PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Marcurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Tkacz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Marcurius has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Marcurius
vs
Tkacz

225 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Marcurius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Tkacz!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tkacz stuffs the takedown.
Marcurius shoots in looking for a takedown. Tkacz tries to sprawl out of it but Marcurius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Tkacz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Tkacz. No joy for Marcurius on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Marcurius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marcurius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marcurius shoots for a double leg takedown but Tkacz sprawls well. He's pushed Marcurius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marcurius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marcurius fails with a takedown attempt.

Tkacz gets a clinch.
Tkacz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tkacz misses with a knee to the head.
Tkacz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marcurius's face.

It looks like Alexander Marcurius has been cut.
Tkacz looking to throw knees to the head but Marcurius is blocking nicely.
Tkacz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tkacz tries to land a knee to the head but Marcurius blocks with his arms.
Tkacz scores with a knee to the head.
Marcurius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tkacz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marcurius is breathing heavily.
Tkacz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tkacz landing knees to the head.
Marcurius looking for a takedown.
Tkacz lands a knee to the head.
Tkacz tries to land a knee to the head but Marcurius blocks with his arms.
Marcurius is trying to drag Tkacz to the mat but Tkacz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Tkacz lands an elbow that stopped Marcurius in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Tkacz.
Tkacz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tkacz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tkacz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Marcurius is rocked!
Tkacz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oh Marcurius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tkacz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marcurius's face.
Tkacz looking to throw knees to the head but Marcurius is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Tkacz.
Tkacz scores with a knee to the head.
Tkacz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tkacz looking to throw knees to the head but Marcurius is blocking nicely.
Marcurius seems to have got his legs back now.
Marcurius jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tkacz walks away with a smile on his face. Marcurius gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tkacz closes the distance looking to clinch

and Marcurius counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcurius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tkacz pulls Marcurius in close to prevent any damage.
Marcurius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Marcurius gets to his feet - Tkacz follows without any prompting.
Marcurius fails to land the takedown.
Robert Tkacz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcurius shoots in for a double leg but Tkacz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marcurius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tkacz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marcurius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tkacz moves in looking to clinch but Marcurius pushes him off.

Marcurius tries to keep at a distance but Tkacz has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tkacz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marcurius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tkacz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tkacz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marcurius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tkacz has him pressed against the ropes.
Tkacz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marcurius tries for a takedown. No joy.

Marcurius turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Marcurius has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Marcurius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Marcurius with that takedown attempt.

Tkacz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tkacz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tkacz misses with a knee strike.
Tkacz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marcurius wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcurius tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tkacz just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Marcurius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tkacz tries to land a knee to the head but Marcurius blocks with his arms.
Tkacz crunches a lovely knee into Marcurius's ribcage.
Tkacz tries to land a knee to the head but Marcurius blocks with his arms.
Marcurius tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tkacz tries a knee to the head but Marcurius blocks it.
Marcurius really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tkacz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marcurius tries to pull guard but Tkacz holds him up against the ropes and eventually Marcurius drops back down to his feet.
Tkacz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tkacz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tkacz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tkacz tries a knee to the head but Marcurius blocks it.
Marcurius is working for takedown but Tkacz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marcurius tries to score a body lock takedown but Tkacz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tkacz trying to stall but Marcurius improves his position.
Tkacz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tkacz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marcurius is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Tkacz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tkacz lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Tkacz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Marcurius's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Marcurius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tkacz wants to stand up but Marcurius is controlling him.
Tkacz wants to control the position but Marcurius says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Tkacz is defending against the submission attempts here by Marcurius.

Marcurius is looking for a kimura but Tkacz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marcurius to get the leverage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tkacz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marcurius stops Tkacz from getting back to his feet.

Marcurius seems to be working for a kimura but Tkacz defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tkacz tries to roll over but Marcurius keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcurius prevents Tkacz from standing back up.
Marcurius trying to control from half guard but Tkacz is working away.
Marcurius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tkacz tries to clinch but Marcurius moves away

and Marcurius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marcurius wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Tkacz uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Marcurius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tkacz is looking to stand up but Marcurius isn't so interested in that idea.

Marcurius drops back looking for a leg! Tkacz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tkacz manages to kick Marcurius off! Marcurius jumps back into Tkacz's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcurius wants to control from the top but Tkacz keeps moving.
Marcurius looking to pass the guard.
Tkacz wants to sweep but no luck.
Tkacz wants to stand but Marcurius is controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tkacz wants to clinch

and Marcurius counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tkacz trying to control but Marcurius postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcurius stops Tkacz from getting back to his feet.

Marcurius seems to be working for a kimura but Tkacz defends the submission attempt.
Tkacz trying to control here.
Marcurius prevents Tkacz from standing back up.
Tkacz is looking to control Marcurius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tkacz avoid being mounted?

Marcurius seems to be looking for submissions.
Marcurius working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marcurius moves nicely into side control.

Marcurius looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tkacz is trying to control Marcurius's posture but Marcurius avoids it.

Marcurius tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tkacz is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Marcurius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Marcurius's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Tkacz rushes Marcurius and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tkacz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marcurius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tkacz landing knees to the head.
Marcurius tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tkacz lands a damaging elbow.
Tkacz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marcurius blocks it with crossed arms.
Tkacz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marcurius up against the ropes.
Marcurius looking for a takedown.
Tkacz connects with a knee to the head.
Robert Tkacz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marcurius.
Marcurius goes for a takedown attempt but Tkacz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Marcurius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcurius changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tkacz tries to avoid it but Marcurius manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tkacz to the ground. Tkacz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alexander Marcurius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Tkacz darts in and clinches Marcurius up against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tkacz prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcurius looking to throw knees to the head but Tkacz is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Tkacz.
Tkacz misses with a knee to the head.
Marcurius wants a takedown.
Tkacz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tkacz with a knee to the head.
Tkacz lands a knee to the body.
Tkacz with a knee to the head.
Marcurius takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tkacz tries to land a knee to the head but Marcurius blocks with his arms.
Tkacz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marcurius blocks it with crossed arms.
Tkacz tries to land a knee to the head but Marcurius blocks with his arms.
Tkacz looking to throw knees to the head but Marcurius is blocking nicely.
Marcurius jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tkacz walks away with a smile on his face. Marcurius gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marcurius tries to clinch up but Tkacz circles away and keeps his distance.
Tkacz stuffs the takedown.
Marcurius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tkacz's waist but Tkacz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marcurius off to one side.

Tkacz has closed the distance and engaged Marcurius in a clinch.
Tkacz tries a knee to the head but Marcurius blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tkacz lands a knee to the body.
Marcurius avoiding damage as Tkacz throws knees to the body.
Tkacz misses with a knee to the head.
Tkacz throws an elbow that misses.
Marcurius with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marcurius drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tkacz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marcurius trying to stall but Tkacz improves his position.
Tkacz tries to land a knee to the head but Marcurius blocks with his arms.

Marcurius successfully pulls guard.
Marcurius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tkacz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tkacz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Marcurius will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Tkacz is sitting in close to Marcurius's body. Marcurius has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tkacz is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tkacz is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Marcurius.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alexander Marcurius!