PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyborg has chosen Awaken as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Luiz
vs
Cyborg

170 cm
31
143 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

168 cm
32
134 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Luiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Luiz.
Luiz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Luiz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cyborg. Cyborg obviously looking to wear him down.
Luiz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cyborg lands a jab.
Crunch! Cyborg slams his shin into Luiz's torso.
Cyborg lands with a thumping leg kick.
David Luiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyborg scores with the left hand. Luiz knows he should have avoided that one.
Cyborg with a hook.
Cyborg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luiz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cyborg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Luiz's calf.
Cyborg throws a body kick that misses.
Luiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyborg swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Luiz darts in and clinches Cyborg up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luiz is trying to drag Cyborg to the mat but Cyborg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Luiz lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg misses with some punches.
Luiz blocks an uppercut.
Luiz is trying to push Cyborg away but Cyborg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cyborg scores with a shoulder strike.
Luiz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cyborg pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Luiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyborg throws a leg kick but Luiz moved away.
Cyborg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cyborg connects with a looping right hand.

Luiz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cyborg!
Luiz working away.
Cyborg might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Luiz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cyborg wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg is not content to let Luiz control the position.
Cyborg holding on.
Luiz working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luiz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cyborg is avoiding damage well.
Luiz working away.
Luiz misses with the ground and pound.
Luiz trying to control the position but Cyborg is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz misses with the ground and pound.
Luiz is looking to take a break and control but Cyborg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Luiz misses with the ground and pound.
Cyborg struggling a bit here.
Luiz tries to move to mount but Cyborg blocks the move with his legs.
Cyborg holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Luiz working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz moves into full mount!
Cyborg avoids a series of strikes thrown by Luiz.
Luiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Luiz lands a big elbow.
Cyborg is wriggling around trying to escape.
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!
Luiz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Luiz content just to control the position here.
Cyborg wants to hold on but Luiz pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luiz raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Luiz 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.

Cyborg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Luiz pushes Cyborg up against the cage in a clinch.
Luiz is trying to drag Cyborg to the mat but Cyborg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Luiz is working for takedown but Cyborg is calmly controlling the position for now.
A frustrated look appears on Luiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cyborg.
Luiz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Luiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyborg looking to stall.
Luiz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cyborg after a bit of a struggle.
Luiz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cyborg throws a head punch that misses.
Cyborg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cyborg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Luiz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Luiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luiz breaks the clinch.
Luiz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cyborg circles away.
Cyborg cracks Luiz with a good jab.
Luiz wants to clinch but Cyborg slips to the side
and Cyborg counters with an inside leg kick.
Cyborg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luiz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cyborg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cyborg swats away the attempt to clinch by Luiz.
Nice shot lands for Cyborg.
Cyborg wants to slow Luiz down by chopping away at his legs.
Luiz wants to clinch up but Cyborg keeps it at a distance.
Luiz wants to clinch.
Luiz moves to clinch but Cyborg breaks away
and Cyborg counters with an outside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Luiz or perhaps it was just good defense by Cyborg which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Cyborg.
Luiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Luiz tries to clinch up but Cyborg circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyborg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luiz tries to clinch but Cyborg moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Cyborg.
Good leg kick by Cyborg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luiz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luiz lands the left hand.
Luiz closes the distance but Cyborg moves to the side
and Cyborg counters with a straight right hand.
Luiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Luiz.
Luiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cyborg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cyborg.
Chris Cyborg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cyborg lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cyborg feints and then cracks Luiz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luiz down.
Luiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Luiz tries to clinch up but Cyborg circles away and keeps his distance.
Luiz wants to clinch but Cyborg slips to the side
and Cyborg counters with a good, hard body kick but Luiz shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luiz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Luiz throws a combination that misses
and Cyborg makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Luiz really felt that one!
Luiz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cyborg bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cyborg cracks the inside of Luiz's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luiz walks into a straight right hand from Cyborg.
Cyborg sizes up Luiz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Luiz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good leg kick by Cyborg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cyborg thumps Luiz with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luiz. That did some damage!
Cyborg lands a leg kick that knocks Luiz off balance momentarily.
Good shot there by Cyborg.
Cyborg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Luiz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chris Cyborg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cyborg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luiz.
Cyborg cracks the inside of Luiz's front leg.
Cyborg misses with a body kick.
Luiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luiz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cyborg pinned against the cage. Cyborg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cyborg stuffs the takedown.
Cyborg throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Cyborg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cyborg connects with the punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cyborg!
Luiz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cyborg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luiz tries to clinch up.
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cyborg scores with a kick to the body.
Luiz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cyborg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
David Luiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cyborg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luiz doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cyborg.
Luiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luiz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cyborg. Cyborg obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luiz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Luiz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luiz shoots in but Cyborg avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Cyborg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cyborg scores with a push kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cyborg.
Cyborg lands a leg kick that knocks Luiz off balance momentarily.
Cyborg scoring well with a low kick there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cyborg.
Cyborg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luiz.
Luiz tries to clinch there but Cyborg circles away.
Luiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cyborg is fending him off so far but Luiz persists. Nope, Cyborg circles away and we're back to standing.
Cyborg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luiz at a distance.
Cyborg scores with a decent looking hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Cyborg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cyborg.
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!
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg scores with a push kick.
Cyborg thuds his shin into the meat of Luiz's side.
Cyborg with a hook.
Luiz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cyborg.
Cyborg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cyborg - that will leave a mark!
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cyborg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luiz.
Cyborg slaps away a takedown attempt from Luiz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Luiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyborg lands with a cross.
Luiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Cyborg.
Luiz avoids a kick to the body.
Cyborg connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz misses with a wild body shot.
Luiz moves in looking to clinch but Cyborg pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Cyborg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luiz misses with a double jab
and Luiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Luiz is defended easily by Cyborg.
Cyborg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luiz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luiz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cyborg lands with a hook. Luiz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Luiz misses with a combination
and Cyborg counters with a straight right hand.
Luiz lands a two punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cyborg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luiz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cyborg but Cyborg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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!
Luiz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cyborg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luiz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cyborg swats away the attempt to clinch by Luiz.
Cyborg is looking to slow Luiz down with leg kicks.
Luiz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cyborg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Cyborg tenderised Luiz's leg. Luiz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cyborg lands a front kick.
Cyborg pushes Luiz away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luiz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cyborg can pounce on him.
Cyborg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Luiz on the side of the head.
Cyborg throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cyborg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cyborg 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Cyborg!
After winning the bout, Chris Cyborg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.