PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicols Lucke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Wilhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lucke
vs
Wilhelm

185 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
25
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicols Lucke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Wilhelm!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucke ducks under a wild hook from Wilhelm.
Wilhelm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lucke misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Wilhelm.
Wilhelm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wilhelm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilhelm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilhelm looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucke is just out of range.
Wilhelm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucke.
Wilhelm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucke moves away.
Lucke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Wilhelm.
Wilhelm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lucke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilhelm is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wilhelm.
Wilhelm throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lucke counter with a right hand.
Wilhelm misses with a right hand
and Lucke counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilhelm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucke moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilhelm throws an overhand right that lands on Lucke's shoulder, as Lucke tries to avoid the shot.
Lucke throws a hook to the side of Wilhelm's head but Wilhelm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilhelm connects with a nice looking jab.
Wilhelm misses with a straight left.
Lucke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilhelm.
Lucke slips a jab from Wilhelm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lucke moves away from the strike by Wilhelm.
Wilhelm misses with a looping right.
Wilhelm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Lucke misses.
Lucke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilhelm.
Wilhelm thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilhelm jabs Lucke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucke misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucke slips a straight right by Wilhelm.
Nice shot by Lucke.
Wilhelm misses with a hook. Lucke ducked under it nicely.
Wilhelm might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lucke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilhelm.
Wilhelm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilhelm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wilhelm looks gassed!
A slow jab from Wilhelm misses its intended target.
Wilhelm throws an overhand right that lands on Lucke's shoulder, as Lucke tries to avoid the shot.
Wilhelm ducks under a wild hook from Lucke.
A telegraphed right hand from Lucke misses the target.
Wilhelm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucke looks to throw the jab but Wilhelm is out of range.
Wilhelm misses with a body shot.
Wilhelm just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilhelm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucke.
A swing and a miss from Lucke.
Wilhelm walks into a straight right hand from Lucke.
Lucke thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilhelm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lucke throws a big shot that misses.
James Wilhelm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilhelm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucke moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Wilhelm dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A big right from Wilhelm misses.
Wilhelm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wilhelm lunges at Lucke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lucke's hand.
James Wilhelm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilhelm throws an overhand right that lands on Lucke's shoulder, as Lucke tries to avoid the shot.
Wilhelm throws a combination that misses
and Lucke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lucke misses with a straight right.
Lucke motions for Wilhelm to come forward. Lucke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lucke is looking to chop away at Wilhelm's legs.
Lucke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wilhelm misses with a hook
and Lucke counters with a nice uppercut.
Lucke needs to keep his hands up - Wilhelm had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilhelm misses with a shot to the body
letting Lucke counter with a right hand.
Lucke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilhelm.
Wilhelm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucke.
Wilhelm is breathing heavily.
Lucke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilhelm throws out the jab.
Lucke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilhelm.
A jab from Lucke does it's job there.
Lucke looks to land a left hand but Wilhelm moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Lucke misses its intended target.
Lucke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lucke misses with an uppercut
and Wilhelm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilhelm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucke was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilhelm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm defending well as Lucke loads up on a big left hand.
Wilhelm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucke was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilhelm.
Lucke ducks under a wild hook from Wilhelm.
Lucke with a nice cross.
Lucke throws an overhand right that lands on Wilhelm's shoulder, as Wilhelm tries to avoid the shot.
Wilhelm ducks under a wild hook from Lucke.
Lucke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilhelm tries to move into range but Lucke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wilhelm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lucke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilhelm throws out the jab.
Wilhelm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lucke counters with a two punch combo.
Lucke looks to land a right hand but Wilhelm moved out of range.
Lucke looks to throw the jab but Wilhelm is out of range.
Wilhelm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lucke on the side of the head.
Wilhelm misses with an uppercut. Lucke saw that one coming.
Lucke throws a jab when Wilhelm was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilhelm misses the target.
Wilhelm swings for the body but Lucke moves out of range.
A combination from Lucke does no damage.
Wilhelm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucke works the jab nicely.
Wilhelm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucke.
Wilhelm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lucke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Lucke.
Lucke moves out of range as Wilhelm strikes.
Wilhelm checks a leg kick nicely.
Lucke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilhelm throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Lucke misses.
Lucke slips under a jab from Wilhelm.
Lucke slips a jab from Wilhelm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Wilhelm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Lucke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A shot to the liver by Wilhelm. Beautiful body shot.
Wilhelm misses with a hook
and Lucke counters with a stiff right hand.
Lucke misses with a straight left.
Wilhelm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lucke slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Lucke as he connects with a hook.
Wilhelm misses with an uppercut. Lucke saw that one coming.
Wilhelm looks to land a left hand but Lucke moved out of range nicely.
Lucke tries to score with a low kick but Wilhelm moves his leg out of the way.
Lucke slips under a jab from Wilhelm.
Wilhelm misses with an uppercut. Lucke saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucke scores with a hook.
Wilhelm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilhelm slips a jab and a cross from Lucke.
Wilhelm throws a body punch but Lucke moves out of range.
Wilhelm misses with a straight left.
Wilhelm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilhelm misses with a hook. Lucke ducked under it nicely.
Wilhelm misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilhelm misses the target.
Lucke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilhelm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Wilhelm.
Lucke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lucke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilhelm misses with a hook.
Lucke tries to bum rush Wilhelm with a series of wild strikes but Wilhelm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilhelm misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilhelm. Lucke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilhelm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lucke misses the shot to the body.
Wilhelm takes a swing at Lucke's ribcage but misses.
Lucke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilhelm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Lucke misses its intended target.
Lucke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lucke throws a one two combo.
Wilhelm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilhelm. Lucke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilhelm throws a right hand that misses
and Lucke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lucke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wilhelm throws a sloppy body shot
and Lucke counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilhelm looks to land a left hand but Lucke moved out of range nicely.
Nicols Lucke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucke throws a leg kick that misses.
Lucke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lucke misses with a straight left.
Wilhelm slips a jab from Lucke.
Lucke throws an overhand right that lands on Wilhelm's shoulder, as Wilhelm tries to avoid the shot.
Wilhelm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Wilhelm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Wilhelm misses its intended target.
Lucke throws out a loose jab but Wilhelm uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicols Lucke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilhelm has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Wilhelm!