PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Lapierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

marques
vs
Lapierre

180 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

175 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio marques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Lapierre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapierre closes the distance and clinches up with marques, looking for a takedown. Lapierre pushes marques against the cage but marques circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
marques blocks a head kick by Lapierre.
marques throws a series of punches but Lapierre avoids them all with ease.
marques is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lapierre.

It looks like Julio marques has been cut.
Lapierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Lapierre drives through and clinches with marques against the cage.
Lapierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but marques has him pressed against the cage.
Lapierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lapierre swings wildly with an uppercut but marques uses good head movement to avoid it.

marques breaks the clinch.
Lapierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Julio marques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
marques shoots in and drives through. Lapierre sprawls well.
Lapierre throws a looping overhand right but marques ducks down to avoid it.
marques wants to clinch up but Lapierre keeps it at a distance.
Lapierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lapierre misses with a double jab.

marques clinches with his opponent.
marques is trying to stall.
Lapierre is trying to break the clinch but marques has him pressed against the cage.
marques blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lapierre misses with a hook to the ribs.
marques digs a right hand into Lapierre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lapierre's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, marques creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for marques.
marques lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lapierre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of marques backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
marques is looking to break free of the clinch but Lapierre has double underhooks.
Lapierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
marques lands a right hand.
marques has had enough of the clinch but Lapierre keeps him there for the moment.
marques stalling against the cage.
marques stops a takedown attempt from Lapierre.
Julio marques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Lapierre.
Lapierre looks gassed!
marques has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lapierre is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lapierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. marques fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lapierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lapierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

marques pushes Lapierre up against the cage in a clinch.

Lapierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
marques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lapierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
marques tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lapierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
marques avoids the head kick by Lapierre.
marques moves in looking to clinch but Lapierre pushes him off.

marques instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for marques.

marques's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
marques wants to clinch up but Lapierre keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
marques scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
marques throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
marques lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lapierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lapierre scores with a kick to the body.
Lapierre throws a head kick that misses.
Lapierre moves in looking to clinch but marques pushes him off.
Lapierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
marques shoots in looking for a takedown. Lapierre tries to sprawl out of it but marques keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lapierre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lapierre throws a head kick that misses.
marques blocks a head kick by Lapierre.
Lapierre shoots in for a double leg but marques sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lapierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but marques moves away.
Lapierre doesn't manage to clinch there - marques circles away.
marques is looking to clinch.
Lapierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lapierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but marques circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lapierre thumps marques with a low kick.
Lapierre swats away the attempt to clinch by marques.
Lapierre connects with a high kick.
marques moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Lapierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lapierre feints and then cracks marques's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow marques down.
Lapierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
marques shoots in but Lapierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from marques as Lapierre shoots in.
Lapierre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lapierre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
marques rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lapierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lapierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

marques rushes Lapierre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Lapierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lapierre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
marques tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lapierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
marques tries for a takedown but Lapierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
marques takes a kick to the side of the head.
marques tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lapierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lapierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Lapierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
marques wants to get back to his feet but Lapierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
marques keeping full guard, as Lapierre tries to pass.
marques is looking to stand up but Lapierre isn't so interested in that idea.
Lapierre throwing strikes from guard but marques blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lapierre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
marques wants to stand up but Lapierre is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Lapierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio marques's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A head kick misses from Lapierre.
A punch combination from marques misses.
Lapierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
marques avoids the head kick by Lapierre.
marques looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lapierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but marques was well out of range. Poor timing from Lapierre.
marques doesn't manage to clinch there - Lapierre circles away.
marques is looking to clinch.
marques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Lapierre or perhaps it was just good defense by marques which made him look bad.
Lapierre moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
marques tries to close the distance and clinch but Lapierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
marques misses with a double jab.
Lapierre scoring well with a low kick there.

Lapierre closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lapierre has marques pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lapierre fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
marques lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lapierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

marques escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lapierre connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lapierre.
Lapierre throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Lapierre.
A head kick from Lapierre lands but marques takes it in his stride.
marques tries to clinch up.
Lapierre tries to clinch there but marques circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lapierre.
Lapierre fails to land the takedown.
marques is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
marques doesn't manage to clinch there - Lapierre circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lapierre.
marques tries to close the distance and clinch but Lapierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
marques tries to close the distance and clinch but Lapierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Lapierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on marques. That did some damage!
Lapierre circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lapierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lapierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
marques tries to kick Lapierre off but Lapierre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

marques makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
marques is looking to clinch.
marques tries to clinch but Lapierre moves out of range.
Lapierre tries a head kick but it misses.
marques is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lapierre.
marques fails with the takedown.
Lapierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Lapierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
marques keeping full guard, as Lapierre tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lapierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lapierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lapierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

marques kicks Lapierre off and gets to his feet.
Lapierre cracks the inside of marques's front leg.
Lapierre lands a head kick!
marques shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lapierre as he avoids it easily.
Lapierre tries to clinch but marques moves out of range.
Lapierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lapierre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

marques closes the distance and pushes Lapierre back into the cage.
A short uppercut from marques.
Lapierre misses with some punches.

Lapierre breaks the clinch.
Lapierre lands a head kick. marques smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lapierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
marques lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Julio marques is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
marques's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and marques duly obliges.
marques doesn't manage to clinch there - Lapierre circles away.
marques lands a two punch combo.
marques keeps the fight on the outside.
marques takes a kick to the side of the head.

marques rushes Lapierre and presses him up against the cage.
Lapierre lands an elbow inside.
Lapierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

marques manages to break the clinch.
Lapierre closes the distance and clinches up with marques, looking for a takedown. Lapierre pushes marques against the cage but marques circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Julio marques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Lapierre.

marques has closed the distance and engaged Lapierre in a clinch.
marques is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

marques escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lapierre lands a nice looking body kick.
marques tries to close the distance and clinch but Lapierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
marques is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
marques tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lapierre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by marques.
marques will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lapierre cracks the inside of marques's front leg.
marques tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lapierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lapierre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Lapierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julio marques's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

marques throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lapierre shoots for a takedown but marques saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lapierre throws a head kick but marques moves out of range.

marques pushes Lapierre up against the cage in a clinch.

marques breaks the clinch.

marques closes the distance and pushes Lapierre back into the cage.
Lapierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
marques wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

marques's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lapierre throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck for Lapierre with that takedown attempt.
marques tries to clinch up.
Lapierre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lapierre lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lapierre looks for a takedown but marques sprawls well.
Julio marques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Lapierre.
Lapierre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
marques is looking to clinch.
marques is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lapierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts marques as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapierre lands a head kick!
Lapierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
marques tries to clinch but Lapierre is having none of it.
Lapierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lapierre lets loose with a powerful body kick. marques will feel that in the morning.
Lapierre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lapierre thows a body kick. marques tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Lapierre.
Lapierre fails to land the takedown.
Lapierre lands with a thumping leg kick.

Lapierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
marques is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Lapierre wants to finish this one by submission but marques is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lapierre.
Lapierre lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
marques tries to buck Lapierre off but he can't manage it.
Lapierre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
marques tries to buck Lapierre off but he can't manage it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Lapierre has hold of marques's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and marques manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lapierre won't let marques get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
marques holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lapierre tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lapierre working marques over with strikes here.
Lapierre unloads with some shots from mount but marques bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lapierre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lapierre postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. marques looks a forlorn figure.
marques is bucking up trying to escape but Lapierre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Lapierre has control of marques's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and marques regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lapierre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
marques is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lapierre with shots to the head and body - marques looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lapierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lapierre cracks marques with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Lapierre stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Lapierre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on marques. That did some damage!
marques tries to clinch but Lapierre moves out of range.
marques tries to close the distance and clinch but Lapierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jean Lapierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
marques fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lapierre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lapierre tries for a takedown but marques sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Lapierre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
marques lands with a right to the head.
Lapierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

marques breaks from the clinch.
marques fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Lapierre.
marques tries to clinch but Lapierre is having none of it.
marques scores with a three punch combo!
The fight stays on the outside here - marques looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - marques looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jean Lapierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
marques sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Lapierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lapierre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Lapierre!