PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Decimus Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Sica (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.

Decimus Aurelius
vs
Sica

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maximus Decimus Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Sica!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decimus Aurelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sica moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Sica shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Decimus Aurelius manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sica in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sica accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Decimus Aurelius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sica postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Decimus Aurelius looking to control.
Sica tries to free his leg and advance position but Decimus Aurelius is retaining full guard.
Decimus Aurelius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Decimus Aurelius is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sica is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Decimus Aurelius. No joy for Sica on that attempt.
Sica fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Decimus Aurelius avoids it really well and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sica is defended easily by Decimus Aurelius.
Maximus Decimus Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Sica.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus Aurelius has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Decimus Aurelius fails in his attempt to clinch.

Decimus Aurelius scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sica is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Decimus Aurelius's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Decimus Aurelius's back!
Sica missing with strikes from the back.
Sica looks gassed!
Sica misses with a punch to the head.
Decimus Aurelius trying to control but not successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Decimus Aurelius looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Sica misses with punches from the back.
Sica scores with punches from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus Aurelius turns into Sica and is now in his guard.
Sica has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Decimus Aurelius wants to control from the top but Sica keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Decimus Aurelius doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sica counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sica working some strikes from top position.
Sica in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sica missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sica throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Decimus Aurelius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sica passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sica working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus Aurelius is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sica cracks Decimus Aurelius with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sica working the head and body with strikes.
Sica is chipping away with strikes.
Sica tries to score with some ground and pound. Decimus Aurelius controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Decimus Aurelius is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sica looks to land a strike but Decimus Aurelius avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sica postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sica pushes down on Decimus Aurelius's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Decimus Aurelius keeping control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus Aurelius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Decimus Aurelius is staying active underneath Sica, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sica winds up and cracks Decimus Aurelius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sica thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Decimus Aurelius tries to get to full guard but Sica has control of the leg.
Sica not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Decimus Aurelius is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sica scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Decimus Aurelius tries for a takedown but Sica circles away easily

and Sica counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Decimus Aurelius's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Sica dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sica shoots in for a takedown but Decimus Aurelius shows good takedown defense.
Sica has his takedown stuffed
and Decimus Aurelius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Decimus Aurelius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sica sprawls well. Sica wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Decimus Aurelius gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sica.
Maximus Decimus Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Sica.

Sica gets caught flat footed, as Decimus Aurelius shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sica can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sica utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Sica working for a triangle but Decimus Aurelius defends it easily.
Sica bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Decimus Aurelius's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sica in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sica postures up in Decimus Aurelius's guard and throws a big left but Decimus Aurelius blocks it.
Sica trying to control the position from guard on top but Decimus Aurelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sica scoring with punches to the head and body.
Decimus Aurelius tries to strike from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sica accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sica loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Decimus Aurelius throws a nice elbow from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sica with a poor takedown

and Decimus Aurelius counters with a single leg into guard. Sica didn't expect that.
Sica keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus Aurelius passes Sica's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Decimus Aurelius is looking to advance position but Sica won't allow it.
Sica works his way to full guard. Good work.

Sica working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Decimus Aurelius has passed into half guard!
Sica is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sica moves into full guard.
Decimus Aurelius is looking to stand up but Sica won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sica throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Sica throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sica tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Decimus Aurelius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sica will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sica bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Decimus Aurelius's guard.
Sica working some strikes from top position.
Sica thows a big elbow that misses.
Decimus Aurelius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sica with a flurry of punches that miss.
Decimus Aurelius is trying to keep Sica in close.
Sica postures up in Decimus Aurelius's guard and throws a big left but Decimus Aurelius blocks it.
Sica wants to control from the top but Decimus Aurelius keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sica shoots in looking for a takedown. Decimus Aurelius tries to sprawl out of it but Sica keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Decimus Aurelius manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Decimus Aurelius dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Decimus Aurelius stuffs the takedown.
Decimus Aurelius fails with the takedown

so Sica counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sica postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sica working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Decimus Aurelius looking to control.
Sica postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sica throws a big right hand that misses.
Decimus Aurelius trying to keep a closed guard but Sica is proving a slippery customer.
Sica won't allow Decimus Aurelius to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus Aurelius looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Decimus Aurelius has his takedown stuffed

and Sica counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sica with a nice head shot there.
Decimus Aurelius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sica.
Sica throws a strike but Decimus Aurelius rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sica is striking but Decimus Aurelius is not phased and passes to half guard.
Sica is looking to control Decimus Aurelius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sica avoid being mounted?
Sica tries to roll over but Decimus Aurelius keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sica tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sica is looking for a sweep. Decimus Aurelius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sica is pressing down on Decimus Aurelius's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Decimus Aurelius stopping the sweep attempt from Sica.

Sica has his foot on Decimus Aurelius's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Decimus Aurelius works his way back into a safe position though.

Sica is looking for a triangle but Decimus Aurelius pushes his legs off easily.
Sica strikes from his own guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sica manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Decimus Aurelius manages to get himself to full guard.
Decimus Aurelius controls Sica momentarily but Sica frees himself.
Sica scoring with some ground and pound.
Jorge Sica has got the better of the ground game so far.
Decimus Aurelius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sica wants to get back to full guard but Decimus Aurelius has passed into side control.
Decimus Aurelius looking to finish Sica with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sica!
Sica is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sica wants to hold on but Decimus Aurelius pushes him away.
Sica is looking to improve his position but Decimus Aurelius isn't that keen on the idea.
Decimus Aurelius tries to control but Sica wriggling away.
Sica working to try and regain half guard.
Decimus Aurelius can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sica is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Sica comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sica 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Sica!