PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Vickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armin Merkel (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.

Vickers
vs
Merkel

191 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Vickers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armin Merkel!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merkel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vickers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vickers misses with a head kick.
Merkel drops Vickers with a left right combo! Merkel follows him down to the ground into side control.

Vickers is rocked!

It looks like Steve Vickers has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merkel taking a breather here.
Oh Vickers is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vickers is looking for a sweep.
Vickers seems to have got his legs back now.

Merkel stands up.
Merkel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vickers is looking to clinch.
Vickers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Merkel scores with the left hand. Vickers knows he should have avoided that one.
Vickers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Merkel finds it's way round the side to connect with Vickers's head.
Vickers tries to close the distance and clinch but Merkel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vickers could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vickers tries to clinch up.
Vickers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vickers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vickers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vickers wants to clinch up but Merkel keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Vickers.
Merkel lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vickers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Merkel swats away the attempt to clinch by Vickers.
Vickers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Merkel moves out of range of the body kick.
Vickers looks to land a body kick but Merkel moved away.
Merkel avoids the head kick by Vickers.
Merkel keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vickers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vickers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Merkel lands with an uppercut that bounces Vickers off the cage and back into rage.
Vickers is looking to clinch.
Vickers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Merkel blocks a head kick by Vickers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merkel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Merkel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vickers is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merkel throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Vickers tumbling to the canvas!
Merkel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Merkel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A shot to de liver by Merkel. Beautiful body shot.
Merkel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice combo by Merkel! Oh, that's hurt him - Vickers falls to the canvas and Merkel follows him into side control.
Vickers is looking for a sweep.

Merkel stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Merkel digs a good body shot into Vickers's ribs.
Merkel sends Vickers crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Merkel is motioning to the referee to let Vickers up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Merkel fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Vickers to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Vickers looks to clinch but Merkel throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Vickers taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Armin Merkel!