PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Illumi De Medici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Worrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worrell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Feuer Frei by Rammstein. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

De Medici
vs
Worrell

185 cm
30
213 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

187 cm
38
215 lbs
32 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Arcticus University: London
Conquer

Sun-Tzu

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Illumi De Medici!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Worrell!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Medici pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Medici moves out of range as Worrell strikes.
Worrell swinging wildly here.
De Medici throws a half hearted mid kick.
Worrell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Medici moves out of range as Worrell strikes.
De Medici misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Worrell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Medici - the referee stops the clock and Worrell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Medici. Worrell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De Medici ducks under a wild hook from Worrell.
De Medici lands a leg kick that knocks Worrell off balance momentarily.
De Medici definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Medici on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Worrell looks to land a left hand but De Medici moved out of range nicely.
It looked like De Medici wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Worrell lands a right hook to the body.
De Medici slips under a jab.
De Medici connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Medici pushes Worrell away with a front kick.
Worrell throws a head kick but De Medici moves out of range.
De Medici swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Medici lands with a kick to the temple. Worrell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Medici tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worrell was well out of range. Poor timing from De Medici.
Worrell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Medici has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Medici there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Medici throws a hook but Worrell avoids it easily.
De Medici misses with a hook. Worrell ducked under it nicely.
Worrell has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Worrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Medici manages to avoid it.
Worrell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Worrell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Medici avoids the head kick by Worrell.
De Medici throws a body kick that misses.
De Medici misses with the combination.
Worrell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Medici sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Medici moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Medici just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Medici.

It looks like Peter Worrell has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Medici.
Worrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Medici showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Worrell.
Worrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Peter Worrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Medici tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Worrell.
Worrell misses with a wild combination.
Worrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Medici.
De Medici slips under a jab from Worrell.
De Medici connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Worrell momentarily.
Worrell misses with a wild body shot.
De Medici half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Medici takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Worrell misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Worrell.
De Medici throws a low kick, looking for Worrell's leg but Worrell calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Medici scores with a crisp jab that stopped Worrell in his tracks.
Worrell throws a low kick but De Medici avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Medici. Worrell does a little dance to reset his feet.

Worrell takes the fight into the clinch.
Worrell throws a punch but it's blocked by De Medici.
Worrell tries to work over De Medici's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Worrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Medici lands a left hand.
Worrell has a couple of punches blocked by De Medici.
Worrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Medici lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Medici stalling.

De Medici breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Worrell slips under a jab from De Medici.
De Medici lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Worrell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Medici misses with a body kick.
Worrell looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worrell takes a swing at De Medici's ribcage but misses.
Worrell throws a jab when De Medici was well out of range.
Worrell loads up on a big right hand but De Medici slips the punch.
De Medici lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Worrell misses the target.
Worrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Worrell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Medici.
Worrell misses with a looping left.
De Medici fires out a quick counter leg kick but Worrell just manages to avoid it.
Worrell throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Worrell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Worrell tries a head kick but it misses.

Worrell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Worrell blocking some punches.
De Medici blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worrell tries to stall but De Medici uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Worrell fails to land.
De Medici lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Medici scores with a shot to the side of Worrell's head.
Worrell blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Illumi De Medici will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Worrell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Worrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Medici moves away.
Worrell just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDe Medici.
Worrell blocks the body kick.
De Medici missing with a left hand there. Worrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Worrell throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Worrell checks a leg kick.
De Medici lands a head kick!
De Medici throws a body shot but no joy.
Worrell works De Medici's body with a nice hook.
Worrell throws an overhand right that lands on De Medici's shoulder, as De Medici tries to avoid the shot.
Worrell needs to keep his hands up - De Medici had a free shot at his head there.

Worrell rushes De Medici and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Worrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Medici's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Worrell fails to land.
De Medici tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Medici prevents a body shot from Worrell.
De Medici struggles to land a body shot inside as Worrell controls his hands.
De Medici tries to throw a body punch but Worrell avoids it by throwing De Medici back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrell throws a head punch that misses.
De Medici stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Worrell working aggressively here.

De Medici's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Worrell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Worrell tries a head kick but it misses.
De Medici throws a wild body kick that Worrell sees coming a mile off.
Worrell throws a head kick but De Medici moves out of range.
Worrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Medici throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Worrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Medici moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Worrell cracks De Medici with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Medici lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Medici bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Worrell takes one to the side of the head.
De Medici looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Medici throws a body kick that misses.
De Medici fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Worrell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Medici takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Worrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Medici was well out of range. Poor timing from Worrell.
Worrell throws a lazy right hand but De Medici sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Medici throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Worrell is breathing heavily.
Worrell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Worrell throws a head kick that misses
and De Medici counters with a right hand to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Medici, right into the meat.
A head kick by Worrell misses

and De Medici counters with a crisp right hand that drops Worrell! De Medici lets Worrell back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Worrell is rocked!
Worrell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Medici.
Worrell is still on wobbly legs! Can De Medici finish him?
De Medici knocks out Worrell with a massive right hand! The ref tackles De Medici before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. De Medici picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Illumi De Medici!
After winning the bout, Illumi De Medici thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.