PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Marques (ranked 3585 p4p, 388 weight class) and Sic Vicious (ranked 2036 p4p, 248 weight class). Marques comes to the cage accompanied by Raining Blood. This should be fireworks!

Marques
vs
Vicious

191 cm
32
185 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

186 cm
31
179 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Marques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sic Vicious !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marques is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vicious .
Nice jab there from Vicious .
Vicious cracks Marques with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marques bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marques throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vicious shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vicious jabs Marques right on the nose. Marques blinks but takes it well.
Marques looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Vicious misses its intended target.
Vicious throws a hook but Marques blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Vicious misses the target.
Marques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Vicious misses.
Vicious misses with an uppercut
and Marques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Marques does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vicious misses with a two punch combination.
Marques appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sic Vicious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marques displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vicious throws out the jab.
Vicious takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Vicious misses.
Vicious 's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vicious 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vicious throws a big shot that misses.
Marques throwing a counter right hand but Vicious manages to avoid it.
Vicious misses with an uppercut.
Vicious looks to land a right hand but Marques moved out of range.
Vicious throws a lazy right hand but Marques sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vicious misses the shot to the body.
Marques slips a jab and a cross from Vicious .
Vicious swings for the body but Marques moves out of range.
Marques was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marques misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Vicious was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vicious lands the left hand.
Vicious throws an off balance right hand
and Marques counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vicious missing with a left hand there. Marques was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vicious throws a series of punches but Marques avoids them all with ease.
Vicious throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marques on the side of the head.
Marques moves away from the strike by Vicious .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vicious throws a series of punches but Marques avoids them all with ease.
Marques appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marques dodges the punch combination from Vicious .
Marques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marques goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marques connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vicious . Vicious circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vicious pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vicious is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marques.
Marques lands a really nice looking cross but Vicious seems unphased.
Nice cross by Marques.
Vicious misses with a few strikes there.
Marques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Vicious misses.
Marques ducks under a wild hook from Vicious .
Vicious stuns Marques with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vicious lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques throws a shot from downtown. Vicious moves away and avoids it.
Marques dodges the punch combination from Vicious .
Marques throwing a counter right hand but Vicious manages to avoid it.
Vicious might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vicious displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marques takes a swing at Vicious 's ribcage but misses.
Marques swings for the body but Vicious moves out of range.
Marques connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vicious momentarily.
Marques steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vicious .
Vicious scores with a jab.

Marques is rocked!
Marques drops his hands momentarily. Vicious doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Marques staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Marques doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sic Vicious !
Our winner, Sic Vicious , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Billy Marques spoke after the fight, saying 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.