PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harris Mint (ranked 756 p4p, 707 weight class) and Ray Luciano (ranked 102 p4p, 96 weight class). Luciano is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: SHORT PEOPLE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mint
vs
Luciano

188 cm
28
190
12 - 5 - 0

187 cm
28
187
16 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harris Mint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Mint.
Mint throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Luciano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mint finds it's way round the side to connect with Luciano's head.
Nice defenses there by Luciano.
Luciano throws a jab when Mint was well out of range.
Mint throws a body shot but no joy.
Luciano is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Luciano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luciano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Luciano throws a leg kick that misses.
Mint swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mint lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mint with a jab.
Luciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mint.
Luciano moves away from the strike by Mint.
Luciano feints a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luciano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Luciano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mint can pounce on him.
Luciano throws a body punch but Mint moves out of range.
Luciano slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano slips a straight right by Mint.
Mint throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
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.
Nice shot by Mint.
Mint cracks Luciano with an open hand slap.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Mint.
Mint lands a glancing blow to the side of Luciano's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Mint misses the target.
Mint pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mint is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Luciano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Luciano looks to land a body kick but Mint moved away.
A punch combination from Mint misses.
Mint throws an overhand right that lands on Luciano's shoulder, as Luciano tries to avoid the shot.
Mint uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
Mint throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano counters with a left to the body.
Mint ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mint throws a combination that misses

and Luciano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mint lands with a left to the head.

Luciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mint throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luciano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luciano throws a body shot but no joy.
Luciano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mint lands with a straight right. Luciano didn't see that one coming.
Luciano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mint finds it's way round the side to connect with Luciano's head.
Luciano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harris Mint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mint scores with a hook.
Luciano misses with a body shot.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Mint.
Luciano throws a body punch but Mint moves out of range.
Luciano slips a straight right by Mint.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano slips under a jab from Mint.
Luciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Mint sizes up Luciano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mint rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Luciano counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mint!
Luciano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mint keeps working.
Mint tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mint is not content to let Luciano control the position.
Mint manages to work his way to half guard, despite Luciano's best efforts.

Mint is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Luciano pulls his head out easily.

Luciano is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Luciano tries to pass to full mount but Mint defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mint looking for submissions off his back.

Luciano is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mint won't allow Luciano to pass to mount.

Mint looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luciano trying to control the action but Mint is working from the bottom.

Luciano is working for a submission of some sort.

Mint has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Luciano escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Luciano!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Harris Mint will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mint looks to throw the jab but Luciano is out of range.
Mint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Mint.
Mint throws the left hand but Luciano avoids the punch easily.
Luciano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mint looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luciano looks to land a body kick but Mint moved away.
Mint misses with a lunging right hand
letting Luciano counter with a right hand.
Mint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luciano.
Luciano replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mint blocks it well.
Mint 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.
Luciano walks into a jab.
Luciano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano blocks a jab.
Luciano throws out a counter right but Mint avoids it with no problem.
Luciano throws a low kick, looking for Mint's leg but Mint calmly moves out of range.
Mint throws a big shot that misses.
Luciano slips a straight right by Mint.
A jab lands there for Mint.
Mint throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mint throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mint misses with a looping left.
Mint smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mint scores with the left hand. Luciano knows he should have avoided that one.
Mint lands a head shot.
Mint throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mint loads up on a big right hand but Luciano slips the punch.
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.
Luciano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mint rather than just go for the knockout.
Mint scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Luciano staying out of range there.
Luciano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mint moves away from the strike by Luciano.
Mint looks to land a left hand but Luciano moved out of range nicely.
Mint throws a poor cross that misses
and Luciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Mint throws a big shot that misses.
And Luciano tries to counter it with a takedown but Mint pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mint cracks Luciano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mint is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luciano can do to turn this around?
Luciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mint throws out the jab.
Luciano throws a body shot but no joy.
Mint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luciano.
Mint throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luciano slips under a jab from Mint.
Mint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luciano.
Luciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mint connects with a jab.
Luciano slips under a jab.
Mint throws the left hand but Luciano avoids the punch easily.
And Luciano tries to counter it with a takedown but Mint pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A telegraphed right hand from Mint misses the target.
Luciano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Luciano throws an overhand right that lands on Mint's shoulder, as Mint tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mint misses with a straight right.
Mint scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Luciano rushes Mint and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mint works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luciano's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.
Luciano stalling in the clinch.
Mint lands with a light punch inside.

Luciano breaks from the clinch.
Luciano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mint throws out a loose jab but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Mint misses.
Luciano steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luciano moves out of range as Mint strikes.
Mint looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mint blocks a jab.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Mint.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mint misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
Luciano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luciano throws a body shot but no joy.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Mint.
Mint scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Luciano.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Mint catches Luciano right on the button with a cross.
Mint throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mint lands a jab to the head.
Mint walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mint throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luciano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mint loads up on a big right hand but Luciano slips the punch.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Mint.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harris Mint dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mint lands a jab to the head.
Mint scores with a nice right hand.
Mint throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
Mint misses with a hook

and Luciano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Luciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mint backwards.

Luciano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mint throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Luciano lands with a cross.
Mint throws out a loose jab but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mint throws an overhand right that lands on Luciano's shoulder, as Luciano tries to avoid the shot.
Mint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Mint swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mint.
Mint throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mint's knee momentarily.
Luciano digs a good hook to Mint's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mint throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano counters with a nice body kick.
Mint takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano slips a straight right by Mint.
Harris Mint is winning the standup battle so far.
Mint missing with a left hand there. Luciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Mint misses.
Mint backing away here, and Luciano unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Luciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mint moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Luciano.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mint manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Mint misses the target.
Mint throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luciano counters with a low kick, right behind Mint 's knee.
Luciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luciano lands a leg kick that knocks Mint off balance momentarily.
Luciano looks to land a body kick but Mint moved away.
Luciano throws a wild body kick that Mint sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Mint misses the target.
Luciano changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mint misses with a lunging right hand
and Luciano counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Mint finds it's target.
A big left from Mint misses.
Luciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Mint is just out of range.
Mint throws a body shot but no joy.
Mint falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Luciano to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luciano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mint in his tracks.
Luciano throws a head kick but Mint moves out of range.
Ray Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mint throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
Luciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mint.
Luciano slips under a jab.
Mint checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mint throws a jab when Luciano was well out of range.
Mint misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Mint.
A nice leg kick from Luciano, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mint steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
Mint scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Mint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mint slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Luciano throws a big shot that misses.
Luciano tries to clinch up but Mint circles away and keeps his distance.
Mint misses with an uppercut.
Luciano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mint checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Mint wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mint throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Mint. Those never looked like landing.
Luciano misses with a body shot.
Luciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mint manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mint connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luciano. Luciano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Luciano tries to move into range but Mint moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mints jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Mint swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mint misses with a lunging right hand
and Luciano counters with a good low kick that Mint was not able to check.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mint checks a leg kick.
Mint uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Luciano wants to land a leg kick but Mint is out of range.
It looked like Mint wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Luciano tried to score with a low kick but Mint checks it.
Luciano takes a swing at Mint's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Mint wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mint misses with a straight right.
Mint is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Luciano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mint, pushing him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Luciano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mint has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!