PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between jesus pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Luker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

pettis
vs
Luker

173 cm
23
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jesus pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerald Luker!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luker scoring well with a low kick there.
pettis shoots in looking for a takedown. Luker tries to sprawl out of it but pettis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Luker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Luker scores a takedown into full mount!
pettis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
pettis tries to reverse the position but Luker maintains control.
Luker throwing strikes here but pettis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Luker throws some wild stikes that pettis manages to avoid easily.
pettis wants to control but Luker is having none of it.
Luker working the ground and pound effectively.
pettis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
pettis wants to control but Luker is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luker blocks pettis's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pettis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Luker working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Luker looking for a guillotine from mount but pettis is having none of it.
Luker controlling from mount.
pettis is trying to stand.
Luker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
pettis is trying to escape the mount.
pettis tries to lock up and control but Luker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
pettis is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as pettis is looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
pettis can't escape the position.
Luker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as pettis is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luker punishing his opponent with strikes.
pettis wants to hold on but Luker pushes him away.
Luker blocks pettis's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Luker trying to control but pettis is having none of it.
pettis is bucking up trying to escape but Luker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
pettis working to try and regain half guard.
Luker with a couple of short strikes.
Luker breaks from pettis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Luker tries to control but pettis wriggling away.
Luker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
pettis wants to control but Luker is having none of it.
Luker looking to control but pettis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Luker lands with some strikes.
pettis tries to lock up and control but Luker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Luker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Luker raining down shots from the mount!
Luker lands a nice shot to the head.
pettis wants to hold on but Luker pushes him away.
Luker looking to finish pettis with some ground and pound. This is bad for pettis!
pettis is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Luker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Luker scores with a jab to the head.
Luker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Luker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
pettis throws a sloppy head kick

and Luker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for pettis!
pettis is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Luker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Luker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Luker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luker punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Luker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Luker trying to control but pettis is having none of it.
Luker working pettis over with strikes here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of pettis's face.
Luker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. pettis looks a forlorn figure.
pettis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Luker controlling the position easily from mount.
Luker landing strikes from the mount and pettis is in trouble!
Gerald Luker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Luker looking to control but pettis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Luker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Luker controlling the position easily from mount.
Luker avoids the attempt from pettis to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Luker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as pettis is looking to escape.
pettis is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luker controlling his opponent.
Luker dominating with strikes here.
Luker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Luker avoids the attempt from pettis to control.
Luker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish pettis?
Luker punishing his opponent with strikes.

Luker is working for a guillotine from mount but pettis frees his head quite easily.
Luker controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
pettis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Luker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
pettis tries to reverse the position but Luker maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luker lands a heavy elbow.
Luker avoids the attempt from pettis to control.
Luker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Luker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

pettis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luker.
Luker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from pettis.
Luker tries to close the distance and clinch but pettis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luker misses with a head kick.
jesus pettis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Luker misses with a wild combination.

Luker shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches pettis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Luker cracks pettis with a big elbow.

Luker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Luker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pettis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
pettis pushes Luker off but Luker dives into side control.
Luker cracks pettis with a big right hand but pettis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
pettis is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Luker is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Luker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of pettis's face.
pettis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Luker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
pettis wants to hold on but Luker pushes him away.
pettis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Luker working the ground and pound effectively.
pettis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luker lands with some strikes.
Luker wants to control the pace but pettis is squirming around nicely.
pettis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Luker avoids the attempt from pettis to control.
pettis is squirming around, avoiding Luker's attempts to control the action.
Luker with good strikes from the mount here!
pettis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Luker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. pettis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Luker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as pettis is looking to escape.
Gerald Luker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pettis tries to hold on but Luker postures up.
Luker controlling his opponent.
Luker lands a big shot there that rocks pettis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Luker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Luker tries to control but pettis wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
pettis is working to get back to half guard.
Luker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Luker landing strikes from the mount and pettis is in trouble!
Luker landing strikes from the mount.
Luker wants to control the pace but pettis is squirming around nicely.
pettis is desperately trying to improve his position but Luker has a good base and remains in mount.
Luker unloading with bombs!
Luker wants to control the pace but pettis is squirming around nicely.
Luker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Luker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Luker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Luker!