PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Lucas (ranked 2266 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kang Urip (ranked 6834 p4p, 0 weight class). Kang Urip acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Lucas
vs
Urip

190 cm
36
193 lbs
20 - 21 - 0

187 cm
19
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kang Urip!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Urip as Lucas shoots in.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Urip but Urip pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Urip throws a hook but Lucas avoids it easily.
Urip fails with an attempt to clinch.
Urip has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lucas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lucas misses with a two punch combination.
Urip misses with a wild combination.
Urip misses with a double jab.
Lucas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Urip.
Urip misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steve Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urip throws a series of punches but Lucas moves out of range.
Lucas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urip misses with a double jab.
Lucas appears to be looking for a big counter.
Urip throws a right hand that Lucas ducks under and follows up with a left that Lucas also avoids with ease.
Urip misses with a series of wild punches.
Urip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Urip, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lucas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Urip throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Urip tries to clinch up but Lucas circles away and keeps his distance.
Urip misses with a two punch combination.
Lucas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Urip pinned against the cage. Urip gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Urip will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lucas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucas has a takedown stuffed.
Urip swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Urip.
Urip checks the leg kick.
Lucas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urip throws a series of punches but Lucas moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Urip. Beautiful body shot.
Urip dodges the punch combination from Lucas.
Urip swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lucas defending well as Urip loads up on a big left hand.
Lucas dodges the punch combination from Urip.
Lucas shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from Urip misses.
Urip throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lucas tries for a takedown but Urip sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas fails with a takedown attempt.
Urip misses with the combination.
Urip throws a right hand that Lucas ducks under and follows up with a left that Lucas also avoids with ease.
Urip lands a nice looking body shot.
Urip misses with a jab, cross combination.

Lucas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Urip napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Urip bucks up and tries to throw Lucas off but instead Lucas has got his back!
Lucas wants to control but Urip is keeping busy.
Lucas scores with punches from the back.
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!
Urip wants to get back to his feet.
Urip really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lucas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Urip covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Lucas has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Urip.
Urip is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Urip is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lucas cracks Urip with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Urip from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Urip is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kang Urip dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Urip smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Urip keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Urip throws a counter combo.
Urip lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Urip.
Urip throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lucas fails to land with a series of punches.
Urip throws a right and a left that Lucas avoids nicely.
Lucas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Lucas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Urip was covering up waiting for the punch and Lucas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Urip wants to stand and escape but Lucas is having none of it.
Lucas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Urip wants to get back to his feet but Lucas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lucas wants to control from the top but Urip keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lucas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Urip keeping moving, preventing Lucas from controlling successfully.
Lucas won't allow Urip to get back to his feet.
Lucas trying to control but Urip is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Urip throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Urip misses.
Lucas shoots in looking for a takedown but Urip manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lucas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Urip swinging wildly here.
Lucas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucas closes the distance and clinches up with Urip, looking for a takedown. Lucas pushes Urip against the cage but Urip circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Urip tries to bum rush Lucas with a series of wild strikes but Lucas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Urip throws a nice looking combination but Lucas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lucas avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas shoots in and drives through. Urip sprawls well.
Urip fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Urip throws a right and a left that Lucas avoids nicely.
Urip throws a right hand that Lucas ducks under and follows up with a left that Lucas also avoids with ease.
Lucas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Urip defends it nicely.
Urip's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Urip duly obliges.
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!

Lucas shoots in and bounces Urip off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Urip is looking to stand up but Lucas isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Urip is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lucas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lucas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Urip wants to get back to his feet but Lucas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lucas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Urip wants to get back to his feet but Lucas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lucas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Urip preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Urip is looking to stand up but Lucas isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lucas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lucas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Urip wants to stand but Lucas is controlling the position.
Lucas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lucas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lucas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Urip keeping moving, preventing Lucas from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Urip can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lucas won't allow Urip to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kang Urip showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lucas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Urip counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Urip but Urip pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lucas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Urip tries to avoid it but Lucas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Urip to the ground. Urip escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urip lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lucas circles away quickly and effectively.
Kang Urip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Urip misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Urip scores with a three punch combo!
Urip connects with a jab.
Lucas darts in looking for a takedown but Urip gets double underhooks and turns Lucas into the cage.
Urip lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lucas circles away quickly and effectively.
Steve Lucas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Urip gets caught flat footed, as Lucas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Urip wriggles free and stands up.
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!
Urip throws a nice looking combination but Lucas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Urip takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lucas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Urip is trying to defend but Lucas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Urip is trying to stand back up but Lucas is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urip has hold of Lucas's hands but Lucas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lucas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lucas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Urip with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lucas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lucas stops Urip from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucas lands with a punch from half guard.
Lucas working over Urip with some ground and pound. Urip looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lucas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Urip on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urip tries to kick Lucas off but Lucas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lucas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lucas is controlling the pace.

Lucas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lucas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Lucas.
Steve Lucas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lucas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Urip defending well though.

Urip manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Urip has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Urip wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Urip is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lucas is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Urip to the mat. Urip regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Urip kicks Lucas off and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urip throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lucas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lucas prevents Urip from getting back to his feet.
Lucas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lucas won't allow Urip to get back to his feet.
Lucas scoring with some ground and pound.
Urip wants to stand up but Lucas is controlling him.
Lucas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Urip wants to stand but Lucas is controlling the position.
Lucas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lucas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lucas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Urip has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lucas prevents Urip from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Urip is looking to stand up but Lucas isn't so interested in that idea.
Lucas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lucas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lucas throwing strikes from guard but Urip blocks nicely.

Urip scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lucas is defended easily by Urip.
Steve Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kang Urip is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urip will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kang Urip is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lucas or perhaps it was just good defense by Urip, which made it look bad.
Urip lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kang Urip comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Urip winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kang Urip!