PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian The Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Fury is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - White America. Julian The Fury has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Todd
vs
The Fury

190 cm
22
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
30
187 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julian The Fury!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Fury looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Todd is fending him off so far but The Fury persists. Nope, Todd circles away and we're back to standing.
The Fury avoids a punch combination nicely.
Todd lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Fury's sensitive parts.
The Fury misses with an uppercut
and Todd counters with a nice body kick.
Todd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Todd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Todd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
The Fury takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Fury tries to land a leg kick but Todd saw it coming and moves away.
Todd works the jab nicely.
Todd misses with a few strikes there.
Todd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Fury's calf.
The Fury looks gassed!
Todd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Fury's calf.
Todd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Todd connects with an inside leg kick.
Todd throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Todd!
The Fury on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Todd scores with a jab. The Fury acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Todd scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Todd.
Todd throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Fury.
Todd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Todd lands a front kick.
The Fury takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Todd.
Todd throws a nice head kick!
Todd throws a front kick that sends The Fury stumbling back into the cage.
The Fury stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Todd.
Todd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Julian The Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Fury's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Todd scores with a kick to the body.
Todd lands with a nice combination. The Fury backs away looking to recover.
Todd's corner calls for a 1-2. Todd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Todd.
Todd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Todd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Todd. That's going to slow The Fury down.
The Fury tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Todd scoring well with a low kick there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Todd.
Todd scoring well with a low kick there.
The Fury takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Todd.
The Fury moves in looking to clinch but Todd pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Todd. That's going to slow The Fury down.
A nice combination there by Todd.
Todd plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

The Fury is rocked!
The Fury blocks a head kick by Todd.
Todd lands a leg kick that knocks The Fury off balance momentarily.
The Fury takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Fury is still on wobbly legs! Can Todd finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Fury on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Todd. Todd obviously looking to wear him down.
The Fury seems to have recovered his senses.
Todd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Todd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Fury. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Todd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Todd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd tests The Fury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Todd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Todd lands with a slapping head kick.
Todd throws a head kick that The Fury semi-blocks.

Oooooh!!! Todd has knocked The Fury down with a huge combo! Todd steps away and waves a wobbly The Fury back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
A chopping leg kick lands by Todd.
A good leg kick by Todd.
Todd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Todd throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Fury.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Todd connects with a leg kick. The Fury looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Fury fails with a takedown attempt.
Marco Todd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Fury on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Todd dominated that round.
That's time! Todd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Todd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Todd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Fury can do to turn this around?
The Fury with a lazy takedown attempt
and Todd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Todd lands with a nice combination. The Fury backs away looking to recover.

Todd drops The Fury with a beautiful combination! The Fury stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Todd is looking for the KO!
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!
Todd scoring well with a low kick there.
Todd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Todd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Todd fails to land with a series of punches.
Todd explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Todd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Fury takes one to the chin there.
The Fury is breathing heavily.
Todd lands a leg kick that knocks The Fury off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Todd.
Todd connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd scores with a kick to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but The Fury might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Todd has got the better of the exchanges.
Todd goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Todd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Todd bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Todd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Todd throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Todd tries a head kick but it misses.
Marco Todd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Fury takes one on the button.
Todd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Fury.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Todd, right into the meat.
The Fury shoots in for a double leg but Todd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Fury takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Todd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fury avoids the head kick by Todd.
Todd fails to land with a series of punches.
Todd lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Fury has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Todd.
The Fury has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Todd.
A low kick from The Fury misses
and Todd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Todd throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Fury's head.
Todd works over The Fury's head and body with a nice combination.
The Fury chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Todd can pounce on him.
Todd throws a series of punches but The Fury avoids them all with ease.
Todd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Todd throws a leg kick which misses The Fury's front leg but catches the back leg as The Fury tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Todd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Fury tries to clinch but Todd is having none of it.
The Fury avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Fury moves out of range of the leg kick from Todd.
Todd misses with a series of wild punches.
The Fury misses with an uppercut. Todd saw that one coming.
Todd throws a nice looking combination but The Fury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Todd.
Todd tries to score with a low kick but The Fury moves his leg out of the way.
The Fury with a jab.
Todd is working the combinations to good effect here.
The Fury's jab looks to have found its range, popping Todd under the eye.
Todd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marco Todd is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Fury shoots in for a double leg but Todd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marco Todd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian The Fury.
Todd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Todd wants it to stay on the feet.
Todd misses with a head kick.
Todd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Fury's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Todd.
Todd throws a shot to the body.
Todd lands a head kick. The Fury smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Fury walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Todd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Fury has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Fury tries for a takedown but Todd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Todd.
Todd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Fury has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Todd dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The Fury throws a sloppy head kick
and Todd counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The Fury throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Fury is trying desperately to land a takedown but Todd is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for The Fury.
Todd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Fury.
Todd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Todd tries to bum rush The Fury with a series of wild strikes but The Fury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Fury shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Todd pinned against the cage. Todd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Todd throws a head kick but The Fury moves out of range.
Todd connects with an inside leg kick.
The Fury throws a body kick the misses
and Todd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Todd.
The Fury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Todd lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fury has his takedown stuffed
and Todd counters with a low kick, right behind The Fury 's knee.
Marco Todd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian The Fury.
The Fury slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
The Fury fails with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Todd tenderised The Fury's leg. The Fury is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Fury shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Todd as he avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Todd, right into the meat.
Todd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Fury.
Todd lands with a slapping head kick.
Todd lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Fury backs up against the cage.
The Fury takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Fury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Fury with a poor takedown
and Todd counters with a big head kick but The Fury shrugs it off.
Todd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Todd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as The Fury checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Todd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Fury is looking to clinch but Todd is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Todd. No joy for The Fury on that attempt.
Todd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Fury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Todd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Fury throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Todd's waist but Todd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Fury off to one side.
Todd scores with a one two! The Fury had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Fury is defended easily by Todd.
Marco Todd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd scores with a nice body kick.
Todd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Fury.
A solid leg kick lands there for Todd.
Todd throws a sloppy head kick and The Fury moves out of range easily.
The Fury shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Todd as he avoids it easily.
The Fury tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Fury on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Todd lands with a kick to the temple. The Fury shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Todd scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Todd.
The Fury looks for a takedown but Todd sprawls well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Todd.
The Fury takes a kick to the side of the head.
The Fury tries to clinch but Todd moves away
and Todd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by The Fury misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Todd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Todd counters with a two punch combo.
Julian The Fury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Todd throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Todd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Fury stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Todd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Todd 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Todd!