PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Lecic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Poffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poffo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pomp and Circumstance. Mario Poffo has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lecic
vs
Poffo

188 cm
26
215 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

190 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

SNC Suplementos

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marko Lecic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Poffo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Poffo clinches up with Lecic and pushes him back against the cage.
Poffo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lecic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lecic jumps guard but Poffo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Poffo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poffo stalls.
Lecic throws a head punch that misses.
Lecic lands a nice uppercut.
Poffo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lecic misses with some punches.
Lecic tries to work over Poffo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lecic can't find room to land a body shot as Poffo controls the action.
Lecic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lecic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lecic.
Poffo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo lands a hook that snaps the head of Lecic backwards.
Lecic pushes Poffo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lecic misses with a punch on the inside.
Poffo is leaning against Lecic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poffo trying to control the position but instead, Lecic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poffo into the cage.
Poffo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poffo.
Lecic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poffo tries a body shot but Lecic blocks it.
Poffo lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Lecic fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Lecic as the two fighters clinch.
Poffo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lecic controls his hands.
Lecic swings wildly with an uppercut but Poffo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poffo misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecic prevents a body shot from Poffo.
Lecic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poffo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lecic tries to pull guard but Poffo won't allow it.
Lecic can't find room to land a body shot as Poffo controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lecic.
Poffo can't find room to land a body shot as Lecic controls the action.
Poffo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Poffo.
Lecic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poffo's elbow.
Lecic lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Lecic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Poffo uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lecic is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lecic trying to control but Poffo is working from the bottom.
Poffo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lecic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lecic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lecic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lecic postures up in Poffo's guard and throws a big left but Poffo blocks it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marko Lecic wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lecic works Poffo's body with a nice hook.

Lecic shoots in and gets a takedown into Poffo's guard.
Lecic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lecic throwing strikes from guard but Poffo blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lecic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Lecic dominated that round.
That's time! Lecic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lecic shoots for a takedown but Poffo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lecic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Poffo works the jab nicely.
Poffo works the jab nicely.
Poffo lands with a shot to the body.
Lecic misses with a wild body shot.
Poffo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lecic.
Poffo scores with a sloppy right hand. Lecic should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Poffo closes the distance and pushes Lecic back into the cage.
Lecic lands with a light punch inside.
Poffo throws a head punch that misses.
Poffo can't find room to land a body shot as Lecic controls the action.
Lecic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Poffo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Lecic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lecic avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo blocks a body shot from Lecic.
Lecic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Poffo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lecic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Poffo lands a body punch.
Poffo tries a body shot but Lecic blocks it.
Lecic misses with some punches.
Poffo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lecic controls his hands.
Lecic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lecic fails to pull guard.
Poffo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lecic blocks a body shot from Poffo.
Lecic blocking some punches.
Lecic stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lecic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lecic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poffo's elbow.
Lecic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lecic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lecic prevents a body shot from Poffo.
Lecic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Lecic fails to land.
Lecic blocks a body shot from Poffo.
Poffo working aggressively here.
Lecic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poffo walks away with a smile on his face. Lecic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lecic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Poffo counters with a stiff right hand.
Lecic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lecic staying out of range there.
Lecic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lecic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poffo.
Poffo lands a right hook to the body.
Lecic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lecic lands with a shot to the body.
Mario Poffo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lecic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Poffo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lecic trying to mount his opponent but Poffo defends it.
Lecic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Poffo tries to roll over but Lecic keeps him under control.
Lecic wants to take a breather but Poffo is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecic thows a huge punch but Poffo dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poffo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lecic.
Lecic is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Poffo reverses the position - he's now on top in Lecic's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poffo preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mario Poffo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Poffo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Lecic. Beautiful body shot.
Poffo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poffo stuffs the takedown.
Lecic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Poffo clinches up against the cage.
Poffo looking to stall.
Poffo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Lecic pulls guard.
Lecic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Poffo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lecic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poffo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lecic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lecic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lecic looking to ground and pound but Poffo is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecic misses with a head shot.
Lecic controlling the position easily from mount.
Lecic wants to control the pace but Poffo is squirming around nicely.
Lecic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Poffo looks a forlorn figure.
Lecic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Poffo is looking to escape.
Lecic controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lecic tries to control but Poffo wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

We're going to have a standup here because Marko Lecic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Poffo lands a nice looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Lecic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lecic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight for Marko Lecic!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Marko Lecic!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Marko Lecic!

Marko Lecic wins by unanimous decision!