PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan (ranked 570 p4p, 824 weight class) and Kamil Marek (ranked 77 p4p, 111 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aztlan
vs
Marek

178 cm
23
186
6 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
170
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kamil Marek!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aztlan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marek keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aztlan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aztlan thumps Marek with a low kick.
Marek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aztlan works Marek's body with a nice hook.
Marek lands with a shot to the body.
Aztlan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marek doesn't seem bothered though.
Aztlan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aztlan scores with a nice head shot.
Marek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Kamil Marek has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aztlan cracks Marek with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marek moves away from the strike by Aztlan.
Aztlan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marek misses with a lunging right hand
and Aztlan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Aztlan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aztlan throws a poor cross that misses
and Marek counters with a nice body shot.
Marek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marek let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Aztlan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aztlan tries to close the distance and clinch but Marek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marek is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aztlan with a body shot.
Marek just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Aztlan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marek doesn't seem phased though.
Aztlan throws a lazy right hand but Marek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Aztlan has Marek up against the cage in a clinch.
Marek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aztlan tries to throw a body punch but Marek avoids it by throwing Aztlan back against the cage.
Aztlan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Aztlan.
Aztlan working aggressively here.
Aztlan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marek backwards.
Marek throws a punch but it's blocked by Aztlan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aztlan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aztlan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aztlan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aztlan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Marek.
Marek cracks Aztlan with a nice body shot.
Aztlan blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aztlan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aztlan lands a shot to the body.
Aztlan lands a right hand.
Aztlan misses with some punches.
Aztlan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aztlan trying to stall but Marek improves his position.
Marek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aztlan misses with some punches.
Aztlan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marek is keeping busy.
Marek lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Marek on the inside.

Marek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Marek both land. Nice combination.
Aztlan cracks Marek with an open hand slap.
Aztlan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aztlan thows a leg kick but Marek checks it
letting Marek counter with a right hand.
Marek looks to land a left hand but Aztlan moved out of range nicely.
Aztlan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Marek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aztlan throws a jab but it's blocked by Marek.
Aztlan misses with a leg kick
enabling Marek to counter with a crisp jab.
Marek's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marek duly obliges.
Marek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aztlan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Marek misses.
Marek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aztlan scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aztlan swings for the body but Marek moves out of range.
Aztlan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marek moves away from the strike by Aztlan.
Aztlan is looking to slow Marek down with leg kicks.
Aztlan staying out of range there.
Aztlan moves out of range as Marek strikes.
Aztlan scores with a decent looking hook.

That has opened up Kamil Marek's cut even more.
Aztlan looks to land a left hand but Marek moved out of range nicely.
Aztlan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aztlan with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marek lands with a good body shot.
A lazy left from Marek finds it's target.
Aztlan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aztlan misses with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kamil Marek's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Marek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aztlan.
An attempted straight right counter from Aztlan misses the target.
Aztlan loads up on a big right hand but Marek slips the punch.
Marek blocks the body kick.
Aztlan doesn't manage to clinch there - Marek circles away.
Aztlan throws a body kick that misses
and Marek counters with a stiff right hand.
A lazy left from Marek finds it's target.
Marek misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Aztlan.
Aztlan misses with a low kick.
Marek takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aztlan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marek's head backwards.
Aztlan throws a hook but Marek avoids it easily.
It seemed like Marek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aztlan scores with a body shot.
Marek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aztlan moves out of range of the strikes.
Aztlan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Aztlan.
Aztlan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marek can do to turn this around?
Marek misses with a looping right.
Marek swinging wildly here.
Marek looks to land a left hand but Aztlan moved out of range nicely.
Aztlan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aztlan tests Marek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marek fails to land with a series of punches.
Marek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aztlan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Aztlan moves into range and clinches up with Marek.
Aztlan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marek has a couple of punches blocked by Aztlan.
Marek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aztlan lands a shoulder strike.
Marek has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aztlan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marek can turn it around.
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!
Aztlan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aztlan lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aztlan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marek misses with a punch to the body.
Marek tries a body shot but Aztlan blocks it.
Aztlan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aztlan.
Aztlan wants to stall.
Aztlan swings wildly with an uppercut but Marek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aztlan throws a head punch that misses.
Aztlan gets through Marek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Aztlan.
Marek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aztlan tries a body shot but Marek blocks it.
Aztlan swings wildly with an uppercut but Marek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aztlan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marek tries to throw a body punch but Aztlan avoids it by throwing Marek back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marek scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aztlan.
Aztlan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Marek breaks from the clinch.
Marek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aztlan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aztlan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aztlan misses with an uppercut. Marek saw that one coming.
Aztlan misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Marek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aztlan looks to land a right hand but Marek moved out of range.
Marek throws a hook but Aztlan avoids it easily.
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!
The fighters circling - Aztlan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marek jabs Aztlan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aztlan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marek in his tracks.
Aztlan misses with a kick to the body
and Marek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aztlan throws a poor cross that misses
and Marek counters with a stiff right hand.
Aztlan throws a lazy uppercut
and Marek counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aztlan thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Marek misses.
Aztlan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Aztlan lands a jab.
Aztlan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marek under the eye.
Marek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aztlan loads up on a big right hand but Marek slips the punch.
Aztlan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marek.
Aztlan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aztlan throws a lazy right hand but Marek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kamil Marek's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Marek dips to his left and cracks Aztlan with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Marek.
Aztlan loads up on a big right hand but Marek slips the punch.
Marek has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aztlan moves out of range as Marek strikes.
Marek missing with a left hand there. Aztlan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marek misses with a right hand
and Aztlan counters with an inside leg kick.
Aztlan throws the kick towards the body but Marek avoids it.
Marek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aztlan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marek.
Marek blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aztlan throws a leg kick
and Marek counters with a straight right hand.
Aztlan throws an off balance right hand
and Marek counters with a straight right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Marek scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marek moves out of range of the body kick from Aztlan.
Marek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aztlan. Aztlan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aztlan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aztlan throws a hook to the side of Marek's head but Marek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aztlan ducks under a wild hook from Marek.
A head kick by Aztlan misses
and Marek counters with a series of strikes. Aztlan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aztlan scores with a punch to the head.
Aztlan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marek checks it well.
Marek slips a straight right by Aztlan.
A nice side step and Marek releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Aztlan misses with a looping right.
Marek throws out a counter right but Aztlan avoids it with no problem.
Aztlan is looking to slow Marek down with leg kicks.
Marek checks the leg kick.
Aztlan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marek throws out a powerful jab.

Aztlan is rocked!
Marek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Aztlan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aztlan misses with a left hand
and Marek counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aztlan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marek counters with a big right hand! Oh Aztlan is in trouble here! Marek follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamil Marek!
Kamil Marek is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Kamil Marek thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.