PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chase Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Medranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lucas
vs
Medranda

170 cm
25
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Heaven's Balls Fightwear
Heaven's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chase Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Medranda!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medranda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Medranda circles away.
Medranda leaves Lucas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Lucas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lucas stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lucas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Medranda pinned against the cage. Medranda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medranda tried to score with a low kick but Lucas checks it.
Lucas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Medranda.
Lucas throws a head kick but Medranda moves out of range.
Lucas tries for a takedown but Medranda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Medranda throws a combination. Lucas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lucas is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Medranda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lucas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Medranda avoids it really well and circles away.
Medranda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lucas's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lucas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Medranda napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Medranda is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lucas is controlling him well.
Lucas is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Medranda will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Medranda tries to escape but Lucas is in control.
Medranda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Lucas stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Medranda sprawls well. Medranda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lucas gets slowly back to his feet.

Lucas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Medranda wants to stand but Lucas is controlling the position.
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.
Lucas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Medranda wants to stand and escape but Lucas is having none of it.
Lucas tries to free his leg and advance position but Medranda is retaining full guard.
Medranda wants to stand but Lucas is controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lucas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lucas trying to control the position from guard on top but Medranda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucas won't allow Medranda to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Medranda throws a front kick that sends Lucas stumbling back into the cage.
Lucas misses with a takedown attempt - Medranda sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Medranda misses with a two punch combination.
Medranda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lucas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Medranda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lucas's sensitive parts.
Medranda scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Medranda thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lucas if he has to take too many more of those.
Lucas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lucas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Medranda.
Medranda tests Lucas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lucas.
A jab from Medranda finds it's way through Lucas's defenses.
Lucas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medranda misses with a series of wild punches.
Medranda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lucas looks to land a combination. Medranda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Medranda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Lucas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lucas slips a jab and a cross from Medranda.
Lucas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Medranda is fending him off so far but Lucas persists. Nope, Medranda circles away and we're back to standing.
Medranda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Medranda, right into the meat.
Medranda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Medranda keeps Lucas at a distance using the push kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lucas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Medranda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucas throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Medranda finds it's way through Lucas's defenses.
Medranda lands a leg kick that knocks Lucas off balance momentarily.
Medranda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lucas backs up against the cage.
Medranda lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Medranda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Medranda lunges at Lucas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lucas's hand.
Medranda keeps the fight on the outside.
Medranda scores with a three punch combo!
Lucas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Medranda.
Lucas misses with a double jab.
Chase Lucas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lucas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Medranda stalks Lucas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lucas's face. Lucas staggers backwards, shaken.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Medranda throws a leg kick which misses Lucas's front leg but catches the back leg as Lucas tries to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Medranda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice inside leg kick there by Medranda. That's going to slow Lucas down.
Medranda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Medranda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lucas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Medranda lands a front kick.
Lucas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Medranda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Medranda tries to bum rush Lucas with a series of wild strikes but Lucas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lucas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Medranda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Medranda!
Lucas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Medranda circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medranda looks to land a combination but Lucas avoids it well.
Medranda misses with a few strikes there.
Medranda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Medranda lands a nice looking body shot.
Medranda misses with a few strikes there.
Lucas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lucas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Medranda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Medranda scores with a head kick.
Lucas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Medranda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Medranda tries to bum rush Lucas with a series of wild strikes but Lucas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lucas ducks under a wild hook from Medranda.
Carlos Medranda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Medranda.

Lucas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Medranda's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Medranda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lucas is looking to work some ground and pound but Medranda has wrist control.
Lucas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Medranda wants to get back to his feet but Lucas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lucas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Medranda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lucas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lucas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Medranda keeping full guard, as Lucas tries to pass.
Medranda wants to get back to his feet but Lucas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Medranda wants to stand but Lucas is controlling the position.

Lucas decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Medranda, up you get!

Lucas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Medranda sprawls well initially but Lucas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lucas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Medranda is looking to get back to is feet but Lucas passes into side control.
Medranda bucks up and tries to throw Lucas off but instead Lucas has got his back!
Lucas is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lucas looking for the choke from the back.
Medranda trying to get back to his feet but Lucas is in full control for now.
Medranda grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Medranda holding both Lucas 's hands and preventing any damage.
Lucas has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Medranda's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucas scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Medranda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lucas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lucas clinches up against the cage.
Lucas is looking to break free of the clinch but Medranda has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Medranda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lucas fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Lucas jumps guard.
Medranda tries to stand but Lucas is controlling from the bottom.
Lucas wants to stand and escape but Medranda is having none of it.
Medranda wants to get up but he can't break Lucas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lucas is pulling down on Medranda's head. It's preventing any offense from Medranda, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medranda wanted to stand there but Lucas had control of the position.
Medranda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lucas misses the body punch
and Medranda counters with a body kick.
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 Medranda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Medranda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A combination from Lucas does no damage.
Medranda throws a low kick, looking for Lucas's leg but Lucas calmly moves out of range.
Medranda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lucas counters with a nice body shot.
Medranda checks a low kick from Lucas.
Medranda misses with a head kick.

Medranda gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lucas to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lucas wants to control from the top but Medranda keeps moving.
Lucas controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas connects with a couple of short punches.
Chase Lucas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lucas prevents Medranda from getting back to his feet.
Lucas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chase Lucas wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Lucas scores a takedown into full mount!
Lucas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Medranda looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Lucas connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medranda is trying to stand up.
Lucas controlling the pace for now.

Lucas with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Medranda tries to buck Lucas off but he can't manage it.
Lucas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lucas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Medranda is looking to escape.

That's four 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.
Lucas lands a nice shot to the head.
Medranda squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lucas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Medranda is trying to stand.
Lucas scoring with strikes but Medranda is staying in there.
Lucas controlling from mount.
Carlos Medranda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lucas lands a big elbow.
Chase Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lucas scoring with strikes but Medranda is staying in there.
Lucas breaks from Medranda's wrist control and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Lucas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Medranda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Medranda!