PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Marak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Platt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marak comes to the cage accompanied by Templars of Steele - Hammer Fall. On his way into the cage it seems that Max Marak has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Max Marak seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Marak
vs
Platt

193 cm
23
212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

198 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Marak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cameron Platt!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marak tries to clinch up.

Platt scores a takedown into full mount!
Marak is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Platt landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like Max Marak has been cut.
Marak wants to hold on but Platt pushes him away.
Marak regains half guard.
Platt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marak slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Platt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marak is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Marak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Platt throwing strikes from guard but Marak blocks nicely.
Marak keeping moving, preventing Platt from controlling successfully.
Marak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Platt wants to stand but Marak is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marak controls Platt momentarily but Platt frees himself.
Platt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Platt is looking to work some ground and pound but Marak has wrist control.

Marak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Platt is one step ahead there.
Platt trying to control but Marak is working from the bottom.
Marak looking for a sweep. Not yet Marak, not yet.
Platt wants to control from the top but Marak keeps moving.

Marak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Platt wants to control from the top but Marak keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Platt lying in Marak's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Marak decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Platt taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Max Marak!