PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djordje Lexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Luna
vs
Lexus

197 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Luna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Djordje Lexus!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Luna clinches with his opponent.

Luna is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lexus is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Luna to the mat. Luna regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lexus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lexus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lexus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lexus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Luna might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lexus preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luna tries to strike from the bottom.
Lexus trying to control the position from guard on top but Luna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luna tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lexus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lexus slips nicely into half guard.
Luna is trying to stand up here but Lexus is controlling him well.
Luna misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Lexus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Luna pushes Lexus off looking to stand but Lexus dives back in and keeps control.
Lexus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Luna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lexus is controlling the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

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.
Luna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lexus swats away the attempt to clinch by Luna.

Lexus drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Luna is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Luna thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lexus wants to control from the top but Luna keeps moving.
Lexus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Luna haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Luna looking for a guillotine here but Lexus defends easily.
Luna keeping moving, preventing Lexus from controlling successfully.
Luna wants to get back to his feet but Lexus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lexus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lexus swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lexus.
Luna pushes Lexus away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lexus gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Lexus decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lexus looks winded!
Luna tries to clinch up.
Lexus wants to counter with a clinch but Luna pushes him away.
Danny Luna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lexus throws a head kick that misses
and Luna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lexus thinking.
Lexus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lexus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch but Lexus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lexus tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Djordje Lexus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lexus is looking to clinch.
Luna walks into a stiff left hand from Lexus.

Lexus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Luna manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Luna could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Luna is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lexus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lexus wants to control from the top but Luna keeps moving.
Luna is looking to stand up but Lexus isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexus preventing the sweep.
Luna is working hard here to advance position.

Luna is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lexus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Luna up against the cage.
Lexus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lexus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Luna is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Lexus pulls Luna into guard.
Lexus wants to improve his position but instead Luna has moved into half guard.
Lexus is breathing heavily.
Lexus is positioning himself well to prevent Luna advancing to mount.
Luna looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lexus wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lexus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Luna sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lexus defending well though.
Luna not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lexus has hold of Luna's hands but Luna slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Luna not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Luna prevents Lexus from improving his position.

Luna is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lexus sees it coming and defends easily.
Luna working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Luna in particular looking to stall.
Luna is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Luna looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Luna is trying to control the action in half guard but Lexus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Luna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lexus, pushing him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lexus has Luna pressed against the cage, preventing Luna from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luna scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Luna dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Luna forces Lexus back against the cage and clinches.

Lexus has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Luna is trying to keep an underhook but Lexus manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Lexus escapes and gets back to his feet.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lexus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lexus throws a counter combo.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch but Lexus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luna tries to clinch up.
Luna fails in his attempt to clinch.

Lexus moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lexus is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Luna can't fight it off and eventually Lexus manages to take the fight to the floor. Luna looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lexus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luna manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lexus manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexus working a defensive guard but Luna manages to pass into side control anyway.
Luna throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Luna is working Lexus over with some ground and pound from side control.
Luna throws an elbow but Lexus slips to the side and avoids it well.
Luna connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lexus some visible discomfort.
Lexus wants to control but Luna postures up.
Luna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lexus keeps working.
Luna has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Luna lands some shots froms side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna working the body and head with strikes.
Lexus takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Luna is working Lexus over with some ground and pound from side control.
Luna trying to control the position but Lexus is working away.

Luna decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Luna moves in looking to clinch but Lexus pushes him off.
Luna tries to clinch but Lexus moves out of range.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lexus paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lexus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Luna!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna gets back to half guard.
Luna missing with punches from the bottom.
Luna tries to kick Lexus off but Lexus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Luna punching from the bottom.

Lexus is looking for a kimura but Luna is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lexus to get the leverage.
Luna wants to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lexus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Luna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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.

Luna has taken the fight to the clinch.

Luna breaks from the clinch.

Luna moves into range and clinches up with Lexus.
Luna is trying to push Lexus away but Lexus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Luna wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luna is looking to break free of the clinch but Lexus has double underhooks.

Lexus gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Djordje Lexus.
I think Lexus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Djordje Lexus!