PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Lecic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Lecic
vs
Gray

188 cm
29
215 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

198 cm
22
213 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 7 - 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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Gray!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Lecic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray wants to land a leg kick but Lecic is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Gray.
Gray throws a leg kick
enabling Lecic to counter with a crisp jab.
Gray takes a swing at Lecic's ribcage but misses.
Gray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
David Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
Lecic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Gray misses.
Gray misses with a straight left.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lecic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gray manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gray.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecic throws a jab but it's blocked by Gray.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a wild body kick that Lecic sees coming a mile off.
Lecic throws a looping overhand right but Gray ducks down to avoid it.
Gray avoids the body shot from Lecic.
Gray keeps the fight on the outside.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Gray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lecic's calf.
Lecic swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Gray moves into the clinch successfully.
Gray misses with some punches.
Gray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Marko Lecic has been cut.
Lecic pushes Gray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Lecic to work.
Gray tries a body shot but Lecic blocks it.
Lecic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
Lecic swings wildly with an uppercut but Gray uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecic keeps control of Gray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lecic prevents a body shot from Gray.
Lecic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lecic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gray misses with some punches.
Gray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gray lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lecic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
Gray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Gray.
Gray trying to control the position but instead, Lecic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gray into the cage.
Lecic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gray crunches a lovely knee into Lecic's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gray misses with the head strike.
Lecic looking to stall.
Gray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.

Gray breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lecic. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray throws a leg kick
and Lecic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecic.
Gray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gray slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Gray.
Lecic misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a low kick as Lecic jumps back.
Lecic jabs Gray to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecic throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Gray throws a front kick aimed at Lecic's knee but Lecic avoids it well.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Lecic moved out of range.
Gray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lecic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lecic's knee momentarily.
Gray fakes the leg kick and cracks Lecic in the body.
Gray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gray thuds a left hand into Lecic's body.
Gray swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Lecic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray feints and then cracks Lecic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lecic down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Gray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Lecic's cut.
That's time! Lecic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lecic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray misses with a looping right.
Lecic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
David Gray seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Gray takes the fight into the clinch.
Lecic stalling against the cage.
Lecic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lecic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lecic.
Gray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gray letting Lecic take a breather here.
Gray throws a punch but it's blocked by Lecic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lecic misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray misses with a knee to the head.
Gray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lecic backwards.
Gray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gray trying to control the position but instead, Lecic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gray into the cage.
Lecic lands an uppercut.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lecic gets through Gray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lecic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Gray to work.
Lecic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lecic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lecic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Lecic stalling in the clinch but Gray improves position.
Gray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lecic letting Gray take a breather here.
David Gray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Lecic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
Gray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lecic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gray landing knees to the head.
Gray missing with knees to the body.
Gray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lecic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gray lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Gray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lecic's calf.
Lecic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gray tries to land a front kick but Lecic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lecic throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
Lecic throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
Gray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lecic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lecic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecic blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray is trying to break free.
Lecic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gray stalling in the clinch but Lecic improves position.
Gray seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Lecic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gray utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gray blocking some punches.
Gray prevents a body shot from Lecic.
Lecic throws a head punch that misses.
Lecic working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gray tries a body shot but Lecic blocks it.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gray is trying to stall.
Lecic misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Gray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marko Lecic's cut.
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!

Gray digs a good body shot into Lecic's ribs.
Lecic takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Lecic misses with a looping right.
Gray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gray scores with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gray. Lecic shrugs it off though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gray.
Lecic throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray throws a front kick aimed at Lecic's knee but Lecic avoids it well.
Lecic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gray.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lecic wants to clinch.
Gray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray motions for Lecic to come forward. Gray throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lecic misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
Lecic misses with a hook
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Gray.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gray.
Lecic misses the jab.
Lecic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lecic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gray. Gray obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gray.
Lecic ducks under a wild hook from Gray.
Gray tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray throws a head kick but Lecic moves out of range.
Gray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lecic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gray misses with a low kick.

Lecic closes the distance and clinches.
Lecic misses with some punches.
Gray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lecic backwards.
Gray can't find room to land a body shot as Lecic controls the action.
Lecic throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray.
Lecic misses with a short punch on the inside.

Gray breaks the clinch.
Lecic just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray connects with a leg kick. Lecic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gray does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecic misses with a body shot
and Gray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gray connects with an inside leg kick.
Gray blocks a jab.
Gray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lecic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lecic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marko Lecic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lecic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gray lands a really nice looking cross but Lecic seems unphased.
Gray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gray.
Gray throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray lands with a hook. Lecic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray pushes Lecic away with a front kick.
Gray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lecic looks to clinch
and Gray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lecic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gray lands with a straight right. Lecic didn't see that one coming.
David Gray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gray's corner calls for a 1-2. Gray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A solid body kick from Gray.
Gray lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lecic swinging wildly here.
Gray pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lecic is out of range and Gray settles back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Gray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gray has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for David Gray!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for David Gray!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for David Gray!

David Gray wins by unanimous decision!
David Gray really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.