PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between joe blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip J Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

blow
vs
J Markovic

180 cm
25
165 lbs
5 - 7 - 1

194 cm
20
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Solid chin

Battalion Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, joe blow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philip J Markovic!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
blow misses with a body kick.
blow blocks a head kick by Markovic.
A punch combination from blow misses.
blow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Markovic.
The fight stays on the outside here - blow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Markovic looks for the body kick but blow saw that one coming.
blow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Markovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
blow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Markovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

blow scores a takedown into full mount!
blow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Markovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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.
blow controlling the position easily from mount.
Markovic squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
blow controlling his opponent.
Markovic is desperately trying to improve his position but blow has a good base and remains in mount.

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.
Markovic tries to hold on but blow pushes him away.
Markovic is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joe blow dominated that round.
That's time! blow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

blow tries to clinch there but Markovic circles away.
Nice body kick from Markovic.
blow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Markovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Markovic lands a nice looking body kick.
Markovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
blow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
blow fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from blow misses.
Markovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Markovic swats away the attempt to clinch by blow.
blow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markovic manages to avoid it.
A combination from blow does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Markovic. That's going to slow blow down.
Markovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Markovic!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic throws out a powerful jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Markovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Markovic lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
blow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Markovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Markovic lands with an overhand left.
Markovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on blow. That did some damage!
Philip J Markovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Markovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Markovic moves away from the strike by blow.
blow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Philip J Markovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Markovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses blow's sensitive parts.
Markovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Markovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Markovic cracks the inside of blow's front leg.
A decent looking cross lands there for Markovic.
A nice inside leg kick there by Markovic. That's going to slow blow down.
Markovic scores with a nice head shot.
blow takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Markovic, right into the meat.
Markovic scores with a nice body kick.
Markovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. blow takes a step back to recover.
Markovic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
blow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Markovic can pounce on him.
Markovic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Markovic thows a body kick. blow tries to catch it but that hurt him.
blow walks into a jab.
Markovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Markovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Markovic tries to clinch there but blow circles away.
blow takes a kick to the side of the head.
blow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Markovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to blow's calf.
Markovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on blow if he has to take too many more of those.
blow takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Markovic dips to his left and cracks blow with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between blow's hands.
Markovic thumps blow with a low kick.
Markovic keeps blow at a distance using the push kick.
Markovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Markovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
blow blocks a head kick by Markovic.
A slapping body kick lands there for Markovic.
A swing and a miss from blow.
Markovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Markovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Markovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Markovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - blow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Markovic digs a good hook to blow's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
joe blow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
blow misses with a combination
and Markovic counters with a thumping low kick.

blow darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
blow is looking to take a break and control but Markovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip J Markovic 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!

blow wants to clinch up but Markovic keeps it at a distance.
blow wants to clinch.
blow falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Markovic counter with a right hand.
joe blow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Markovic.
Markovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Markovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Markovic. blow shrugs it off though.
Markovic connects with the punch.
A left lands for Markovic.
Markovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses blow's sensitive parts.
Markovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic lunges at blow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by blow's hand.
Markovic lets loose with a powerful body kick. blow will feel that in the morning.
blow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
blow will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Markovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
blow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
blow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
blow takes one on the button.
A jab from Markovic does it's job there.
Markovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Markovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Markovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Markovic scores with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Markovic. That's going to slow blow down.
Markovic moves in looking to clinch but blow pushes him off.
Markovic feints and then cracks blow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow blow down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
blow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Markovic can pounce on him.
Markovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Markovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Markovic. blow shrugs it off though.
Markovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped blow in his tracks.
blow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Markovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Markovic.
Markovic slips under a jab from blow.
blow tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Markovic thuds a left hand into blow's body.
blow closes the distance but Markovic moves to the side
and Markovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles blow's knee momentarily.
blow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Markovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
blow misses with a takedown attempt
and Markovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
blow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Markovic avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joe blow. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic swats away the attempt to clinch by blow.
blow takes a jab right on the kisser.
blow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Markovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Markovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Markovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
blow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Markovic. Markovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Markovic feints and then cracks blow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow blow down.
Markovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from blow.
Markovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt blow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from blow.
Markovic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
blow darts in trying to clinch
and Markovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
blow shoots in but Markovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice straight punches there by Markovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Markovic.
blow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Markovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Markovic is looking to slow blow down with leg kicks.
blow takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markovic throws a head kick but blow moves out of range.
Markovic scores with a hook to the body. blow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Markovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Markovic counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philip J Markovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Markovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip J Markovic!