PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Poi Lai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poi Lai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lai
vs
Luiz

181 cm
25
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
172 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Poi Lai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Luiz!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lai fails to land the takedown.
Luiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lai tries to clinch up.
Luiz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luiz swivels and escapes.
Luiz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Luiz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lai.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poi Lai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lai moves out of range as Luiz strikes.
Luiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lai circles away quickly and effectively.
Lai tries to counter by clinching up but Luiz breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luiz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Lai has Luiz up against the cage in a clinch.
Lai tries for a takedown. No joy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luiz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luiz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lai wants to break free but Luiz has control.
A short left from Luiz.
Lai jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Luiz walks away with a smile on his face. Lai gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lai with a lazy takedown attempt
and Luiz counters with a right hand to the body.
Lai is breathing heavily.
Luiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luiz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lai.
Luiz loads up on a big right hand but Lai slips the punch.
Lai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luiz.
Lai throws a jab but it's blocked by Luiz.
Luiz misses with a hook. Lai ducked under it nicely.
Lai throws a quick counter head kick but Luiz was just out of range.
Luiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poi Lai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lai shoots in but Luiz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A right-left combo lands from Luiz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Luiz. Beautiful body shot.
Luiz stuns Lai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Luiz throws out a powerful jab.
Luiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Luiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Luiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Luiz rushes Lai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz can't find room to land a body shot as Lai controls the action.
Luiz pushes Lai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Luiz.
Luiz tries a body shot but Lai blocks it.
Luiz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lai backwards.
Luiz scores with a shot to the side of Lai's head.
Luiz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lai.
Luiz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luiz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Luiz scores with a shot to the side of Lai's head.
Luiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Luiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luiz can't find room to land a body shot as Lai controls the action.
Luiz lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luiz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Luiz.
Luiz lands a right hand.
Luiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Luiz lands a body punch.
Luiz lands with a left to the head.
Luiz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luiz can't find room to land a body shot as Lai controls the action.
Luiz pushes Lai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lai wants a takedown.
A short right from Luiz.
Luiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Luiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando 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.

Luiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lai was well out of range. Poor timing from Luiz.
Lai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Luiz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Luiz closes the distance and pushes Lai back into the cage.
Lai jumps guard but Luiz stands there with Lai around his waist. Lai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Luiz misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Luiz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luiz lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Luiz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Luiz on the inside.
Lai is trying to pull guard but Luiz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poi Lai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luiz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luiz pushes Lai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luiz tries to work over Lai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luiz digs a right hand into Lai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lai's gas tank.
Luiz lands with a right to the head.
Luiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luiz tries to work over Lai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lai's elbow.
Luiz digs a right hand into Lai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lai's gas tank.
Luiz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luiz lands a left hand.
Luiz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luiz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lai backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luiz lands a body punch.
Luiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luiz.
Luiz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Lai is rocked!
Luiz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Lai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lai seems to have got his legs back now.
Luiz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luiz lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Luiz.
Luiz presses Lai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Luiz.
Luiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luiz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Luiz.
Still in the clinch, Luiz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luiz cracks Lai with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luiz gets through Lai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luiz digs a right hand underneath Lai's ribcage. Lai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luiz lands with a right to the head.
Luiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lai's elbow.
Luiz lands with a light punch inside.
Luiz gets through Lai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Lai pulls guard.
Luiz postures up in Lai's guard and throws a big left but Lai blocks it.
Luiz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Luiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Lai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luiz looking to pass the guard.
Luiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lai is trying to keep Luiz in close.
Luiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Luiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Luiz looking to pass the guard.
Lai has a closed guard, preventing Luiz from standing up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Luiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Luiz throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luiz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lai has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Luiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lai takes one on the button.
Lai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Lai.
Lai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luiz.
Lai has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lai tries for a takedown but Luiz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jab by Luiz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lai closes the distance looking to clinch

and Luiz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lai! Luiz lets Lai back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lai ducks into an uppercut from Luiz and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fernando Luiz!