PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Licinius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakim Jongil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Licinius
vs
Jongil

178 cm
20
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rakim Jongil!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Licinius gets caught napping as Jongil dives in and scores a takedown. Licinius manages to retain guard.
Licinius wants to stand and escape but Jongil is having none of it.
Jongil with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jongil is looking to stand up but Licinius won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jongil lands a couple of elbows.
Licinius is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jongil dives into side control.
Jongil controls the position.

Jongil is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Licinius is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Licinius is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jongil content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Licinius wants to get back to his feet but Jongil drags him back down.
Licinius trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jongil is looking to take a break and control but Licinius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Licinius wants to get back to his feet but Jongil drags him back down.

Jongil is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Licinius knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jongil is looking to take a break and control but Licinius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jongil content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Licinius is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jongil is controlling him well.
Jongil wants to stand but Licinius is controlling his arm.

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

Licinius has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Licinius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Licinius trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Licinius as Jongil tries to tie him up.
Jongil drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Licinius gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Licinius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jongil.
Jongil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jongil fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Licinius digs a right hand into Jongil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jongil's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Licinius.
Jongil is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Licinius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcus Licinius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rakim Jongil.
A short right from Licinius.
Licinius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Licinius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Licinius tries to land knees in the clinch but Jongil avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licinius lands a right hand.
Licinius lands a shoulder strike.
Jongil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Licinius scores with a shot to the side of Jongil's head.
Jongil fails to pull guard.
Licinius missing with knees to the body.
Jongil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Jongil pulls guard.
Jongil looking to hit a scissor sweep but Licinius is one step ahead there.

Jongil is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Licinius defends well.

Licinius stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Licinius has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licinius works on Jongil's body with a couple of short punches.
Jongil looks winded!
Jongil jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Licinius walks away with a smile on his face. Jongil gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Licinius moves into range and clinches up with Jongil.
A short right from Licinius on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Licinius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jongil takes a shot to the head.
Jongil taking a breather.
Licinius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Licinius as the two fighters clinch.
Licinius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Licinius.
Licinius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jongil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Licinius.
Licinius pushes Jongil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Licinius trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Licinius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Licinius dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Licinius moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marcus Licinius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jongil shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Licinius as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jongil.
Licinius went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Licinius gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Licinius presses Jongil against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Licinius on the inside.
Licinius lands an uppercut.
Jongil is breathing heavily.
Licinius lands a hook that snaps the head of Jongil backwards.
Licinius scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jongil is looking to control Licinius's arms but Licinius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jongil has his back to the cage.
Marcus Licinius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Licinius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jongil managing to block the knees to the body from Licinius.
Licinius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jongil tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Licinius smiles and moves away.
Marcus Licinius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rakim Jongil.
Jongil misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Jongil looks to move away, Licinius throws a big counter combo but Jongil just gets out of the way.

Licinius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Licinius.
Licinius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jongil avoids it.
Jongil is trying to break free.
Jongil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Licinius lands with a short shot to the head.
Jongil is trying to push Licinius away but Licinius has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Licinius is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Licinius trying to land knees to the body.
Jongil fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licinius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Licinius.
Jongil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Licinius lands with a light punch inside.
Licinius lands with a right to the head.
Licinius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Licinius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jongil is trying to pull guard but Licinius turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Licinius.
A right handed body shot lands from Licinius.
Licinius trying to land knees to the body.
Licinius tries to land knees in the clinch but Jongil avoids the damage to the body.
Jongil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Licinius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Licinius prevents the takedown attempt.
Licinius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jongil backwards.
Licinius is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jongil is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licinius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jongil avoids it.
Licinius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Licinius.
Licinius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Licinius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jongil backwards.
Jongil jumps guard but Licinius turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Licinius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jongil can do to turn this around?
Licinius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Licinius.
Licinius pushes Jongil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Licinius scores with a hook to the body.
Licinius is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jongil is defending well for now.
Jongil is trying to break the clinch but Licinius has him pressed against the cage.
Licinius lands with a short shot to the head.
Licinius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Licinius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Licinius lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licinius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jongil backwards.
Licinius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Licinius presses Jongil against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Licinius lands with a light punch inside.
Licinius lands with a light punch inside.
Licinius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jongil takes a shot to the head.
Licinius digs a right hand into Jongil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jongil's gas tank.
Licinius lands with a left to the head.
Licinius lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Licinius.
Jongil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Licinius lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Licinius.
Licinius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Licinius digs a right hand into Jongil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jongil's gas tank.
Licinius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Licinius dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jongil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Jongil fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Licinius, pushing him back against the cage.
Licinius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jongil has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Licinius is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Licinius.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Licinius.
Licinius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jongil or not.
Jongil jumps guard but Licinius turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Licinius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jongil or not.
Jongil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jongil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jongil tries to score a body lock takedown but Licinius shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marcus Licinius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rakim Jongil.
Licinius presses Jongil against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Licinius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jongil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Licinius lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Licinius gets through Jongil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Licinius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jongil avoids it.
Licinius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Licinius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Licinius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Licinius.
Licinius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jongil backwards.
Licinius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Licinius.
Licinius trying to land knees to the body.
Licinius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Licinius lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Licinius.
Licinius scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jongil takes a shot to the head.
Licinius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Licinius lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licinius missing with knees to the body.
Licinius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jongil or not.
Licinius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jongil.
Licinius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jongil backwards.
Licinius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Licinius.
Licinius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jongil.
Jongil is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short left from Licinius.
Licinius lands with a short shot to the head.
Jongil avoiding damage as Licinius throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Licinius.
A short uppercut from Licinius.
Licinius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Licinius on the inside.
Jongil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Licinius obliges.
Licinius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Licinius digs a right hand into Jongil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jongil's gas tank.
Licinius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jongil backwards.
Jongil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Licinius missing with knees to the body.
Licinius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jongils head.
Licinius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jongil avoids it.
Licinius presses Jongil against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Licinius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jongil avoids it.
Jongil jumps guard but Licinius turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jongil tries to pull guard but Licinius holds him up against the cage and eventually Jongil drops back down to his feet.
Licinius is leaning against Jongil and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Licinius missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licinius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jongil avoids it.
Licinius missing with knees to the body.
Licinius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jongil.
Licinius blocks an uppercut.
Licinius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jongil is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Licinius pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Licinius lands an uppercut.
Licinius works on Jongil's body with a couple of short punches.
Licinius missing with knees to the body.
Licinius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Licinius lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Licinius.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Licinius scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Licinius.
Rakim Jongil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Licinius.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Licinius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Licinius, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Topper Green scores the fight for Marcus Licinius!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Marcus Licinius!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Marcus Licinius!

Marcus Licinius wins by unanimous decision!