PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Troy Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Gannicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Gannicus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Roman
vs
Gannicus

175 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
27
138 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Gannicus!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Gannicus.
Gannicus keeps Roman at a distance using the push kick.
Roman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gannicus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roman.
Gannicus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roman is able to avoid easily.
Gannicus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roman throws a chopping leg kick but Gannicus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gannicus looks for the body kick but Roman saw that one coming.
Roman throws a lazy body kick
and Roman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gannicus misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gannicus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Roman.
Roman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gannicus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Roman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roman blocks a head kick by Gannicus.
Gannicus throws a sloppy head kick and Roman moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman looks to land a combination. Gannicus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gannicus throws a head kick but Roman moves out of range.
A low kick from Gannicus is predictable there
and Roman counters with a one-two to the body.
Roman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roman checks a low kick from Gannicus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gannicus.
Roman slips a jab from Gannicus.
Roman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gannicus misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gannicus staying out of range there.
Gannicus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gannicus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid body kick from Gannicus.
Roman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gannicus. That did some damage!
Gannicus slips a jab and a cross from Roman.
Gannicus throws a low kick, looking for Roman's leg but Roman calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Roman does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus looks for the body kick but Roman saw that one coming.
Gannicus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gannicus.
Marcus Gannicus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gannicus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roman moves out of range of the leg kick from Gannicus.
Gannicus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gannicus misses with the body kick
and Roman counters with a three punch combo that has Gannicus backing up. Gannicus nods at Roman to acknowledge the strikes.
Gannicus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Roman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Roman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roman moves out of range of the leg kick from Gannicus.
Gannicus misses with a head kick.
Roman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gannicus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gannicus misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gannicus.
No joy there for Roman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gannicus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gannicus.
Roman misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gannicus.
Gannicus throws a leg kick but Roman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roman!

It looks like Marcus Gannicus has been cut.
Troy Roman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gannicus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gannicus blocks a head kick by Roman.
Gannicus throws a leg kick but Roman checks it.
Roman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gannicus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gannicus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roman. That did some damage!
Gannicus fakes the leg kick and cracks Roman in the body.
Roman blocks a head kick by Gannicus.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gannicus, right into the meat.
Gannicus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gannicus.
Roman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gannicus circles away quickly and effectively.
Gannicus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gannicus throws a sloppy head kick and Roman moves out of range easily.
Roman misses the shot to the body.
Roman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gannicus's head.
Roman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gannicus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roman throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman throws a sloppy head kick and Gannicus moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Roman blocks the leg kick.
Gannicus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gannicus looks for the body kick but Roman saw that one coming.
Roman slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gannicus. That's going to slow Roman down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gannicus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roman throws a nice looking combination but Gannicus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Roman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Gannicus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Gannicus looks to throw the jab but Roman is out of range.
Roman misses with a two punch combination.
Gannicus looks to land a body kick but Roman moved away.
No joy there for Roman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gannicus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roman checks a low kick from Gannicus.
Roman throws a right and a left that Gannicus avoids nicely.
Troy Roman is winning the standup battle so far.
Gannicus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gannicus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gannicus throws a quick inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Roman blocks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Roman misses.
A combination from Roman does no damage.
Gannicus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gannicus feints and then cracks Roman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roman down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roman. That's going to slow Gannicus down.
Gannicus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gannicus wants to land a leg kick but Roman is out of range.
Roman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gannicus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gannicus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roman.
Gannicus misses with a head kick.
Gannicus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman throws a low kick, looking for Gannicus's leg but Gannicus calmly moves out of range.
Gannicus scores with a leg kick.
Roman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gannicus cracks the inside of Roman's front leg.
Gannicus throws a front kick aimed at Roman's knee but Roman avoids it well.
Gannicus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gannicus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marcus Gannicus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roman.
That kick from Gannicus tenderised Roman's leg. Roman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gannicus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gannicus feints and then cracks Roman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roman down.
Roman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A thudding body kick lands there by Roman!
Gannicus throws a push kick but Roman slaps the foot to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Troy Roman.
Well Roman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Roman!