PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Staph Aureus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Llavicrep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aureus
vs
Llavicrep

192 cm
35
275 lbs
22 - 18 - 0

195 cm
26
280 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

Good takedowns
Decent elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Staph Aureus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Llavicrep!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llavicrep throws a series of punches but Aureus avoids them all with ease.
Aureus tries to counter by clinching up but Llavicrep breaks away and moves out of range.
Staph Aureus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Llavicrep circles away from the clinch attempt.
Llavicrep misses with an uppercut.
Llavicrep swinging wildly here.

Llavicrep fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aureus, pushing him back against the cage.
Aureus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aureus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Llavicrep jumps guard but Aureus stands there with Llavicrep around his waist. Llavicrep gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aureus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Llavicrep's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Llavicrep wants a takedown.
Llavicrep managing to block the knees to the body from Aureus.
Aureus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Llavicrep is defending well for now.
Llavicrep is trying to drag Aureus to the mat but Aureus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Staph Aureus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Llavicrep.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Llavicrep.
Aureus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Llavicrep.
Llavicrep is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aureus to keep the fight standing.
Aureus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Llavicrep has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aureus lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llavicrep tries to break the clinch but Aureus is controlling the position.
Llavicrep drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aureus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aureus dodges the punch combination from Llavicrep.

Aureus clinches with his opponent.
Llavicrep jumps guard but Aureus stands there with Llavicrep around his waist. Llavicrep gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Llavicrep is trying to break the clinch but Aureus is controlling him.
Llavicrep tries to pull guard but Aureus holds him up against the cage and eventually Llavicrep drops back down to his feet.
Aureus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Llavicrep has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Aureus is trying to keep an underhook but Llavicrep manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aureus is looking to get back to full guard here but Llavicrep has managed to pass to side control instead.
Llavicrep lands a nice forearm strike.

It looks like Staph Aureus has been cut.
Aureus is looking to regain half guard here but Llavicrep keeps moving and retains side control.
Llavicrep in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aureus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Llavicrep.

Llavicrep decides to stand back up. Llavicrep steps back and let's Aureus get back to his feet.
Aureus tries to clinch there but Llavicrep circles away.
Aureus is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Llavicrep!

Staph Aureus's cut is getting worse.
Aureus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Llavicrep will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aureus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Llavicrep paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Llavicrep avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Llavicrep changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Aureus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Llavicrep manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Llavicrep feints the counter takedown.
Llavicrep throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Aureus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aureus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aureus won't allow Llavicrep to sweep him here.
Llavicrep throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Aureus won't allow Llavicrep to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Llavicrep will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Staph Aureus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Aureus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aureus lands with a kick to the temple. Llavicrep shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Llavicrep shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Aureus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Llavicrep changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aureus tries to avoid it but Llavicrep manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aureus to the ground. Aureus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Llavicrep shoots in for a double leg but Aureus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Staph Aureus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Llavicrep.
Aureus avoids the body shot from Llavicrep.
Aureus wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aureus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Llavicrep tries to avoid it but Aureus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Llavicrep to the ground. Llavicrep escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Llavicrep tries to counter with a clinch but Aureus shakes him off and moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Llavicrep scores with a four punch combination!
Staph Aureus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aureus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Llavicrep.

Aureus gets a clinch.
Llavicrep is trying to pull guard but Aureus has him pressed against the cage.
Aureus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aureus lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Aureus - that landed with a thud.
Llavicrep tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aureus smiles and moves away.
Llavicrep misses the shot to the body.
Aureus tries to counter with a takedown but Llavicrep is quick to defend against it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aureus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Llavicrep.

Llavicrep darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aureus tries to kick Llavicrep off but Llavicrep keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Aureus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aureus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Llavicrep scores with a couple of nice shots.

Staph Aureus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llavicrep lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Jeez, Staph Aureus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Staph Aureus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Llavicrep!
Staph Aureus was interviewed post fight and said 'You win some you lose some . I'll be back, dont worry about it !'.