PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leo Luccas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Vallentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Luccas
vs
Vallentino

171 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
19
158 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Luccas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikey Vallentino!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vallentino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Luccas scores with a four punch combination!
Vallentino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luccas.
Vallentino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luccas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vallentinos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vallentino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luccas counters with a nice uppercut.
Vallentino fails to land with a series of punches.
Vallentino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luccas avoids the head kick by Vallentino.
Luccas misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Luccas misses.
Luccas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Luccas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vallentinos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Luccas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vallentino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vallentino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallentino throws a head kick that misses.
Vallentino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vallentino loads up on a big right hand but Luccas slips the punch.
Luccas tries to clinch up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luccas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Luccas scores with the left hand. Vallentino knows he should have avoided that one.
Luccas lunges at Vallentino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vallentino's hand.
Luccas lands a lovely overhand right.
Vallentino throws a hook but Luccas blocks it.
Vallentino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vallentino takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vallentino on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Luccas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vallentino.
Vallentino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallentino lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mikey Vallentino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luccas stalks Vallentino and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vallentino's face. Vallentino staggers backwards, shaken.
A right-left combo lands from Luccas.
Luccas works over Vallentino's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vallentino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luccas misses with a wild combination.
Luccas is breathing heavily.
Luccas throws a nice looking combination but Vallentino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luccas throws a right hand that Vallentino ducks under and follows up with a left that Vallentino also avoids with ease.
Vallentino walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Vallentino pushes Luccas up against the cage in a clinch.
Luccas is trying to force a seperation but Vallentino has the dominant position.
Luccas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luccas is looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallentino prevents Luccas from breaking the clinch.
Luccas is trying to break the clinch but Vallentino has him pressed against the cage.
Vallentino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vallentino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Luccas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vallentino lands a knee to the head.
Vallentino taking a breather.

Vallentino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vallentino moves in looking to clinch but Luccas pushes him off.
Luccas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vallentino.

Vallentino clinches with his opponent.
Luccas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vallentino is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Vallentino breaks from the clinch.
Vallentino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luccas misses with the combination.
Vallentino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luccas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vallentino tries to clinch there but Luccas circles away.
Vallentino misses with a double jab
and Luccas counters with a straight right hand.
Vallentino avoids the body shot from Luccas.
Vallentino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Luccas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Vallentino has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luccas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vallentino after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Luccas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vallentino manages to break the clinch.
Vallentino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luccas circles away quickly and effectively.
Luccas misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luccas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vallentino moves in looking to clinch but Luccas pushes him off.
Luccas keeps the fight on the outside.
Vallentino lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mikey Vallentino will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Luccas avoids the head kick by Vallentino.
Vallentino walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Luccas lands a jab to Vallentino's midsection.
Luccas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vallentino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vallentino throws a head kick but Luccas moves out of range.
Vallentino has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vallentino there as he acknowledges the shot.
Luccas throws a nice looking combination but Vallentino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luccas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vallentino.
Vallentino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vallentino tries a head kick but it misses.
Luccas scores with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Luccas.
Luccas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Luccas duly obliges.
Vallentino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luccas paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luccas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vallentino at a distance.
A nice combination there by Luccas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vallentino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vallentino misses with a wild combination.
Vallentino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luccas lands with a right hand.
Luccas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luccas misses with a wild combination.
Vallentino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leo Luccas is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Luccas does no damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vallentino.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallentino throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vallentino is looking to clinch.
Luccas blocks a head kick by Vallentino.
Luccas scores with a nice right hand.
Vallentino tries to clinch but Luccas is having none of it.
Vallentino throws a leg kick but Luccas checks it.
Luccas tries to clinch up but Vallentino circles away and keeps his distance.
Luccas throws a right and a left that Vallentino avoids nicely.
Luccas tries to move into range but Vallentino moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Luccas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luccas fails to land with a series of punches.
Vallentino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luccas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leo Luccas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallentino misses with a wild body shot.
Luccas connects with a looping right hand.
Vallentino wants to clinch.
A left lands for Luccas.

Vallentino tries to keep at a distance but Luccas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Luccas tries to circle away but Vallentino has him pinned against the cage.
Luccas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vallentino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luccas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Vallentino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vallentino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luccas circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vallentino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luccas throws a one two combo.
Luccas cracks Vallentino with a good jab.
Vallentino throws out a leg kick but Luccas moves out of range and Vallentino only half commits.
Vallentino throws a series of punches but Luccas avoids them all with ease.
Luccas swinging wildly here.
Luccas throws a right hand that Vallentino ducks under and follows up with a left that Vallentino also avoids with ease.
Luccas connects with a nice looking jab.
Luccas tries to clinch but Vallentino moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Luccas misses its intended target.
Vallentino throws a nice looking combination but Luccas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vallentino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Leo Luccas will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Vallentino tries to close the distance and clinch but Luccas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vallentino takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Luccas fails to land with a series of punches.
Vallentino misses with a double jab.

Luccas clinches up against the cage.
Vallentino stops a takedown attempt from Luccas.
Luccas jumps guard but Vallentino stands there with Luccas around his waist. Luccas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Vallentino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vallentino wants to clinch.
No joy there for Vallentino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luccas fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luccas misses with a combination
and Vallentino counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Luccas is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallentino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Luccas counter with a right hand.
Luccas misses with a hook.
Vallentino throws a sloppy head kick and Luccas moves out of range easily.
Luccas tries to bum rush Vallentino with a series of wild strikes but Vallentino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vallentino takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Luccas lands a lovely overhand right.
Vallentino throws a head kick that Luccas semi-blocks.
Luccas blocks a head kick by Vallentino.
Vallentino is looking to clinch.
Vallentino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vallentino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vallentino lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallentino misses with a wild body shot.
Vallentino throws a head kick but Luccas moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luccas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Vallentino gets tackled into the cage by Luccas. Luccas maintains the clinch.
Vallentino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luccas avoids it.
Luccas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vallentino has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luccas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luccas is looking to break free of the clinch but Vallentino has double underhooks.
Vallentino prevents Luccas from breaking the clinch.
Vallentino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luccas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luccas.
Luccas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luccas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luccas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallentino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luccas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luccas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luccas is trying to break the clinch but Vallentino is controlling him.
Vallentino stalling in the clinch but Luccas improves position.
Luccas can't break the clinch.
Luccas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Luccas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vallentino pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Luccas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vallentino has Luccas pressed against the cage, preventing Luccas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vallentino misses with a knee to the head.
Vallentino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luccas avoids it.

Vallentino manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vallentino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luccas lands with a nice combination. Vallentino backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luccas stalks Vallentino and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vallentino's face. Vallentino staggers backwards, shaken.
Vallentino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luccas circles away quickly and effectively.
Luccas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mikey Vallentino seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vallentino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luccas blocks it with crossed arms.
Luccas lands with a right to the head.
Vallentino misses with a knee strike.
Luccas cracks Vallentino with a nice body shot.
Luccas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vallentino has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Vallentino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Luccas.
Vallentino walks into a straight right hand from Luccas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luccas throws a series of punches but Vallentino avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leo Luccas.
I think Luccas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Leo Luccas!