PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krigar Soldat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Soldat
vs
Marx

150 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krigar Soldat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kalle Marx!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soldat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Soldat throws a low kick, looking for Marx's leg but Marx calmly moves out of range.
Marx closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soldat circles away.
Marx fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marx avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Soldat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Soldat.
Soldat looks to score with a jab to the body but Marx is just out of range.
Marx shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Soldat as he avoids it easily.
Krigar Soldat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Marx.
Marx closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soldat circles away.
Marx tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marx shoots in for a takedown but Soldat shows good takedown defense.
Krigar Soldat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soldat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marx. That did some damage!
Marx avoids the body shot from Soldat.
Good leg kick by Soldat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soldat could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Soldat just misses with a punch to the body.
Soldat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marx.
Marx looks gassed!
Soldat just misses with a punch to the body.
Soldat will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marx avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marx avoids the body shot from Soldat.
Soldat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marx is out of range.
Soldat takes a swing at Marx's ribcage but misses.
Marx avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Soldat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marx moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldat throws a body punch but Marx moves out of range.
Soldat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Soldat tries to land a leg kick but Marx saw it coming and moves away.
Marx avoids the body shot from Soldat.
Marx moves in looking to clinch but Soldat pushes him off.
Soldat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soldat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marx is out of range.
Soldat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soldat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soldat misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Marx blocks the low kick.
Marx closes the distance and clinches up with Soldat, looking for a takedown. Marx pushes Soldat against the cage but Soldat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Soldat swings for the body but Marx moves out of range.
Soldat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soldat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marx takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soldat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marx checks a leg kick nicely.
Soldat throws a chopping leg kick but Marx manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soldat throws a body punch but Marx moves out of range.
Soldat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marx manages to avoid it.
Soldat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soldat throws a body punch but Marx moves out of range.
Soldat pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marx is out of range and Soldat settles back down.
Marx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soldat.
Soldat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marx checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marx closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soldat circles away.
Soldat lands with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soldat.
Krigar Soldat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soldat is looking to chop away at Marx's legs.
Soldat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soldat tries a low kick but Marx avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soldat lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marx has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marx and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Soldat looks to score with a jab to the body but Marx is just out of range.
Soldat misses with a low kick as Marx jumps back.
Soldat takes a swing at Marx's ribcage but misses.
Soldat wants to land a leg kick but Marx is out of range.
Marx takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marx shoots in and drives through. Soldat sprawls well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marx checks a leg kick.
Soldat throws a solid leg kick but Marx takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soldat.
Soldat just misses with a punch to the body.
Soldat misses with a body shot.
Marx blocks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marx looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soldat is looking to wear down Marx with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Soldat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marx chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soldat can pounce on him.
Soldat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soldat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldat thuds a left hand into Marx's body.
Soldat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marx manages to avoid it.
Soldat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Soldat keeps the fight on the outside.
Soldat looks to score with a jab to the body but Marx is just out of range.
Soldat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marx is out of range.
Soldat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soldat throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Soldat does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Soldat swings for the body but Marx moves out of range.
Soldat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marx manages to avoid it.
Good work by Marx as he checks the leg kick.
Soldat pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marx is out of range and Soldat settles back down.
Soldat thows a body shot but no joy.
Soldat throws a leg kick but Marx moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soldat.
Soldat misses with a low kick.
Marx shoots in but Soldat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Soldat takes a swing at Marx's ribcage but misses.

Marx looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Marx looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marx is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soldat is trying to get back to full guard.
Marx trying to pass the guard but Soldat defending well.
Marx thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Marx is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Soldat defends it well.

Marx seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krigar Soldat 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.

Soldat tries to land a leg kick but Marx saw it coming and moves away.
Marx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soldat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soldat tries to land a leg kick but Marx saw it coming and moves away.
Soldat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marx moves away.
Soldat tries to score with a low kick but Marx moves his leg out of the way.
Marx fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Soldat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soldat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Soldat thows a body shot but no joy.

Marx feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Marx is looking to advance position but Soldat has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marx is working to get back to half guard.
Marx sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Marx really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soldat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx is looking to get back to full guard here but Soldat has managed to pass to side control instead.
Marx is trying to escape the mount.
Marx is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx tries to hold on but Soldat pushes him away.
Marx working to try and regain half guard.
Soldat scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marx?
Marx is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldat scoring with strikes but Marx is staying in there.

Marx is rocked!
Marx in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marx is still in real trouble! Can Soldat finish him?
Soldat lands a nice shot to the head.
Marx is looking to improve his position but Soldat isn't that keen on the idea.
Soldat lands a big elbow.
Marx tries to reverse the position but Soldat maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krigar Soldat dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Marx takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soldat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Soldat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soldat misses the shot to the body.
Marx is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soldat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marx checks it well.
Soldat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marx's sensitive parts.
Soldat looks to score with a jab to the body but Marx is just out of range.
Marx avoids the body shot from Soldat.
Marx checks a leg kick.
Marx seems to have recovered his senses.
Soldat misses with a body shot.
Soldat takes a swing at Marx's ribcage but misses.
Soldat throws a body punch but Marx moves out of range.
Marx stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soldat.
Marx shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Soldat as he avoids it easily.
Marx avoids the body shot from Soldat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soldat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalle Marx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soldat just misses with a punch to the body.
Soldat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marx moves away.
Soldat throws a body punch but Marx moves out of range.
Soldat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soldat throws a low kick but Marx avoids it.
Marx's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marx misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Krigar Soldat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Marx.
Soldat misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx shoots in and drives through. Soldat sprawls well.
Marx fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Soldat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Marx looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Soldat!

Marx is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Soldat has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Soldat!

Marx looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marx looking for a sweep. Not yet Marx, not yet.
Marx is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marx works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldat is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marx tries to control but Soldat wriggling away.
Marx wants to take Soldat's back here but Soldat is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

Marx swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Soldat is now in Marx's guard. A big mistake from Marx there, giving up the dominant position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marx working for a triangle but Soldat defends it easily.
Marx working a defensive guard but Soldat passes into half guard.
Marx works his way to full guard. Good work.
Soldat postures up.

Marx has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Soldat doesn't defend quickly enough and Marx has managed to lock this one up! Can Soldat escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Marx on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kalle Marx!