PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Altoo Muca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Decimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Muca
vs
Decimus

184 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Altoo Muca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Decimus!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decimus throws a series of punches but Muca moves out of range.
Muca shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Decimus pinned against the cage. Decimus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Decimus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Muca shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Decimus as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Altoo Muca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muca shoots for a takedown but Decimus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Muca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Decimus.
Muca tries for a takedown but Decimus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decimus misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Decimus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Decimus does no damage.
Muca looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Decimus is fending him off so far but Muca persists. Nope, Decimus circles away and we're back to standing.
Muca tries for a takedown but Decimus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maximus Decimus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decimus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muca shoots in for a double leg but Decimus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Muca shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Decimus but Decimus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Decimus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Decimus looks to land a combination but Muca avoids it well.
Decimus throws a shot from downtown. Muca moves away and avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Decimus. No joy for Muca on that attempt.
Decimus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muca fails with the takedown.
Muca dodges the punch combination from Decimus.
Muca shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Decimus but Decimus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muca misses with a takedown attempt - Decimus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Muca slips a jab and a cross from Decimus.
Decimus misses with the combination.
Decimus misses with a wild combination.
Decimus looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Decimus.
Decimus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decimus misses with a hook. Muca ducked under it nicely.
Maximus Decimus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decimus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muca looks for a takedown but Decimus sprawls well.
Muca shoots in but no luck this time.
Decimus throws a big shot that misses.
Decimus misses with a hook.

That's four 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.
A big right from Decimus misses.
Muca shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Decimus as he jumps to the side.
Muca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Decimus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decimus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muca fails with a takedown attempt.
Muca ducks under a wild hook from Decimus.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Decimus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Decimus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Muca closes the distance and clinches up with Decimus, looking for a takedown. Muca pushes Decimus against the cage but Decimus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Decimus tries to bum rush Muca with a series of wild strikes but Muca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Decimus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decimus fails to land with a series of punches.
Decimus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muca fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Muca scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Decimus is breathing heavily.

Muca thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muca working the ground and pound from side control.
Decimus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muca. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Muca blocks the strikes from Decimus.
Decimus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Muca goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Decimus rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Muca's guard! Nice work there by Decimus!
Muca has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Muca has an active guard here but Decimus has managed to pass into half guard.
Decimus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muca manages to get to full guard.
Muca controlling the position.

Muca looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Decimus slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Decimus wants to stand up but Muca is controlling the position.

Muca looking for submissions off his back.
Decimus throwing shots but Muca is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus prevents Muca from improving his position.
Decimus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Decimus wants to take a breather but Muca is having none of it.
Decimus drops an elbow to the side of Muca's head.
Decimus is thwarting Muca's attempts to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Decimus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Muca with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Altoo Muca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decimus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four 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.
Muca shoots in for a double leg but Decimus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Decimus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Decimus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muca has a takedown stuffed.
No joy there for Decimus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muca ducks under a wild hook from Decimus.
Decimus swinging wilding here.
Muca avoids a punch combination nicely.
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 Altoo Muca will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Decimus.
Muca tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Decimus swivels and escapes.
Decimus misses with a straight left.
Muca will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Decimus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decimus looks to land a right hand but Muca moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decimus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decimus misses with a few strikes there.
Decimus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muca looks for a takedown but Decimus sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Altoo Muca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muca shoots in but no luck this time.
Maximus Decimus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus throws a nice looking combination but Muca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muca looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Decimus is fending him off so far but Muca persists. Nope, Decimus circles away and we're back to standing.
Muca has a takedown stuffed.
No joy there for Decimus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muca fails with a takedown attempt.
Decimus throws a series of punches but Muca moves out of range.
Muca misses with a takedown attempt - Decimus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Muca defending well as Decimus loads up on a big left hand.
Muca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decimus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muca shoots for a takedown but Decimus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Muca shoots in but no luck this time.
Decimus lands an overhand right.
Decimus throws a series of punches but Muca moves out of range.
Decimus misses with a straight right.
Decimus throws a shot from downtown. Muca moves away and avoids it.
Muca slips a jab and a cross from Decimus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muca gets the takedown into side control.
Muca working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Decimus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Muca works to advance to full mount. Decimus defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Decimus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Decimus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Muca lands with some strikes.

Muca looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Muca jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Decimus is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Decimus and Muca has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus tries to bench press Muca off him but Muca keeps the position.
Decimus is not content to let Muca control the position.

Muca goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Decimus rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Muca's guard! Nice work there by Decimus!

Muca looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Altoo Muca.
I think Muca 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Altoo Muca!