PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Attilius
vs
Cormier

200 cm
27
285 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Attilius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier looks to clinch
and Attilius counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cormier moves to clinch but Attilius breaks away
and Attilius counters with a one-two to the body.
Cormier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
Attilius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cormier tries to clinch but Attilius moves away
letting Attilius counter with a right hand.
Cormier looks to clinch
and Attilius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cormier looks to clinch
and Attilius counters with a two punch combo.
Attilius is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cormier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Attilius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cormier doesn't manage to clinch there - Attilius circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier darts in trying to clinch
and Attilius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cormier thinking.
Daniel Cormier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cormier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Attilius counters with a nice body shot.
Cormier closes the distance but Attilius moves to the side
and Attilius counters with a nice uppercut.
Cormier closes the distance but Attilius moves to the side
and Attilius counters with a three punch combo that has Cormier backing up. Cormier nods at Attilius to acknowledge the strikes.
Cormier tries to clinch
and Attilius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cormier closes the distance but Attilius moves to the side
and Attilius counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier tries to clinch but Attilius moves away
and Attilius counters with a one-two to the body.
Attilius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cormier darts in trying to clinch
and Attilius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Attilius misses with the combination.

Cormier moves into range and clinches up with Attilius.
Attilius can't break the clinch.
Cormier has Attilius pressed against the ropes, preventing Attilius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Attilius wants to break free but Cormier has control.
Cormier misses with an elbow over the top.
Attilius is trying to force a seperation but Cormier has the dominant position.
Cormier misses with a body punch.
Attilius tries to break free but Cormier pushes him back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attilius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cormier has him pressed against the ropes.
Cormier has Attilius pressed against the ropes, preventing Attilius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cormier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cormier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Attilius's brow.
Cormier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cormier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cormier lands a nice elbow.
Cormier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Attilius tries to circle away but Cormier has him pinned against the ropes.
Cormier working aggressively here.
Cormier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Attilius is trying to force a seperation but Cormier has the dominant position.
Attilius is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Attilius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cormier creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Attilius blocking some punches.
Attilius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Attilius is trying to force a seperation but Cormier has the dominant position.
Cormier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Attilius's efforts to push away.

Attilius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cormier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cormier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Attilius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cormier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cormier tries to close the distance and clinch but Attilius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cormier wants to clinch but Attilius slips to the side
and Attilius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cormier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Attilius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Attilius scores with a jab to the head.

Cormier moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cormier darts in trying to clinch
and Attilius counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cormier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cormier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cormier there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cormier looks to clinch
and Attilius counters with a right hand to the body.
Attilius looks to land a combination but Cormier avoids it well.
Attilius swats away the attempt to clinch by Cormier.
Cormier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
Attilius scores with a sloppy right hand. Cormier should have avoided that one.
Cormier tries to clinch
and Attilius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier wants to clinch
and Cormier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cormier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
Cormier tries to clinch
and Attilius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cormier closes the distance but Attilius moves to the side
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cormier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Attilius counters with a straight right hand.
Cormier takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier tries to clinch but Attilius moves away
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
Cormier tries to clinch up
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cormier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Attilius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cormier in his tracks.
Cormier moves to clinch but Attilius breaks away
and Attilius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Attilius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cormier on the side of the head.
Cormier wants to clinch
and Attilius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cormier looks to clinch
and Attilius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier closes the distance but Attilius moves to the side
and Attilius counters with a left and a right that stings Cormier.
Cormier looks to clinch
and Attilius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cormier closes the distance but Attilius moves to the side
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cormier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Attilius counters with a left to the body.
Attilius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Attilius counters with a straight right hand.
Marcus Attilius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cormier moves to clinch but Attilius breaks away
and Attilius counters with a left to the body.
Marcus Attilius is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier wants to clinch but Attilius slips to the side
and Attilius counters with a left to the body.
Cormier tries to clinch
and Attilius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cormier looks to clinch
and Attilius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Attilius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cormier circles away quickly and effectively.
Cormier moves to clinch but Attilius breaks away
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cormier darts in trying to clinch
and Attilius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cormier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Attilius dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cormier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Attilius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Attilius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cormier moves in looking to clinch but Attilius pushes him off.
Cormier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Attilius counters with a nice body shot.
Attilius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Attilius counters with a one-two to the body.
Attilius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Attilius counters with a one-two to the body.
Cormier tries to clinch up
and Attilius counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Attilius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Attilius thuds a left hand into Cormier's body.
Cormier tries to clinch but Attilius is having none of it.
Cormier tries to clinch but Attilius moves away
and Attilius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cormier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Attilius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Attilius counters with a two punch combo.
Cormier tries to clinch there but Attilius circles away.
Attilius throws a lazy right hand but Cormier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier darts in trying to clinch
letting Attilius counter with a right hand.
Cormier darts in trying to clinch
and Attilius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cormier wants to clinch
and Attilius counters with a straight right hand.
Cormier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Attilius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cormier.
Cormier tries to clinch but Attilius moves away
and Attilius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Attilius.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier looks to clinch
and Attilius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Attilius connects with the punch.
Cormier is looking to clinch.
Cormier closes the distance but Attilius moves to the side
and Attilius counters with a two punch combo.
Attilius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Attilius counters with a nice uppercut.
Cormier moves to clinch but Attilius breaks away
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
Cormier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Attilius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Attilius throws a series of punches but Cormier avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier looks to clinch
and Attilius counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cormier tries to clinch
and Attilius counters with a straight right hand.
Cormier closes the distance but Attilius moves to the side
letting Attilius counter with a right hand.
Cormier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Attilius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cormier looks to clinch
and Attilius counters with a straight right hand.
Cormier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Attilius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cormier looks to clinch
and Attilius counters with a straight right hand.
Cormier tries to clinch but Attilius moves away
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daniel Cormier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Attilius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Attilius lands a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Attilius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Attilius, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Marcus Attilius!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Marcus Attilius!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Marcus Attilius!

Marcus Attilius wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Marcus Attilius made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.