|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between elvis manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Lucretia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucretia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Bleeding. This should be fireworks!
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
|
187 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, elvis manuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Lucretia !
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
manuel throws a series of punches but Lucretia moves out of range.
Lucretia cracks manuel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lucretia scores with a takedown into manuel's guard.
Lucretia won't allow manuel to sweep him here.
manuel wants to get back to his feet but Lucretia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
manuel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lucretia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lucretia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. manuel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lucretia decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
manuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lucretia lands a nice leg kick that just misses manuel's sensitive parts.
Lucretia misses with a two punch combination.
A jab-cross combination lands for manuel and sends Lucretia crashing to the mat! manuel follows him down to the mat - Lucretia regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Lucretia is rocked!
It looks like Daniel Lucretia has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
manuel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lucretia is just riding it out for now. manuel eventually gives up the hold.
Lucretia is still in real trouble! Can manuel finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
manuel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
manuel is breathing heavily.
Lucretia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from manuel.
Lucretia seems to have recovered his senses.
Lucretia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with manuel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lucretia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lucretia .
Lucretia wants to sweep here but manuel controlling him for the moment.
Lucretia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for manuel!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucretia dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lucretia with shots to the head and body - manuel looks very uncomfortable down there.
manuel is trying to escape the mount.
You get the feeling that manuel really doesn't like being in this position too much.
manuel throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lucretia landing punches.
manuel throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lucretia . What's that going to do exactly?
manuel's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lucretia controlling his opponent.
Lucretia working for a guillotine from mount but manuel is in no mood to give up.
Lucretia wants to control the pace but manuel is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucretia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
manuel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
manuel squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lucretia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lucretia controlling his opponent.
manuel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
manuel throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lucretia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lucretia blocks manuel's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
manuel sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lucretia trying to pass the guard but manuel defending well.
manuel is refusing to be controlled, as Lucretia sits in half guard.
manuel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucretia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
manuel is trying to stand back up but Lucretia is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
elvis manuel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Lucretia 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
manuel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
manuel misses with a few strikes there.
manuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
manuel throws a right and a left that Lucretia avoids nicely.
Lucretia gets a takedown into half guard.
Lucretia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lucretia postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. manuel looks a forlorn figure.
Lucretia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lucretia looking to finish manuel with some ground and pound. This is bad for manuel!
manuel throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lucretia . What's that going to do exactly?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lucretia trying to control but manuel is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
manuel is trying to escape the mount.
manuel is squirming around, avoiding Lucretia 's attempts to control the action.
Lucretia controlling his opponent.
manuel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lucretia tries to control but manuel wriggling away.
That's two 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.
Lucretia sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lucretia sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
manuel swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lucretia prevents manuel from getting the reversal.
manuel manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lucretia seems to be looking for submissions.
manuel is looking to escape.
manuel pushes Lucretia off and gets back to his feet.
manuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucretia scores with a takedown into manuel's guard.
manuel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lucretia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
manuel wants to stand and escape but Lucretia is having none of it.
manuel trying to strike off his back.
manuel scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Lucretia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lucretia wants to pass the guard but manuel is keeping the position.
manuel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
manuel throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
manuel misses with a few strikes there.
Lucretia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with manuel, pushing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Lucretia .
Lucretia ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lucretia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
manuel is looking to stand up but Lucretia won't let him.
manuel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lucretia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lucretia wants to sweep but no luck.
manuel looking to pass the guard.
Lucretia looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Lucretia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Lucretia 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
manuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lucretia . That's going to slow manuel down.
manuel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lucretia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. manuel sprawls well initially but Lucretia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
manuel tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
manuel is trying to stand up here but Lucretia is controlling him well.
Lucretia is taking a breather. manuel says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Daniel Lucretia has got the better of the ground game so far.
manuel looking for a kimura from the bottom but Lucretia passes into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucretia stands up and beckons manuel to his feet.
Lucretia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lucretia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lucretia showed some decent athleticism there.
manuel wants to get back to his feet.
Lucretia escapes and gets back to his feet.
elvis manuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from manuel.
Lucretia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on manuel. That did some damage!
Lucretia avoids the head kick by manuel.
Lucretia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but manuel manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from manuel.
manuel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lucretia blocks a head kick by manuel.
Lucretia clinches up with manuel and pushes him back against the cage.
Lucretia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
manuel looking to throw knees to the head but Lucretia is blocking nicely.
Lucretia can't get the takedown.
Lucretia decides to pull guard.
Lucretia has a closed guard, preventing manuel from standing up.
Lucretia has manuel pulled in close to control his posture.
Lucretia throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
manuel lands a couple of elbows.
manuel landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
manuel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lucretia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lucretia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
manuel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lucretia 's head.
manuel throwing strikes from guard but Lucretia blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
manuel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
manuel wants to get up but he can't break Lucretia 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lucretia holds on and takes a little breather.
manuel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lucretia manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now manuel has Lucretia in his 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.
manuel looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lucretia has picked manuel up and slammed him! manuel can't keep hold of the triangle and Lucretia manages to pass to side control!
manuel is trying to get back to half guard.
manuel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
manuel is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
manuel is trying to get back to half guard.
manuel is trying to buck Lucretia off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Lucretia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lucretia 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Lucretia !
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
