PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Carlos Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masa Sanada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Carlos Luciano
vs
Sanada

180 cm
22
178 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
174 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Carlos Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Sanada!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanada throws an off balance right hand
and Luciano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Luciano misses with a combination
and Sanada counters with a stiff right hand.
Luciano is looking to slow Sanada down with leg kicks.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luciano, right into the meat.
Luciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Luciano throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanada counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luciano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanada. That did some damage!
Sanada takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Luciano missing with a left hand there. Sanada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanada misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano missing with a left hand there. Sanada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanada blocks a low kick nicely.
Sanada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luciano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanada throws out a counter right but Luciano avoids it with no problem.
Luciano throws a front kick that sends Sanada stumbling back into the ropes.
Luciano misses the jab.
Luciano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jose Carlos Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanada throws a shot to the body.
Sanada moves out of range of the leg kick from Luciano.
Luciano swings for the body but Sanada moves out of range.
Sanada slips a straight right by Luciano.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Luciano feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Luciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano cracks the inside of Sanada's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luciano, right into the meat.
Luciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luciano throws an off balance right hand
and Sanada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Luciano thinking.
Luciano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luciano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano tried to score with a low kick but Sanada checks it.
Sanada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Luciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanada.
Luciano looks to land a left hand but Sanada moved out of range nicely.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Luciano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Luciano misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Sanada releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sanada throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano misses with a left hand
and Sanada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano connects with an inside leg kick.
Luciano tests Sanada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luciano looks to throw the jab but Sanada is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sanada on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Luciano misses with a body kick.
Sanada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luciano moves out of range as Sanada strikes.
Luciano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luciano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanada in his tracks.
Luciano moves out of range as Sanada strikes.
Luciano looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Sanada feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Luciano sprawling to the canvas! Luciano rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sanada finish him?!

Luciano is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Luciano moves out of range as Sanada strikes.
It appears Luciano was looking to counter with a kick there.
A big left from Sanada misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Luciano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanada scrambles back to his feet.
Luciano throws a low kick but Sanada avoids it.
Sanada is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Luciano with a body shot.
Luciano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanada.
Luciano scores with a nice head shot.
Luciano is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Luciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanada's head.
Luciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanada checks a low kick from Luciano.
Sanada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanada misses the shot to the body.
Luciano scoring well with a low kick there.
Luciano tries to land a leg kick but Sanada saw it coming and moves away.
Luciano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luciano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Carlos Luciano dominated that round.
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.

Luciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanada counters with a stiff right hand.
Luciano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Luciano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luciano 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.
Sanada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanada misses the jab.
Luciano throws a lazy body kick
and Sanada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luciano throws a leg kick
and Sanada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanada keeps the fight on the outside.
Luciano misses with a hook
and Sanada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Luciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Sanada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Sanada moves forwards but Luciano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Luciano throws a leg kick but Sanada sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Luciano throws an off balance right hand
and Sanada counters with a stiff right hand.
Luciano connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Luciano throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Luciano is predictable there

and Sanada counters with a crisp right hand that drops Luciano! Sanada lets Luciano back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano throws a chopping leg kick but Sanada manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Sanada.
Sanada checks a leg kick nicely.
Luciano misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Sanada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sanada in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sanada throws a jab but it's blocked by Luciano.
Luciano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanada. That did some damage!
Luciano throws a hook but Sanada avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano with a nice cross.
Sanada on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luciano throws a good cross that connects.
Sanada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanada takes a jab right on the kisser.
Luciano misses the jab.
Luciano connects with a body shot.
Luciano misses with a low kick.
Sanada lands a slapping body shot.
Luciano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Luciano closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sanada - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanada on the side of the head.
Sanada misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
Sanada moves out of range of the body kick from Luciano.
Luciano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Luciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luciano. Luciano obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanada lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Both fighters circling a little - Luciano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sanada moves out of range of the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanada checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Sanada on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Luciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanada moves away.
Sanada looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano lands with a right hand.
Jose Carlos Luciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Luciano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanada at a distance.
Luciano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Luciano scores with a nice right hand.
Luciano's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Luciano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Luciano throws an off balance right hand
and Sanada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanada can do to turn this around?
Sanada checks the leg kick nicely there.

Sanada sends Luciano crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sanada is motioning to the referee to let Luciano up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sanada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luciano tries to land a front kick but Sanada steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanada checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Sanada releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sanada throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Jose Carlos Luciano will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Luciano thows a leg kick but Sanada checks it
and Sanada counters with a crisp right that sends Luciano to the canvas! Sanada follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masa Sanada!