PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sapiencia De Lamarca (ranked 3245 p4p, 3160 weight class) and Back Stabber (ranked 158 p4p, 153 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

De Lamarca
vs
Stabber

171 cm
19
142
3 - 1 - 0

166 cm
20
138
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

MKFC

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sapiencia De Lamarca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Back Stabber!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lamarca tries to score with a low kick but Stabber moves his leg out of the way.
Stabber is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Stabber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stabber jumps guard but De Lamarca stands there with Stabber around his waist. Stabber gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Stabber ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stabber no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stabber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Lamarca.
De Lamarca postures up in Stabber's guard and throws a big left but Stabber blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stabber pushes De Lamarca off and gets back to his feet.

Stabber gets tackled into the cage by De Lamarca. De Lamarca maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stabber jumps into guard, dragging De Lamarca to the mat.

De Lamarca stands and steps away. Stabber gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Stabber instigates a clinch.
De Lamarca is trying to force a seperation but Stabber has the dominant position.
De Lamarca lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stabber blocks an uppercut.
Stabber tries to pull guard but De Lamarca won't allow it.
Stabber is trying to pull guard but De Lamarca turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sapiencia De Lamarca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Back Stabber.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from De Lamarca fails to land.
Stabber is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Lamarca to keep the fight standing.
Stabber jumps guard but De Lamarca turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Stabber manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
De Lamarca with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Lamarca is looking to work some ground and pound but Stabber has wrist control.
De Lamarca definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Lamarca won't allow Stabber to get back to his feet.
De Lamarca trying to control the position from guard on top but Stabber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Lamarca controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lamarca won't allow Stabber to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Lamarca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stabber wants to get back to his feet but De Lamarca passes into half guard.
De Lamarca controlling the pace.
De Lamarca is trying to control the action in half guard but Stabber is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stabber wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De Lamarca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Stabber blocks the low kick.
De Lamarca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Lamarca misses with a low kick.
Stabber tries to counter by closing the distance.

Stabber has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Lamarca has Stabber pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Lamarca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sapiencia De Lamarca will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

De Lamarca misses the shot to the body.
Stabber lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Stabber clinches.
Stabber fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Lamarca misses with a hook from the clinch.

Stabber ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stabber no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Lamarca working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stabber is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Lamarca is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stabber pushes De Lamarca off and gets back to his feet.

Stabber has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stabber tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Lamarca smiles and moves away.
De Lamarca throws a low kick but Stabber avoids it.
Stabber is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stabber blocks a low kick nicely.
Stabber is looking for the big counter here.

Stabber moves into range and clinches up with De Lamarca.
De Lamarca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Lamarca working hard to break the clinch.

Stabber pulls guard effortlessly.
Back Stabber has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lamarca trying to control but Stabber is working from the bottom.
De Lamarca with a flurry of punches that miss.

Stabber has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes De Lamarca off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Stabber pushes De Lamarca up against the cage in a clinch.

Stabber decides to pull guard.
Stabber is looking to stand up but De Lamarca isn't so interested in that idea.
De Lamarca postures up in Stabber's guard and throws a big left but Stabber blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lamarca throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stabber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Lamarca has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Lamarca trying to control but Stabber is working from the bottom.
De Lamarca prevents Stabber from getting back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stabber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Stabber wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Stabber closes the distance and clinches.
Stabber tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Lamarca smiles and moves away.
Sapiencia De Lamarca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Back Stabber.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stabber walks into a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Back Stabber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! De Lamarca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

De Lamarca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sapiencia De Lamarca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Lamarca throws a leg kick but Stabber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
No joy there for De Lamarca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Stabber clinches.
De Lamarca scores with a hook to the body.
De Lamarca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Lamarca is trying to push Stabber away but Stabber has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stabber tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Lamarca smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stabber gets a takedown into half guard.

Stabber stands up and beckons De Lamarca to join him on the feet.

Stabber forces De Lamarca back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stabber is trying to pull guard but De Lamarca has him pressed against the cage.
Stabber is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Lamarca to keep the fight standing.
Sapiencia De Lamarca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Back Stabber.
De Lamarca has had enough of the clinch but Stabber keeps him there for the moment.
De Lamarca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Lamarca taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Lamarca misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Lamarca working hard to break the clinch.
Stabber is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Lamarca to keep the fight standing.

De Lamarca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stabber clinches up against the cage.
De Lamarca looking to slow down the pace here.
De Lamarca is trying to break the clinch but Stabber is controlling him.

De Lamarca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Lamarca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Lamarca shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stabber eats them both and turns towards De Lamarca to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
De Lamarca thows a leg kick but Stabber checks it
and Stabber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stabber moves out of range of the leg kick from De Lamarca.
Stabber tries to counter with a clinch but De Lamarca shakes him off and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lamarca on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Stabber clinches up with De Lamarca and pushes him back against the cage.
De Lamarca is trying to break the clinch but Stabber has him pressed against the cage.
Stabber tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
De Lamarca struggles to land a body shot inside as Stabber controls his hands.
Stabber fails to pull guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Lamarca misses with a punch to the body.
De Lamarca is trying to maintain a safe position but Stabber gets an underhook and turns De Lamarca into the cage.

De Lamarca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

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 Sapiencia De Lamarca.
I think De Lamarca 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sapiencia De Lamarca!
After winning the bout, Sapiencia De Lamarca thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.