PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Mercurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas comes to the cage accompanied by Serial Killer. Mercurius comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amplifier - The Wave kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rocky Mercurius has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lucas
vs
Mercurius

188 cm
37
179 lbs
34 - 14 - 2

181 cm
32
180 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Fast

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Syndicate Nutrition

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Henry Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Mercurius!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercurius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercurius connects with a body shot.
Mercurius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lucas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercurius manages to avoid it.
Mercurius misses with a low kick.
Mercurius catches Lucas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rocky Mercurius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercurius throws a head kick that misses
and Lucas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horrible takedown by Mercurius or perhaps it was just good defense by Lucas which made him look bad.
Mercurius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mercurius throws a body punch but Lucas moves out of range.
Mercurius throws a right hand that misses
and Lucas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercurius.
Mercurius lands with a shot to the body.
Mercurius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucas.
Mercurius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucas moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercurius manages to avoid it.
Mercurius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lucas throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Lucas.
Mercurius scores with a jab to the head.
Mercurius throws a solid leg kick but Lucas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mercurius.
Lucas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucas checks a leg kick.
Lucas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercurius.
Lucas stuns Mercurius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lucas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mercurius. Mercurius obviously looking to wear him down.
Henry Lucas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mercurius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucas.
A leg kick checked by Lucas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throws a sloppy head kick and Mercurius moves out of range easily.
Mercurius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucas moves out of range of the strikes.
Lucas throws a sloppy head kick and Mercurius moves out of range easily.
Lucas throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Lucas as he checks the leg kick.
Mercurius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Lucas. Those never looked like landing.
Lucas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lucas lands with a shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lucas - that will leave a mark!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lucas.
Mercurius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercurius was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucas.
Mercurius throws a low kick but Lucas moves out of range easily.
Mercurius throws an overhand right that lands on Lucas's shoulder, as Lucas tries to avoid the shot.
Lucas is looking to wear down Mercurius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lucas ducks under a wild hook from Mercurius.
Lucas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mercurius is looking to score with low kicks.
Lucas is looking to land body kicks.
Mercurius avoids the head kick by Lucas.
Lucas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mercurius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body kick there by Mercurius.
Lucas throws a series of punches but Mercurius moves out of range.
Mercurius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucas moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lucas is able to avoid easily.
Mercurius takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mercurius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercurius misses with a looping right.
Lucas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercurius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mercurius connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucas slaps away a takedown attempt from Mercurius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henry Lucas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Mercurius.
Horrible takedown by Mercurius or perhaps it was just good defense by Lucas which made him look bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercurius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lucas is out of range.
Mercurius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Mercurius dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lucas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lucas looks to land a body kick but Mercurius moved away.
Mercurius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lucas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lucas defending well as Mercurius loads up on a big left hand.
Mercurius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lucas checks it well.
Mercurius thows a body shot but no joy.
Mercurius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercurius takes a swing at Lucas's ribcage but misses.
Lucas throws a right hand that Mercurius ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercurius also avoids with ease.
Mercurius missing with a left hand there. Lucas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercurius throws a sloppy head kick and Lucas moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Lucas blocks the low kick.
Lucas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mercurius thumps Lucas with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius checks a leg kick.
Mercurius throws a push kick but Lucas slaps the foot to one side.
Lucas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mercurius misses with a kick to the body.

Lucas has Mercurius up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercurius swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucas pushes Mercurius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lucas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercurius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercurius misses with a punch to the body.
Mercurius working aggressively here.
Lucas tries to throw a body punch but Mercurius avoids it by throwing Lucas back against the cage.
Mercurius can't find room to land a body shot as Lucas controls the action.
Lucas tries a knee to the head but Mercurius blocks it.
Mercurius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius is trying to drag Lucas to the mat but Lucas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lucas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mercurius throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucas.
Lucas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercurius.
Lucas throws a head punch that misses.
Mercurius looking for a takedown.
Henry Lucas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Mercurius.
Mercurius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercurius wants to get back to striking at distance but Lucas won't allow it.
Mercurius blocks a body shot from Lucas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lucas misses with the head strike.
Mercurius tries a body shot but Lucas blocks it.
Mercurius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucas blocks an uppercut.
Lucas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mercurius blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lucas lands with a left to the head.
Mercurius blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lucas fails to land.
Mercurius misses with a punch on the inside.
Lucas takes a shot to the head.
Lucas blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Mercurius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lucas has a couple of punches blocked by Mercurius.

Mercurius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercurius tests Lucas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mercurius slips a jab and a cross from Lucas.
Mercurius thuds his right hand into Lucas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercurius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mercurius throws a leg kick but Lucas sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lucas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Mercurius tries to keep at a distance but Lucas has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mercurius gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mercurius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mercurius scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mercurius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mercurius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lucas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lucas trying to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lucas is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Mercurius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Lucas throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercurius.
Sloppy strikes from Lucas. Those never looked like landing.
Mercurius misses with a hook. Lucas ducked under it nicely.
A head kick by Lucas misses
and Mercurius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mercurius throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucas.

Lucas clinches up with Mercurius and pushes him back against the cage.
Lucas looking to throw knees to the head but Mercurius is blocking nicely.
Mercurius lands a body shot.
Mercurius blocks an uppercut.
Mercurius wants to get back to striking at distance but Lucas won't allow it.
Mercurius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lucas backwards.
Mercurius is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lucas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lucas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lucas crunches a lovely knee into Mercurius's ribcage.
Henry Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercurius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercurius swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercurius lands a hook that snaps the head of Lucas backwards.
Lucas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lucas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercurius backwards.

Mercurius works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mercurius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lucas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mercurius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lucas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lucas wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mercurius is now in half guard.
Lucas tries to get to full guard but Mercurius has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas trying to hold on to Mercurius's head to control him but Mercurius postures up.
Lucas tries to roll over but Mercurius keeps him under control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mercurius's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mercurius's back!
Lucas throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Lucas misses with punches from the back.
Mercurius is really stuck here.
Lucas missing with strikes from the back.
Lucas misses with punches from the back.

Lucas has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mercurius is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lucas gets his way!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius covering up well and avoiding damage.
Lucas punches the canvas rather than the man.
Henry Lucas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Lucas is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lucas missing with strikes from the back.
You can see the frustration on Mercurius's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Lucas looking for the RNC.
Lucas throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Rocky Mercurius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lucas somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Mercurius has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Lucas.
I really don't envy Mercurius right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercurius breaks Lucas's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mercurius looking to pass the guard.
Mercurius trying to control but Lucas is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Lucas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mercurius 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Mercurius!
Rocky Mercurius managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !, into his post fight interview.