PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Markovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jimmy Cornett - Rollin 81. Lemieux has chosen Sliwa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Markovic
vs
Lemieux

168 cm
30
139 lbs
15 - 2 - 2

179 cm
35
135 lbs
34 - 8 - 0

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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Zoran Markovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markovic throws a chopping leg kick but Lemieux manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
Markovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemieux is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lemieux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Markovic is looking to score with low kicks.
Markovic jabs at Lemieux's body.
Lemieux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zoran Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemieux throws a low kick but Markovic avoids it.
Lemieux takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Markovic lands with a cross.
A jab lands there for Markovic.
Markovic throws a leg kick but Lemieux sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lemieux has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lemieux throws a jab when Markovic was well out of range.
Markovic moves forwards but Lemieux connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lemieux lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Markovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lemieux.
Markovic blocks a leg kick.
Markovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lemieux is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Markovic.
Markovic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemieux.
Lemieux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Markovic tries a low kick but Lemieux avoids it.
Markovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zoran Markovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lemieux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markovic.
Lemieux throws a jab when Markovic was well out of range.
Markovic throws a body punch but Lemieux moves out of range.
Lemieux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left lands for Lemieux.
Markovic throws a leg kick

and Lemieux counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lemieux tries to free his leg and advance position but Markovic is retaining full guard.
Markovic trying to keep a closed guard but Lemieux is proving a slippery customer.
Markovic looking to control but Lemieux passes into half guard.
Markovic looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux drops an elbow to the side of Markovic's head.
Lemieux trying to control from half guard but Markovic is working away.
Markovic is trying is best to control the position here.
Lemieux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Markovic is looking to control Lemieux's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Markovic avoid being mounted?
Lemieux throwing shots but Markovic is blocking nicely.
Markovic is trying to stand back up but Lemieux is controlling him
Lemieux is controlling the pace.
Markovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lemieux is thwarting Markovic's attempts to control the position.
Markovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lemieux is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lemieux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Markovic is keeping the position for now.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lemieux drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lemieux jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lemieux won't allow Markovic to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Markovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lemieux feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Markovic's calf.
Nice sprawl there from Markovic as Lemieux shoots in.
Markovic scores with a decent looking hook.
Markovic lands with a hook. Lemieux tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick from Markovic misses.
Lemieux pivots, looking for a leg kick but Markovic is out of range and Lemieux settles back down.
Lemieux scores with a decent looking hook.
Markovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Markovic misses the shot to the body.
Lemieux finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Markovic takes a swing at Lemieux's ribcage but misses.
Markovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Markovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lemieux to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Markovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ron Lemieux will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lemieux keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lemieux misses with an uppercut.
Markovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lemieux takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lemieux misses the jab.
Lemieux steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Markovic. That one must have hurt.
Markovic slips a straight right by Lemieux.
Markovic cracks the inside of Lemieux's front leg.
Markovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Markovic looks to land a left hand but Lemieux moved out of range nicely.
Lemieux scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lemieux moves away from the strike by Markovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux misses with a takedown attempt - Markovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Markovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Markovic takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Markovic connects with a jab.
Markovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lemieux.
Lemieux walks into a stiff left hand from Markovic.
Lemieux throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lemieux shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Markovic as he jumps to the side.
Lemieux throws an overhand right that lands on Markovic's shoulder, as Markovic tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Lemieux.
Lemieux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Markovic throws a big shot that misses.
Markovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Markovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lemieux. That's going to slow Markovic down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Markovic - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lemieux throws a body punch but Markovic moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Markovic throws the left hand but Lemieux avoids the punch easily.
Lemieux defending well as Markovic loads up on a big left hand.
Zoran Markovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lemieux moves away.
Markovic leaves Lemieux with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zoran Markovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Lemieux.
A slow jab from Lemieux misses its intended target.
Markovic throwing a counter right hand but Lemieux manages to avoid it.
Lemieux connects with a crisp jab.
Lemieux misses with a straight left.
Markovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Markovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Markovic tried to counter with a leg kick but Lemieux avoided it.
Markovic moves away from the strike by Lemieux.
Lemieux looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lemieux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Markovic misses with a looping right.
A solid body kick from Markovic.
Lemieux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Markovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Markovic. No joy for Lemieux on that attempt.
Markovic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Markovic throws the kick towards the body but Lemieux avoids it.
Lemieux walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lemieux slips a straight right by Markovic.
Markovic throws a hook but Lemieux avoids it easily.
A big right from Lemieux misses.
Markovic misses with a few strikes there.
Markovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Markovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lemieux looks to throw the jab but Markovic is out of range.
Markovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemieux.
Lemieux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
Lemieux lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lemieux looks to land a right hand but Markovic moved out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Markovic.
Lemieux changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Markovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemieux was well out of range. Poor timing from Markovic.
Lemieux with the counter takedown but Markovic avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Markovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lemieux under the eye.
Lemieux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Markovic misses the shot to the body.
And Lemieux tries to counter it with a takedown but Markovic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Markovic avoids the body shot from Lemieux.
Lemieux fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Markovic.
Markovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lemieux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Markovic throws out the jab.
Markovic misses the shot to the body.
Markovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Markovic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Markovic ducks under a wild hook from Lemieux.
Markovic looks to land a right hand but Lemieux moved out of range.
Lemieux feints the counter takedown.
Markovic throws a poor cross that misses

and Lemieux counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lemieux.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemieux trying to control the position from guard on top but Markovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Zoran Markovic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Markovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Lemieux looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lemieux slips nicely into half guard.
Lemieux is trying to control the action in half guard but Markovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Lemieux seems to be working for a kimura but Markovic defends the submission attempt.
Lemieux thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Markovic's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lemieux seems to be working for a kimura but Markovic defends the submission attempt.
Markovic won't allow Lemieux to pass to mount.
Markovic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux is looking to take a break and control but Markovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Markovic trying to control but Lemieux postures up.
Lemieux is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Markovic!
Lemieux trying to control but Markovic is having none of it.
Markovic wants to hold on but Lemieux pushes him away.
Lemieux sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lemieux breaks from Markovic's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Markovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lemieux tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lemieux looking to finish with strikes here!
Lemieux landing shots from mount.
Markovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lemieux punishing his opponent with strikes.
Markovic wants to control but Lemieux is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lemieux punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lemieux postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Markovic looks a forlorn figure.
Lemieux looking to finish Markovic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Markovic!
Lemieux is landing with some decent strikes but Markovic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lemieux trying to control but Markovic is having none of it.
Markovic is looking to get to half guard.
Lemieux working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux wants to control the pace but Markovic is squirming around nicely.
Markovic doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Lemieux landing strikes from the mount.
Lemieux with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemieux landing shots from mount.
Lemieux lands a heavy elbow.
Markovic is squirming around, avoiding Lemieux's attempts to control the action.
Ron Lemieux has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lemieux is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lemieux might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Markovic haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Lemieux really 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.

Markovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lemieux.
Lemieux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lemieux misses with a hook. Markovic ducked under it nicely.
Markovic tried to counter with a leg kick but Lemieux avoided it.
Lemieux wants to land a leg kick but Markovic is out of range.
Markovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lemieux throws a body punch but Markovic moves out of range.
A jab from Markovic misses.
Lemieux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lemieux scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markovic. Lemieux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Markovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lemieux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic throws a hook to the side of Lemieux's head but Lemieux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lemieux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Markovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemieux.
Lemieux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lemieux looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Markovic is fending him off so far but Lemieux persists. Nope, Markovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Lemieux throws a push kick but Markovic slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Lemieux misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lemieux misses with a hook.
Lemieux looks to land a left hand but Markovic moved out of range nicely.
Lemieux misses the shot to the body.
Lemieux goes for a double leg but Markovic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Markovic continues to drive forward.
Lemieux misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Markovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Markovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lemieux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Markovic throws a looping overhand right but Lemieux ducks down to avoid it.
Markovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemieux.
A punch combination from Markovic misses.
Markovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Markovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lemieux lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux swings for the body but Markovic moves out of range.
Markovic throws a shot from downtown. Lemieux moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Markovic misses.
Markovic lunges at Lemieux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lemieux's hand.
Markovic cracks Lemieux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Markovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lemieux shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Markovic as he avoids it easily.
Zoran Markovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Lemieux.
Markovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lemieux. That did some damage!
Lemieux tries to land a leg kick but Markovic saw it coming and moves away.
Lemieux motions for Markovic to come forward. Lemieux throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Markovic looks for the body kick but Lemieux saw that one coming.
Lemieux is looking to chop away at Markovic's legs.
Markovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lemieux.
It looked like Markovic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lemieux.
Markovic misses the shot to the body.
Lemieux throws a body shot but no joy.
Lemieux lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lemieux moves away.
Lemieux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markovic.
Lemieux has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Markovic.
Lemieux tries a low kick but Markovic avoids it.
Lemieux thumps Markovic with a low kick.
Lemieux blocks a leg kick.
Lemieux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lemieux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemieux connects with a right hand. Markovic shakes it off.
Markovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Markovic looks to throw the jab but Lemieux is out of range.
Lemieux throws a body punch but Markovic moves out of range.
Lemieux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Markovic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Lemieux counters with a nice double leg into side control. Markovic won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ground and pound from Lemieux seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic stops Lemieux from passing to mount.
Markovic is trying to get back to half guard.
Lemieux trying to control the position but Markovic is working away.
Markovic prevents Lemieux from moving into mount.
The ground and pound from Lemieux seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Markovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Markovic is working hard here to advance position.

Lemieux wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Markovic, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Zoran Markovic 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!

A clash of legs there as Lemieux blocks the low kick.
Lemieux tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lemieux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Markovic missing with a left hand there. Lemieux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lemieux drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Markovic defends it well.
Lemieux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lemieux takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lemieux thumps Markovic with a low kick.
Markovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Markovic throws a low kick, looking for Lemieux's leg but Lemieux calmly moves out of range.
Lemieux connects with a body shot that sends Markovic's belly button to the back.
Markovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Markovic loads up on a big right hand but Lemieux slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lemieux tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lemieux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lemieux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Markovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lemieux is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lemieux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markovic manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemieux. Markovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lemieux shoots in but no luck this time.
Lemieux misses with an uppercut.
Markovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Markovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lemieux stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Markovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lemieux.
Lemieux lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Markovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lemieux takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Markovic tries to work over Lemieux's front leg with a kick but Lemieux checks it.
Lemieux with the counter takedown but Markovic avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Lemieux blocks the low kick.
Lemieux is trying hard to land a takedown here. Markovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Markovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lemieux.
Zoran Markovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Lemieux.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Lemieux.
Markovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lemieux.
Lemieux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markovic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markovic misses with a kick to the body

and Lemieux counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lemieux throwing strikes but missing.
Lemieux sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lemieux trying to control the position from guard on top but Markovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemieux pushes down on Markovic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lemieux is looking to advance position but Markovic won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lemieux is nestled in close to Markovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Markovic trying to control here.
Lemieux is controlling the pace.
Lemieux is trying to control the action in half guard but Markovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lemieux working Markovic over with strikes.
Markovic is looking to control Lemieux's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Markovic avoid being mounted?

Markovic actively working from the bottom here.

Lemieux is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lemieux controlling the pace.
Lemieux trying to control the action but Markovic is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Markovic pushes Lemieux away with a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ron Lemieux.
I think Lemieux has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46

The fight is ruled a draw!