PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Dante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Lusion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lusion has chosen Destroy Everything as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Dante
vs
Lusion

177 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
26
198 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

knocKOut Brand Fight Clothing
GMMA Supplements 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Dante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Lusion!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dante misses with a right hand

and Lusion counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lusion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Dante has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lusion is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dante.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dante is trying to escape the position but Lusion is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lusion tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lusion has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lusion works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lusion in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dante gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lusion not doing much here.
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.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anthony Lusion.

Dante gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lusion to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lusion is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lusion slips nicely into half guard.

Lusion decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Dante throws a sloppy head kick

and Lusion counters by clinching up.

Lusion breaks the clinch.

Lusion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dante missing with knees to the body.
Lusion tries to pull guard but Dante holds him up against the cage and eventually Lusion drops back down to his feet.
Dante misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lusion.

Lusion breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Lusion dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lusion closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Lusion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dante misses the body punch

and Lusion decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dante's guard.
Dante knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lusion on the ground.
Lusion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Lusion was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Lusion shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lusion was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lusion sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Lusion has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Anthony Lusion hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lusion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Lusion has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lusion manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lusion doesn't manage to clinch there - Dante circles away.
Dante misses with a left hand

and Lusion counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lusion is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lusion content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Lusion gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lusion instigates a clinch.
Dante can't break the clinch.

Lusion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dante misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lusion counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dante throws a right hand that misses
and Lusion counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dante is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dante scores with a shot to the body.
Bruce Dante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lusion counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lusion scores with a takedown into Dante's guard.
Lusion is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Lusion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dante tries a low kick but Lusion avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Lusion. Those never looked like landing.
Lusion tries to clinch up.
Dante misses with a left hand

and Lusion counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lusion.

Lusion has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dante uses from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dante accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lusion has his hands on Dante's head, controlling the position.
Lusion tries to strike from the bottom.
Anthony Lusion has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dante thows a big elbow that misses.
Dante throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dante is looking to work some ground and pound but Lusion has wrist control.
Dante thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante looking to pass the guard.
Lusion manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lusion postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dante looks a forlorn figure.

Lusion is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dante has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lusion tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lusion landing punches.
Lusion looking to finish Dante with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dante!
Lusion lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
Dante is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lusion controlling his opponent.
Anthony Lusion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dante wants to hold on but Lusion pushes him away.
Dante is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lusion controlling from mount.
Dante looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Lusion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lusion 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Lusion!