PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Luchaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Rum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luchaton comes to the cage accompanied by Going Under. Red Rum has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Manuel Luchaton's chin.

Luchaton
vs
Rum

180 cm
20
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

BioPharm Nutrition [ACME]

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Luchaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Red Rum!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rum shoots for a double leg takedown but Luchaton sprawls well. He's pushed Rum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Luchaton dodges the punch combination from Rum.
Luchaton throws a leg kick but Rum sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luchaton fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rum shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rum scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rum postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rum working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rum is working Luchaton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rum slips nicely into half guard.
Rum lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Luchaton has hold of Rum's hands but Rum slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rum seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rum slows the pace down in half guard.
Rum winds up and cracks Luchaton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rum frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rum lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Rum connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Luchaton is breathing heavily.
Rum postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Luchaton looks a forlorn figure.
Luchaton is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rum connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rum has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Luchaton's face.
Luchaton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rum on the ground.
Rum unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rum lands a big shot there that rocks Luchaton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Rum.
Rum landing shots from mount.
Luchaton is desperately trying to improve his position but Rum has a good base and remains in mount.
Rum working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rum scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rum has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Luchaton's face.
Rum working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rum takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rum is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Luchaton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Luchaton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Luchaton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rum lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luchaton tries to hold on but Rum postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rum raining down shots from the mount!
Rum with good strikes from the mount here!
Luchaton is bucking up trying to escape but Rum cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Luchaton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Luchaton is working to get back to half guard.
Luchaton is in a horrible position here. Rum smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rum lands a big shot there that rocks Luchaton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rum lands a nice shot to the head.
Rum lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rum connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rum cracks Luchaton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rum working the ground and pound effectively.
Rum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rum lands with some strikes.
Rum controlling from the full mount.
Rum punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rum raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rum lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Luchaton throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rum. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Rum dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rum scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rum seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Luchaton is in trouble now - Rum has advanced to mount!
Luchaton tries to reverse the position but Rum maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rum scoring with strikes but Luchaton is staying in there.
Rum pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rum with the ground and pound from mount.
Rum in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Luchaton is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rum is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Luchaton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luchaton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rum lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rum lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luchaton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rum in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rum cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Rum is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Luchaton is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Red Rum!