PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sherif Fathy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fathy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eat You Alive. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Salvatore Lucania was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Fathy
vs
Lucania

195 cm
23
270 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

193 cm
24
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sherif Fathy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Salvatore Lucania!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fathy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Lucania fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fathy, pushing him back against the cage.
Fathy taking a breather.
Lucania swings wildly with an uppercut but Fathy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucania has a couple of punches blocked by Fathy.
Lucania lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fathy stalling the fight.
Lucania misses with some punches.

Lucania breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucania throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fathy throws a leg kick that misses.
Lucania takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lucania throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fathy on the side of the head.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fathy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lucania has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucania lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lucania scores with a kick to the body.

Fathy has managed to clinch.
Lucania misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania lands a shoulder strike.
Lucania lands a nice uppercut.
Fathy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fathy looking to stall.

Lucania's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fathy cracks Lucania with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fathy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fathy lands a head kick!

It looks like Salvatore Lucania has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fathy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fathy throws an off balance right hand
and Lucania counters with a leg kick.
Fathy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lucania thows a body kick. Fathy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lucania punishes Fathy's body with a nice straight punch.
Fathy tries to land a leg kick but Lucania saw it coming and moves away.
Fathy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fathy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucania moves out of range of the body kick.
Fathy tries a head kick but it misses.
Fathy throws an overhand right that lands on Lucania's shoulder, as Lucania tries to avoid the shot.
Fathy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lucania steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fathy.
Lucania feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fathy's calf.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lucania.
Fathy throws a leg kick
and Lucania counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lucania uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fathy.
A big left from Fathy misses.
Fathy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lucania counters with a leg kick.
Fathy misses with a leg kick
and Lucania counters with a head kick. That will keep Fathy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fathy throws a big shot that misses.
Lucania dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fathy. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fathy takes one to the side of the head.
Lucania connects with an inside leg kick.
Fathy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice straight punches there by Lucania. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lucania.
No joy there for Fathy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fathy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lucania is out of range.
Lucania lands a high kick!
A big right from Fathy misses.
Lucania looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fathy looks to land a body kick but Lucania moved away.
Lucania throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fathy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lucania counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucania throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fathy's waist but Fathy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lucania off to one side.
Lucania lands an overhand right.
Lucania misses with a kick to the body.
Fathy slips a jab and a cross from Lucania.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fathy throws a front kick aimed at Lucania's knee but Lucania avoids it well.
Fathy is looking to slow Lucania down with leg kicks.
Lucania with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lucania bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fathy looks to land a left hand but Lucania moved out of range nicely.
Fathy looks to land a body kick but Lucania moved away.
Fathy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fathy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fathy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fathy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fathy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lucania scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucania scores with a sloppy right hand. Fathy should have avoided that one.
Fathy throws a right and a left that Lucania avoids nicely.
Fathy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Salvatore Lucania will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Lucania's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lucania looks to throw the jab but Fathy is out of range.
Lucania on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fathy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fathy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lucania. That's going to slow Fathy down.
Lucania wants to clinch up but Fathy keeps it at a distance.
Lucania connects with a body shot that sends Fathy's belly button to the back.
Lucania looks to throw the jab but Fathy is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lucania.
Fathy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fathy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fathy avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucania cracks Fathy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lucania circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fathy misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania misses with a looping left.
Lucania fails with a takedown attempt.
Lucania lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fathy circles away quickly and effectively.
Fathy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fathy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fathy misses with a low kick.
Fathy misses with an uppercut.
Lucania fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fathy manages to avoid it.
Lucania tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucania dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fathy. That did some damage!
Fathy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fathy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fathy misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fathy throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucania.
Lucania scores with a leg kick.
Fathy tries to land a leg kick but Lucania saw it coming and moves away.
Lucania ducks under a wild hook from Fathy.
Fathy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lucania. Lucania circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fathy throws a hook to the side of Lucania's head but Lucania sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lucania lands a jab.
Fathy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lucania is out of range.
Lucania throws a shot from downtown. Fathy moves away and avoids it.
Lucania scores with a spinning back kick!
Fathy throws a hook but Lucania blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Lucania blocks the leg kick.

Fathy clinches with his opponent.
Lucania tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lucania.
Lucania misses with some punches.
Lucania misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lucania fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fathy tries to work over Lucania's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lucania lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fathy backwards.
Fathy looking to slow down the pace here.
Fathy scores with a hook to the body.
Lucania fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fathy blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lucania.
Fathy tries to work over Lucania's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fathy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lucania blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fathy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucania tries to work over Fathy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania lands a shoulder strike.
Lucania misses with a body punch.
Lucania lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lucania throws a head punch that misses.
Fathy scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Lucania is blocking nicely.
Fathy lands a body punch.
Fathy throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucania.
Lucania throws a punch but it's blocked by Fathy.
Fathy tries to break the clinch but Lucania is controlling the position.
Fathy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fathy working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucania avoiding damage as Fathy throws knees to the body.
A short left from Lucania.
Lucania wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sherif Fathy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Lucania's cut.
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!

Lucania lands a nice shot that snaps Fathy's head back.
Fathy throws a big shot that misses.
Lucania misses with a straight right.
Fathy takes one to the side of the head.
Lucania scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lucania throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lucania throws a shot from downtown. Fathy moves away and avoids it.
Fathy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fathy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fathy throws a head kick but Lucania moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Lucania blocks the low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lucania fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fathy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fathy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lucania, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucania blocks a leg kick.
Lucania checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fathy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lucania, pushing him back against the cage.
Sherif Fathy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fathy is looking to break free of the clinch but Lucania has double underhooks.
Fathy blocks an uppercut.
Fathy tries to land knees in the clinch but Lucania avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Lucania.
Fathy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lucania backwards.
Fathy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lucania blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fathy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lucania lands a right hand.
Lucania makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lucania misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucania works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fathy is trying to force a seperation but Lucania has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucania tries a body shot but Fathy blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lucania as Fathy tries to tie him up.

Lucania manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucania cracks the inside of Fathy's front leg.
Lucania comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lucania lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lucania with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fathy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lucania throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lucania lands a nice hook to Fathy's body. Fathy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lucania with a nice cross.
Lucania misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lucania stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lucania catches Fathy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fathy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fathy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lucania.
Lucania lands a lovely overhand right.
Lucania connects with the punch.
Lucania connects with an inside leg kick.
Lucania cracks Fathy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Salvatore Lucania seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucania feints and then cracks Fathy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fathy down.
Fathy throws a series of punches but Lucania moves out of range.
Lucania fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lucania lands a body shot.
Lucania paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fathy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fathy misses with an uppercut
and Lucania counters with a good, hard body kick but Fathy shrugs it off.
Nice sprawl there from Fathy as Lucania shoots in.
Lucania displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fathy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lucania.
Lucania slips a jab from Fathy.
Lucania fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fathy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Fathy misses.
Lucania slips a straight right by Fathy.
Lucania lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lucania looks to land a right hand but Fathy moved out of range.
Lucania lands a nice shot to the body.
Fathy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Lucania.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fathy throws an overhand right that lands on Lucania's shoulder, as Lucania tries to avoid the shot.
Lucania connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fathy. Fathy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Lucania does it's job there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fathy. That's going to slow Lucania down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Lucania comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lucania 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Lucania!
Salvatore Lucania decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.