PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bue Colic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bue Colic struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Bue Colic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luke Fluke's chin.

Fluke
vs
Colic

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Fluke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bue Colic!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fluke looks to land a combination but Colic avoids it well.
Fluke swinging wilding here.
Good exchange - Fluke coming out on top.
Colic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Colic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fluke misses with a series of wild punches.
Fluke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fluke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Colic slips a jab and a cross from Fluke.
Fluke tests Colic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Colic tries to clinch but Fluke is having none of it.
Colic wants to clinch up but Fluke keeps it at a distance.
Colic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Colic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fluke.
Luke Fluke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fluke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Colic on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Fluke.
Fluke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fluke misses with a series of wild punches.
Fluke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fluke blocks a head kick by Colic.
Fluke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, jab by Fluke - just one landing.
Some wild striking there from Colic.
Fluke misses with a combination
and Colic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fluke is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fluke swats away the attempt to clinch by Colic.
Fluke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Colic tries to move into range but Fluke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Colic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke misses with a combination
and Colic counters with a good low kick that Fluke was not able to check.
Fluke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Colic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fluke tries to bum rush Colic with a series of wild strikes but Colic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Colic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fluke circles away.
Colic looks gassed!
Nice jab there from Fluke.
Fluke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Fluke - just one landing.
Fluke throws a good cross that connects.
Fluke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fluke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Colic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fluke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fluke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Colic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fluke misses with a wild combination.
Fluke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Colic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colic misses with a body kick.
Fluke lands a jab to Colic's midsection.
Fluke misses with the combination.
Fluke throws a nice looking combination but Colic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fluke throws a good cross that connects.
Fluke throws a combination. Colic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fluke lands a nice hook to Colic's body. Colic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fluke lands with a cross.
Fluke lands a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Fluke.
Fluke misses with a series of wild punches.
Fluke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fluke looks to land a combination. Colic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fluke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fluke misses with a double jab
and Colic counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke throws a combination. Colic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Colic slips a jab and a cross from Fluke.
Fluke misses with a two punch combination.
Fluke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fluke throws a right and a left that Colic avoids nicely.
Fluke misses with a wild combination.
Fluke misses with a double jab.
Fluke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Colic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Colic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fluke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fluke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Fluke does no damage.
Colic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fluke throws a series of strikes that have Colic backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fluke tries to bum rush Colic with a series of wild strikes but Colic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fluke throws a combination that misses
and Colic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Fluke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fluke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Colic counters with a nice leg kick.
Fluke tries to bum rush Colic with a series of wild strikes but Colic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fluke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fluke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fluke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fluke throws a series of punches but Colic moves out of range.
Fluke lands a two punch combo.
Colic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fluke swinging wilding here.
Colic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fluke circles away.
Fluke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fluke misses with a series of wild punches.
Colic is breathing heavily.
Fluke fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke cracks Colic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fluke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fluke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luke Fluke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from Fluke both land. Nice combination.
Fluke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Colic slips a jab and a cross from Fluke.
Fluke lands a jab-cross combination.
Fluke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Colic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fluke throws a left and a right that both miss

and Colic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Fluke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luke Fluke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fluke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Luke Fluke is winning the standup battle so far.
Fluke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fluke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fluke is working the combinations to good effect here.
Colic on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke swinging wilding here.
Fluke lands with a nice combination. Colic backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for Fluke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fluke misses with a wild combination.
Fluke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fluke scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fluke misses with a few strikes there.
Fluke throws a right hand that Colic ducks under and follows up with a left that Colic also avoids with ease.
Fluke throws a right hand that Colic ducks under and follows up with a left that Colic also avoids with ease.
Fluke stuffs the takedown.
Colic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Colic walks into a stiff left hand from Fluke.
A punch combination from Fluke misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke looks to land a combination but Colic avoids it well.
Colic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fluke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Colic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice cross by Fluke.
Fluke misses with a two punch combination.
Fluke swinging wilding here.
Donk. Fluke catches Colic right on the button with a cross.
A combination from Fluke does no damage.
Fluke misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Fluke misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fluke!
Colic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fluke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fluke scores with a three punch combo!
Colic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luke Fluke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bue Colic.
Fluke scores with a hook.
Fluke with a jab.
Fluke misses with the combination.
Fluke stalks Colic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Colic's face. Colic staggers backwards, shaken.
Fluke scores with a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Fluke.
Fluke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fluke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fluke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fluke misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Fluke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Fluke dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Fluke lands with a nice combination. Colic backs away looking to recover.
Fluke throws a nice looking combination but Colic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fluke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Colic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fluke thuds a left hand into Colic's body.
A punch combination from Fluke misses.
Fluke works over Colic's head and body with a nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fluke.
Some wild striking there from Fluke.
Fluke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fluke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Colic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fluke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Colic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Colic lands in his opponent's guard.
Fluke on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fluke tries to get out of the position.
Fluke wants to stand and escape but Colic is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fluke wants to stand and escape but Colic is having none of it.
Fluke keeping full guard, as Colic tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Colic stopping the sweep attempt from Fluke.
Fluke wants to stand but Colic is controlling the position.

Fluke has his feet on Colic's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fluke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fluke throws a right and a left that Colic avoids nicely.
Fluke throws a right and a left that Colic avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke tries to bum rush Colic with a series of wild strikes but Colic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fluke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Fluke.
Fluke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fluke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Colic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot lands for Fluke.
Colic doesn't manage to clinch there - Fluke circles away.
A combination from Fluke does no damage.
Fluke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fluke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fluke misses with a series of wild punches.
Colic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fluke.
Bue Colic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luke Fluke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fluke.
Fluke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Colic is looking to clinch.
Colic dodges the punch combination from Fluke.
Fluke swinging wilding here.
Fluke lands a two punch combo.
Fluke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Colic.
Fluke fails to land with a series of punches.
Fluke throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch lands to the side of Colic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fluke's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fluke duly obliges.
Fluke throws a nice looking combination but Colic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Fluke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fluke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Fluke!