PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wranch Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Luccas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hammer
vs
Luccas

175 cm
22
155 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

171 cm
26
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Cyclone Nutrition Company
HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wranch Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Luccas!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer wants to clinch but Luccas slips to the side

and Luccas counters by moving into the clinch.
Hammer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Luccas is trying to push Hammer away but Hammer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Luccas tries to break free but Hammer pushes him back against the cage.
Luccas is trying to force a seperation but Hammer has the dominant position.
Luccas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luccas can't break the clinch.
Luccas managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Luccas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luccas is trying to force a seperation but Hammer has the dominant position.
Hammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luccas's efforts to push away.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammer tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer wants to clinch
and Luccas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hammer wants to clinch
and Luccas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hammer thinking.
Luccas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Luccas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammer misses with a two punch combination.
Luccas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Luccas with a nice cross.
Some wild striking there from Luccas.
Hammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luccas swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luccas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Luccas sprawls well. Luccas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hammer gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammer tries to clinch up.
Hammer moves away from the strike by Luccas.
Luccas keeps the fight on the outside.

Luccas has Hammer up against the cage in a clinch.
Hammer landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luccas fails to pull guard.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luccas.
Luccas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hammer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wranch Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Luccas.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hammer obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hammer manages to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hammer controls Luccas momentarily but Luccas frees himself.
Luccas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Luccas wants to pass the guard but Hammer is keeping the position.
Luccas sitting in guard here, content to control.
Luccas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Luccas darts in and clinches Hammer up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luccas has had enough of the clinch but Hammer keeps him there for the moment.
Luccas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hammer keeps control of Luccas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Luccas is trying to break free.
Luccas has had enough of the clinch but Hammer keeps him there for the moment.
Hammer stalling in the clinch but Luccas improves position.
Hammer has Luccas pressed against the cage, preventing Luccas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luccas wants to break free but Hammer has control.
Luccas wants to get back to striking at distance but Hammer won't allow it.
Luccas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luccas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luccas working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer is trying to drag Luccas to the mat but Luccas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Luccas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hammer to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Luccas dominated that round.
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.

Nice sprawl there from Luccas as Hammer shoots in.
Luccas keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer tries to clinch up.
Hammer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Luccas.
Luccas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hammer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luccas swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wranch Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luccas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer tries to clinch up but Luccas circles away and keeps his distance.
Luccas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Luccas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hammers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Luccas. Those never looked like landing.
Wranch Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luccas clinches.
Luccas is trying to push Hammer away but Hammer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hammer lands an elbow just above Luccas 's eye.

It looks like Leo Luccas has been cut.
Luccas managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Hammer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luccas's elbow.

Hammer jumps into guard, dragging Luccas to the mat.
Luccas looking to pass the guard.
Luccas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammer is trying to keep Luccas in close.
Luccas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Luccas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luccas looking to sit in guard and control but Hammer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Luccas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammer stopping the sweep attempt from Luccas.
Luccas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hammer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luccas wants to improve his position but Hammer is controlling well.
Luccas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Luccas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hammer is working away from the top position though.
Luccas is looking for a sweep. Hammer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Luccas is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hammer jumps into side control!
Hammer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luccas keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luccas is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer wants to stand but Luccas has his arm trapped.
Luccas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hammer's best efforts.
Hammer is looking to take a break and control but Luccas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Luccas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Luccas has an active guard here but Hammer has managed to pass into half guard.
Luccas wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Luccas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leo Luccas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hammer walks into a stiff left hand from Luccas.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hammer.
Luccas takes a swing at Hammer's ribcage but misses.
Hammer tries to clinch there but Luccas circles away.
Luccas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Luccas throws a combination. Hammer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hammer moves out of range of the strikes.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Luccas as he jumps to the side.
Hammer closes the distance but Luccas moves to the side
enabling Luccas to counter with a crisp jab.

Hammer takes the fight into the clinch.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Luccas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hammer pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luccas stalks Hammer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hammer's face. Hammer staggers backwards, shaken.
Leo Luccas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hammer wants to clinch up but Luccas keeps it at a distance.

Luccas moves into the clinch.
Luccas is trying to break the clinch but Hammer is controlling him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hammer obliges.
Luccas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Luccas controls his hands.
Hammer prevents Luccas from breaking the clinch.
Luccas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Luccas wants to get back to striking at distance but Hammer won't allow it.
Luccas wants to get back to striking at distance but Hammer won't allow it.
Luccas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Luccas uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luccas can't break the clinch.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luccas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luccas misses with a combination
and Hammer counters with an outside leg kick.
Hammer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luccas swivels and escapes.
Hammer shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wranch Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luccas throws a nice looking combination but Hammer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammer is looking to clinch.
Luccas tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
Luccas circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Luccas sprawls well. Luccas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hammer gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammer darts in trying to clinch
and Luccas counters with a left and a right that stings Hammer.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Luccas is avoiding it.
Luccas swats away the attempt to clinch by Hammer.
Luccas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammer tries to clinch there but Luccas circles away.
Hammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luccas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Luccas wants it to stay on the feet.
Luccas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammer tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer closes the distance and clinches up with Luccas, looking for a takedown. Hammer pushes Luccas against the cage but Luccas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Luccas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luccas throws a right hand that Hammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammer also avoids with ease.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luccas wants to clinch.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luccas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wranch Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leo Luccas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hammer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luccas is fending him off so far but Hammer persists. Nope, Luccas circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Luccas moves out of range.
Hammer misses with the combination.
Hammer wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wranch Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Luccas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Luccas!