PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaharu Homma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lucas
vs
Homma

187 cm
23
216 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

194 cm
24
205 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Lucas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masaharu Homma!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Lucas. That's going to slow Homma down.
Homma checks a leg kick.

Homma takes the fight into the clinch.
Lucas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Lucas works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Homma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lucas trying to control the position from guard on top but Homma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucas postures up in Homma's guard and throws a big left but Homma blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Homma can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lucas wants to control from the top but Homma keeps moving.
Lucas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Homma is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lucas throwing strikes but missing.
Lucas trying to control but Homma is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lucas lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homma is looking to land body kicks.
Homma throws a head kick but Lucas moves out of range.
Homma tries to clinch but Lucas moves out of range.
Homma tries a head kick but it misses.
Homma is looking to clinch but Lucas is avoiding it.
Homma looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Homma clinches with his opponent.
Homma throws an elbow but it misses.
Homma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lucas avoids the elbow strike from Homma, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Homma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lucas's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Homma.
Homma being controlled against the cage.
Lucas lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Masaharu Homma has been cut.
Lucas blocks an elbow strike from Homma.

Lucas manages to break the clinch.
Homma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Homma looks for the body kick but Lucas saw that one coming.
Lucas avoids the head kick by Homma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lucas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Homma avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lucas.
Lucas in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Homma struggling a bit here.
Lucas tries to score with some ground and pound. Homma controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas wants to control but Homma is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lucas with the ground and pound but Homma regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Homma wants to control but Lucas is keeping busy.
Lucas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Homma tries to clinch but Lucas moves out of range.
Homma throws a leg kick
and Lucas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Lucas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masaharu Homma's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Homma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Homma moves in looking to clinch but Lucas pushes him off.
Lucas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Homma misses with a leg kick
and Lucas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Homma's knee momentarily.
Homma avoids the head kick by Lucas.
A head kick by Homma misses
and Lucas counters with a leg kick.
Masaharu Homma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Homma.
Homma checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Homma tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lucas counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Homma throws a sloppy head kick
and Lucas counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick misses from Lucas.
A head kick misses from Lucas.
Travis Lucas is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Homma blocks the leg kick.
Homma is breathing heavily.
Lucas throws a chopping leg kick but Homma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Lucas scores with a takedown into Homma's guard.
Lucas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Homma's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Homma is trying to keep Lucas in close.
Lucas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lucas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lucas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lucas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homma keeping moving, preventing Lucas from controlling successfully.
Lucas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Homma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lucas controlling from the top position.
Lucas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lucas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lucas counters with a body kick that stops Homma in his tracks momentarily.
Masaharu Homma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Homma closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lucas counters with a takedown into side control.
Homma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lucas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lucas scores with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucas working the head with strikes.
Lucas throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lucas lands a nice forearm strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Homma to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Lucas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Masaharu Homma's cut.
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.

Homma throws a leg kick

and Lucas counters with a single leg into guard. Homma didn't expect that.
Lucas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Homma's head.
Lucas is looking to work some ground and pound but Homma has wrist control.
Homma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lucas stands and throws Homma's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lucas cracks Homma with a big elbow.
Homma defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Homma is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Homma avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lucas.
Lucas cracks Homma with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lucas is working Homma over with some ground and pound from side control.
Homma avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lucas.
Lucas tries to score with some ground and pound. Homma controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lucas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Homma can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homma struggling a bit here.
Homma parries the strikes from Lucas easily there. Lucas is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Homma to escape.
Lucas lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Homma wants to control but Lucas postures up.
Lucas throws an elbow but Homma slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas is putting a hurting on Homma here, landing some big shots from side control.
Homma tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Lucas thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lucas lands a nice shot to the head.
Lucas lands with some strikes.

That has opened up Masaharu Homma's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Lucas connects with a massive shot to the dome!

The cut above Masaharu Homma's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Homma takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Masaharu Homma's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Masaharu Homma's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Travis Lucas!
Travis Lucas retains his light heavyweight title!