PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivica Andric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bimbo Lice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andric comes to the cage accompanied by The Crowning of Atlantis. Lice has chosen Sepultura - Refuse/Resist as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Andric
vs
Lice

219 cm
25
140 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

185 cm
28
146 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

MADE IN GERMANY
Core Tokyo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivica Andric!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bimbo Lice!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andric tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andric swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andric lands a jab to the head.
Andric misses with a right hand
and Lice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andric paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andric was well out of range. Poor timing from Lice.
Lice throws a lazy head kick
and Andric counters with a straight right hand.
Andric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lice at a distance.
Lice looks to throw the jab but Andric is out of range.
Lice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Andric counters with a leg kick.
Andric moves out of range of the strikes.
Lice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Andric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andric throws a front kick aimed at Lice's knee but Lice avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andric throws a jab when Lice was well out of range.
Lice throws a hook but Andric blocks it.
Andric moves out of range as Lice throws a body kick.
Andric lands with a nice body punch.
Lice looks to throw the jab but Andric is out of range.
Lice misses the jab.
Lice avoids the body shot from Andric.
Lice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Andric.
Lice misses with a body kick.
Lice throws a leg kick that misses.
Andric lands with a straight right. Lice didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Andric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lice was well out of range. Poor timing from Andric.
Lice throws a lazy uppercut
and Andric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Andric.
Lice takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Andric, right into the meat.
Andric blocks a head kick by Lice.
Andric tests Lice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andric blocks a leg kick.
Andric misses with a hook.
Lice misses with a left hand
and Lice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lice ducks right into an uppercut from Andric.
Andric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice throws a chopping leg kick but Andric manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andric throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Andric.
Andric is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lice tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Andric misses.
Andric connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lice's hands.
Andric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lice takes a swing at Andric's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Andric.
Lice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andric counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Lice misses the target.
Lice bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andric's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lice.
Lice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andric connects with a nice looking jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Lice.
Andric is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lice throws a hook but Andric blocks it.
Andric misses with an uppercut.
Andric misses with a left hand
and Lice counters with a leg kick.
Andric swings for the body but Lice moves out of range.
Lice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andric.
Lice tries to move into range but Andric moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lice throws a sloppy head kick
and Andric cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lice slips under a jab from Andric.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Andric throws out a loose jab but Lice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lice misses with a straight left.
Andric is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Andric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andric really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andric scores with a decent looking hook.
Andric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lice.
Andric fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andric misses with a few strikes there.
Andric scores with a jab.
Andric throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Andric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Andric finds it's way through Lice's defenses.
Andric misses with a hook
and Lice makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lice takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andric lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lice takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lice cracks Andric with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Andric punishes Lice's body with a nice straight punch.
Andric misses the jab.
Andric checks a leg kick nicely.
Andric has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lice throws a poor cross that misses
and Andric counters with a stiff right hand.
Andric throws a hook but Lice blocks it.
Andric misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lice misses with a right hand
and Andric counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andric misses with an uppercut.
Lice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andric lands with a right hand.
Ivica Andric is winning the standup battle so far.
Lice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Andric scores with a hook to the body. Lice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lice misses with a kick to the body.
Lice takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lice lands a right hook to the body.
Andric misses with an uppercut. Lice saw that one coming.
Lice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andric.
Lice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice connects with a body shot that sends Andric's belly button to the back.
Andric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Andric blocks the leg kick.
Andric throws a hook to the side of Lice's head but Lice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Andric.
Lice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andric.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lice. Andric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andric avoids the body shot from Lice.
Lice just misses with a punch to the body.
Lice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andric takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andric wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andric misses with a hook.
Lice cracks the inside of Andric's front leg.
Lice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andric with a nice cross.
Lice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andric.
Lice throws a leg kick but Andric checks it.
Andric smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andric scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andric. Lice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lice there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lice throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ivica Andric will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Andric checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lice swinging wildly here.
Lice misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andric. Lice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andric misses the shot to the body.
Andric cracks Lice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lice gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andric ducks under a wild hook from Lice.
Lice drops his hands momentarily and Andric takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Andric jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lice thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andric lands the left hand.
Andric listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lice.
Sloppy strikes from Andric. Those never looked like landing.
Lice throws a right hand that misses
and Andric makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andric throws a hook but Lice blocks it.
Andric lands a right hook to the body.
Andric scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lice avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lice misses with the body kick
and Andric connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andric throws a head kick but Lice moves out of range.
Andric throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lice on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lice lands a nice hook to Andric's body. Andric takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lice connects with a leg kick. Andric looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Andric punishes Lice's body with a nice straight punch.
Andric throws a big shot that misses.
Andric scores with a nice head shot.
Andric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lice walks into a left hand.
Lice misses with a right hand
and Andric counters with a nice uppercut.
Lice tries to move into range but Andric moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Andric fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lice has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andric misses with a lunging right hand
and Lice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andric tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lice misses with a straight left.
Lice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andric stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lice misses with a jab to the body
and Andric counters with a nice body shot.
Andric's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lice under the eye.
Andric swings for the body but Lice moves out of range.
Andric lands a right hook to the body.
Andric looks to land a left hand but Lice moved out of range nicely.
Lice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Andric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lice was well out of range. Poor timing from Andric.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Andric connects with a nice looking jab.
Andric avoids the body shot from Lice.
Andric connects with a right hand. Lice shakes it off.
Andric throws a combination. Lice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Andric misses with a hook.
Andric punishes Lice's body with a nice straight punch.
Andric misses the shot to the body.
Andric misses with an uppercut.
Andric connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Andric keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivica Andric clearly takes that round.
That's time! Andric's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Andric on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andric scores with a jab to the jaw.
Andric misses with a hook. Lice ducked under it nicely.
Lice is looking to score with low kicks.
Lice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andric was well out of range. Poor timing from Lice.
A shot to the body from Lice misses
and Lice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Andric, right into the meat.
Lice walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andric checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andric throws a lazy uppercut
and Lice counters with a good low kick that Andric was not able to check.
Lice takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andric cracks Lice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Andric scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lice slips under a jab from Andric.
Andric looks to land a left hand but Lice moved out of range nicely.
Lice lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lice throws a combination that misses
and Andric counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Andric misses.
A jab from Andric finds it's way through Lice's defenses.
Andric getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Andric misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Lice to counter with a crisp jab.
Andric throws an off balance right hand
and Lice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andric scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andric misses with a left hand
and Lice counters with a slapping leg kick.
Andric cracks Lice with an open hand slap.
Lice tries to move into range but Andric moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andric looks to throw the jab but Lice is out of range.
Lice misses the jab.
Lice shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lice throws a right hand that misses
and Andric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lice misses with a hook to the body
and Andric counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lice throws out a powerful jab.
Lice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andric moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the body from Lice misses
and Andric connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lice misses with a looping left.
Lice throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lice throws a head kick that misses.
Andric connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lice's hands.
Lice takes one to the chin there.
Andric cracks Lice with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lice throws a leg kick
and Andric counters with a straight right hand.
Lice takes a jab right on the kisser.
Andric is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lice at a distance.
Lice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Andric. That snapped Lice's head back.
Lice ducks right into an uppercut from Andric.
Andric misses with a right hand
and Lice counters with a low kick, right behind Andric 's knee.
Lice takes one on the button.
Andric lands a lovely overhand right.
Andric fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lice on the side of the head.
Lice catches Andric with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Andric finds it's way through Lice's defenses.
Lice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Andric lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Andric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivica Andric had his way with Bimbo Lice in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lice avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lice. That's going to slow Andric down.
Lice throws a lazy uppercut
and Andric counters with a series of strikes. Lice will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lice throws a leg kick but Andric checks it.
Lice throws a jab when Andric was well out of range.
Andric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lice at a distance.
Andric feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Lice misses.
Lice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andric.
Lice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andric looks to throw the jab but Lice is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lice takes a swing at Andric's ribcage but misses.
Andric slips a jab and a cross from Lice.
Lice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lice throws a leg kick that misses.
Andric throws the left hand but Lice avoids the punch easily.
Andric works Lice's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Andric misses.
Andric throws a jab but it's blocked by Lice.
Andric lands with a nice body punch.
Andric misses with a hook. Lice ducked under it nicely.
Lice tries to score with a low kick but Andric moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lice walks into a straight right hand from Andric.
Andric with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andric comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Andric lands an overhand right.
Andric will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andric dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lice. That did some damage!
Andric bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lice's head backwards.
Lice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lice tries to work over Andric's front leg with a kick but Andric checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andric manages to avoid it.
Lice misses with a low kick as Andric jumps back.
Lice tries a head kick but it misses.
Lice misses with a body punch
and Andric counters with a left and a right that stings Lice.
Andric lands with an uppercut that bounces Lice off the cage and back into rage.
Lice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bimbo Lice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lice is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lice checks a leg kick nicely.
Andric lands a right hook to the body.
Lice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Andric misses with a leg kick.
Lice misses with a left hand
and Andric makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andric moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andric jabs Lice to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Andric throws a hook to the side of Lice's head but Lice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andric darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lice connects with an inside leg kick.
Andric cracks Lice with an open hand slap.
Andric scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lice throws a head kick but Andric moves out of range.
Andric scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donk. Andric catches Lice right on the button with a cross.
Lice throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivica Andric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andric has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivica Andric!
Ivica Andric retains his bantamweight title!