PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ki Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law comes to the cage accompanied by We Run This Town. George Lu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Law
vs
Lu

178 cm
22
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ki Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Lu!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Lu does no damage.

Lu forces Law back against the cage and clinches.

Lu manages to break the clinch.
Lu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Law looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Lu clinches with his opponent.

Lu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lu clinches.

Lu breaks the clinch.
Law fails in his attempt to clinch.
Law shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Law fails with the takedown.
Law shoots in and drives through. Lu sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ki Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Law shoots in and drives through. Lu sprawls well.
Lu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
George Lu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lu.
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!
Lu darts in trying to clinch

and Law decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lu's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu wants to stand up but Law is controlling him.
Law pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lu is keeping the position for now.
Law prevents Lu from getting back to his feet.
Law is looking to work some ground and pound but Lu has wrist control.

Lu pushes Law off and gets back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Lu.

Lu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Law, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Lu breaks from the clinch.
Lu throws a series of punches but Law moves out of range.
Lu looks gassed!
Law shoots in but no luck this time.

Law darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lu pushes Law off looking to stand but Law dives back in and keeps control.
Law tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Law prevents Lu from standing back up.
Law stalling.
Lu pushes Law off looking to stand but Law dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Lu gets a clinch.

Lu breaks from the clinch.
Lu misses with a two punch combination.
Lu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Law fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Lu instigates a clinch.

Lu breaks the clinch.

Lu rushes Law and presses him up against the cage.

Lu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Lu does no damage.
Lu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
George Lu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lu throws a leg kick which misses Law's front leg but catches the back leg as Law tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lu.
Lu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lu thuds a left hand into Law's body.
Lu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lu lands with a nice combination. Law backs away looking to recover.
Lu scores with a body shot.
Law shoots for a double leg takedown but Lu sprawls well. He's pushed Law's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lu stuffs the takedown attempt from Law. Law gets slowly back to his feet.
Law misses with a takedown attempt - Lu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Law circles away from the clinch attempt.

Law gets a takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lu is trying to stand up here but Law is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Lu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lu tries to bum rush Law with a series of wild strikes but Law uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lu throws a combination. Law tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Law fails to land the takedown.
Law shoots in and drives through. Lu sprawls well.
Lu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Law.
A punch combination from Lu misses.
Lu stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ki Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lu throws a nice looking combination but Law bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
George Lu seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Law scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Law is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Lu looks calm but he's in trouble here. Law gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Lu is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Law lets go of the hold and Lu can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ki Law!