PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles St Lickitung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simone Loria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lickitung comes to the cage accompanied by Pokemon Red Gym Leader Battle Music. Loria has chosen Folkstone - Nebbie as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

St Lickitung
vs
Loria

169 cm
30
160 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

198 cm
27
263 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles St Lickitung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simone Loria!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Lickitung tries to clinch there but Loria circles away.
A cross from Loria lands.

It looks like Charles St Lickitung has been cut.
Loria changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St Lickitung tries to clinch but Loria moves away
and Loria counters with a stiff right hand.
St Lickitung wants to clinch
enabling Loria to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loria lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Loria lands with a good body shot.
St Lickitung tries to clinch but Loria moves out of range.
St Lickitung wants to clinch but Loria slips to the side
and Loria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loria connects with a leg kick. St Lickitung looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Lickitung walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Lickitung tries to clinch
and Loria counters with a straight right hand.

Charles St Lickitung's cut is getting worse.
Loria digs a good hook to St Lickitung's body.
St Lickitung takes a shot to the body in his stride.

St Lickitung darts in and clinches Loria up against the cage.

Loria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loria throws a series of strikes that have St Lickitung backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lickitung takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St Lickitung takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Loria has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Loria connects with a solid leg kick.
St Lickitung tries to clinch up
and Loria counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

St Lickitung shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Loria napping and manages to drive through into side control!

St Lickitung looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Loria's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loria might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control St Lickitung haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
St Lickitung tries to move to mount but Loria blocks the move with his legs.
St Lickitung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loria keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lickitung working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

St Lickitung looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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We've been hearing good reports from St Lickitung's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Loria's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
St Lickitung working away.
St Lickitung wants to control but Loria is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loria struggling a bit here.

St Lickitung looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
St Lickitung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loria keeps working.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sloppy strikes there by St Lickitung.
Loria struggling a bit here.
Loria really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Lickitung. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Lickitung working the ground and pound but Loria is defending the strikes.
Loria parries the strikes from St Lickitung easily there. St Lickitung is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Loria to escape.
Loria is not content to let St Lickitung control the position.
St Lickitung has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Loria is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Lickitung trying to control the position but Loria is working away.

St Lickitung is trying to get an arm triangle but Loria is defending well.
Loria regains half guard, as St Lickitung was trying to land strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loria holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in half guard, St Lickitung seems content to control.
Loria is trying to stand back up but St Lickitung is controlling him
Loria is refusing to be controlled, as St Lickitung sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loria is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Lickitung's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Lickitung's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simone Loria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles St Lickitung's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice shot lands for Loria.
Loria is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
St Lickitung tries to clinch up.
St Lickitung shoots in but no luck this time.
Simone Loria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Lickitung takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
St Lickitung shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Loria counters with a slapping leg kick.
St Lickitung tries to clinch but Loria is having none of it.
Loria slaps away a takedown attempt from St Lickitung, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles St Lickitung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Lickitung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loria moves away.
St Lickitung goes for a double leg but Loria avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Loria continues to drive forward.

Loria breaks from the clinch.
St Lickitung's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loria connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St Lickitung scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loria looks to land a combination. St Lickitung sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Loria keeps the fight on the outside.
St Lickitung takes a jab right on the kisser.

Charles St Lickitung's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Charles St Lickitung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lickitung tries to close the distance and clinch but Loria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Lickitung changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Loria tries to avoid it but St Lickitung manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Loria to the ground. Loria escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St Lickitung wants to clinch
and Loria counters with a right hand to the body.
Loria lands with a good body shot.
St Lickitung tries to clinch but Loria moves out of range.
St Lickitung misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Lickitung is trying hard to land a takedown here. Loria sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loria lands a slapping body shot.
Loria throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Lickitung on the side of the head.
Loria scores with a jab to the body.
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This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loria lands a jab.

Loria closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Loria.
Loria stalling against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Loria as the two fighters clinch.

Loria breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Loria.

Jeez, Charles St Lickitung's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
St Lickitung takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Loria's jab looks to have found its range, popping St Lickitung under the eye.

St Lickitung gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Loria trying to control but St Lickitung is working from the bottom.

St Lickitung looking for a guillotine here but Loria defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Lickitung has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Loria can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Loria trying to control the position from guard on top but St Lickitung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loria working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

St Lickitung looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Lickitung working a defensive guard here.
Loria trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Lickitung is trying to control the position but Loria postures up.
St Lickitung is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lickitung keeping full guard, as Loria tries to pass.
Loria must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Loria not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Loria lands with a straight right. St Lickitung didn't see that one coming.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charles St Lickitung's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Simone Loria!
A victorious Simone Loria thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.