PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aca Lukas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jhonson (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.

Lukas
vs
Jhonson

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
262 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 The Island, Aca Lukas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jon Jhonson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lukas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lukas prevents Jhonson from breaking the clinch.

Lukas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lukas rushes Jhonson and presses him up against the cage.

Lukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Lukas misses.

Lukas closes the distance and pushes Jhonson back into the cage.

Lukas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jhonson uses from the top position.

Jhonson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lukas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jhonson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lukas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lukas managing to control the position.
Lukas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lukas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jhonson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jhonson is looking to work some ground and pound but Lukas has wrist control.
Lukas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jhonson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lukas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jhonson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jhonson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jhonson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lukas is proving hard to escape from.
Jhonson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jhonson wants to stand but Lukas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lukas is pulling down on Jhonson's head to control his posture.
Jhonson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lukas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukas is breathing heavily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Aca Lukas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Jhonson does no damage.

Lukas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jhonson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jhonson wants to stand but Lukas is controlling the position.
Lukas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jhonson on the ground.
Lukas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jhonson wants to stand up but Lukas is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Aca Lukas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jhonson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lukas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lukas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lukas has Jhonson pressed against the cage.
Lukas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jhonson after a bit of a struggle.
Jhonson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lukas prevents Jhonson from breaking the clinch.
Lukas keeps control of Jhonson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jhonson is trying to break free.
Jhonson is trying to break the clinch but Lukas has him pressed against the cage.

Lukas jumps guard.
Lukas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jhonson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jhonson throwing strikes from guard but Lukas blocks nicely.
Jhonson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jhonson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jhonson throwing strikes from guard but Lukas blocks nicely.
Lukas keeping full guard, as Jhonson tries to pass.
Jhonson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lukas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lukas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jhonson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lukas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jhonson throws a big elbow that misses.
Lukas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jhonson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jhonson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jon Jhonson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jhonson throws a right and a left that Lukas avoids nicely.
Aca Lukas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lukas fails to land the takedown.
No joy there for Jhonson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jhonson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jhonson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lukas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jhonson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lukas won't allow it.
Lukas slows down the pace here.
Jhonson is pressed up against the cage. Lukas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jhonson down to the mat. Jhonson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jhonson misses with a combination

and Lukas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lukas wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aca Lukas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jhonson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jhonson prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukas has Jhonson pressed against the cage, preventing Jhonson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jhonson has had enough of the clinch but Lukas keeps him there for the moment.
Lukas keeps control of Jhonson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lukas drags the fight down to the ground.
Jhonson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jhonson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lukas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jhonson is looking to work some ground and pound but Lukas has wrist control.
Lukas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lukas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jhonson is looking to work some ground and pound but Lukas has wrist control.
Jhonson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lukas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jhonson throwing strikes but missing.
Jhonson is looking to work some ground and pound but Lukas has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukas controls Jhonson momentarily but Jhonson frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jhonson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lukas has a closed guard, preventing Jhonson from standing up.
Jhonson throwing strikes but missing.
Jhonson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jhonson lands a couple of elbows.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jhonson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jhonson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lukas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lukas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jhonson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jhonson throws a big right hand that misses.
Lukas has a closed guard, preventing Jhonson from standing up.
Jon Jhonson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jhonson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jhonson throwing strikes from guard but Lukas blocks nicely.
Lukas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jhonson working some strikes from top position.
Lukas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lukas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lukas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jhonson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jhonson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jhonson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lukas's guard.

Lukas looking for a guillotine here but Jhonson defends easily.
Lukas doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jhonson throwing strikes from guard but Lukas blocks nicely.
Jhonson throwing strikes from guard but Lukas blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jhonson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lukas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jhonson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lukas circles away quickly and effectively.
Jhonson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jhonson throws a right and a left that Lukas avoids nicely.
Jhonson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lukas counters by clinching up.

Lukas breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Jhonson. Those never looked like landing.
Jhonson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lukas moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lukas.
Jhonson is looking to break free of the clinch but Lukas has double underhooks.

Lukas pulls guard effortlessly.
Lukas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lukas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Lukas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jhonson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Lukas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jhonson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jhonson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jhonson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lukas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jhonson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lukas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jhonson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jhonson.
Jhonson is looking to work some ground and pound but Lukas has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jhonson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lukas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lukas looking to control.
Jhonson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lukas is trying to keep Jhonson in close.
Lukas is really struggling to control Jhonson but he's trying to hold on to the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Aca Lukas wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jhonson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lukas.

Lukas closes the distance and clinches.
Lukas keeps control of Jhonson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lukas breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jhonson looks to land a combination but Lukas avoids it well.
Lukas slips a jab and a cross from Jhonson.
Jon Jhonson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lukas has a takedown stuffed.
Jhonson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jhonson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Lukas clinches with his opponent.
Lukas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jhonson prevents it.
Jhonson is trying to push Lukas away but Lukas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jhonson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lukas has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jhonson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jhonson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Lukas successfully pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jhonson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jhonson with a flurry of punches that miss.

Jhonson gets to his feet - Lukas follows without any prompting.

Lukas closes the distance and clinches.
Jhonson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lukas won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lukas fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aca Lukas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jhonson is trying to break the clinch but Lukas has him pressed against the cage.
Lukas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jhonson's efforts to push away.
Jhonson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lukas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jhonson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aca Lukas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Jhonson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jhonson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jhonson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jhonson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jhonson!