PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Lichen (ranked 985 p4p, 122 weight class) and Darko Vader (ranked 4084 p4p, 388 weight class). Vader has chosen Return of Darko as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Lichen
vs
Vader

170 cm
26
142 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

168 cm
33
145 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Lichen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Darko Vader!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lichen misses with an uppercut
and Vader counters with a nice body kick.
Lichen throws a looping overhand right but Vader ducks down to avoid it.
Vader on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vader goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vader misses with a body shot.
Vader tries to land a front kick but Lichen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lichen looks to land a right hand but Vader moved out of range.
Lichen sizes up Vader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vader connects with a body shot that sends Lichen's belly button to the back.
Lichen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lichen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lichen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vader counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lichen misses the target.
Vader throws a body kick that misses.
Vader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lichen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lichen misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Vader.
Vader throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lichen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Lichen misses its intended target.
Lichen throws a lazy right hand but Vader sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lichen.
Lichen moves to clinch but Vader breaks away
and Vader counters with a nice body shot.
Lichen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vader moves out of range of the strikes.
Vader is trying to counter with his kicks.
Vader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vader is looking for the big counter here.
Lichen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lichen misses with an uppercut.
Lichen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vader moves away.
David Lichen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vader looks for the body kick but Lichen saw that one coming.

Lichen closes the distance and clinches.
Lichen lands a left hand.
Lichen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A head punch on the inside from Lichen fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Lichen as the two fighters clinch.
Vader is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lichen misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lichen misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lichen lands with a left to the head.
Vader tries to pull guard but Lichen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lichen misses with a body punch.
Lichen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vader's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vader.
Vader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lichen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vader blocks a body shot from Lichen.
Nice body punch from Lichen.

Lichen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lichen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lichen.
Vader slips a jab from Lichen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lichen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lichen looks to throw the jab but Vader is out of range.
Lichen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lichen just misses with a punch to the body.
Lichen throws a right and a left that Vader avoids nicely.
Vader throws a body kick that misses.
Vader is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lichen rather than just go for the knockout.
Lichen throws out a loose jab but Vader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vader looks for the body kick but Lichen saw that one coming.
Vader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lichen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lichen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vader.
Lichen is looking to counter punch.
Vader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lichen.
Vader looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lichen avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Lichen 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.

Vader misses with a body kick.
Vader looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lichen throws a jab when Vader was well out of range.
Vader throws a counter combo.
Darko Vader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vader misses with a body kick.
Lichen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vader misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lichen throws a looping overhand right but Vader ducks down to avoid it.
Lichen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vader.
Lichen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vader manages to avoid it.
Vader is looking for the big counter here.
Lichen misses with a double jab.
Vader misses with a body kick.
It looked like Lichen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vader.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader fakes the leg kick and cracks Lichen in the body.
Vader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lichen.
Lichen wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lichen throws a right hand that misses
and Vader counters with a left to the body.
Lichen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vader is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lichen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vader thinks about the counter body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vader. Lichen shrugs it off though.
Vader misses with a body shot.
Vader throws a wild body kick that Lichen sees coming a mile off.
Vader lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lichen at a distance.
Lichen throws a body shot but no joy.
Lichen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vader has time to react.
Lichen avoids a kick to the body.
Lichen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lichen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vader counters with a left and a right that stings Lichen.
Vader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lichen misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lichen moves out of range as Vader throws a body kick.
Lichen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vader throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vader.
An attempted straight right counter from Lichen misses the target.
Vader with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lichen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vader.

Lichen instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lichen.
Vader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lichen tries to throw a body punch but Vader avoids it by throwing Lichen back against the cage.
Lichen can't find room to land a body shot as Vader controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lichen fails to land.
Vader leaning against his opponent.
Vader prevents a body shot from Lichen.
Vader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lichen throws a punch but it's blocked by Vader.
Lichen tries to work over Vader's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vader lands a damaging elbow.
Lichen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lichen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lichen tries a body shot but Vader blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lichen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vader has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lichen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lichen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vader has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lichen working aggressively here.
Lichen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vader slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vader.
Lichen prevents Vader from breaking the clinch.
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 David Lichen 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!

Vader slips under a jab.
Lichen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vader now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vader shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lichen eats them both and turns towards Vader to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lichen throws a lazy right hand but Vader sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Lichen.
Vader ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lichen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lichen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vader manages to avoid it.
Lichen looks to score with a jab to the body but Vader is just out of range.
Vader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lichen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lichen throws a big shot that misses.
Lichen throws a right and a left that Vader avoids nicely.
Lichen throws a lazy right hand but Vader sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lichen misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lichen moves to clinch but Vader breaks away
and Vader counters with a one-two to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vader.
The fighters circling - Lichen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vader takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vader avoids the body shot from Lichen.
Vader throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lichen misses with a body shot.
As Lichen backs off Vader throws a huge counter combo but Lichen manages to avoid it all.
Lichen looks to score with a jab to the body but Vader is just out of range.
Lichen tries to close the distance and clinch but Vader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vader appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lichen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vader moves away.
Lichen tries to clinch but Vader is having none of it.
Vader comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vader pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lichen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lichen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vader throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lichen misses with an uppercut.
Lichen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vader throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lichen throws a shot from downtown. Vader moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Lichen misses.
Lichen misses with a straight right.
Lichen misses with a wild body shot.
Lichen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vader is trying to counter with his kicks.
Vader slips a straight right by Lichen.
Vader slips under a jab.
Vader counters with a body kick.
Lichen misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vader avoids the body shot from Lichen.
Vader counters with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Lichen.
Lichen throws a jab when Vader was well out of range.
Vader follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lichen tries to clinch up.
Vader slips under a jab from Lichen.
Vader counters with a body kick.
Lichen tries to clinch there but Vader circles away.
A slow jab from Lichen misses its intended target.
Vader is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vader is looking to land body kicks.
Vader moves away from the strike by Lichen.
Vader counters with a body kick.
A combination from Vader does no damage.
Lichen throws an off balance right hand
and Vader counters with a right hand to the body.
Vader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lichen looks to clinch
and Vader counters with a good, hard body kick but Lichen shrugs it off.
Lichen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lichen avoids a kick to the body.
Lichen tries to clinch up but Vader circles away and keeps his distance.
Lichen throws a looping overhand right but Vader ducks down to avoid it.
Vader scores with a spinning back kick!
Vader throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lichen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lichen throws the left hand but Vader avoids the punch easily.
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!
Vader avoids the body shot from Lichen.
Vader looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Lichen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lichen moves out of range as Vader throws a body kick.
Lichen wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Darko Vader.
I think Lichen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... David Lichen!
After winning the bout, David Lichen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Darko Vader spoke after the fight, saying 'I wanna thank all my fans for their support, and to the people who came to witness this great match. Gotta go my chika babes are now waiting in my room. '.