PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markus Lifemon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Striker Vicious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Lifemon
vs
Vicious

165 cm
25
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Markus Lifemon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Striker Vicious!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lifemon feints a jab promting Vicious to slip. Lifemon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vicious slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vicious looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lifemon. Vicious does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vicious tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lifemon scores with a nice right hand.

Vicious shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vicious was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lifemon tries to buck Vicious off but Vicious is having none of it.

Vicious working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Vicious working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lifemon is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vicious has hold of Lifemon's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Lifemon tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Vicious cranks the arm and Lifemon screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Lifemon, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Striker Vicious!