PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Storic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gram Prodigy (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.

Storic
vs
Prodigy

193 cm
25
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marko Storic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gram Prodigy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prodigy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Storic's head.
Storic shoots in for a double leg but Prodigy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Storic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Prodigy's waist but Prodigy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Storic off to one side.
Prodigy stuffs the takedown attempt from Storic. Storic gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Storic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prodigy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Storic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Storic fails with a takedown attempt.
Storic fails with a takedown attempt.
Storic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Prodigy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Storic somewhat.
Storic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Prodigy is fending him off so far but Storic persists. Nope, Prodigy circles away and we're back to standing.
Prodigy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Storic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prodigy fails to land the takedown.
Storic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Storic looks for a takedown but Prodigy sprawls well.
Marko Storic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Storic with that takedown attempt.
Storic is breathing heavily.
Prodigy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Storic swivels and escapes.
Prodigy tries for a takedown but Storic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Prodigy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Storic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Storic fails with a takedown attempt.
Prodigy swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storic tries for a takedown but Prodigy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Storic with a lazy takedown attempt

so Prodigy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Prodigy wanted to stand there but Storic had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Prodigy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Prodigy misses with a head kick.
Prodigy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Storic defends it nicely.
Storic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Storic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Prodigy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storic misses with a takedown

and Prodigy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Storic's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Prodigy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Storic doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Prodigy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Storic's guard.
Storic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Storic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Prodigy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Storic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Storic has escaped and now he's on top!
Storic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gram Prodigy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Storic blocks a head kick by Prodigy.
No luck for Storic with that takedown attempt.

Storic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Prodigy wants to stand but Storic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Storic thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Prodigy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Storic's guard.
Prodigy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Storic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Prodigy has gone for a leg lock! Storic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Prodigy's guard.
Prodigy is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storic sitting in guard here, content to control.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gram Prodigy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Storic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Prodigy but Prodigy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Storic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Prodigy sprawls well. Prodigy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Storic gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Storic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prodigy tries to clinch up but Storic circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Prodigy swivels and escapes.
Prodigy slaps away a takedown attempt from Storic, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Storic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Prodigy!
Storic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Prodigy is looking to escape.
Gram Prodigy has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storic controlling his opponent.
Prodigy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Prodigy holds on for dear life, controlling Storic's posture momentarily.

Storic is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Prodigy is surviving well by controlling Storic's body position as best he can.
Prodigy is trying desperately to improve position.
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 Marko Storic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Storic misses with a takedown

and Prodigy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Storic won't be happy with that.
Prodigy wants to stand but Storic has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Prodigy slips nicely into half guard.

Prodigy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Storic throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Storic gets full guard.
Prodigy wants to stand and escape but instead Storic has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Storic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Prodigy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Prodigy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storic moves away.
Storic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Prodigy as he jumps to the side.
Storic shoots in looking for a takedown but Prodigy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Storic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Storic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Prodigy.
Storic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Prodigy but Prodigy pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Prodigy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Storic is trying to defend but Prodigy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storic manages to get to full guard.
Prodigy is looking to stand up but Storic won't let him.
Storic throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Storic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Storic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Prodigy is looking to stand up but Storic won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Prodigy has gone for a leg lock! Storic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Prodigy's guard.
Storic sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gram Prodigy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Prodigy thuds a left hand into Storic's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gram Prodigy.
Well Prodigy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gram Prodigy!