PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Jacques Marco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jamie blackford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jamie blackford acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jacques Marco
vs
blackford

192 cm
22
262 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Jacques Marco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, jamie blackford!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
blackford tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten blackford somewhat.
blackford shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marco sprawls well. Marco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. blackford gets slowly back to his feet.
blackford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Juan Jacques Marco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jamie blackford.
Marco throws a sloppy head kick and blackford moves out of range easily.
Marco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Marco moves into the clinch.

Marco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marco with a lazy takedown attempt

and blackford counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marco is trying to stand back up but blackford is controlling him
blackford blocks the strikes from Marco.
blackford seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marco does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marco wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

blackford gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
blackford clinches but Marco breaks the clinch

and Marco moves into the clinch.

Marco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed blackford momentarily.

Marco is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in blackford's half guard.
blackford looks gassed!
blackford trying to control from the bottom.
Marco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marco tries to stand but can't do so whilst blackford controls his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
blackford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
blackford blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marco.
blackford flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marco shoots in but no luck this time.
blackford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marco shoots in looking for a takedown. blackford tries to sprawl out of it but Marco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. blackford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
blackford tries to close the distance and clinch but Marco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Marco.
blackford throws a shot to the body.
blackford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
blackford lands with an overhand left.
Marco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
blackford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and blackford wants it to stay on the feet.
Marco shoots in looking for a takedown. blackford tries to sprawl out of it but Marco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. blackford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marco circles away from the clinch attempt

and Marco counters with a shoot takedown. blackford fights it but they end up in guard.
blackford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marco has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
blackford wants to get back to his feet but Marco is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marco throwing strikes from guard but blackford blocks nicely.
Marco working some strikes from top position.
Marco won't allow blackford to sweep him here.
blackford striking from his own guard.
Marco connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. blackford tries to avoid it but Marco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag blackford to the ground. blackford escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
blackford slaps away a takedown attempt from Marco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick by Marco misses

and blackford decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marco's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Juan Jacques Marco will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Marco looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for blackford!
Marco scoring with strikes but blackford is staying in there.
Marco thowing shots but they're missing.
blackford is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
blackford is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns blackford that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Juan Jacques Marco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marco landing punches.
Marco scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish blackford?
blackford in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
blackford is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marco throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marco thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Marco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. blackford looks a forlorn figure.
Marco raining down shots from the mount!
blackford is in a horrible position here. Marco smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
blackford tries to hold on but Marco postures up.
Marco has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of blackford's face.
blackford is looking to improve his position but Marco isn't that keen on the idea.
blackford in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
blackford is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marco cracks blackford with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
blackford bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
blackford wants to control from the top but Marco keeps moving.
Marco wants to sweep but no luck.
blackford prevents Marco from getting back to his feet.
blackford showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
blackford stands up over Marco, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
blackford won't allow Marco to get back to his feet.

blackford decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
No luck for Marco with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Marco. No joy for blackford on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marco throws a series of punches but blackford avoids them all with ease.
blackford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Marco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Marco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Marco has managed to clinch.

Marco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marco is looking to land body kicks.
Marco tries a head kick but it misses.
blackford checks a low kick from Marco.
A head kick misses from Marco.
Marco has a takedown stuffed.
blackford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Marco clinches up with blackford and pushes him back against the cage.

blackford manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Marco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Marco is posturing up here but blackford has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Marco tries to roll out but it's too tight and Marco has to tap! Slick submission there by blackford!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). jamie blackford!