PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Luciano (ranked 2310 p4p, 275 weight class) and Skjoldr Leifsson (ranked 1698 p4p, 211 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.

Luciano
vs
Leifsson

188 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
24
182 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

PWNAGE
Perkele!

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skjoldr Leifsson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leifsson moves away.
Leifsson unleashes a big counter combination but Luciano bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Leifsson tests Luciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leifsson throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
Luciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Leifsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luciano throws a front kick aimed at Leifsson's knee but Leifsson avoids it well.
Luciano backing away here, and Leifsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Leifsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leifsson looks to land a combination but Luciano avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and Luciano tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luciano misses with the body kick
and Luciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Luciano.
Luciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano tests Leifsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Leifsson.
Luciano blocks a head kick by Leifsson.
Leifsson throws a lazy head kick
and Luciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Skjoldr Leifsson has been cut.
Leifsson throws a series of punches but Luciano moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luciano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Luciano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luciano throws a lazy uppercut
and Leifsson counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano loads up on a big right hand but Leifsson slips the punch.
Leifsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luciano counters with a body kick.
A combination from Leifsson does no damage.
Luciano throws a good cross that connects.
Luciano tries to score with a low kick but Leifsson moves his leg out of the way.
Luciano looks to land a left hand but Leifsson moved out of range nicely.
Leifsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Leifsson avoids the body shot from Luciano.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luciano.
Luciano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Leifsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Leifsson has managed to clinch.

Luciano breaks the clinch.
Luciano throws a series of punches but Leifsson avoids them all with ease.
Leifsson lands a jab.
Leifsson misses with a few strikes there.
Luciano throwing a counter right hand but Leifsson manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Leifsson misses
and Leifsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luciano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Luciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leifsson.
Luciano throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Luciano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luciano looks for the body kick but Leifsson saw that one coming.
Luciano throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Leifsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Luciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Leifsson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Skjoldr Leifsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Skjoldr Leifsson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Luciano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leifsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Leifsson throws a leg kick but Luciano sees it coming and moves out of range.
Skjoldr Leifsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luciano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Leifsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luciano. That did some damage!
Leifsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson moves out of range of the body kick from Luciano.
A countering left hand to the body from Leifsson misses.
Luciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luciano on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Leifsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leifsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leifsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Luciano.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luciano.
Leifsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Luciano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leifsson can pounce on him.
Luciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leifsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Leifsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick by Luciano misses
and Leifsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Luciano scoring well with a low kick there.
Jose Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Leifsson.
Luciano misses with a leg kick
enabling Leifsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Luciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leifsson throws a wild body kick that Luciano sees coming a mile off.
Leifsson throws a sloppy head kick and Luciano moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Luciano's head backwards.

Luciano is rocked!
Leifsson lands with a slapping head kick.
Oh Luciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Leifsson.
Luciano is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Leifsson doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Luciano crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Luciano's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Skjoldr Leifsson!
In his post fight interview, Skjoldr Leifsson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.