PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vito Corleone (ranked 1286 p4p, 1110 weight class) and Jean Lucroy (ranked 196 p4p, 169 weight class). Corleone comes to the cage accompanied by Sussudio- Phil Collins. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Corleone
vs
Lucroy

189 cm
23
215
8 - 4 - 0

182 cm
30
206
10 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Core Combat

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vito Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Lucroy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lucroy's head.

It looks like Jean Lucroy has been cut.

Corleone gets the takedown into side control.
Corleone tries to advance to mount but Lucroy denies him.
Lucroy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Corleone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Corleone throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Corleone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucroy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Corleone scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lucroy to see if he's OK.
Corleone working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Lucroy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Corleone sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lucroy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Corleone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lucroy is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Corleone are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucroy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Corleone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Corleone misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lucroy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Corleone throws an elbow but Lucroy slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucroy is trying to get back to half guard.
Corleone fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Corleone throws a strike aimed at the side of Lucroy's head but Lucroy avoids it well.
Lucroy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lucroy slows the pace down in half guard.
I've been told that Lucroy has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.

Corleone kicks off Lucroy and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy shoots in for a double leg but Corleone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vito Corleone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lucroy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Corleone to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corleone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Corleone is looking to work some ground and pound but Lucroy has wrist control.
Lucroy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lucroy lands strikes from half guard.
Lucroy sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lucroy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lucroy wants to stand up but Corleone has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lucroy stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Let's hope that Lucroy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lucroy is looking to stall here but Corleone recovers full guard.
Lucroy trying to move into half guard but instead Corleone has managed to sweep!

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Corleone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Lucroy'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.

Corleone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corleone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lucroy pinned against the cage. Lucroy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lucroy unleashes a big counter combination but Corleone bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Lucroy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Corleone manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lucroy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lucroy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corleone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Corleone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucroy can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucroy controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy throwing strikes from guard but Corleone blocks nicely.
Lucroy wants to get up but he can't break Corleone's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lucroy advances to half guard.
Lucroy tries to stand and escape but Corleone actually recovers to full guard.
Corleone being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Corleone wants to stand but Lucroy is controlling the position.
Lucroy sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lucroy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corleone throws out the jab.

Lucroy feints and as Corleone raises his hands in defense, Lucroy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Corleone has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lucroy is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Lucroy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Lucroy pulls guard successfully.
Lucroy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone wants to stand but Lucroy is controlling the position.
Lucroy wants to get up but he can't break Corleone's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lucroy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Corleone being controlled here, momentarily.
Corleone keeping moving, preventing Lucroy from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lucroy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Corleone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lucroy controls the pace.
Corleone is wriggling around but Lucroy manages to pass to half guard.
Lucroy is looking to take a break and control but Corleone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Corleone wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Lucroy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jean Lucroy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Corleone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Corleone throws a hook but Lucroy blocks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lucroy is defended easily by Corleone.
Lucroy closes the distance and clinches up with Corleone, looking for a takedown. Lucroy pushes Corleone against the cage but Corleone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Corleone cracks Lucroy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Corleone has his takedown stuffed
and Lucroy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lucroy fails with a takedown attempt.
Vito Corleone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Lucroy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucroy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corleone.
Corleone throws an overhand right that lands on Lucroy's shoulder, as Lucroy tries to avoid the shot.
Lucroy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Corleone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lucroy as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone throws a one two combo.
Corleone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Corleone throws a big shot that misses.
Corleone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lucroy at a distance.
Corleone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lucroy.
Corleone throws a big shot that misses.
Corleone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Corleone gets a double leg takedown into Lucroy's guard.
Corleone scoring with some ground and pound.
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!
Lucroy looking to control.
Corleone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lucroy controlling Corleone's posture.
Lucroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lucroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Corleone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Lucroy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Lucroy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lucroy is pulling down on Corleone's head to control his posture.
Lucroy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lucroy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corleone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Corleone lands a couple of elbows.

Lucroy is rocked!

That has opened up Jean Lucroy's cut even more.
Corleone loads up on a big left hand. Lucroy felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Corleone looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Lucroy can't hide his disappointment, as Corleone celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Corleone!
Vito Corleone was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.