PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Ispa (ranked 115 p4p, 76 weight class) and Jean-Claude Marceau (ranked 23 p4p, 17 weight class). Marceau has chosen Feist - Tout Doucement as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ispa
vs
Marceau

190 cm
30
216
24 - 10 - 2

186 cm
32
205
25 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Arcticus University: London

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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 24 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tank Ispa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean-Claude Marceau!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Ispa.
Marceau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ispa misses the jab.
Marceau swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Ispa instigates a clinch.
Marceau misses with a body punch.
Ispa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marceau's elbow.
Marceau's coach down at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marceau's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ispa misses with a body punch.
Marceau tries to break free but Ispa pushes him back against the cage.
Ispa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marceau backwards.

It looks like Jean-Claude Marceau has been cut.
Marceau lands with a right to the head.
Our sources have told us that Ispa has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Ispa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ispa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ispa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marceau prevents a body shot from Ispa.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ispa.
Ispa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Marceau manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Ispa is predictable there
and Marceau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marceau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marceau.
Ispa delivers a nice body kick.
Ispa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That has opened up Jean-Claude Marceau's cut even more.
Tank Ispa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ispa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marceau takes one on the button.
Ispa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ispa tries to clinch but Marceau moves away
and Marceau counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ispa with a nice calf kick.
A punch combination from Marceau misses.
Marceau bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marceau takes a swing at Ispa's ribcage but misses.
Ispa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ispa lands a jab to the nose.

The cut above Jean-Claude Marceau's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Marceau misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Ispa there.
Marceau throws a big shot that misses.
Jean-Claude Marceau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ispa throws the left hand but Marceau avoids the punch easily.
Ispa moves out of range of the strikes.
Ispa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Marceau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marceau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ispa throws a good cross that connects.
Ispa shoots for a takedown but Marceau saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ispa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marceau takes one to the side of the head.

Jean-Claude Marceau's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ispa lands with a good body shot.
Marceau stuffs the takedown.
A good leg kick by Ispa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Marceau.
Marceau with a hook.
Marceau goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marceau lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ispa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Marceau.
Ispa misses the shot to the body.
Ispa connects with a solid leg kick.
Ispa lands with an uppercut that bounces Marceau off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ispa throws a poor cross that misses
and Marceau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marceau misses with a hook.
Marceau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ispa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marceau keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ispa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ispa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ispa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ispa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marceau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marceau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ispa throws a hook to the side of Marceau's head but Marceau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Ispa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Marceau wants to control but Ispa postures up.

Ispa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ispa wants to control but Marceau is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ispa tries for a kimura but Marceau is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Ispa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ispa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ispa lands a jab.
Ispa looks for the body kick but Marceau saw that one coming.
Ispa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ispa or perhaps it was just good defense by Marceau, which made it look bad.

Ispa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marceau's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ispa wants to pass the guard but Marceau is keeping the position.

Ispa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marceau keeping moving, preventing Ispa from controlling successfully.

Ispa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Marceau keeping moving, preventing Ispa from controlling successfully.

Ispa drops back looking for a leg! Marceau is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marceau manages to kick Ispa off! Ispa jumps back into Marceau's guard.
Marceau looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ispa trying to control but Marceau is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marceau looks to score with a jab to the body but Ispa is just out of range.
Ispa misses with a takedown attempt
and Marceau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ispa throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Marceau counter with a right hand.
Ispa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ispa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ispa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marceau.
Tank Ispa is winning the standup battle so far.
Marceau lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marceau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ispa was well out of range. Poor timing from Marceau.
Marceau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ispa.
Marceau takes a swing at Ispa's ribcage but misses.
Ispa misses with a straight left.
Ispa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marceau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marceau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the liver by Ispa. Beautiful body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ispa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Ispa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marceau walks into a jab.
Ispa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marceau can do to turn this around?
Marceau checks the leg kick.
Ispa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ispa takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ispa misses the shot to the body.
Ispa throws a hook but Marceau blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ispa.
Marceau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Ispa.
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!
Marceau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ispa.
Marceau moves out of range of the body kick.
Marceau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ispa misses with a head kick.
Marceau is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marceau. Ispa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marceau throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ispa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marceau was well out of range. Poor timing from Ispa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Ispa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ispa lands a really nice looking cross but Marceau seems unphased.
Ispa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marceau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marceau throws a big shot that misses.
Marceau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marceau throws out a loose jab but Ispa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ispa lands a jab to the head.
Ispa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ispa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marceau throws a jab but it's blocked by Ispa.
Ispa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marceau is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marceau lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ispa shoots in and drives through. Marceau sprawls well.
Marceau swings widly with a right hand

and Ispa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marceau lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marceau breaks the clinch.
Marceau drops his hands momentarily and Ispa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ispa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marceau checks a leg kick.
Ispa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marceau throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ispa misses with an uppercut.
Marceau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ispa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ispa's corner calls for a 1-2. Ispa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Ispa gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Marceau breaks from the clinch.
Ispa closes the distance and clinches up with Marceau, looking for a takedown. Ispa pushes Marceau against the cage but Marceau circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Ispa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ispa throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ispa digs a good body shot into Marceau's ribs.
Ispa misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Marceau. No joy for Ispa on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A lazy body kick from Ispa
and Marceau counters with a nice uppercut.
Marceau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ispa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ispa cracks Marceau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ispa shoots in but no luck this time.
Marceau throws a good cross that connects.
Nice body kick from Marceau.
Marceau cracks Ispa with a good jab.
Jean-Claude Marceau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marceau lands a big uppercut and Ispa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ispa looks OK. Marceau waves Ispa back to his feet!

Ispa is rocked!
Marceau thuds his shin into the meat of Ispa's side.
Oh Ispa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marceau steps in with a hook that catches Ispa right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Marceau follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ispa looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean-Claude Marceau!
During a confident post fight interview, Jean-Claude Marceau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.