PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tato Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Emanuel
vs
Luna

170 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
20
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Europha Emanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tato Luna!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel throws a hook but Luna blocks it.
Emanuel throws a series of punches but Luna avoids them all with ease.
Emanuel throws the left hand but Luna avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Luna as he jumps to the side.
Luna works Emanuel's body with a nice hook.
Emanuel throws a hook but Luna avoids it easily.
Luna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luna lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Emanuel throws a hook to the side of Luna's head but Luna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emanuel works the jab nicely.
Luna scores with a decent looking hook.
Luna lands a jab-cross combination.
Luna tries to bum rush Emanuel with a series of wild strikes but Emanuel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emanuel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Luna moves out of range.
Luna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luna throws a right hand that Emanuel ducks under and follows up with a left that Emanuel also avoids with ease.
Luna misses with the combination.
Luna throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Emanuel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Luna is rocked!
Luna slips a jab and a cross from Emanuel.
Luna is still on wobbly legs! Can Emanuel finish him?
Emanuel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emanuel misses with a lunging right hand

and Luna counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Luna seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emanuel can't keep his opponent in guard - Luna advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Emanuel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Emanuel trying to hold on to Luna's head to control him but Luna postures up.
Luna throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Luna prevents Emanuel from improving his position.
Emanuel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Luna.
Luna tries to pass the half guard into mount. Emanuel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luna throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Luna works Emanuel's body with a nice hook.
Emanuel is breathing heavily.
Luna works over Emanuel's head and body with a nice combination.

Luna looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Emanuel!
Luna cracks Emanuel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Luna looking to control but Emanuel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Luna with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Luna lands with some strikes.
Emanuel looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Emanuel looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Luna is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Emanuel is defending well though. Luna let's go of the attempt for now.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Luna looking for the choke from the back.
Emanuel is trying to get back to his feet but Luna has full control of the position and if anything, Emanuel has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna scores with punches and elbows.
Emanuel looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Luna throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Luna wants to control but Emanuel manages to buck him off and is now in Luna's guard! Nice work there by Emanuel!
Emanuel preventing the sweep.
Luna manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Emanuel manages to get himself to full guard.
Emanuel trying to keep a closed guard but Luna is proving a slippery customer.
Luna stops Emanuel from standing up.
Luna pushes down on Emanuel's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Luna is working for a submission of some sort.
Emanuel tries to kick Luna off but Luna keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Luna is nestled in close to Emanuel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Luna is pressing down on Emanuel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Emanuel is holding on for now.
Emanuel is staying active underneath Luna, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Luna is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Luna is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Emanuel!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luna tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Luna is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Emanuel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tato Luna dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Emanuel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Luna.
Luna throws a one two combo.
Luna slips under a jab.
Emanuel throws an overhand right that lands on Luna's shoulder, as Luna tries to avoid the shot.
Luna scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice combination there by Luna.
Luna slips under a jab from Emanuel.
Luna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emanuel looks to clinch
and Luna counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luna misses with a few strikes there.
Luna digs a good hook to Emanuel's body.
Luna lands with a straight right. Emanuel didn't see that one coming.
Luna lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Luna misses with a few strikes there.
Luna displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emanuel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emanuel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Luna throws a series of punches but Emanuel moves out of range.
Luna throws a series of punches but Emanuel avoids them all with ease.
Tato Luna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luna is breathing heavily.
Emanuel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emanuel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Emanuel throws an overhand right that has Luna reeling! Emanuel follows up with a more punches and Luna is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Europha Emanuel!