PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Philip Marcus (ranked 2604 p4p, 2309 weight class) and Roronoa Zoro (ranked 272 p4p, 246 weight class). The key to victory for Philip Marcus has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Marcus
vs
Zoro

175 cm
19
148
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
145
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philip Marcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roronoa Zoro!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoro lands with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Zoro. Beautiful body shot.
Zoro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zoro lands a slapping body shot.
Marcus misses with a low kick.
Marcus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zoro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marcus has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zoro just misses with a punch to the body.
Zoro swings for the body but Marcus moves out of range.
Zoro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcus was well out of range. Poor timing from Zoro.
Zoro throws a body punch but Marcus moves out of range.
Zoro misses with a body punch
and Marcus counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Zoro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcus was well out of range. Poor timing from Zoro.
Marcus throwing a counter right hand but Zoro manages to avoid it.

Zoro dives in and scores a takedown into Marcus's guard.
Zoro throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoro throwing strikes from guard but Marcus blocks nicely.
Zoro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zoro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marcus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zoro throws a big elbow that misses.
Zoro passes into half guard.
Marcus is trying to control but Zoro passes into side control!
Zoro tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Zoro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Zoro.
Zoro trying to control the position but Marcus is working away.
Marcus can't do much from the bottom here.

Zoro has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Marcus is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Zoro yanks on the arm and Marcus is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Zoro.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roronoa Zoro!
Roronoa Zoro seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.