PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Sears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Lupus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sears
vs
Lupus

170 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

193 cm
26
208 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Sears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Lupus!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sears scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sears throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lupus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sears connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lupus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sears circles away.
Sears connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lupus shoots in but Sears avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lupus throws a lazy right hand but Sears sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sears throwing a counter right hand but Lupus manages to avoid it.
Lupus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lupus looks winded!
Sears lands a glancing blow to the side of Lupus's head.
Lupus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lupus with the counter takedown but Sears avoids it easily.
Sears throws a looping overhand right but Lupus ducks down to avoid it.
Lupus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sears waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lupus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sears misses with an uppercut.
Sears looks to throw the jab but Lupus is out of range.
Sears looks to score with a jab to the body but Lupus is just out of range.
Sears rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lupus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Lupus clinches with his opponent.
Sears dodges an elbow strike from Lupus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Lupus.
Sears tries to break free but Lupus pushes him back against the ropes.
Sears wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sears on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sears misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lupus.
A frustrated look appears on Sears's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sears lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sears is trying to force a seperation but Lupus has the dominant position.
Sears tries to circle away but Lupus has him pinned against the ropes.
Sears struggles to land a body shot inside as Lupus controls his hands.
Sears misses with a knee to the head.
Sears lands a left hand.
Sears wants to break free but Lupus has control.
Lupus lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Harry Sears has been cut.
Sears is looking to break free of the clinch but Lupus has double underhooks.
Sears is trying to break the clinch but Lupus has him pressed against the ropes.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sears avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lupus moves away from the strike by Sears.
Sears with a nice cross.
Sears throws a hook to the side of Lupus's head but Lupus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lupus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lupus shoots in for a takedown but Sears shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sears is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Harry Sears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Lupus.
Sears misses with a combination

and Lupus counters by clinching up.
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!
Sears softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lupus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sears's defenses.
Lupus blocks a body shot from Sears.
Lupus lands a damaging elbow.
Sears wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sears lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sears wants to get back to striking at distance but Lupus won't allow it.
Sears is trying to break the clinch but Lupus is controlling him.
Lupus trying to land knees to the body.

Sears's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sears is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupus tries to score with a low kick but Sears moves his leg out of the way.
Lupus shoots for a takedown but Sears saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lupus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harry Sears is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sears throws a hook but Lupus blocks it.
Lupus is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sears rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lupus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lupus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sears throws out the jab.
Sears throws a looping overhand right but Lupus ducks down to avoid it.
Sears looks to land a right hand but Lupus moved out of range.
Lupus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sears.
Sears looks to land a left hand but Lupus moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Sears misses.
Lupus throws a counter combo.
Lupus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lupus throws a chopping leg kick but Sears manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No joy there for Sears, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sears misses with a straight left.
Lupus moves out of range as Sears strikes.
Sears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lupus.
Lupus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sears pinned against the ropes. Sears gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sears. Lupus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sears rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lupus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lupus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sears.
Lupus feints a counter leg kick.
Lupus slips under a jab.
Sears blocks a low kick nicely.
Lupus throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sears misses with a wild body shot.
Lupus slips a straight right by Sears.
Lupus tries to clinch up.
Lupus misses with a series of wild punches.
Lupus slips a jab from Sears.
Sears scores with a body shot.
Lupus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Sears dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Sears's cut.
That's time! Sears's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lupus tried to score with a low kick but Sears checks it.
Lupus tries to clinch there but Sears circles away.
Sears fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lupus moves away.
Sears has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Some bone on bone action there as Sears checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sears throws a jab but it's blocked by Lupus.
A big left from Sears misses.
Harry Sears is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sears lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sears.
Lupus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sears.
Sears misses with a kick to the body.
Sears is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lupus can do to turn this around?
Lupus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sears.
Sears swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sears looks for the body kick but Lupus saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Sears.
Lupus is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sears manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sears throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sears.
Sears lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sears looks to land a body kick but Lupus moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sears as he jumps to the side.
Sears was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sears misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Lupus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sears takes a swing at Lupus's ribcage but misses.
Lupus is looking to clinch.
Sears misses with a wild combination.
Lupus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A punch combination from Sears misses.
Sears jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sears connects with a nice looking jab.
Sears misses with a double jab.
Lupus takes one on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Sears there.
Sears throws a looping overhand right but Lupus ducks down to avoid it.
Sears looks to throw the jab but Lupus is out of range.
Lupus flicks out a counter leg kick but Sears steps away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sears fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lupus manages to avoid it.
Lupus tries to close the distance and clinch but Sears swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sears waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lupus.
Sears looks to land a right hand but Lupus moved out of range.
Sears throws a body kick that misses.
Lupus tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lupus dodges the punch combination from Sears.
Lupus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lupus moves out of range of the strikes.
A cross from Sears lands.
Sears swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lupus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lupus moves away from the strike by Sears.
Sears misses with a low kick as Lupus jumps back.
Lupus dodges the punch combination from Sears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupus moves out of range of the strikes.
Lupus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sears paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Sears misses the target.
Sears looks to land a left hand but Lupus moved out of range nicely.
Harry Sears is winning the standup battle so far.
Lupus tries a low kick but Sears avoids it.
Sears moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sears lands a nice hook to Lupus's body. Lupus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sears misses with a double jab.
Sears looks to land a combination but Lupus avoids it well.
Lupus misses with a low kick.
Sears checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sears throws a body punch but Lupus moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Sears lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lupus doesn't seem phased though.
Lupus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sears.
Duke Lupus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sears pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sears misses with a hook.
Sears throws a jab when Lupus was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sears misses.
Sears misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sears takes a swing at Lupus's ribcage but misses.
Lupus tries to clinch but Sears moves out of range.
Sears throws a lazy right hand but Lupus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lupus throws a leg kick that misses.
Sears fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lupus manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Sears there.
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!

Lupus rushes Sears and presses him up against the ropes.
Sears working hard to break the clinch.
Sears is looking to break free of the clinch but Lupus has double underhooks.
Lupus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sears avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sears looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Sears pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sears connects with a crisp jab.
Sears is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lupus.
Sears throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Sears dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Sears's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sears looks to land a combination but Lupus avoids it well.
Lupus is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sears is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lupus.
Sears lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lupus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lupus moves away from the strike by Sears.
Sears comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good work by Sears as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from Sears misses.
Lupus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sears throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sears throws a good cross that connects.
Sears misses with a two punch combination.
Sears misses with a hook. Lupus ducked under it nicely.
Sears loads up on a big right hand but Lupus slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decent striking displayed by Sears there.
Lupus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sears throws out a powerful jab.
Lupus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Sears to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sears misses with a double jab.
Sears scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Sears.
A telegraphed right hand from Sears misses the target.
Lupus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lupus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lupus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sears was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lupus wants to clinch.

Lupus rushes Sears and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sears is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lupus has Sears pressed against the ropes, preventing Sears from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lupus lands an elbow that stopped Sears in his tracks for a moment.
Lupus taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sears misses with a punch on the inside.
Lupus prevents a body shot from Sears.
Sears avoids the elbow strike from Lupus, against the ropes.
Sears can't break the clinch.
Lupus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sears is trying to force a seperation but Lupus has the dominant position.
Sears scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Sears.
Sears misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sears lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lupus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sears wants to break the clinch but can't.

Sears escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lupus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lupus tries to clinch there but Sears circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sears lands with a nice body punch.
Lupus slips a jab from Sears.

Lupus gets a clinch.

Sears breaks the clinch.
Lupus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lupus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sears dips to his left and cracks Lupus with an uppercut!
Lupus throws out a leg kick but Sears moves out of range and Lupus only half commits.
An inside leg kick from Lupus misses.
Sears scores with a nice right hand.
Sears moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sears looks to throw the jab but Lupus is out of range.
Sears misses with a few strikes there.
Sears dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sears scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lupus doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harry Sears is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sears swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sears fails to land with a series of punches.
Sears throws out a loose jab but Lupus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sears checks the leg kick nicely there.

Lupus darts in and clinches Sears up against the ropes.
Lupus tries to stall but Sears uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Lupus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lupus throws a right and a left that Sears avoids nicely.
Jab by Sears.
Lupus wants to clinch.
Duke Lupus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sears misses with a wild combination.
Sears blocks a low kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Sears showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sears, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Sears!
A relieved looking Harry Sears thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.