PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Marco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hsu comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hsu
vs
Marco

178 cm
21
141 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
139 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Juce Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Hsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Marco!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hsu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marco pinned against the cage. Marco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Marco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hsu tries to get to full guard but Marco has control of the leg.
Marco passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hsu!
Hsu is trying desperately to improve position.
Marco controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hsu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hsu tries to hold on but Marco pushes him away.
Marco controlling his opponent.
Hsu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hsu is looking to get to half guard.
Hsu is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marco controlling his opponent.
Hsu is looking to get to half guard.
Marco controlling the position easily from mount.
Hsu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Still in half guard, Marco seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marco moves into full mount! Hsu won't be happy about that!
Marco content just to control the position here.
Hsu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hsu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Despite being in the dominant position, Johan Marco just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marco tries a head kick but it misses.
Hsu shoots and misses

and Marco counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hsu is breathing heavily.
Marco stays in close to Hsu's body and controls the position.
I looks like Marco might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marco distracts Hsu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hsu is trying to keep Marco in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Marco dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Marco darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hsu trying to hold on to Marco's head to control him but Marco postures up.
Marco wants to free his trapped foot but Hsu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hsu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marco seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Despite being in the dominant position, Johan Marco just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marco misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hsu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Marco counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marco is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Marco has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hsu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marco's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marco's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hsu's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Marco looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marco is in bad spot here.
Hsu wants to control the position but Marco frees himself and scrambles - Hsu manages to regain control in side control.
Hsu working away.
Marco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Marco is trying to control Hsu's posture but Hsu avoids it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marco misses with a straight left.

Marco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marco content just to control the position here.
Marco's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four 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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Johan Marco just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hsu shoots and misses

so Marco counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hsu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marco controls the pace.
Hsu is looking to stand up but Marco isn't so interested in that idea.
Hsu controls Marco momentarily but Marco frees himself.
Hsu doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Marco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hsu with a poor takedown

and Marco counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hsu wants to control but Marco is keeping busy.
Marco perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hsu gets full guard.

Hsu manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hsu misses with a takedown attempt

and Marco counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marco controlling from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marco tries to free his leg and advance position but Hsu is retaining full guard.
Marco not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hsu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marco is controlling him.
Marco won't allow Hsu to sweep him here.
Marco showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Johan Marco just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marco just misses with a punch to the body.
Johan Marco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.
Hsu tries for a takedown but Marco circles away easily

and Marco decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hsu's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Hsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hsu wants to get back to his feet but Marco passes into half guard.
Hsu trying to control here.
Hsu is looking to improve his position.

Hsu looking for submissions off his back.
Hsu is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Marco jumps into side control!
Hsu is looking for a sweep.
Marco happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marco scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Hsu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hsu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Hsu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marco is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hsu's shoulder. That is not cool.
Marco lands a nice forearm strike.
Hsu seems a little lost for a moment, as Marco dominates the positioning.
Phil Hsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marco in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marco moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Marco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marco 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Marco!