the head but Lucas blocks it.
Lucas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Driscoll tries a knee to the head but Lucas blocks it.
Lucas tries to break the clinch but O Driscoll is controlling the position.
Lucas keeps control of O Driscoll as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

O Driscoll breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Lucas - just one landing.
Lucas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from O Driscoll as Lucas shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Afonso Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lucas moves into the clinch successfully.

Lucas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lucas keeps the fight on the outside.
Lucas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Driscoll throws a right and a left that Lucas avoids nicely.

Lucas gets a takedown into half guard.
Lucas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lucas is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, O Driscoll has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lucas passes to side control.
O Driscoll is letting Lucas control him for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two 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.

Lucas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Lucas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lucas is breathing heavily.
O Driscoll is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lucas is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on O Driscoll's face as Lucas controls the position.

Lucas decides to stand back up.
O Driscoll throws a push kick but Lucas slaps the foot to one side.
Lucas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Driscoll paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Driscoll throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brian O Driscoll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Driscoll as he jumps to the side.
Lucas shoots in for a double leg but O Driscoll sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

O Driscoll clinches with his opponent.
O Driscoll trying to land knees to the body.

O Driscoll breaks from the clinch.

O Driscoll moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas tries to pull guard but O Driscoll won't allow it.

O Driscoll breaks the clinch.

Lucas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
O Driscoll pushes Lucas off looking to stand but Lucas dives back in and keeps control.
Lucas wants to free his trapped foot but O Driscoll is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Lucas seems to be working for a kimura but O Driscoll defends the submission attempt.
O Driscoll is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afonso Lucas dominated that round.
That's time! Lucas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

O Driscoll throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lucas shoots in and drives through. O Driscoll sprawls well.
O Driscoll throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lucas's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Driscoll. That's going to slow Lucas down.
Nice sprawl there from O Driscoll as Lucas shoots in.
Brian O Driscoll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Lucas moves into the clinch successfully.
O Driscoll misses with a knee strike.
Lucas fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Afonso Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lucas has O Driscoll pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. O Driscoll manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Lucas pulls guard effortlessly.

Lucas uses the cage to get back to his feet.
O Driscoll tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Lucas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lucas.
Lucas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lucas happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for O Driscoll!
O Driscoll is breathing heavily.
Lucas with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Lucas connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Lucas with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lucas controlling the pace for now.
O Driscoll really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lucas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Driscoll is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lucas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lucas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can O Driscoll hang on?
O Driscoll prevents Lucas from taking his back.
Lucas lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lucas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but O Driscoll manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lucas wants to control but O Driscoll is keeping him busy.
O Driscoll is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lucas has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Lucas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by O Driscoll, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Driscoll is not content to let Lucas control the position.
Lucas scores with punches from side control.

Lucas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Lucas decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afonso Lucas dominated that second round.
That's time! Lucas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lucas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Driscoll as he avoids it easily.

Lucas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Driscoll to the mat! O Driscoll manages to get full guard.
Lucas forces his way into half guard.
Lucas controlling the pace.

Lucas decides to stand up.
Lucas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Lucas moves into the clinch successfully.
Lucas is working for takedown but O Driscoll is calmly controlling the position for now.
O Driscoll throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucas blocks it with crossed arms.
Lucas goes for a takedown in the clinch but O Driscoll prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Afonso Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucas can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Driscoll landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O Driscoll stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
O Driscoll gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lucas.
Lucas crunches a lovely knee into O Driscoll's ribcage.
O Driscoll looking to throw knees to the head but Lucas is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from Lucas.
O Driscoll prevents Lucas from breaking the clinch.
O Driscoll is trying to stall.
Lucas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. O Driscoll smiles and moves away.
O Driscoll lands a nice shot to the body.

Lucas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Lucas gets to his feet. O Driscoll looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
O Driscoll scores with a three punch combo!

Lucas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lucas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Driscoll utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Lucas gets to his feet - O Driscoll follows without any prompting.
Afonso Lucas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lucas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Driscoll holding his opponent close, against the cage.
O Driscoll connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lucas's face.
O Driscoll tries to stall but Lucas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

O Driscoll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Driscoll lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lucas will feel that in the morning.

Lucas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucas sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks O Driscoll with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lucas controlling the action here.
Lucas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lucas sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lucas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lucas is controlling the pace.
O Driscoll wants to get back to his feet.
Lucas controlling the action here.
O Driscoll tries to kick Lucas off in order to stand up. Lucas Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Afonso Lucas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lucas, 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afonso Lucas!