PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sic Vicious (ranked 2749 p4p, 352 weight class) and Jack Merel (ranked 2030 p4p, 275 weight class). Merel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Laura Tesoro - Higher kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sic Vicious has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vicious
vs
Merel

186 cm
30
179 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

181 cm
23
177 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sic Vicious !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Merel!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicious looks to land a left hand but Merel moved out of range nicely.
Sic Vicious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vicious lands with a hook. Merel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vicious misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Merel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Merel slips under a jab from Vicious .
Merel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Merel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Merel lands a glancing blow to the side of Vicious 's head.
Vicious throws a body kick that misses.
Merel tries to clinch but Vicious is having none of it.
Vicious stalks Merel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Merel's face. Merel staggers backwards, shaken.
Vicious throws a hook but Merel blocks it.
Vicious misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Merel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vicious . Merel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Merel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vicious is out of range.
No joy there for Vicious , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Merel takes the fight into the clinch.
Vicious is trying to break the clinch but Merel has him pressed against the cage.
Merel tries to work over Vicious 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Merel working aggressively here.
Merel can't find room to land a body shot as Vicious controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Merel fails to land.
Merel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Merel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Merel throws a head punch that misses.
Merel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Merel misses with a punch to the body.
Merel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Merel misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicious prevents a body shot from Merel.
Merel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Merel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Merel fails to land.
Merel lands a shoulder strike.
Merel has Vicious pressed against the cage, preventing Vicious from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Vicious breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Merel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vicious connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Merel scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vicious throws a leg kick that misses.
Vicious goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vicious throws a right and a left that Merel avoids nicely.
Merel blocks the body kick.
Vicious swings for the body but Merel moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Merel misses the target.
Merel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel throws a lazy right hand but Vicious sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Merel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vicious moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Merel scoring well with a low kick there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Merel, as that shot connected.
Merel is looking to clinch but Vicious is avoiding it.
Vicious ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merel moves away.
Vicious misses with a hook.
Vicious pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vicious misses with an uppercut. Merel saw that one coming.
Vicious scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vicious lands a jab to the head.
Merel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Vicious .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vicious takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vicious ducks right into an uppercut from Merel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merel slips under a jab from Vicious .
Vicious misses with a two punch combination.
Merel is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

Merel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Merel on the inside.
Merel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vicious s head.
Merel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Merel has a couple of punches blocked by Vicious .
Vicious tries to break free but Merel pushes him back against the cage.
Vicious blocks an uppercut.
Vicious lands a right hand.
Merel throws a head punch that misses.
Merel misses with a hook from the clinch.

Vicious breaks the clinch.
Vicious throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sic Vicious will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Merel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vicious moves away.
Merel throws a head kick that misses
and Vicious counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merel connects with a leg kick. Vicious looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vicious throws a left and a right that both miss
and Merel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Merel connects with a right hand. Vicious shakes it off.
Vicious bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vicious tries to move into range but Merel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Merel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Merel missing with a left hand there. Vicious was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Vicious there.
Merel takes one to the chin there.
Vicious takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vicious throws a leg kick but Merel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vicious connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vicious 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Merel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vicious scrambles back to his feet.
Merel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vicious s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Merel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Merel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vicious gets tackled into the cage by Merel. Merel maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vicious .
Merel misses with some punches.
Merel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vicious backwards.
Vicious blocks an uppercut.
Merel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Merel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vicious cracks Merel with a nice body shot.
Merel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vicious is trying to break the clinch but Merel is controlling him.
Merel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Merel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vicious seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Merel can turn it around.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vicious blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Merel swings wildly with an uppercut but Vicious uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merel lands with a short shot to the head.
Merel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vicious tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vicious tries to break free but Merel pushes him back against the cage.
Merel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vicious 's efforts to push away.
Vicious wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vicious wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Merel has him pressed against the cage.
Merel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Merel throws a punch but it's blocked by Vicious .

Vicious breaks from the clinch.
Merel moves out of range as Vicious strikes.
Merel tries to counter by closing the distance.

Merel moves into range and clinches up with Vicious .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel is leaning against Vicious and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Merel tries to throw a body punch but Vicious avoids it by throwing Merel back against the cage.
Merel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vicious backwards.
Vicious tries to circle away but Merel has him pinned against the cage.
Vicious is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jack Merel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Merel working aggressively here.
Vicious wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Merel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Merel misses with some punches.
Merel struggles to land a body shot inside as Vicious controls his hands.
Merel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Vicious breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Merel throws a head kick that misses.
Merel dodges the punch combination from Vicious .
Sic Vicious is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicious avoids the head kick by Merel.
Merel throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Merel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Merel cracks Vicious with an open hand slap.
Vicious misses with an attempted mid kick.
Merel with a jab.
Merel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Merel.
Merel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Merel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Merel lands with an overhand left.
Merel takes one to the chin there.
Vicious getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vicious .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Merel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Merel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vicious throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Vicious finds it's way through Merel's defenses.
Merel throws a leg kick that misses.
Merel closes the distance but Vicious moves to the side
and Vicious counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merel lands a jab to the head.
Vicious looks to land a body kick but Merel moved away.
Vicious lands with a shot to the body.
Vicious connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Merel is rocked!
and Vicious counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Merel! He's just covering up as Vicious starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sic Vicious !
An out of breath Sic Vicious thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.