PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heikki Vennamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyd Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vennamo comes to the cage accompanied by Bacchuksen tiellä. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Vennamo
vs
Lucas

195 cm
22
240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

208 cm
21
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Vennamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boyd Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Boyd Lucas has been cut.
Lucas tests Vennamo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lucas staying out of range there.
Vennamo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lucas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vennamo misses with a double jab.
Vennamo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lucas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vennamo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lucas throws a body kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucas throws a body kick that misses.
Lucas throws a leg kick that misses.
Vennamo misses with a few strikes there.
Vennamo avoids the body shot from Lucas.
Lucas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vennamo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lucas circles away quickly and effectively.
Vennamo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lucas.
Vennamo moves away from the strike by Lucas.
Vennamo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vennamo avoids the head kick by Lucas.
Vennamo cracks Lucas with a good jab.
Vennamo throws a lazy right hand but Lucas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vennamo fails to land with a series of punches.
Vennamo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vennamo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lucas misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vennamo swinging wildly here.
Lucas is looking to chop away at Vennamo's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vennamo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucas.
Vennamo tries to bum rush Lucas with a series of wild strikes but Lucas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vennamo tries to move into range but Lucas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good work by Vennamo as he checks the leg kick.
Vennamo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vennamo swings for the body but Lucas moves out of range.
Lucas misses with a kick to the body.
Vennamo tries to bum rush Lucas with a series of wild strikes but Lucas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vennamo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boyd Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vennamo throws a series of punches but Lucas moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Lucas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lucas lands a jab to the nose.
Lucas misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vennamo's head.
Lucas throws a body punch but Vennamo moves out of range.
Vennamo ducks under a wild hook from Lucas.
A telegraphed right hand from Vennamo misses the target.
Lucas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lucas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vennamo.
Vennamo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lucas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lucas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lucas dodges the punch combination from Vennamo.
A left and a right from Vennamo both land. Nice combination.
Vennamo throws a combination that misses
and Lucas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lucas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vennamo finds it's way round the side to connect with Lucas's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas lands with an uppercut that bounces Vennamo off the cage and back into range.
Lucas dodges the punch combination from Vennamo.
Vennamo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lucas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vennamo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vennamo connects with a body shot that sends Lucas's belly button to the back.
Lucas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vennamo misses with the combination.
Lucas jabs Vennamo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vennamo is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vennamo.
A telegraphed right hand from Vennamo misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boyd Lucas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boyd Lucas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lucas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lucas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vennamo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vennamo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vennamo.
Lucas scores with a leg kick.
Lucas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vennamo avoids the head kick by Lucas.
Lucas connects with a leg kick. Vennamo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lucas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lucas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vennamo moves away.
Some wild striking there from Vennamo.
Lucas is looking to slow Vennamo down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lucas lands a nice shot that snaps Vennamo's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vennamo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vennamo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucas can pounce on him.
Vennamo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lucas.
Vennamo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lucas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lucas!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vennamo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lucas. That one must have hurt.
Lucas lands a high kick!
Vennamo misses with a straight left.
Boyd Lucas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Lucas. Beautiful body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lucas.
Lucas with a hook.

Lucas lands a big head kick that sends Vennamo tumbling to the mat! Lucas takes a step backwards and waves Vennamo back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Vennamo is rocked!

It looks like Heikki Vennamo has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vennamo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oh Vennamo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lucas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lucas closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Vennamo! Lucas dives in looking to finish! Vennamo is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boyd Lucas!