PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Licinius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Licinius
vs
King

178 cm
20
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Licinius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruno King!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Licinius. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King is looking for the big counter here.
Licinius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Licinius throws a right and a left that both miss.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Licinius backs off King throws a huge counter combo but Licinius manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Licinius lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Licinius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Licinius!
Sloppy strikes from Licinius. Those never looked like landing.
Licinius stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Licinius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Licinius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King slips under a jab from Licinius.
Licinius misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Licinius does no damage.
Licinius takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on King's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Licinius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King throws a counter combo.
Marcus Licinius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licinius throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Licinius.
King is looking for the big counter here.
Licinius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
King is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Licinius misses with a two punch combination.
Licinius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licinius misses with a few strikes there.
Licinius misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King unleashes a big counter combination but Licinius bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Licinius looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on King's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Licinius throws a body shot but no joy.
King is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Licinius tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Licinius dominated that round.
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.

Licinius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Licinius misses.
King takes one to the side of the head.
Marcus Licinius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Licinius fails to land with a series of punches.
King is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King ducks under a wild hook from Licinius.
King unleashes a big counter combination but Licinius bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A punch combination from Licinius misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Licinius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Licinius throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a series of strikes. Licinius will be more careful next time no doubt.
Licinius throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King slips a jab and a cross from Licinius.
King unleashes a big counter combination but Licinius bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Licinius takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Licinius throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licinius misses with a left hand
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Licinius.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Licinius.
King is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Marcus Licinius is winning the standup battle so far.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Licinius.
King is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Licinius looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
King lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Licinius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licinius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King is looking for the big counter here.
Licinius sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Licinius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Licinius.
Licinius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Licinius fails to land with a series of punches.
King slips a jab and a cross from Licinius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on King's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A punch combination from Licinius misses.
Licinius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King throws a counter combo.
Licinius swings for the body but King moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Licinius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Licinius dominated that second round.
That's time! Licinius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Licinius looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Licinius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Licinius misses with a double jab.
Licinius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Licinius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Licinius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Licinius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King is looking for the big counter here.
Licinius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Licinius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Licinius is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Licinius throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Licinius misses with a wild body shot.
King unleashes a big counter combination but Licinius bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Licinius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Licinius misses with a looping right.
King throws a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licinius misses with the combination.
Licinius misses with a hook.
King throws a counter combo.
Licinius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King unleashes a big counter combination but Licinius bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Licinius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King throws a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licinius scores with a jab to the body.
Licinius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King unleashes a big counter combination but Licinius bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A combination from Licinius does no damage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but King might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Licinius has got the better of the exchanges.
A combination from Licinius does no damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Licinius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King slips a jab and a cross from Licinius.
Licinius throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
As Licinius backs off King throws a huge counter combo but Licinius manages to avoid it all.
Licinius misses with a looping right.
Licinius throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King is looking for the big counter here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Licinius stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Licinius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Licinius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight for Marcus Licinius!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Marcus Licinius!
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Marcus Licinius!

Marcus Licinius wins by unanimous decision!