PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between tweeti timorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinand Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

timorian
vs
Marcos

180 cm
20
160 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
159 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Yakuza Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the lightweight 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 Tokyo, tweeti timorian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ferdinand Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
timorian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marcos as he jumps to the side.
Marcos throws a low kick but it's checked well by timorian.

Marcos rushes timorian and presses him up against the ropes.
Marcos scores with a nice hook to the head.

Marcos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marcos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but timorian checks it well.
Marcos throws a wild body kick that timorian sees coming a mile off.
Marcos misses with a hook
and timorian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
timorian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marcos is fending him off so far but timorian persists. Nope, Marcos circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and timorian counters with a big head kick but Marcos shrugs it off.
Marcos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by timorian.
Marcos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
timorian thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos lands with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - timorian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
timorian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marcos counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but timorian manages to avoid it.
timorian misses with a body shot.
Marcos looks to land a combination but timorian avoids it well.
timorian throws a left and a right that both miss

and Marcos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in timorian's guard now.
timorian wants to sweep here but Marcos controlling him for the moment.
Marcos postures up and lands a big shot to timorian's brow.

Marcos drops back looking for a leg! timorian is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and timorian manages to kick Marcos off! Marcos jumps back into timorian's guard.
timorian looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Marcos puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
timorian taking some punishment here, with Marcos in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
timorian is pressing down on Marcos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marcos controlling from the top position.

timorian throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Marcos escapes and throws timorian's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Marcos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
timorian darts in trying to clinch
and Marcos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
timorian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcos counters with a series of strikes. timorian will be more careful next time no doubt.
timorian throws a looping overhand right but Marcos ducks down to avoid it.
timorian misses the shot to the body.
timorian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
timorian misses with a takedown
and Marcos counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tweeti timorian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
timorian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Marcos counters by moving into the clinch.

Marcos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
timorian just misses with a punch to the body.
timorian throws a nice looking combination but Marcos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
timorian is looking to wear down Marcos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
timorian tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marcos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
timorian misses the shot to the body.
Marcos throws a body kick the misses
and timorian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
tweeti timorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
timorian throws a head kick that misses.
timorian throws a nice looking combination but Marcos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marcos cracks timorian with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
timorian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marcos counters with a nice low kick that buckles timorian's knee momentarily.
timorian is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marcos.
timorian wants to clinch but Marcos slips to the side
and Marcos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
timorian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marcos can pounce on him.
timorian throws a series of punches but Marcos avoids them all with ease.
timorian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marcos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
timorian fails with the takedown

so Marcos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Marcos gets to his feet - timorian follows without any prompting.
timorian dodges the punch combination from Marcos.
timorian tries for a takedown but Marcos circles away easily
and timorian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marcos misses with a few strikes there.
timorian tries to clinch

and Marcos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
timorian is trying to get back to full guard.
timorian is working hard here to advance position.
timorian is not content to let Marcos control the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Marcos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

timorian is defending against the submission attempts here by Marcos.
timorian is pressing down on Marcos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

timorian has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Marcos is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for timorian.
timorian is looking to regain half guard here but Marcos keeps moving and retains side control.

Marcos decides to stand up, so the ref orders timorian to his feet.
timorian looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcos is just out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
timorian shoots and misses
and Marcos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps timorian thinking.
Marcos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
timorian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marcos thows a body kick. timorian tries to catch it but that hurt him.
timorian with a poor takedown
and Marcos counters with a left to the body.
timorian misses with a combination
and Marcos counters with a left and a right that stings timorian.
Marcos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
timorian throws a combination. Marcos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
timorian lands with a shot to the body.
timorian with a lazy takedown attempt
and timorian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marcos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marcos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
timorian misses with a takedown
and Marcos counters with a straight right hand.
timorian lands with a nice combination. Marcos backs away looking to recover.
timorian swings for the body but Marcos moves out of range.
timorian thows a body shot but no joy.
timorian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marcos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferdinand Marcos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
timorian checks a leg kick nicely.
timorian misses with a wild body shot.
timorian tries to clinch
and Marcos counters with a low kick, right behind timorian 's knee.
Marcos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
timorian avoids the body shot from Marcos.
Marcos misses with a straight left.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for timorian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
timorian tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marcos counters with a straight right hand.
timorian misses with a left hand
and Marcos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marcos slips a straight right by timorian.
timorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcos moves away.
timorian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marcos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
timorian swinging wilding here.
timorian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marcos counters with a left to the body.
timorian misses with a takedown attempt
and Marcos counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinand Marcos dominated that round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Marcos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by timorian.
timorian tries for a takedown but Marcos circles away easily
and Marcos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
timorian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marcos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
timorian looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcos is just out of range.
Ferdinand Marcos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
timorian throws a hook to the side of Marcos's head but Marcos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
timorian throws a series of punches but Marcos avoids them all with ease.
timorian throws a lazy head kick

and Marcos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
timorian trying to control here.
Marcos uses his free foot to push down on timorian's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for timorian.

Marcos gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
timorian closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marcos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
timorian tries to score with a low kick but Marcos moves his leg out of the way.
timorian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marcos fails to land with a series of punches.
Marcos throws a low kick but it's checked well by timorian.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for timorian. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
timorian shoots and misses
and Marcos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
tweeti timorian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
timorian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Marcos to counter with a crisp jab.
Marcos gets off balance looking for a body kick
and timorian counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marcos's knee momentarily.
Marcos defending well as timorian loads up on a big left hand.
timorian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcos.
timorian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Marcos to counter with a crisp jab.
Marcos blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by timorian.
timorian misses with a takedown
and Marcos counters with a head kick. That will keep timorian thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tweeti timorian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marcos throws a one two combo.
timorian misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Marcos to counter with a crisp jab.
Marcos throws a push kick but timorian slaps the foot to one side.
timorian throws a series of punches but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos thuds his shin into the meat of timorian's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt timorian.
timorian misses the shot to the body.
timorian with a poor takedown
and Marcos counters with an outside leg kick.
timorian wants to clinch
and Marcos counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
timorian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
timorian with a jab.
timorian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcos.
timorian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
timorian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
timorian blocks a head kick by Marcos.
timorian throws a sloppy head kick
and Marcos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marcos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by timorian.
Marcos throws a body punch but timorian moves out of range.
Nice cross by Marcos.
timorian misses with a two punch combination.
Marcos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marcos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
timorian looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
timorian swings widly with a right hand
and Marcos counters with a low kick, right behind timorian 's knee.
timorian fails with the takedown
and Marcos counters with an outside leg kick.
timorian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marcos avoids the body shot from timorian.
Some wild striking there from timorian.
Marcos slips a jab and a cross from timorian.
Marcos misses with an uppercut. timorian saw that one coming.
timorian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marcos counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Marcos does no damage.
timorian digs a good body shot into Marcos's ribs.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
timorian misses with a double jab
and Marcos counters with a left and a right that stings timorian.
timorian scores with a hook.
Marcos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marcos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marcos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from timorian.
Marcos works over timorian's head and body with a nice combination.
Marcos throws a nice looking combination but timorian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
timorian misses with an uppercut. Marcos saw that one coming.
Marcos tries to land a front kick but timorian steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
timorian stuns Marcos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marcos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marcos throws a series of strikes that have timorian backpedaling.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marcos misses with a double jab.
timorian clinches but Marcos breaks the clinch
and Marcos counters with a straight right hand.
Marcos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
timorian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marcos counters with a nice body shot.
Marcos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
timorian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcos.
timorian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
timorian throws a nice looking combination but Marcos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marcos dodges the punch combination from timorian.
Marcos misses with a low kick.
timorian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marcos throws an overhand right that lands on timorian's shoulder, as timorian tries to avoid the shot.
timorian misses with a wild body shot.
timorian takes a swing at Marcos's ribcage but misses.
timorian misses with a wild body shot.
Marcos throws a hook but timorian avoids it easily.
Marcos avoids a kick to the body.
timorian wants to clinch but Marcos slips to the side
and Marcos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
timorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcos moves away.
A head kick misses from timorian.
Marcos lands with a slapping head kick.
timorian throws a head kick but Marcos moves out of range.
timorian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marcos counters with a nice leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
timorian throws a shot from downtown. Marcos moves away and avoids it.
timorian looks to land a left hand but Marcos moved out of range nicely.
timorian tries for a takedown but Marcos circles away easily
and Marcos counters with a nice body shot.
Marcos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
timorian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
timorian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marcos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
timorian throws a series of strikes that have Marcos backpedaling.
timorian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marcos counters with a nice low kick that buckles timorian's knee momentarily.
Marcos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marcos 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.
timorian shoots and misses
and Marcos counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
timorian throws a right and a left that Marcos avoids nicely.
timorian closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marcos counters with a one-two to the body.
timorian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marcos tests timorian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
timorian misses with a two punch combination.
timorian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marcos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
timorian misses with a right hand
and Marcos counters with a one-two to the body.
Marcos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
tweeti timorian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
timorian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
timorian throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinand Marcos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marcos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Ferdinand Marcos!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ferdinand Marcos!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ferdinand Marcos!

Ferdinand Marcos wins by unanimous decision!
Ferdinand Marcos is the new lightweight champion!