PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonel Lutsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lutsky
vs
Artist

188 cm
33
192 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

190 cm
31
198 lbs
19 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
Backyard Fighting

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 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonel Lutsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Unkind Artist!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutsky drops his hands momentarily and Artist takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Lutsky.
Lutsky avoids a kick to the body.
Artist misses with a lunging right hand
and Lutsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Artist moves out of range of the strikes.
Artist moves out of range of the strikes.
Lutsky misses with a straight left.
Lutsky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Artist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Lutsky
and Artist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Artist tries to score with a low kick but Lutsky moves his leg out of the way.
Artist connects with a solid leg kick.
Artist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lutsky throws a sloppy head kick and Artist moves out of range easily.

Artist pushes Lutsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Lutsky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Artist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artist misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsky feints and then cracks Artist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Artist down.
Artist scores with a jab.
Lutsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Artist.
Artist scores with a jab.
Artist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lutsky lands a nice looking body kick.
Artist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Artist, right into the meat.
Lutsky checks a leg kick nicely.
Artist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lutsky can pounce on him.
Artist throws a lazy right hand but Lutsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lutsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lutsky throws a head kick but Artist moves out of range.
Artist gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lutsky.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lutsky.
Lutsky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Artist lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lutsky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lutsky pushes Artist away with a front kick.
Lutsky misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Lutsky.
Lutsky dips to his left and cracks Artist with an uppercut!
Lutsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Artist tries to clinch but Lutsky is having none of it.
Lutsky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lutsky blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lutsky.
Artist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lutsky.
Lutsky 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist dips to his left and cracks Lutsky with an uppercut!
Artist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artist. Lutsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lutsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Lutsky misses with a low kick.
Lutsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Artist.
Artist swings widly with a right hand
and Lutsky counters with a solid body kick.
Artist fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lutsky checks it well.
Lutsky misses with a wild combination.
Artist misses with a leg kick
and Lutsky counters with a good, hard body kick but Artist shrugs it off.
Lutsky falls off balance throwing a combination

and Artist counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lutsky lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Unkind Artist has been cut.
Artist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lutsky misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky is trying to break free.
Lutsky wants to break free but Artist has control.
Lutsky working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artist connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lutsky's face.
Lutsky gets through Artist's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Artist lands with a left to the head.
Lutsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Artist scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Artist.
Artist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Artist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lutsky is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lutsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lutsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Artist connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lutsky's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Unkind Artist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lutsky!
A swing and a miss from Lutsky.
Artist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lutsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Artist.
Unkind Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lutsky misses with a right hand
and Artist counters with a straight right hand.
Lutsky throws a series of punches but Artist moves out of range.
Artist ducks under a wild hook from Lutsky.
Lutsky lunges at Artist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Artist's hand.
Artist throws a hook to the side of Lutsky's head but Lutsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Artist connects with a jab.
Artist lands a right hook to the body.
Artist fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Artist throws an overhand right that lands on Lutsky's shoulder, as Lutsky tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Artist lands.
Lutsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Artist in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Lutsky.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Artist gets a clinch.
Lutsky has a couple of punches blocked by Artist.
Lutsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lutsky misses with a knee strike.
Artist with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Artist misses with a punch on the inside.
Artist misses with a punch on the inside.
Artist throws a punch but it's blocked by Lutsky.
Artist swings wildly with an uppercut but Lutsky uses good head movement to avoid it.

Artist breaks the clinch.
Artist swings for the body but Lutsky moves out of range.
Lutsky slips under a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lutsky checks a leg kick.
Artist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lutsky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Artist looks to land a left hand but Lutsky moved out of range nicely.
Lutsky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A left and a right from Lutsky both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Artist lands.
A cross from Lutsky lands.
Lutsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Artist scores with a head kick.
Lutsky throws an off balance right hand
and Artist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lutsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Artist.
Unkind Artist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Artist looks to throw the jab but Lutsky is out of range.
Donk. Lutsky catches Artist right on the button with a cross.
Artist tries to clinch up.
Artist throws out a leg kick but Lutsky moves out of range and Artist only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lutsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Artist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lutsky throws a jab when Artist was well out of range.
Artist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lutsky.
Artist ducks right into an uppercut from Lutsky.
Lutsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Artist.
Artist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decent striking displayed by Artist there.
Artist thows a body shot but no joy.
Lutsky throws a right hand that Artist ducks under and follows up with a left that Artist also avoids with ease.
Artist lands a lovely overhand right.
Artist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Artist.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist misses with a lunging right hand
and Lutsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artist looks to land a right hand but Lutsky moved out of range.

Artist has managed to clinch.
Lutsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Artist controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Artist scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lutsky working aggressively here.
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lutsky is defending well for now.
Artist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Artist lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
Lutsky misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Artist.
Lutsky blocks the elbow strike.
Artist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unkind Artist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
That's time! Lutsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Artist looks to throw the jab but Lutsky is out of range.
Artist connects with a jab.
Artist lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Artist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lutsky manages to avoid it.
Artist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lutsky defending well as Artist loads up on a big left hand.
Lutsky scores with a nice head shot.
Artist misses with a hook. Lutsky ducked under it nicely.
Artist lunges at Lutsky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lutsky's hand.
A clash of legs there as Lutsky blocks the low kick.
Lutsky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lutsky defending well as Artist loads up on a big left hand.
Artist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lutsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Artist is looking to clinch.
Artist has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lutsky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Artist throws a head kick that misses.
Artist digs a good hook to Lutsky's body.
Artist closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lutsky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Lutsky.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lutsky.
That kick from Artist tenderised Lutsky's leg. Lutsky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crunch! Lutsky slams his shin into Artist's torso.
Artist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Artist throws a hook to the side of Lutsky's head but Lutsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Artist throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Artist lands a jab.
Artist throws a big shot that misses.
Leonel Lutsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Lutsky. That snapped Artist's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lutsky sizes up Artist with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Artist scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Artist misses with a looping left.
Lutsky misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Lutsky does no damage.
Lutsky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lutsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Artist.
Lutsky ducks right into an uppercut from Artist.
Artist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lutsky.
Lutsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Artist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lutsky. Artist shrugs it off though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist tries to clinch but Lutsky is having none of it.
Artist scores with a hook to the body. Lutsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Artist has Lutsky up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Artist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lutsky.
Artist pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Artist manages to break the clinch.
Artist looks to land a body kick but Lutsky moved away.
Lutsky misses with a straight left.
Lutsky misses with a low kick.
Lutsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Lutsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lutsky on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Artist throws a leg kick which misses Lutsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Lutsky tries to avoid it.
Artist has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lutsky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky tries to land a front kick but Artist steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lutsky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lutsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lutsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Artist. Artist obviously looking to wear him down.
Lutsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Artist.
Unkind Artist is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lutsky looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lutsky takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Artist tries to clinch there but Lutsky circles away.
Artist is looking to clinch.
Artist scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist checks a low kick from Lutsky.
Lutsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lutsky 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Unkind Artist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Artist has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unkind Artist!
An out of breath Unkind Artist thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.