PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bouza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivica Andric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andric has chosen The Crowning of Atlantis as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bouza
vs
Andric

167 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

219 cm
29
140 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Knockout power

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 Tokyo, Mark Bouza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivica Andric!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andric misses with a hook. Bouza ducked under it nicely.
Andric throws an overhand right that lands on Bouza's shoulder, as Bouza tries to avoid the shot.
Bouza tries a low kick but Andric avoids it.
Andric walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bouza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some wild striking there from Andric.
Bouza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Andric looks to land a left hand but Bouza moved out of range nicely.
Bouza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bouza looks for the body kick but Andric saw that one coming.
Andric thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouza is looking to slow Andric down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bouza. Andric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bouza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andric.
Bouza connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Bouza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Andric throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bouza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick by Andric misses
and Bouza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andric thinking.
Ivica Andric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bouza was well out of range. Poor timing from Andric.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bouza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andric on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Andric fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Bouza clinches with his opponent.

Andric escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andric misses with a jab to the body
and Bouza counters with an inside leg kick.
Andric stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bouza.
Andric thows a body shot but no joy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bouza.
Andric is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Bouza misses.
Andric is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Andric thuds his right hand into Bouza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andric, as that shot connected.
Andric avoids the head kick by Bouza.
Bouza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bouza ducks under a wild hook from Andric.
A leg kick checked by Andric.
Andric's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Andric thuds a left hand into Bouza's body.
Andric throws a leg kick but Bouza checks it.
Andric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bouza.
Andric tries to bum rush Bouza with a series of wild strikes but Bouza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouza digs a good body shot into Andric's ribs.
Bouza throws out a leg kick but Andric moves out of range and Bouza only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bouza. That's going to slow Andric down.
Andric thows a leg kick but Bouza checks it
and Bouza makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bouza throws a leg kick but Andric checks it.
Andric throws a right hand that Bouza ducks under and follows up with a left that Bouza also avoids with ease.
Andric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andric misses with a straight left.
Andric throws a shot from downtown. Bouza moves away and avoids it.
Bouza connects with an inside leg kick.
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 Mark Bouza will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Andric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andric tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andric takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from Andric. Those never looked like landing.
Andric throws out a leg kick but Bouza moves out of range and Andric only half commits.
Andric falls off balance throwing a combination
and Andric takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bouza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andric.
Bouza lands a leg kick that knocks Andric off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bouza 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 Andric has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andric and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouza throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andric blocks a head kick by Bouza.
Andric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bouza was well out of range. Poor timing from Andric.
Andric misses with an uppercut.
Andric throws out a leg kick but Bouza moves out of range and Andric only half commits.
Bouza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Andric.
Andric throws a hook to the side of Bouza's head but Bouza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bouza wants to clinch.
Bouza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andric on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bouza. Bouza obviously looking to wear him down.
Andric misses with the combination.
Andric is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Andric misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Andric moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andric throws a series of punches but Bouza avoids them all with ease.
Andric misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Andric misses with a looping right.
Bouza scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouza slips under a jab.
That kick from Bouza tenderised Andric's leg. Andric is trying to keep his angry face on.
Andric takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andric throws a sloppy body shot
and Bouza counters with a leg kick.
Andric misses with a hook to the body
and Bouza makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Andric is breathing heavily.

Bouza clinches up with Andric and pushes him back against the cage.
Bouza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bouza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andric's defenses.

It looks like Ivica Andric has been cut.
Andric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bouza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bouza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouza.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bouza.
Andric tries to circle away but Bouza has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andric wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bouza tries to land knees in the clinch but Andric avoids the damage to the body.
Andric avoids the elbow strike from Bouza, against the cage.
Bouza prevents Andric from breaking the clinch.
Bouza lands an elbow inside.
Bouza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bouza trying to land knees to the body.
Andric takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bouza lands a left hand.
Andric managing to block the knees to the body from Bouza.
Bouza tries to land knees in the clinch but Andric avoids the damage to the body.
Andric tries a body shot but Bouza blocks it.
Bouza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bouza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Andric is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bouza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andric is still on wobbly legs! Can Bouza finish him?
Bouza works on Andric's body with a couple of short punches.
Bouza scores with a shot to the side of Andric's head.
Andric takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bouza.
Nice elbow from Bouza.
Bouza crunches a lovely knee into Andric's ribcage.
A body shot lands from Bouza.
Bouza has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Knees to the body from Bouza.
Bouza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Andric is pressed against the cage. Bouza pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Andric! Two more big strikes from Bouza and Andric crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Bouza!
After the fight, Mark Bouza was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.