PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wa Sa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kapakapa Lukapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fat Lip. Lukapa has chosen Butsekek as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kapakapa Lukapa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sa
vs
Lukapa

180 cm
20
205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

183 cm
27
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wa Sa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kapakapa Lukapa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukapa misses with a wild combination.
Kapakapa Lukapa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Lukapa misses.
Lukapa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lukapa takes one to the chin there.
Sa misses with a series of wild punches.
Lukapa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lukapa slips a jab and a cross from Sa.
Lukapa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sa.
Sa throws a sloppy head kick and Lukapa moves out of range easily.
Lukapa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Sa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Lukapa closes the distance and pushes Sa back into the cage.
Lukapa blocks a body shot from Sa.
Lukapa wants to get back to striking at distance but Sa won't allow it.
Lukapa has had enough of the clinch but Sa keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Sa as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sa working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukapa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lukapa working hard to break the clinch.
Sa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lukapa or not.

Sa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lukapa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lukapa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lukapa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lukapa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Sa misses.
Sa swats away the attempt to clinch by Lukapa.
Lukapa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lukapa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sa fails to land with a series of punches.
Lukapa tries to clinch up but Sa circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lukapa is looking to clinch.
Lukapa tries to clinch there but Sa circles away.
Sa connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lukapa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lukapa tries to clinch up but Sa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sa thows a body shot but no joy.
Lukapa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lukapa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lukapa misses with a double jab
and Sa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lukapa.
Sa looks for the body kick but Lukapa saw that one coming.
Sa dodges the punch combination from Lukapa.
Sa looks to land a body kick but Lukapa moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sa throws a sloppy head kick and Lukapa moves out of range easily.
Lukapa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sa.
Lukapa moves in looking to clinch but Sa pushes him off.
No joy there for Sa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Sa.
Lukapa wants to clinch.
Lukapa wants to clinch.
Lukapa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sa.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sa, as that shot connected.

Lukapa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sa tries to work over Lukapa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sa scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lukapa has had enough of the clinch but Sa keeps him there for the moment.
Sa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lukapa's efforts to push away.
Lukapa avoiding damage as Sa throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Sa.
Lukapa is trying to break free.
Lukapa is trying to break the clinch but Sa has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sa.

Lukapa manages to break the clinch.
Sa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sa lands with an overhand left.
Sa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lukapa.
Sa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lukapa wants to clinch.
Sa throws a sloppy head kick and Lukapa moves out of range easily.
Lukapa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wa Sa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sa throws a right hand that Lukapa ducks under and follows up with a left that Lukapa also avoids with ease.
Lukapa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lukapa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sa thows a body shot but no joy.
Wa Sa is winning the standup battle so far.
Sa swats away the attempt to clinch by Lukapa.
Lukapa tries to clinch up but Sa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lukapa tries to clinch up but Sa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sa throws a front kick aimed at Lukapa's knee but Lukapa avoids it well.
A punch combination from Lukapa misses.
Lukapa avoids the body shot from Sa.
A punch combination from Lukapa misses.
Lukapa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lukapa if he has to take too many more of those.
Lukapa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sa throws a combination. Lukapa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sa throws a right hand that Lukapa ducks under and follows up with a left that Lukapa also avoids with ease.
Lukapa moves in looking to clinch but Sa pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukapa wants to clinch up but Sa keeps it at a distance.
Lukapa tries to clinch but Sa is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sa throws the kick towards the body but Lukapa avoids it.
Sa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sa swats away the attempt to clinch by Lukapa.
Sa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lukapa on the side of the head.
Wa Sa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sa misses with the combination.
Lukapa tries to clinch up.
Sa is looking to land body kicks.
Sa throws a sloppy head kick and Lukapa moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukapa moves in looking to clinch but Sa pushes him off.
Sa throws a leg kick that misses.
Lukapa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lukapa is looking to clinch.
Lukapa wants to clinch.
Sa throws a head kick but Lukapa moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lukapa is looking to clinch.
Lukapa slips a jab and a cross from Sa.
Lukapa tries to clinch up but Sa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lukapa is looking to clinch but Sa is avoiding it.
Lukapa tries to clinch up but Sa circles away and keeps his distance.
Lukapa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sa catches Lukapa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good work by Lukapa as he checks the leg kick.
Lukapa moves in looking to clinch but Sa pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukapa tries to bum rush Sa with a series of wild strikes but Sa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sa tries a head kick but it misses.
Lukapa misses with a double jab
and Sa counters with a nice body shot.
Lukapa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lukapa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lukapa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lukapa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lukapa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lukapa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sa lands with a nice body punch.
Lukapa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lukapa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lukapa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sa swats away the attempt to clinch by Lukapa.
That kick from Sa tenderised Lukapa's leg. Lukapa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Lukapa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lukapa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lukapa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lukapa blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lukapa avoiding damage as Sa throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sa.
Lukapa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sa is leaning against Lukapa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lukapa is trying to break the clinch but Sa has him pressed against the cage.
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 Wa Sa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Sa.
Lukapa moves in looking to clinch but Sa pushes him off.
Sa throws a head kick but Lukapa moves out of range.
Lukapa is looking to clinch but Sa is avoiding it.
Lukapa tries to clinch up but Sa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lukapa moves in looking to clinch but Sa pushes him off.
Lukapa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sa cracks Lukapa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lukapa circles away quickly and effectively.
Lukapa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lukapa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lukapa throws a series of punches but Sa avoids them all with ease.
Lukapa blocks a head kick by Sa.
Lukapa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lukapa wants to clinch but Sa slips to the side
and Sa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lukapa wants to clinch but Sa slips to the side
and Sa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lukapa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lukapa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sa paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lukapa eats them both and turns towards Sa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lukapa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sa is out of range and Lukapa settles back down.
Sa tries a head kick but it misses.
Sa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lukapa tries to clinch up.
Lukapa misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lukapa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lukapa is looking to clinch but Sa is avoiding it.
Lukapa is looking to clinch but Sa is avoiding it.
Lukapa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lukapa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lukapa tries to clinch up.
Lukapa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukapa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sa.
Sa throws a sloppy head kick and Lukapa moves out of range easily.
Lukapa tries to clinch but Sa moves out of range.
Lukapa wants to clinch.
Sa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lukapa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sa misses with a body kick.
Sa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lukapa.
Lukapa is looking to clinch but Sa is avoiding it.
Lukapa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Sa gets tackled into the cage by Lukapa. Lukapa maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lukapa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukapa is trying to push Sa away but Sa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lukapa's efforts to push away.
Lukapa is trying to break the clinch but Sa is controlling him.
Sa lands a knee to the body.
Sa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lukapa.
Lukapa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lukapa up against the cage.
Lukapa is looking to break free of the clinch but Sa has double underhooks.

Sa breaks the clinch.
Sa keeps the fight on the outside.
Lukapa 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.
Sa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Lukapa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lukapa wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukapa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sa throws a wild body kick that Lukapa sees coming a mile off.
Lukapa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lukapa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Sa.
Lukapa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kapakapa Lukapa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lukapa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lukapa doesn't manage to clinch there - Sa circles away.
Lukapa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lukapa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wa Sa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lukapa moves in looking to clinch but Sa pushes him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kapakapa Lukapa.
Well Sa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wa Sa!