PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Ljubicic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko Ljubicic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ward
vs
Ljubicic

175 cm
19
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
24
148 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Ljubicic!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ljubicic slips under a jab.
Ljubicic throws a sloppy head kick and Ward moves out of range easily.

Ward instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ljubicic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ward misses with a punch to the body.

Ljubicic manages to break the clinch.
Ward throws out a loose jab but Ljubicic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tommy Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ljubicic throws a head kick but Ward moves out of range.
Ljubicic misses with a kick to the body.
Ward lands a body shot.
Ljubicic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ljubicic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ljubicic scores with a nice body kick.
Ward avoids the head kick by Ljubicic.
Ljubicic is looking to slow Ward down with leg kicks.
Ward keeps the fight on the outside.
Ward avoids the head kick by Ljubicic.
Ljubicic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljubicic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ljubicic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ward's head.
Ward jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ward swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ward misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ljubicic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ward.
Ward blocks a head kick by Ljubicic.
Ward missing with a left hand there. Ljubicic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Ward closes the distance and clinches.

Ljubicic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ljubicic slips under a jab.
Ljubicic defending well as Ward loads up on a big left hand.
Ljubicic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ljubicic throws a sloppy head kick and Ward moves out of range easily.
Ward misses with a straight left.

Ward takes the fight into the clinch.
Ward digs a right hand underneath Ljubicic's ribcage. Ljubicic let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ljubicic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Ward on the inside.
Ward works on Ljubicic's body with a couple of short punches.
Ljubicic looks winded!
Ward lands a nice uppercut.
Ward lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Ward.
A right hook to the body lands for Ward.
Ward's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ward lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ljubicic backwards.

Ljubicic is rocked!
Ward digs a right hand underneath Ljubicic's ribcage. Ljubicic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ljubicic is still on wobbly legs! Can Ward finish him?
Ward unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ljubicic! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ward is unloading with more strikes now! Ljubicic drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Ward!