PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slice Kimbo (ranked 4740 p4p, 4735 weight class) and Pap Marcell (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.

Kimbo
vs
Marcell

189 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slice Kimbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pap Marcell!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimbo walks into a straight right hand from Marcell.
Kimbo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marcell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice jab there from Marcell.

It looks like Slice Kimbo has been cut.
Kimbo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marcell.
Kimbo throws a right and a left that Marcell avoids nicely.
Kimbo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marcell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcell lands with a right hand.
Marcell throws a good cross that connects.
Marcell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Kimbo misses.
A little jabbing left from Marcell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kimbo throws the left hand but Marcell avoids the punch easily.
Marcell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marcell throws a combination. Kimbo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marcell scores with a nice head shot.
Marcell lands a jab to Kimbo's midsection.
Marcell clobbers Kimbo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kimbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcell was well out of range. Poor timing from Kimbo.
Kimbo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marcell catches Kimbo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcell lands with an uppercut that bounces Kimbo off the cage and back into range.
Marcell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kimbo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marcell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kimbo misses with a wild combination.
Kimbo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Marcell finds it's way through Kimbo's defenses.
Kimbo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kimbo is looking to clinch but Marcell is avoiding it.
Marcell slips a jab and a cross from Kimbo.
Marcell swats away the attempt to clinch by Kimbo.
A jab from Marcell does it's job there.
Marcell connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kimbo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marcell thuds his right hand into Kimbo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Kimbo is rocked!
and Marcell counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kimbo! He's just covering up as Marcell starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pap Marcell!