PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Polk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucious Vorenus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Polk
vs
Vorenus

187 cm
23
205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

189 cm
27
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Polk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucious Vorenus!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vorenus misses with a double jab.
Polk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vorenus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vorenus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Polk connects with an inside leg kick.
Vorenus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Polk.

Polk gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vorenus to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vorenus wants to pass the guard but Polk is keeping the position.
Vorenus keeps trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorenus trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Polk manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Vorenus is looking for a triangle but Polk pushes his legs off easily.
Vorenus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Polk wants to stand but Vorenus is controlling his posture from full guard.

Vorenus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Polk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vorenus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vorenus's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Polk stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vorenus blocks a head kick by Polk.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vorenus working hard to break the clinch.
Polk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vorenus avoids it.
Polk pushes off an throws an elbow but Vorenus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vorenus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Polk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Polk obliges.
Polk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Polk throws an elbow but misses.
Polk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vorenus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Polk lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Polk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Polk lands an elbow just above Vorenus 's eye.
Polk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Polk lands an elbow inside that Vorenus shrugs off.
Polk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Polk lands an elbow inside.
Polk lands a damaging elbow.
Polk lands a damaging elbow.
Vorenus blocks the elbow strike.
Vorenus tries for a takedown but Polk manages to get underhooks.
Joe Polk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucious Vorenus.
Vorenus avoids the elbow strike from Polk, against the cage.
Polk lands an elbow inside that Vorenus shrugs off.
Vorenus can't break the clinch.
Polk pushes off an throws an elbow but Vorenus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Polk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vorenus dodges an elbow strike from Polk.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Polk.
Polk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vorenus avoids the elbow strike from Polk, against the cage.
Polk throws an elbow that misses.
Polk connects with a knee to the head.
Polk lands a big right hand that drops Vorenus! The killer instinct kicks in and Polk finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Polk!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Polk!
Joe Polk retains his light heavyweight title!