PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattias Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lucas
vs
Persson

170 cm
25
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mattias Persson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lucas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lucas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lucas is looking to take a break and control but Persson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lucas connects with a nice short shot to Persson's temple.
Persson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Lucas throwing shots but Persson is blocking nicely.
Persson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Persson defending well though.
Lucas is pressing down on Persson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Persson is holding on for now.
Well, if Lucas is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Lucas pushes Persson up against the cage in a clinch.
Lucas jumps guard but Persson stands there with Lucas around his waist. Lucas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Persson breaks from the clinch.

Lucas gets tackled into the cage by Persson. Persson maintains the clinch.
Lucas controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persson is trying to push Lucas away but Lucas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lucas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Persson walks away with a smile on his face. Lucas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Persson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lucas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Persson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Persson misses.
Lucas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No luck for Persson with that takedown attempt.
Persson misses with a takedown attempt - Lucas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Persson as Lucas shoots in.

Lucas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lucas pressing his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lucas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Persson up against the cage.
Lucas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Persson.
Lucas jumps guard but Persson stands there with Lucas around his waist. Lucas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persson tries to score a body lock takedown but Lucas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lucas wants a takedown but no success here.

Persson manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Lucas. That snapped Persson's head back.
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 Persson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Persson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lucas moves out of range of the body kick.
Persson tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucas misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Persson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lucas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Persson sprawls well initially but Lucas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucas trying to control from half guard but Persson is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Lucas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Persson shoots in for a takedown but Lucas shows good takedown defense.

Lucas looking to score a takedown here. Persson is defending well but Lucas drives through and ends up in Persson's guard.
Persson looking to control but Lucas passes into half guard.
Persson trying to control here.
Lucas trying to control the action but Persson is working from the bottom.

Lucas gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lucas looks for a takedown but Persson sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lucas shoots in and drives through. Persson sprawls well.
Lucas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Persson's waist but Persson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lucas off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucas misses with a few strikes there.
Lucas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Persson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lucas is fending him off so far but Persson persists. Nope, Lucas circles away and we're back to standing.
Persson is breathing heavily.
Persson circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Lucas with that takedown attempt.
Lucas lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Persson. No joy for Lucas on that attempt.
Lucas shoots for a takedown but Persson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lucas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lucas wants it to stay on the feet.
Lucas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Persson checks it well.
Persson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lucas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Persson.
Lucas tries a head kick but it misses.
A left and a right from Lucas both land. Nice combination.
Jerry Lucas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lucas darts in and clinches Persson up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Persson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lucas fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas shoots in looking for a takedown but Persson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lucas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Lucas scores a takedown into full mount!
Persson is looking to get to half guard.
Lucas landing strikes from the mount.
Lucas trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persson is trying to reverse the position but instead Lucas has taken his back - oops!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Lucas.

Lucas is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Persson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Persson for a finish.
Persson trying to control the hands but Lucas won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucas controlling the position well here. Persson rolled but Lucas kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Lucas dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lucas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lucas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Persson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lucas swivels and escapes.
Lucas fails to land the takedown.

Lucas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Persson missing with punches from the bottom.
Persson is refusing to be controlled, as Lucas sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson missing with punches from the bottom.
Lucas has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lucas controlling the pace for now.
Persson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Persson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Persson?
Persson has given up his back here.

Persson fending off the submission attempt from Lucas.

Lucas has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Persson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Good control from Lucas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas lands a shot to the head.

Persson fending off the submission attempt from Lucas.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas tries to get the hooks in deep but Persson pushed the leg off.
Persson is taking damage to the body and head.

Lucas has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Lucas biding his time, controlling Persson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucas is trying to stick to Persson's back but Persson is turning into Lucas. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lucas's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Persson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Lucas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lucas 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Lucas!