PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Léonard Lucy (ranked 618 p4p, 89 weight class) and Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 847 p4p, 130 weight class). Van Wijnbergen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Disturbed - Indestructible. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lucy
vs
Van Wijnbergen

190 cm
30
208 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

185 cm
36
210 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Léonard Lucy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucy misses the shot to the body.
Van Wijnbergen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lucy with a body shot.
Van Wijnbergen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lucy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Good work by Lucy as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Lucy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Wijnbergen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Wijnbergen throws a lazy uppercut
and Lucy counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Joels Van Wijnbergen has been cut.
Van Wijnbergen punishes Lucy's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucy connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a double jab
and Lucy counters with a leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lucy is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Wijnbergen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lucy throws a front kick aimed at Van Wijnbergen's knee but Van Wijnbergen avoids it well.
Van Wijnbergen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lucy scores with a leg kick.
Lucy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a hook to the body
and Lucy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Wijnbergen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lucy.
Lucy tries to work over Van Wijnbergen's front leg with a kick but Van Wijnbergen checks it.
Danga de danga de dang - Van Wijnbergen scores with a four punch combination!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Wijnbergen - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Wijnbergen.
Lucy blocks a jab.
Lucy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Wijnbergen tests Lucy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lucy slips under a jab from Van Wijnbergen.
Lucy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lucy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Wijnbergen delivers a nice body kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick
and Lucy counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lucy to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a low kick.
Lucy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen moves out of range as Lucy strikes.
Lucy throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucy checks a low kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a right hand
and Lucy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joels Van Wijnbergen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a body kick
and Lucy counters with a low kick, right behind Van Wijnbergen 's knee.
Van Wijnbergen lands a slapping body shot.
Lucy scores with a one two! Van Wijnbergen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A big right from Lucy misses.
Lucy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Wijnbergen misses the body punch
letting Lucy counter with a right hand.
Lucy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a looping right.
It looked like Lucy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick but Lucy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body kick.
Van Wijnbergen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucy is just out of range.
Lucy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen swings widly with a right hand
and Lucy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Wijnbergen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lucy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lucy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Good standup being displayed there by Lucy as he connects with a hook.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucy.
Lucy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Wijnbergen throws the kick towards the body but Lucy avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Léonard Lucy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joels Van Wijnbergen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab from Van Wijnbergen finds it's way through Lucy's defenses.
Lucy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to land body kicks.
Lucy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Joels Van Wijnbergen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Wijnbergen misses with the body kick
letting Lucy counter with a right hand.
Van Wijnbergen gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Lucy to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Wijnbergen throws a solid leg kick but Lucy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Wijnbergen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucy loads up on a big right hand but Van Wijnbergen slips the punch.
Lucy scores with a hook.

Van Wijnbergen is rocked!
Van Wijnbergen slips a straight right by Lucy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Wijnbergen.
Lucy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick which misses Lucy's front leg but catches the back leg as Lucy tries to avoid it.
Lucy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van Wijnbergen throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucy counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Van Wijnbergen looks to move away, Lucy throws a big counter combo but Van Wijnbergen just gets out of the way.
Van Wijnbergen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lucy.
Van Wijnbergen tries to work over Lucy's front leg with a kick but Lucy checks it.
Lucy thuds his right hand into Van Wijnbergen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Wijnbergen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lucy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a lunging right hand
and Lucy counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Wijnbergen throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Wijnbergen defending well as Lucy loads up on a big left hand.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a left hand
and Lucy counters with an inside leg kick.
Lucy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lucy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Wijnbergen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a kick to the body.
Van Wijnbergen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucy.
Van Wijnbergen throws a push kick but Lucy slaps the foot to one side.
Lucy throws a low kick but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen walks into a straight right hand from Lucy.
Van Wijnbergen tries to work over Lucy's front leg with a kick but Lucy checks it.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a body kick but Lucy moved away.
Lucy blocks the body kick.
Lucy is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lucy misses the target.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a hook
and Lucy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a single shot there.
Lucy missing with a left hand there. Van Wijnbergen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Wijnbergen feints a counter leg kick.
Lucy throws a series of punches but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a looping right.
Van Wijnbergen throws a series of punches but Lucy moves out of range.
Lucy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lucy moves out of range of the body kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to land body kicks.
Van Wijnbergen throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Wijnbergen connects with a body shot.
Lucy avoids the body shot from Van Wijnbergen.
Lucy avoids a kick to the body.
As Van Wijnbergen looks to move away, Lucy throws a big counter combo but Van Wijnbergen just gets out of the way.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lucy counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Wijnbergen throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lucy.
Van Wijnbergen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joels Van Wijnbergen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joels Van Wijnbergen'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!

A slow jab from Van Wijnbergen misses its intended target.
Lucy misses with an uppercut
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lucy thinking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Wijnbergen.
Lucy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That kick from Lucy tenderised Van Wijnbergen's leg. Van Wijnbergen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lucy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen looks to throw a body kick
and Lucy counters with a solid body kick.
Lucy throws a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Wijnbergen throws a front kick aimed at Lucy's knee but Lucy avoids it well.
Van Wijnbergen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lucy misses with a low kick.
Van Wijnbergen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lucy is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Van Wijnbergen is predictable there
and Lucy counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick but Lucy checks it.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a left hand
and Lucy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Lucy cracks Van Wijnbergen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lucy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Van Wijnbergen to stand back up!
Van Wijnbergen is still on wobbly legs! Can Lucy finish him?
Lucy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot
and Lucy counters with a good low kick that Van Wijnbergen was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucy is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Van Wijnbergen flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Van Wijnbergen is out cold! Lucy holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Léonard Lucy!
An out of breath Léonard Lucy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.