PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Max Huel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Gannicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Gannicus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Huel
vs
Gannicus

165 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
138 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Huel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Gannicus!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gannicus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Huel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Huel misses with a double jab.
Gannicus is looking to chop away at Huel's legs.
Gannicus is looking to slow Huel down with leg kicks.
Gannicus misses with a low kick.
Gannicus tries to score with a low kick but Huel moves his leg out of the way.
Huel misses with a wild body shot.
Huel fails to land with a series of punches.
Huel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gannicus moves away.
Huel throws a lazy right hand but Gannicus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huel with a nice cross.
Huel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gannicus manages to avoid it.
Gannicus takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gannicus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gannicus avoids a punch combination nicely.

Huel drives through and clinches with Gannicus against the cage.
Gannicus tries to stall but Huel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Huel pushes Gannicus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gannicus swings wildly with an uppercut but Huel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gannicus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Huel.
Huel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Gannicus.
Gannicus throws a head kick but Huel moves out of range.
Gannicus throws out a loose jab but Huel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gannicus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Huel is out of range and Gannicus settles back down.
Huel tries to land a leg kick but Gannicus saw it coming and moves away.
Huel misses with a leg kick
and Gannicus counters with a thumping low kick.
Huel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huel throws a shot from downtown. Gannicus moves away and avoids it.
Gannicus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huel.
Huel throws out a leg kick but Gannicus moves out of range and Huel only half commits.
Gannicus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Huel with a nice cross.
Huel misses with a wild body shot.
Huel throws a looping overhand right but Gannicus ducks down to avoid it.
Gannicus avoids the body shot from Huel.
Gannicus avoids the body shot from Huel.
Huel is breathing heavily.
Gannicus tries to bum rush Huel with a series of wild strikes but Huel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gannicus throws a low kick but Huel avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huel keeps the fight on the outside.
Huel misses with an uppercut. Gannicus saw that one coming.
Huel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Huel throws a jab when Gannicus was well out of range.
Gannicus delivers a nice body kick.
Gannicus is looking to slow Huel down with leg kicks.

Gannicus lands a big head kick that sends Huel tumbling to the mat! Gannicus takes a step backwards and waves Huel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gannicus connects with a leg kick. Huel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gannicus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Gannicus dominated that round.
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.

That kick from Gannicus tenderised Huel's leg. Huel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gannicus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gannicus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Huel's calf.
Huel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gannicus throws out the jab.
Huel moves out of range of the leg kick from Gannicus.
Gannicus keeps Huel at a distance using the push kick.
Gannicus tried to score with a low kick but Huel checks it.
Gannicus lands a leg kick that knocks Huel off balance momentarily.
Huel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gannicus circles away quickly and effectively.
Gannicus tries to score with a low kick but Huel moves his leg out of the way.
Huel moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huel lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gannicus connects with a leg kick. Huel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gannicus tries to clinch there but Huel circles away.
Max Huel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gannicus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Huel's head.
A slow jab from Huel misses its intended target.
Huel throws a series of punches but Gannicus avoids them all with ease.
Huel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gannicus.
Marcus Gannicus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gannicus connects with an inside leg kick.
Gannicus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gannicus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Huel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gannicus.
Gannicus keeps Huel at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gannicus moves in looking to clinch but Huel pushes him off.
Gannicus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gannicus tries to clinch up but Huel circles away and keeps his distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gannicus!
Gannicus is looking to clinch.
Huel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Huel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gannicus can pounce on him.
Gannicus jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gannicus!
Gannicus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gannicus.
Gannicus lands with a slapping head kick.
Huel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gannicus connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Gannicus tenderised Huel's leg. Huel is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid body kick from Gannicus.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gannicus, right into the meat.
Gannicus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gannicus. Huel shrugs it off though.
Huel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gannicus.
Huel throws a hook but Gannicus avoids it easily.
Gannicus tries to clinch there but Huel circles away.
Huel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Huel misses with a hook. Gannicus ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gannicus.
Gannicus tries to clinch there but Huel circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Huel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Gannicus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gannicus cracks the inside of Huel's front leg.
Huel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Huel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Huel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Huel clinches.
Huel can't find room to land a body shot as Gannicus controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Huel.
Gannicus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gannicus throws a head punch that misses.
Huel struggles to land a body shot inside as Gannicus controls his hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gannicus misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gannicus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Huel is keeping busy.
Huel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gannicus throws a head punch that misses.
Huel misses with a punch to the body.
Gannicus misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Huel.
Gannicus is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Huel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gannicus blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Huel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Huel - that landed with a thud.
Gannicus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Huel is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gannicus backwards.
Gannicus throws a head punch that misses.
Huel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gannicus blocking some punches.
Max Huel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huel can't find room to land a body shot as Gannicus controls the action.
Gannicus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gannicus is keeping busy.
Marcus Gannicus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Huel blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gannicus as Huel tries to tie him up.
Huel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gannicus.
Huel slows down the pace here.
Huel misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Huel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gannicus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Gannicus!