PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Worrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Illumi De Medici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worrell's entrance music is Feuer Frei by Rammstein. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Worrell
vs
De Medici

187 cm
37
215 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

185 cm
28
220 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Conquer
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Worrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Illumi De Medici!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worrell dodges the punch combination from De Medici.
De Medici has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Medici there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Medici has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Medici has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Medici there as he acknowledges the shot.
Worrell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Worrell misses with a right hand
and De Medici counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
De Medici scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Peter Worrell has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Medici thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Medici throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A left lands for Worrell.

De Medici gets a clinch.
De Medici misses with the head strike.
De Medici swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from De Medici fails to land.
De Medici lands a right hand.
Worrell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Medici or not.
Worrell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Worrell tries a body shot but De Medici blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrell throws a punch but it's blocked by De Medici.
Worrell misses with a punch to the body.
Worrell throws a head punch that misses.

De Medici pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Worrell jabs De Medici right on the nose. De Medici blinks but takes it well.

Worrell closes the distance and clinches.
De Medici tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Worrell lands an elbow inside.
De Medici swings wildly with an uppercut but Worrell uses good head movement to avoid it.

De Medici pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Worrell wants to clinch up but De Medici keeps it at a distance.
Worrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Medici moves away.

De Medici closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Worrell lands an elbow that stopped De Medici in his tracks for a moment.
De Medici tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Medici pushes Worrell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Worrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Medici blocks an elbow strike from Worrell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for De Medici.
Worrell misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from De Medici.
Worrell lands an uppercut.
Worrell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Worrell throws a punch but it's blocked by De Medici.

De Medici breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from De Medici misses.
De Medici tries a head kick but it misses.
Worrell misses with an uppercut.
De Medici ducks right into an uppercut from Worrell.

De Medici clinches up with Worrell and pushes him back against the cage.
Worrell misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Worrell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Medici lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Medici digs a right hand underneath Worrell's ribcage. Worrell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Worrell tries to throw a body punch but De Medici avoids it by throwing Worrell back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrell misses with a punch on the inside.
De Medici has a couple of punches blocked by Worrell.
Worrell blocking some punches.
De Medici misses with a short punch on the inside.
Worrell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Worrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Worrell lands an elbow inside.
Worrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Worrell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Worrell tries to work over De Medici's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Medici lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Medici misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Medici doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Worrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Worrell lands a body shot.
De Medici swings wildly with an uppercut but Worrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Medici tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Medici blocking some punches.
De Medici prevents a body shot from Worrell.
Worrell throws a punch but it's blocked by De Medici.
Worrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Worrell is leaning against De Medici and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Worrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

De Medici breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Medici shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Medici circles away from the clinch attempt.
Worrell wants to clinch.
It seemed like De Medici was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Worrell throws a looping overhand right but De Medici ducks down to avoid it.
Worrell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from De Medici.
Worrell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Medici moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Medici takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Worrell misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peter Worrell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Worrell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

De Medici with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Worrell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Medici counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Medici pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Worrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Medici throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Worrell's corner calls for a 1-2. Worrell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Medici misses with a low kick as Worrell jumps back.
Peter Worrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Worrell.
De Medici looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Medici looks for the body kick but Worrell saw that one coming.
Worrell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Medici fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Worrell manages to avoid it.
Worrell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Medici on the side of the head.
A slow jab from De Medici misses its intended target.
It looked like Worrell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Medici.
De Medici defending well as Worrell loads up on a big left hand.
Worrell digs a good hook to De Medici's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Medici.
Worrell connects with a body shot that sends De Medici's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Medici moves out of range of the strikes.
Worrell swinging wildly here.
Worrell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
De Medici is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Worrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Medici throws a body kick that misses.
Worrell slips under a jab.
Worrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Worrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Medici steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Worrell.
De Medici looks to land a right hand but Worrell moved out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Medici. Worrell shrugs it off though.
Worrell throws a sloppy head kick
and De Medici counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Worrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell looks to land a combination but De Medici avoids it well.
De Medici uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Worrell.
A telegraphed right hand from Worrell misses the target.
De Medici throws out a counter right but Worrell avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worrell misses with a head kick.
De Medici lands a nice leg kick that just misses Worrell's sensitive parts.
Worrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Medici lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Medici. That's going to slow Worrell down.
De Medici looks to throw the jab but Worrell is out of range.
Worrell misses with a hook to the body
and De Medici counters with an outside leg kick.
De Medici is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Worrell.
Worrell scores with a nice right hand.
De Medici throws a hook but Worrell blocks it.
Worrell throws a hook but De Medici blocks it.
De Medici throws a jab but it's blocked by Worrell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Medici lands a lovely overhand right.
Worrell closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Medici cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Medici lands a lovely overhand right.
Worrell scores with a nice head shot.
Worrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Worrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Medici.
Worrell loads up on a big right hand but De Medici slips the punch.

De Medici pushes Worrell up against the cage in a clinch.
Worrell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Medici.
De Medici can't find room to land a body shot as Worrell controls the action.
De Medici tries to break the clinch but Worrell is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Medici creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Medici misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Medici.
Worrell tries to work over De Medici's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peter Worrell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!

De Medici breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Worrell moves in looking to clinch but De Medici pushes him off.
Worrell misses with a body shot.
De Medici misses with an attempted mid kick.
Worrell connects with a crisp jab.
Worrell throws a right hand that misses
and De Medici cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Worrell throws an overhand right that lands on De Medici's shoulder, as De Medici tries to avoid the shot.
Worrell avoids the body shot from De Medici.
Worrell throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Medici connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Medici drops his hands momentarily and Worrell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Worrell wants to clinch
and De Medici counters with an inside leg kick.
Worrell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Illumi De Medici will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peter Worrell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Worrell lands a body shot.
Worrell throws a head kick that misses
and De Medici counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Worrell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Worrell throws a jab when De Medici was well out of range.
De Medici swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Worrell staying out of range there.
Worrell looks to land a left hand but De Medici moved out of range nicely.
De Medici avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Medici fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Worrell manages to avoid it.
De Medici throws a hook to the side of Worrell's head but Worrell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Medici paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Worrell backs off De Medici throws a huge counter combo but Worrell manages to avoid it all.
De Medici lands a head shot.
Worrell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Medici throws a leg kick
and Worrell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Medici is lucky that one didn't land flush.
De Medici takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Medici needs to keep his hands up - Worrell had a free shot at his head there.
A shot to the liver by De Medici. Beautiful body shot.
Worrell tries to clinch but De Medici moves out of range.
De Medici looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Worrell connects with a looping right hand.
Worrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Worrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Medici uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Worrell.
A countering left hand to the body from De Medici misses.
Worrell throws a body punch but De Medici moves out of range.
Worrell is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - De Medici throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Medici scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Worrell lands a jab to the nose.
Worrell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Worrell duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Worrell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Worrell tries to move into range but De Medici moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Worrell is rocked!

Peter Worrell's cut is getting worse.
Worrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Medici.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Medici throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Worrell misses with a body shot.
Worrell scores with a head kick. De Medici tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A cross from Worrell lands.
De Medici throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Worrell just misses with a punch to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Medici in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
De Medici misses with a looping right.
De Medici lands with a straight right. Worrell didn't see that one coming.
Worrell moves away from the strike by De Medici.
De Medici connects with an inside leg kick.
De Medici throws a low kick, looking for Worrell's leg but Worrell calmly moves out of range.
Worrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Medici.
Worrell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Medici lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Worrell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Worrell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Medici tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Worrell is able to avoid easily.
De Medici has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Worrell clinches up against the cage.
Worrell stalling in the clinch but De Medici improves position.
Worrell lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Medici backwards.
Worrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Worrell.
Worrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Medici blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Medici misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Worrell blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by De Medici.
De Medici goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Worrell presses De Medici against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Worrell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Worrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Medici lands a shot to the body.
Worrell trying to control the position but instead, De Medici has worked for underhooks and has pushed Worrell into the cage.
Worrell blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrell misses with the head strike.
Worrell blocks a body shot from De Medici.
With the fighters up against the cage, Worrell throws an elbow but misses.
Worrell blocking some punches.
Worrell swings wildly with an uppercut but De Medici uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Medici misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Worrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Medici misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Medici lands with a left to the head.
Worrell lands with a short shot to the head.
Worrell lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Medici backwards.
Worrell stalling.
Worrell can't find room to land a body shot as De Medici controls the action.
Worrell lands with a right to the head.

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 Peter Worrell.
I think Worrell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Illumi De Medici!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Peter Worrell!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Peter Worrell!

Peter Worrell wins by split decision!
After winning the bout, Peter Worrell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.