PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Luther
vs
Ponting

190 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
18
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Luther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Ponting!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Luther finds it's target.
Ponting walks into a jab.
Ponting misses with a body shot.
Ponting looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ponting swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luther ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ponting throws the left hand but Luther avoids the punch easily.
Luther throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ponting loads up on a big right hand but Luther slips the punch.
Luther thuds a left hand into Ponting's body.
Ponting misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ponting misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luther scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Ricky Ponting has been cut.
Luther stuns Ponting with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ponting takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luther connects with a crisp jab.
Ponting misses with a body punch
and Luther counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther misses with a lunging right hand
and Ponting counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ponting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luther moves away.
Ponting throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ponting ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ponting swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luther lands with a nice body punch.
Luther lands a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Luther. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Luther.
Ponting fails to land with a series of punches.
Luther throws a hook but Ponting blocks it.
Luther misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ponting connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like James Luther has been cut.
Ponting rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luther makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luther uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ponting.
Luther lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting is looking to clinch.
Ponting takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Luther lands a nice hook to Ponting's body. Ponting takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ricky Ponting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Ponting.
Ponting pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luther keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice cross by Luther.

That has opened up Ricky Ponting's cut even more.
Ponting pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luther throws a lazy uppercut
and Luther takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ponting throws a jab when Luther was well out of range.
Luther uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ponting.
Ponting throws a shot from downtown. Luther moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Luther tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ponting wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Luther throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ponting lands a jab to Luther's midsection.
Ponting misses with a shot to the body
and Luther counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ponting gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Luther uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ponting has time to react.
Luther throws a body punch but Ponting moves out of range.
Luther takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Luther finds it's way through Ponting's defenses.
Ponting fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luther uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ponting.
Ponting throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ponting throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Luther misses the target.
Luther is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by Ponting.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ponting throws a shot to the body.
Ponting just misses with a punch to the body.
Luther takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ponting defending well as Luther loads up on a big left hand.
Luther throws a body punch but Ponting moves out of range.
Ponting throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luther counters with a nice uppercut.
Luther avoids the body shot from Ponting.
A quick step to the side and Luther tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ponting looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luther takes a swing at Ponting's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Luther dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ponting throws an off balance right hand
and Luther counters with a left to the body.
Ponting takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Luther lands with a right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ponting might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Luther has got the better of the exchanges.
Ponting stuns Luther with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ponting.
Ponting takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Luther lands a head shot.

The cut above Ricky Ponting's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A punch lands to the side of Ponting 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ponting throws a hook but Luther avoids it easily.
Ponting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luther moves away.
Nice defenses there by Ponting.
Ponting fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luther throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ponting stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ponting has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luther finds it's way round the side to connect with Ponting's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting tries to clinch but Luther moves away
enabling Luther to counter with a crisp jab.
Ponting tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luther paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ponting jabs at Luther's body.
Ponting catches Luther with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Luther punishes Ponting's body with a nice straight punch.
Luther swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ponting.
Ponting throws a body punch but Luther moves out of range.
Ponting throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Luther counter with a right hand.

Ricky Ponting's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Luther slips under a jab.
Luther throwing a counter right hand but Ponting manages to avoid it.
Luther misses with a body shot.
Ponting misses the jab.
Ponting throws a poor cross that misses
and Ponting takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luther is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ponting can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting takes a swing at Luther's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Luther.
Ponting missing with a left hand there. Luther was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ponting takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ricky Ponting's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Luther!