PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damir Mrsic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Spiegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiegel has chosen Tank as his entrance music. Spike Spiegel will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mrsic
vs
Spiegel

173 cm
19
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damir Mrsic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spike Spiegel!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mrsic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spiegel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mrsic misses with an uppercut. Spiegel saw that one coming.
Mrsic throws a hook but Spiegel blocks it.
Spiegel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mrsic looks to land a combination but Spiegel avoids it well.
A solid body kick from Spiegel.
Spiegel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Spiegel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mrsic tests Spiegel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spiegel is looking to land body kicks.
Mrsic tries to score with a low kick but Spiegel moves his leg out of the way.
Mrsic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Spiegel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mrsic misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Mrsic. That snapped Spiegel's head back.
Spiegel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mrsic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mrsic cracks Spiegel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spiegel throws a head kick that half lands.
Mrsic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No joy there for Mrsic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrsic misses with a leg kick.
Spiegel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mrsic thows a body shot but no joy.
Mrsic takes a kick to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Mrsic blocks the leg kick.
Spiegel checks a leg kick.
Spiegel slips a straight right by Mrsic.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mrsic.
Spiegel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mrsic thuds a left hand into Spiegel's body.
Mrsic throws a one two combo.
Mrsic misses with a straight left.
Mrsic connects with a looping right hand.
Mrsic misses with a wild combination.
Mrsic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Damir Mrsic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiegel misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Spiegel.
Mrsic circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrsic misses with a two punch combination.
Spiegel ducks under a wild hook from Mrsic.
Spiegel wants to clinch up but Mrsic keeps it at a distance.
Spiegel tries to clinch up.
Mrsic misses with a straight left.
Mrsic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiegel moves away.
Mrsic takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Spiegel closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Spiegel prevents the takedown attempt.
Mrsic misses with a body punch.
Spiegel wants to break free but Mrsic has control.
Spiegel gets underhooks to prevent Mrsic's takedown attempt.
Mrsic has Spiegel pressed against the cage, preventing Spiegel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mrsic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damir Mrsic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spiegel.
Spiegel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mrsic as Spiegel tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrsic lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Spiegel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mrsic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Spiegel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spiegel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mrsic.
Mrsic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slow jab from Mrsic misses its intended target.
Mrsic wants to slow Spiegel down by chopping away at his legs.
Mrsic throws the left hand but Spiegel avoids the punch easily.
Spiegel cracks the inside of Mrsic's front leg.
A slow jab from Mrsic misses its intended target.
Spiegel motions for Mrsic to come forward. Spiegel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mrsic throws a nice looking combination but Spiegel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mrsic shoots in for a double leg but Spiegel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mrsic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mrsic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Spiegel.
Spiegel walks into a stiff left hand from Mrsic.
Mrsic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spiegel.
Good shot there by Mrsic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Spiegel.
Mrsic misses with a two punch combination.
Mrsic loads up on a big right hand but Spiegel slips the punch.
Mrsic thows a body shot but no joy.
Mrsic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mrsic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spiegel can pounce on him.
Spiegel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Spiegel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mrsic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Mrsic as he connects with a hook.
Spiegel misses with a low kick.
Mrsic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Spiegel staying out of range there.
Mrsic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mrsic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spiegel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mrsic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiegel moves away.
Nice defenses there by Spiegel.
Spiegel lands a nice looking body kick.
Spiegel scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spike Spiegel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Spiegel thuds his shin into the meat of Mrsic's side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spiegel, right into the meat.
Mrsic throws a nice looking combination but Spiegel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spiegel scores with a leg kick.
Spiegel looks to land a body kick but Mrsic moved away.
Mrsic misses with a looping right.
Spiegel scores with a nice body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Mrsic as he connects with a hook.
Spike Spiegel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mrsic misses with a body shot.
Mrsic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiegel moves away.
Spiegel checks a leg kick.
Mrsic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mrsic connects with a right hand. Spiegel shakes it off.
Spiegel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mrsic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spiegel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mrsic. That did some damage!
Spiegel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mrsic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mrsic slips under a jab.
Mrsic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrsic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spiegel.
Spiegel misses with an uppercut. Mrsic saw that one coming.
Spiegel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mrsic to score with a decent uppercut.
Mrsic misses with an uppercut. Spiegel saw that one coming.
Mrsic checks a leg kick.
Spiegel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spiegel throws a head kick that half lands.
Spiegel thumps Mrsic with a low kick.
Spiegel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mrsic.
Mrsic fails to land with a series of punches.
Mrsic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spiegel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mrsic throws a shot from downtown. Spiegel moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spiegel.
Spiegel lands with a kick to the temple. Mrsic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Spiegel scores with a kick to the body.
Mrsic cracks Spiegel with an open hand slap.
Mrsic throws a wild body kick that Spiegel sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel tries to clinch there but Mrsic circles away.
Mrsic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Spiegel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Spiegel. No joy for Mrsic on that attempt.
Mrsic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mrsic clobbers Spiegel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spiegel thumps Mrsic with a low kick.
Mrsic looks to score with a jab to the body but Spiegel is just out of range.
Mrsic misses with a double jab.
Mrsic loads up on a big right hand but Spiegel slips the punch.
Mrsic cracks Spiegel with a good jab.
Spiegel throws a hook but Mrsic avoids it easily.
Spiegel scores with a leg kick.
Mrsic digs a good body shot into Spiegel's ribs.
Mrsic misses with an uppercut. Spiegel saw that one coming.
Spiegel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mrsic throws out the jab.
Mrsic throws an overhand right that lands on Spiegel's shoulder, as Spiegel tries to avoid the shot.
Spiegel blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrsic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiegel moves away.
Mrsic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mrsic throws a hook to the side of Spiegel's head but Spiegel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mrsic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spike Spiegel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mrsic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spiegel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mrsic misses with a double jab.
Spiegel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mrsic.
Spiegel throws a leg kick which misses Mrsic's front leg but catches the back leg as Mrsic tries to avoid it.
Mrsic missing with a left hand there. Spiegel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spiegel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Mrsic misses.
Mrsic throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Spiegel.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spiegel, right into the meat.
Mrsic avoids the head kick by Spiegel.
Spiegel throws a head kick that half lands.
Spiegel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Spiegel pushes Mrsic away with a front kick.
Mrsic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiegel.
Spiegel tries to clinch but Mrsic moves out of range.
Mrsic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spiegel lands a head kick. Mrsic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mrsic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mrsic lands a jab to the nose.
Mrsic throws a body punch but Spiegel moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Spiegel.
Spiegel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mrsic.
Spiegel fakes the leg kick and cracks Mrsic in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spiegel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mrsic fails with a takedown attempt.
Spiegel throws a body kick that misses.
Spiegel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spike Spiegel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Spiegel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mrsic throws a jab when Spiegel was well out of range.
Mrsic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spiegel was well out of range. Poor timing from Mrsic.
Spiegel defending well as Mrsic loads up on a big left hand.
Mrsic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Mrsic misses.
Mrsic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spiegel lands a nice looking body kick.
Mrsic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spiegel is looking to land body kicks.
Spiegel ducks under a wild hook from Mrsic.
Mrsic thuds his right hand into Spiegel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mrsic misses with a wild body shot.
Spiegel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mrsic if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mrsic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spiegel throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Mrsic misses.
A head kick from Spiegel lands but Mrsic takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Spiegel.
Mrsic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spiegel's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Spiegel!
Mrsic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Spiegel throws a head kick that half lands.
Mrsic throws a hook but Spiegel blocks it.
Mrsic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mrsic throws a jab when Spiegel was well out of range.
Mrsic thows a body shot but no joy.
Spiegel slips a jab and a cross from Mrsic.
Mrsic just misses with a punch to the body.
Spiegel looks to land a body kick but Mrsic moved away.
Mrsic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Spiegel.
Good leg kick by Spiegel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mrsic misses with a kick to the body.
Spiegel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spiegel lands a high kick!
Damir Mrsic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrsic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spiegel.
No joy there for Mrsic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spiegel slips under a jab from Mrsic.
Mrsic misses the shot to the body.
Spiegel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mrsic. That did some damage!
Spiegel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mrsic throws a hook to the side of Spiegel's head but Spiegel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters circling a little - Spiegel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Spiegel blocks the low kick.
Mrsic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spiegel as he avoids it easily.
Spiegel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mrsic's sensitive parts.
Mrsic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spiegel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spiegel.
Good leg kick by Spiegel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mrsic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spiegel throws a head kick that Mrsic semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mrsic misses its intended target.
Spiegel moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spiegel, right into the meat.
Mrsic misses with a two punch combination.
Spiegel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mrsic missing with a left hand there. Spiegel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Spiegel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spiegel tries to land a knee to the head but Mrsic blocks with his arms.

Spiegel breaks from the clinch.
Mrsic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mrsic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spiegel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mrsic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spiegel throws a head kick that Mrsic semi-blocks.
A big left from Mrsic misses.
Spiegel misses with a body kick.
Spiegel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mrsic throws out the jab.
Spiegel stuffs the takedown attempt from Mrsic. Mrsic gets slowly back to his feet.
Spiegel pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel moves out of range as Mrsic strikes.
Spiegel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spiegel scores with a nice body kick.
Spiegel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spiegel wants to clinch.
Spiegel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spiegel lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Spiegel.
Mrsic throws a leg kick
and Spiegel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mrsic's knee momentarily.
Spiegel doesn't manage to clinch there - Mrsic circles away.
Spiegel slips a jab from Mrsic.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Spiegel.
Good standup being displayed there by Mrsic as he connects with a hook.
Spiegel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mrsic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spike Spiegel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spiegel 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spike Spiegel!