PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Luvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt McLaren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luvi comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica- Creeping Death. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Luvi
vs
McLaren

173 cm
37
150 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

170 cm
31
154 lbs
21 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Luvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Colt McLaren!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luvi misses with a low kick.
Luvi misses with a body punch

and McLaren counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McLaren is pressing down on Luvi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Luvi is holding on for now.
Luvi trying to control here.
Luvi manages to get to full guard.
McLaren prevents Luvi from getting back to his feet.
McLaren wants to control from the top but Luvi keeps moving.
Luvi is trying to keep McLaren in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luvi trying to control the position here.
Luvi keeping moving, preventing McLaren from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Luvi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luvi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Luvi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McLaren throws a strike but Luvi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

McLaren looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Luvi passes into half guard.
Luvi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McLaren is looking for a sweep. Luvi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Luvi wants to pass the guard but McLaren is defending well.
Luvi is trying to control. McLaren wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Luvi wants to free his trapped foot but McLaren is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Luvi content to control rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Luvi misses the target.
Luvi looks to score with a jab to the body but McLaren is just out of range.
McLaren throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Luvi's waist but Luvi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McLaren off to one side.
McLaren dives in for a single leg takedown but Luvi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Luvi thinks about countering with a body kick.
Luvi throws a low kick but McLaren avoids it.
Luvi throws a chopping leg kick but McLaren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McLaren avoids the body shot from Luvi.
McLaren drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Luvi defends it well.
McLaren blocks a leg kick.

McLaren shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Luvi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McLaren content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

McLaren drops back looking for a leg! Luvi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Luvi manages to kick McLaren off! McLaren jumps back into Luvi's guard.
Luvi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McLaren's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luvi stands and throws McLaren's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Luvi decides to stand back up.
McLaren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luvi.
Luvi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luvi is looking to wear down McLaren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Luvi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luvi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLaren.
McLaren drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Luvi defends it well.
Luvi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McLaren drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Luvi defends it well.
Luvi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McLaren avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McLaren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luvi manages to avoid it.
Luvi throws a body punch but McLaren moves out of range.
Luvi throws a body punch but McLaren moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Luvi misses.
Luvi throws a leg kick which misses McLaren's front leg but catches the back leg as McLaren tries to avoid it.
Luvi lands a head kick. McLaren smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McLaren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luvi.
Paul Luvi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Luvi rushes McLaren and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luvi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Luvi fails to land.
McLaren scores with a shot to the side of Luvi's head.
Luvi misses with the head strike.
Luvi lands with a short shot to the head.
Luvi works on McLaren's body with a couple of short punches.
Luvi misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLaren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luvi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luvi misses with some punches.
Luvi working aggressively here.
McLaren is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Luvi is defending well.
Paul Luvi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colt McLaren.
Luvi lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Luvi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Luvi swings for the body but McLaren moves out of range.
Luvi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Luvi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luvi misses with a wild body shot.
Luvi throws a chopping leg kick but McLaren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McLaren feints the counter takedown.
Luvi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McLaren. That did some damage!

McLaren changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Luvi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Luvi is trying to control McLaren's posture but McLaren avoids it.
McLaren looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Luvi is avoiding damage well.
McLaren tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Luvi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from McLaren.
Luvi trying to control but McLaren postures up.
Luvi is pressing down on McLaren's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaren looking to pass the guard.

Luvi scrambles and gets back to his feet.

McLaren shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Luvi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Luvi parries the strikes from McLaren easily there. McLaren is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Luvi to escape.
McLaren working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luvi is looking to reverse the position.
Luvi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Luvi defending against the ground and pound.
McLaren looks up at the clock and then as Luvi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McLaren smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McLaren tries to move to mount but Luvi blocks the move with his legs.
Luvi tries to buck McLaren off but McLaren is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaren throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luvi keeping his opponent close.
Luvi tries to buck McLaren off but McLaren is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Luvi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Luvi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McLaren off and has taken his back!
Luvi trying to control.
McLaren is really stuck here.
McLaren turns into Luvi and is now in his guard.
Luvi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McLaren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McLaren lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luvi pulls McLaren in close to prevent any damage.
McLaren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McLaren is looking to work some ground and pound but Luvi has wrist control.
Luvi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luvi looking for a sweep. Not yet Luvi, not yet.
Luvi controls McLaren momentarily but McLaren frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luvi controlling the position.
McLaren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luvi is keeping the position for now.
Luvi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McLaren manages to get himself to full guard.

Luvi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McLaren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Luvi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McLaren can do to turn this around?

McLaren has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Luvi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luvi is stalling in the full guard.
Luvi continues to stall.
Luvi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Luvi stopping the sweep attempt from McLaren.
McLaren keeping moving, preventing Luvi from controlling successfully.
McLaren manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Luvi manages to get himself to full guard.

Colt McLaren has got the better of the ground game so far.
McLaren pushing down on Luvi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Colt McLaren will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Luvi is looking to score with low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as McLaren blocks the leg kick.
Luvi throws the kick towards the body but McLaren avoids it.
McLaren feints the counter takedown.
Luvi throws a body shot but no joy.
McLaren throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luvi misses with a body shot.
Luvi looks to land a left hand but McLaren moved out of range nicely.
Luvi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McLaren tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Luvi misses with a telegraphed body shot

and McLaren counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luvi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

McLaren wants to improve his position but Luvi is controlling well.

McLaren is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Luvi pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luvi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
McLaren tries to lock up and control but Luvi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McLaren looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Luvi just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
McLaren is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
McLaren is still trying to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luvi controls the action.
Luvi trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Luvi just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Luvi is trying to stick to McLaren's back but McLaren is turning into Luvi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Luvi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by McLaren.
McLaren throws a big right hand that misses.

Luvi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luvi throws out a leg kick but McLaren moves out of range and Luvi only half commits.
Paul Luvi is winning the standup battle so far.
Luvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luvi throws out a loose jab but McLaren uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaren shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Luvi defends it nicely.
Luvi throws a leg kick but McLaren moved away.
McLaren is looking to score with low kicks.
Luvi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luvi throws a leg kick that misses.
Luvi misses with an uppercut. McLaren saw that one coming.
McLaren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luvi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paul Luvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luvi lands with an uppercut that bounces McLaren off the cage and back into range.
Luvi throws a jab when McLaren was well out of range.
Luvi fakes the leg kick and cracks McLaren in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luvi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Luvi scores with a kick to the body.
Luvi throws a lazy uppercut

and McLaren decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Luvi's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Luvi is on top in guard.

Luvi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

McLaren had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Luvi defends it easily.
McLaren looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luvi is one step ahead there.
Luvi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Luvi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Luvi 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Luvi!
Paul Luvi thanked the fans post fight for their support.