PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan comes to the cage accompanied by Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Lucas has chosen Serial Killer as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Chan
vs
Lucas

178 cm
28
180 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

188 cm
27
179 lbs
15 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Chan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice cross by Lucas.
Lucas swinging wildly here.
Chan closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Henry Lucas has been cut.
Chan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lucas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chan thinking.
Chan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chan misses the shot to the body.
Lucas scores with the left hand. Chan knows he should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Lucas. Those never looked like landing.
Lucas tests Chan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chan misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lucas moves out of range of the strikes.
Lucas lands with a nice combination. Chan backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lucas counters with a three punch combo that has Chan backing up. Chan nods at Lucas to acknowledge the strikes.
Chan digs a good body shot into Lucas's ribs.
Chan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucas.
Chan misses with a combination
and Lucas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas wants to clinch.
Lucas throws a lazy right hand but Chan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lucas tries to clinch there but Chan circles away.
Chan misses with a lunging right hand
and Lucas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lucas.
Chan misses with a body shot.
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lucas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lucas counters with a nice uppercut.
Chan swings widly with a right hand
and Lucas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lucas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lucas.
Good shot there by Lucas.
Lucas tries to bum rush Chan with a series of wild strikes but Chan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lucas misses with a straight right.
Lucas throws a head kick but Chan moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lucas duly obliges.
Lucas throws a leg kick but Chan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lucas throws a jab when Chan was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Lucas.

Chan gets tackled into the cage by Lucas. Lucas maintains the clinch.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Johnny Chan has been cut.
Lucas scores with a knee to the head.
Lucas can't find room to land a body shot as Chan controls the action.
Chan scores with a shot to the side of Lucas's head.
Chan trying to stall but Lucas improves his position.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Lucas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chan tries a body shot but Lucas blocks it.
Lucas tries a body shot but Chan blocks it.
Lucas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chan blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lucas.
Chan tries to break free but Lucas pushes him back against the cage.

Chan breaks the clinch.
Chan misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Lucas.
Chan lands with a straight right. Lucas didn't see that one coming.
Chan misses with a right hand

and Lucas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lucas digs a right hand underneath Chan's ribcage. Chan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chan lands an uppercut.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucas controls his hands.
Lucas misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lucas fails to land.
Lucas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Chan.
Lucas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lucas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chan tries to work over Lucas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lucas presses Chan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Chan.
Chan is looking to break free of the clinch but Lucas has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Lucas.
Chan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
Chan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lucas blocks a body shot from Chan.
Chan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucas's elbow.
Chan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Chan.
A hook to the body from Chan.
Lucas trying to land knees to the body.

Chan breaks from the clinch.
Lucas feints and then cracks Chan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chan down.
Chan misses with a lunging right hand
and Chan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chan avoids the body shot from Lucas.
Chan misses with a looping right.
Lucas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lucas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lucas counter with a right hand.
Lucas avoids the body shot from Chan.
Chan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lucas. That one must have hurt.
Chan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lucas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chan thinking.
Lucas connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Henry Lucas will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chan lands a lovely overhand right.
Chan lands a nice looking body shot.
Chan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lucas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnny Chan is winning the standup battle so far.
Lucas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lucas.
Chan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lucas counters with a low kick, right behind Chan 's knee.
Chan throws a body punch but Lucas moves out of range.
A cross from Lucas lands.
Chan takes a swing at Lucas's ribcage but misses.
Lucas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chan's head.
Chan punishes Lucas's body with a nice straight punch.
Chan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lucas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chan misses with a hook to the body
and Lucas counters with a body kick that stops Chan in his tracks momentarily.
Lucas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chan.
Lucas connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas tries to clinch but Chan moves out of range.
Lucas misses with a left hand
and Chan counters with a nice uppercut.
Chan throws a body punch but Lucas moves out of range.
Lucas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chan finds it's way round the side to connect with Lucas's head.
Chan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lucas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lucas.
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucas counters with a stiff right hand.
Lucas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Lucas.
Lucas moves out of range of the strikes.
Lucas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lucas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Lucas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chan lands an overhand right.
Lucas misses with a lunging right hand
and Chan counters with a straight right hand.
Lucas misses with an uppercut. Chan saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to move into range but Lucas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucas counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Lucas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Chan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lucas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lucas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lucas cracks Chan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chan misses with a lunging right hand
and Lucas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chan thinking.
Chan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lucas.
Chan misses with a straight left.
Chan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lucas counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Chan slips under a jab.
Chan misses with a double jab.
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Lucas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lucas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chan slips a straight right by Lucas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucas counters with a solid body kick.
Lucas stalks Chan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chan's face. Chan staggers backwards, shaken.
Lucas misses with a right hand
letting Chan counter with a right hand.
Chan scores with a jab to the body.
Lucas connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lucas doesn't manage to clinch there - Chan circles away.
Lucas throws a leg kick which misses Chan's front leg but catches the back leg as Chan tries to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lucas.
Chan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lucas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucas lands a nice looking body shot.
Lucas sizes up Chan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chan throws a sloppy body shot
and Lucas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lucas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chan's head.

Lucas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chan, pushing him back against the cage.
Chan tries to throw a body punch but Lucas avoids it by throwing Chan back against the cage.
Lucas lands a knee to the head.
Chan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lucas backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lucas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chans head.
Chan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucas's elbow.
Lucas swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucas tries to work over Chan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lucas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Lucas lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lucas fails to land.
Chan can't find room to land a body shot as Lucas controls the action.
Chan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lucas works on Chan's body with a couple of short punches.
Lucas misses with some punches.
Lucas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas lands a shoulder strike.
Lucas lands with a light punch inside.
Chan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan can't find room to land a body shot as Lucas controls the action.
Lucas working aggressively here.
Lucas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Chan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Chan misses with a straight right.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Lucas counters with a stiff right hand.
Lucas lands with a nice combination. Chan backs away looking to recover.
Lucas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chan counters with a nice body shot.
Chan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucas.
Chan misses with an uppercut

and Lucas counters by clinching up.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Lucas misses with a knee strike.
Chan is looking to break free of the clinch but Lucas has double underhooks.
Lucas misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lucas.
Chan misses with a punch to the body.
Lucas digs a right hand into Chan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chan's gas tank.
Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lucas.

Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lucas is looking to slow Chan down with leg kicks.
Lucas avoids the body shot from Chan.
Chan throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Lucas counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan misses with a body shot
and Lucas counters with a stiff right hand.

Lucas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chan, pushing him back against the cage.
Chan trying to stall but Lucas improves his position.
Nice body punch from Lucas - that landed with a thud.
Chan blocks a body shot from Lucas.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chan has had enough of the clinch but Lucas keeps him there for the moment.
Lucas tries a knee to the head but Chan blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Lucas as the two fighters clinch.
Lucas swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lucas misses with a punch on the inside.
Chan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lucas fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Lucas fails to land.

Chan breaks from the clinch.
Chan misses with a body shot
letting Lucas counter with a right hand.
Chan misses with a left hand
and Lucas counters with a head kick. That will keep Chan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses the shot to the body.
Lucas scores with a decent looking hook.
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Lucas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chan misses with a body shot.
Lucas connects with a leg kick. Chan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lucas.
Chan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lucas misses with a double jab
and Chan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chan.
Lucas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lucas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chan.
Chan misses with a body shot
and Lucas counters with a one-two to the body.
Chan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucas throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily.
Chan misses with a lunging right hand
and Lucas counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucas counters with a straight right hand.
Chan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chan takes one to the chin there.
Lucas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lucas walks into a left hand.
Chan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lucas throws the left hand but Chan avoids the punch easily.
Chan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucas manages to avoid it.
Lucas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chan connects with a body shot.
Chan takes one to the chin there.
Chan misses with a right hand

and Lucas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chan tries a body shot but Lucas blocks it.
Lucas lands with a light punch inside.
Lucas tries a knee to the head but Chan blocks it.
Chan works on Lucas's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Lucas.
Chan can't find room to land a body shot as Lucas controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lucas misses with the head strike.
Lucas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucas uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chan.
Lucas lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lucas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lucas looking to throw knees to the head but Chan is blocking nicely.
Chan lands an uppercut.
Chan lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chan tries to break the clinch but Lucas is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chan's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chan.
Chan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lucas backwards.
Lucas throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Lucas really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lucas counters with a series of strikes. Chan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lucas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lucas counters with a nice body kick.
Lucas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chan. That did some damage!
Chan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Lucas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lucas misses with a punch on the inside.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan misses with a body punch.
Chan tries to throw a body punch but Lucas avoids it by throwing Chan back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lucas.
Henry Lucas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucass head.
A short right from Lucas on the inside.
Lucas lands a nice shot to the body.
Chan lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lucas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas lands a hook that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Chan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lucas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chan wants to stall.
Lucas looking to throw knees to the head but Chan is blocking nicely.
Chan controlling the action here for a moment.
Lucas lands with a light punch inside.
Chan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chan is trying to force a seperation but Lucas has the dominant position.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Lucas swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Lucas fails to land.
Chan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan managing to block the knees to the body from Lucas.

Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Lucas.
Lucas tries to clinch but Chan moves away
and Chan counters with a stiff right hand.
Chan misses with a left hand
and Lucas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Lucas counters with a one-two to the body.
Chan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lucas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucas counters with a leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chan misses with a left hand
and Lucas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lucas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chan misses with an uppercut

and Lucas moves into the clinch.
Lucas swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Lucas presses Chan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas blocking some punches.
Chan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Lucas counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Lucas.
Chan swings widly with a right hand
and Lucas counters with a one-two to the body.
Lucas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lucas throws a series of strikes that have Chan backpedaling.
Chan moves forwards but Lucas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lucas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lucas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chan misses with an uppercut
letting Lucas counter with a right hand.
Chan misses with a looping right.
Lucas scores with a jab. Chan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chan misses with a right hand
and Lucas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with a wild body shot.
Lucas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lucas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chan's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Lucas misses
and Chan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Lucas counters with a nice body kick.
Lucas lands a nice hook to Chan's body. Chan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lucas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chan misses with the combination.
Chan jabs Lucas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lucas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan punishes Lucas's body with a nice straight punch.
Lucas with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucas catches Chan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chan misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Lucas dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Lucas - just one landing.
Chan misses with a lunging right hand
and Lucas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chan throws an off balance right hand
and Lucas counters with a stiff right hand.
Chan misses with a left hand
enabling Lucas to counter with a crisp jab.
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucas counters with a two punch combo.
Chan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chan misses with a lunging right hand
and Lucas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lucas throws a front kick that sends Chan stumbling back into the cage.
Lucas lands a right hook to the body.
Chan throws a right hand that misses
and Lucas counters with an outside leg kick.
Lucas lands an overhand right.
Chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucas.
Chan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lucas counters with a body kick that stops Chan in his tracks momentarily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lucas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lucas cracks Chan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lucas jabs Chan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lucas scores with the left hand. Chan knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lucas.

Lucas moves into the clinch.
A short right from Lucas on the inside.
Lucas lands a body punch.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lucas.
A hook to the body from Lucas.
Chan managing to block the knees to the body from Lucas.
Lucas misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lucas.
Chan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chan taking a breather.
Chan takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lucas.
A short right from Lucas.
Lucas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lucas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chans head.
A short left from Lucas.
Lucas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lucas throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chans head.
Lucas lands a nice uppercut.
Lucas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lucas misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lucas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucas tries a body shot but Chan blocks it.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Lucas misses with the head strike.
Chan tries a body shot but Lucas blocks it.
Chan lands a body shot.
Lucas throws a head punch that misses.
Lucas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chan tries to work over Lucas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
Chan scores with a hook to the body.
Lucas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucas is working Chan over against the cage.
Lucas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lucas throws a head punch that misses.
Johnny Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lucas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Lucas misses with a punch to the body.
Chan digs a right hand into Lucas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lucas's gas tank.
Chan blocks a body shot from Lucas.
Chan tries to throw a body punch but Lucas avoids it by throwing Chan back against the cage.
Lucas missing with knees to the body.

Chan manages to break the clinch.
Lucas slips a straight right by Chan.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Lucas's head but Lucas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Lucas.
Chan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucas moves away.
Chan moves away from the strike by Lucas.
Decent striking displayed by Lucas there.
Chan misses with a hook
and Chan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lucas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chan's calf.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas lands a hook that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Chan is leaning against Lucas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chan lands with a light punch inside.
Lucas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Chan.
Chan lands a right hand.
Chan lands a body punch in the clinch.

Chan manages to break the clinch.
Chan stalks Lucas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lucas's face. Lucas staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan scores with a three punch combo!
Lucas moves out of range of the strikes.
Chan lands with a shot to the body.
Lucas avoids the body shot from Chan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucas jabs Chan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chan misses with a lunging right hand
and Lucas counters with a good low kick that Chan was not able to check.
Lucas works over Chan's head and body with a nice combination.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Lucas counters with a head kick. That will keep Chan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Lucas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lucas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Lucas!
Henry Lucas is the new welterweight champion!