PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Breki Hundur Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Lecic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hundur Jr
vs
Lecic

190 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Behold The Beast
Behold The Beast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Breki Hundur Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Lecic!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hundur Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Lecic slips a jab and a cross from Hundur Jr.

Lecic gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hundur Jr breaks from the clinch.
Lecic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hundur Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lecic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hundur Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lecic moves away.
Lecic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hundur Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lecic tries to close the distance and clinch but Hundur Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lecic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Breki Hundur Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hundur Jr throws a right and a left that Lecic avoids nicely.
Hundur Jr looks to throw the jab but Lecic is out of range.
Hundur Jr loads up on a big right hand but Lecic slips the punch.
Lecic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hundur Jr.
Hundur Jr misses with a looping right.
Hundur Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lecic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hundur Jr throws a series of punches but Lecic avoids them all with ease.

Lecic moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecic goes for a takedown attempt but Hundur Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lecic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lecic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hundur Jr throws a series of punches but Lecic avoids them all with ease.
Hundur Jr misses the jab.
Lecic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hundur Jr.
Lecic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lecic avoids the body shot from Hundur Jr.
Hundur Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lecic manages to avoid it.
Lecic slips under a jab from Hundur Jr.
Hundur Jr throws a right hand that Lecic ducks under and follows up with a left that Lecic also avoids with ease.
Hundur Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lecic.
Hundur Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hundur Jr misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hundur Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lecic.
Hundur Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lecic.
Hundur Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lecic staying out of range there.
Lecic wants to clinch up but Hundur Jr keeps it at a distance.
Hundur Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Hundur Jr misses.
Lecic tries to clinch up.
Hundur Jr misses with a body punch

so Lecic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hundur Jr controls Lecic momentarily but Lecic frees himself.
Hundur Jr is looking to stand back up but Lecic counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hundur Jr.
Lecic wants to take a breather but Hundur Jr is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hundur Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hundur Jr holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lecic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lecic slips a nice elbow through Hundur Jr's hands, connecting with Hundur Jr's forehead.
Lecic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lecic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hundur Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lecic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Lecic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hundur Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lecic.
Hundur Jr is trying to maintain the position but Lecic is very close to passing his half guard.
Hundur Jr is looking to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hundur Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hundur Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lecic wants to clinch up but Hundur Jr keeps it at a distance.
Hundur Jr throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lecic moves into the clinch.
Hundur Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Lecic has double underhooks.
Hundur Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hundur Jr is trying to force a seperation but Lecic has the dominant position.
Lecic digs a right hand underneath Hundur Jr's ribcage. Hundur Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hundur Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lecic has Hundur Jr pressed against the cage.
Lecic lands a body shot.
Lecic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hundur Jr backwards.
Hundur Jr tries to circle away but Lecic has him pinned against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lecic.
Hundur Jr is breathing heavily.
Lecic has Hundur Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Hundur Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hundur Jr can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hundur Jr backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecic cracks Hundur Jr with a nice body shot.

Lecic has picked Hundur Jr up - he's going for a ride! Lecic dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hundur Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lecic.
Lecic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Lecic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hundur Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hundur Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lecic tries to clinch there but Hundur Jr circles away.
Lecic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Breki Hundur Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hundur Jr stalks Lecic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lecic's face. Lecic staggers backwards, shaken.

Lecic clinches up with Hundur Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Hundur Jr is trying to force a seperation but Lecic has the dominant position.
Hundur Jr wants to break free but Lecic has control.
A short uppercut from Lecic.
Lecic prevents Hundur Jr from breaking the clinch.
Hundur Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lecic has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Lecic.
Lecic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hundur Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lecic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hundur Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.

Lecic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lecic keeps control of Hundur Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lecic has Hundur Jr pressed against the cage.
Hundur Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hundur Jr is trying to break the clinch but Lecic has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lecic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lecic works on Hundur Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Lecic has Hundur Jr pressed against the cage.
Lecic lands with a short shot to the head.
Lecic is leaning against Hundur Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lecic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hundur Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lecic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lecic slows down the pace here.
Hundur Jr tries to break free but Lecic pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lecic - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecic lands a nice shot to the body.

Lecic turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lecic manages to end up in side control.
Lecic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lecic working the head with strikes.
Lecic connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hundur Jr some visible discomfort.
Lecic looks up at the clock and then as Hundur Jr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lecic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lecic scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hundur Jr tries to bench press Lecic off him but Lecic keeps the position.
Lecic working the head with strikes.
Hundur Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lecic cracks Hundur Jr with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hundur Jr is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Lecic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lecic throws a strike aimed at the side of Hundur Jr's head but Hundur Jr avoids it well.
Lecic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hundur Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hundur Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Lecic scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hundur Jr struggling a bit here.
Hundur Jr dodges the ground and pound from Lecic.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Lecic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lecic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hundur Jr.
Lecic checks a leg kick.
Lecic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lecic scores with a nice head shot.
Breki Hundur Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hundur Jr looks to throw the jab but Lecic is out of range.
Hundur Jr looks to throw the jab but Lecic is out of range.
Lecic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Lecic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hundur Jr controls Lecic momentarily but Lecic frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hundur Jr keeping full guard, as Lecic tries to pass.
Lecic scoring with some ground and pound.
Lecic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lecic scoring with some ground and pound.
Lecic trying to control but Hundur Jr is working from the bottom.
Lecic postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lecic tries to free his leg and advance position but Hundur Jr is retaining full guard.
Hundur Jr controls Lecic momentarily but Lecic frees himself.
Lecic throwing strikes from guard but Hundur Jr blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Lecic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lecic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lecic thows a big elbow that misses.
Hundur Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Hundur Jr, not yet.
Lecic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lecic pushes down on Hundur Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lecic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hundur Jr's head.
Lecic trying to control from half guard but Hundur Jr is working away.
Hundur Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Marko Lecic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hundur Jr is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hundur Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lecic.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lecic lands a nice short elbow.
Lecic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lecic is trying to control the action in half guard but Hundur Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hundur Jr trying to hold on to Lecic's head to control him but Lecic postures up.
Hundur Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Lecic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hundur Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hundur Jr wants to control but Lecic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lecic working the head and body with strikes.

Lecic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hundur Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Lecic seems content to control.
Lecic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hundur Jr keeps working.
Hundur Jr is trying to control but can't.
Lecic throwing shots but Hundur Jr is blocking nicely.
Hundur Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Lecic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hundur Jr is just riding it out for now. Lecic eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hundur Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lecic is fighting to break Hundur Jr's control of his arms but Hundur Jr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hundur Jr working a defensive guard here.
Hundur Jr seems keen to control Lecic's posture.
Hundur Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lecic trying to control but Hundur Jr is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lecic landing some decent shots from guard.
Lecic wants to control from the top but Hundur Jr keeps moving.
Hundur Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hundur Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Lecic is looking to work some ground and pound but Hundur Jr has wrist control.
Hundur Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hundur Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Breki Hundur Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hundur Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lecic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hundur Jr thinking.
Hundur Jr throws a head kick but Lecic moves out of range.
Marko Lecic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Lecic clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Lecic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lecic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Lecic!