PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shao Khan (ranked 4471 p4p, 5616 weight class) and Frank Lucas (ranked 502 p4p, 559 weight class). Shao Khan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Khan
vs
Lucas

225 cm
21
205
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
219
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shao Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucas.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lucas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Khan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A low kick from Khan is predictable there
and Lucas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Shao Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws a combination. Lucas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Khan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Khan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lucas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucas counters with a stiff right hand.
Lucas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lucas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Lucas is rocked!
Lucas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Lucas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lucas misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lucas blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a body punch but Lucas moves out of range.
Lucas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lucas throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lucas counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucas counters with a slapping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and Lucas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucas.
It seemed like Lucas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan moves away from the strike by Lucas.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Lucas is out of range.
Lucas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Lucas moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lucas! But no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lucas.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lucas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lucas counters with a leg kick.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Lucas ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucas.
Lucas scores with a head kick.
Lucas scoring well with a low kick there.
Khan wants to clinch but Lucas slips to the side
and Lucas counters with a good, hard body kick but Khan shrugs it off.
Khan lands a jab to Lucas's midsection.
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
enabling Lucas to counter with a crisp jab.
Lucas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Khan moves out of range as Lucas strikes.
Khan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucas tries a quick counter leg kick but Khan is wise to it.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Lucas moved out of range.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucas moves away.
Lucas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucas checks a leg kick.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucas moves away.
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lucas on the side of the head.
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lucas counters with a nice leg kick.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Lucas counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan misses the body punch
and Lucas counters with a stiff right hand.
Lucas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khan has time to react.
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
Lucas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khan scores with a three punch combo!
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Lucas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shao Khan will probably get the nod.
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.

A cross from Khan lands.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Lucas misses the body punch
and Khan counters with a low kick, right behind Lucas 's knee.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucas slips under a jab.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lucas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Lucas's defenses.
Lucas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lucas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Lucas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lucas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Khan with a body shot.
Lucas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucas slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan scores with a jab. Lucas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Lucas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lucas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lucas throws a big shot that misses.
Lucas misses with an uppercut.
Lucas ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan misses with a left hand
and Lucas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Lucas.
Khan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Lucas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Lucas moves out of range easily.
Lucas tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan misses with the combination.
Lucas feints a counter leg kick.
Khan tries to clinch up but Lucas circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lucas counters with a low kick, right behind Khan 's knee.
Khan lands a jab.
Khan defending well as Lucas loads up on a big left hand.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Khan is predictable there
and Lucas counters with a low kick, right behind Khan 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucas was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan throws a body punch but Lucas moves out of range.
Lucas lands with a good body shot.
Lucas misses with a low kick.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Lucas.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lucas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lucas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khan tried to counter with a leg kick but Lucas avoided it.
Lucas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lucas slips a jab and a cross from Khan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Lucas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khan takes a swing at Lucas's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lucas. That's going to slow Khan down.

Khan moves into range and clinches up with Lucas.

Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Lucas counters with a nice body kick.
Lucas tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Lucas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Lucas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lucas counters with a head kick. That will keep Khan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lucas lands a head kick. Khan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Khan is rocked!
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lucas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Lucas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucas can pounce on him.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.
Khan lands a jab-cross combination.
Lucas lands with an overhand left.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucas blocks a head kick by Khan.
Lucas avoids the head kick by Khan.
Khan avoids the body shot from Lucas.
Lucas misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Lucas lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Lucas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Khan lands with a cross.
A big right from Khan misses.
Lucas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan throws a right and a left that Lucas avoids nicely.
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lucas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lucas cracks Khan with an open hand slap.
Lucas scores with a body shot.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Lucas moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shao Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lucas counters with a good low kick that Khan was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lucas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan misses the body punch
letting Lucas counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lucas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That kick from Lucas tenderised Khan's leg. Khan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut there from Lucas.
Nice defenses there by Lucas.
Khan slips a straight right by Lucas.
Khan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lucas looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lucas.
Shao Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lucas lands a big head kick that sends Khan tumbling to the mat! Lucas takes a step backwards and waves Khan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan takes a swing at Lucas's ribcage but misses.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lucas counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Lucas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Lucas looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan walks straight into a right hand from Lucas - that's dropped him! Lucas jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Khan from any more punishment! Khan complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Lucas!