PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan O Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan O Brian could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paulo Luciano's chin.

O Brian
vs
Luciano

181 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan O Brian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

O Brian closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Luciano looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
O Brian landing strikes.

O Brian stands up and beckons Luciano to his feet.
O Brian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

O Brian forces Luciano back against the cage and clinches.

O Brian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Brian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luciano dodges the punch combination from O Brian.
Luciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Brian.
Luciano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Brian tries to avoid it but Luciano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Brian to the ground. O Brian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
O Brian thows a left - swing and a miss!

O Brian shoots in and bounces Luciano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brian content to stall in guard here.

Luciano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Brian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Brian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Luciano has momentary wrist control but O Brian slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Brian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
O Brian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
O Brian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

O Brian decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Luciano, up you get!
O Brian misses with a jab, cross combination.

O Brian forces Luciano back against the cage and clinches.

O Brian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Brian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Brian tries to close the distance and clinch but Luciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Brian tries to clinch but Luciano is having none of it.
Luciano slips a straight right by O Brian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Brian.
O Brian wants to clinch up but Luciano keeps it at a distance.
O Brian looks to land a combination but Luciano avoids it well.
O Brian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

O Brian shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. O Brian showed some decent athleticism there.
Luciano tries to get to full guard but O Brian has control of the leg.
O Brian wants to stand but Luciano has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano tries to roll over but O Brian keeps him under control.
O Brian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Luciano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Brian trying to control from half guard but Luciano is working away.

Luciano actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan O Brian dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

O Brian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Brian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

O Brian has Luciano up against the cage in a clinch.

O Brian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Brian throws a nice looking combination but Luciano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

O Brian has closed the distance and engaged Luciano in a clinch.
O Brian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from O Brian.

O Brian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Brian misses with an uppercut.
Luciano is breathing heavily.
O Brian misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brian misses with a few strikes there.
O Brian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - O Brian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

O Brian has Luciano up against the cage in a clinch.
Luciano is trying to drag O Brian to the mat but O Brian just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

O Brian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Brian doesn't manage to clinch there - Luciano circles away.
O Brian is looking to clinch but Luciano is avoiding it.
O Brian misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Excellent takedown into side control there by O Brian.
O Brian is putting a hurting on Luciano here, landing some big shots from side control.
Luciano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but O Brian wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
O Brian lands a decent elbow from side control.
Luciano is trying to get back to half guard.
Luciano is trying to control O Brian's posture but O Brian avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano sneaks back into half guard.
Luciano is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Luciano misses with a takedown attempt
and O Brian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
O Brian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Brian is really struggling to find his range with his punches. O Brian's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Some wild striking there from O Brian.
O Brian is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Brian closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - O Brian lands in his opponent's guard.
Luciano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Luciano keeping moving, preventing O Brian from controlling successfully.

Luciano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
O Brian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan O Brian dominated that second round.
That's time! O Brian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Luciano slips a jab and a cross from O Brian.
O Brian throws a series of punches but Luciano avoids them all with ease.

O Brian gets in close and instigates a clinch.

O Brian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Brian tries to clinch up.
O Brian moves in looking to clinch but Luciano pushes him off.
O Brian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luciano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from O Brian as Luciano shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

O Brian looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. O Brian connects with a nice short shot to Luciano's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luciano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Brian lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
It looks like O Brian is going to stand back up.

Luciano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Brian lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Luciano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

O Brian postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Luciano to stand up.
O Brian fails with an attempt to clinch.

O Brian has taken the fight to the clinch.

O Brian breaks from the clinch.
O Brian misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brian missing with a left hand there. Luciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luciano circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Brian looks to land a combination but Luciano avoids it well.
O Brian moves in looking to clinch but Luciano pushes him off.
O Brian connects with a nice looking jab.
O Brian tries to clinch there but Luciano circles away.

O Brian moves into range and clinches up with Luciano.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from O Brian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brian works on Luciano's body with a couple of short punches.

O Brian breaks from the clinch.

O Brian scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
O Brian wants to stand but Luciano has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Luciano moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Luciano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Luciano looking for a guillotine here but O Brian defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan O Brian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Brian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan O Brian!