PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Good Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Day has chosen Hifana - Wamono as his entrance music. Ferdinand Marcos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Marcos
vs
Day

168 cm
27
165 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

171 cm
22
160 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Amber Swan CBK

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Amber Swan CBK

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferdinand Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Good Day!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day lands with a kick to the temple. Marcos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Day circles away quickly and effectively.
Marcos connects with the punch.
Day falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marcos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Day lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marcos's sensitive parts.
A bone on bone clash there as Marcos blocks the leg kick.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marcos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Day is looking to chop away at Marcos's legs.
Day throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marcos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Day tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marcos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcos swats away the attempt to clinch by Day.
Day tries to clinch
and Marcos counters with a straight right hand.
Day steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marcos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Marcos finds it's way through Day's defenses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Day looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marcos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcos 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.
Marcos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Day cracks Marcos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marcos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Day.
Day pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Day throws a half hearted mid kick.
Day scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Day shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Day seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos is not content to let Day control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Day is looking to advance position but Marcos won't allow it.
Day has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Day trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marcos regains half guard.
Day stalling away here and it's allowed Marcos to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Marcos keeping moving, preventing Day from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marcos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Day is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Marcos working for submissions but it's allowed Day to get to half guard.
Day controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Good Day dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Day checks a leg kick.
Marcos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Day attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marcos cracks the inside of Day's front leg.
Day looks to clinch

and Marcos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marcos is thwarting Day's attempts to control the position.
Marcos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Day wants to get back to full guard.
Day keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Day is looking to control Marcos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Day avoid being mounted?
Day wants to improve his position but Marcos is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos controlling the action here.
Day trying to control here.
Marcos slows the pace down in half guard.
Day wants to get back to full guard.
Day is refusing to be controlled, as Marcos sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Day is looking to improve his position.
Day is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Day throws and low kick but Marcos moves out of range easily.
Marcos misses with the combination.

Marcos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Marcos wants to control but Day is keeping him busy.
Day is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Marcos happy to just control the position for now.
Day is not content to let Marcos control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcos prevents Day from escaping the position.
Day defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Day throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Marcos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Day trying to hold on to Marcos's head to control him but Marcos postures up.
Marcos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Day defending well though.
Day is looking to control Marcos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Day avoid being mounted?
Day is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Marcos is staying active.

Day is defending against the submission attempts here by Marcos.
Day slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Day managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinand Marcos dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Day takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Day scores with a jab. Marcos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marcos misses with a series of wild punches.
Day with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marcos counters with a solid body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Day. That's going to slow Marcos down.
Day is looking to land body kicks.
Marcos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Day circles away quickly and effectively.
Marcos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Day misses with a body shot.
Marcos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Day.
Day bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferdinand Marcos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Day pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marcos is out of range and Day settles back down.
Marcos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Day sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Day looks to land a right hand but Marcos moved out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Day.

Marcos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Day is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Day is wriggling around trying to escape.
Day regains half guard.
Marcos wants to free his trapped foot but Day is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Day wants to get back to full guard.
Marcos wants to take a breather but Day is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day tries to roll over but Marcos keeps him under control.
Marcos wants to pass the guard but Day is defending well.

Day actively working from the bottom here.
Day wants to improve his position but Marcos is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Marcos in particular looking to stall.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Day connects with a body shot.
Marcos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Day sprawls well. Day wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marcos gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Day. Beautiful body shot.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Day scores with a spinning back kick!
Day throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcos counters with a nice leg kick.
Day is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marcos rather than just go for the knockout.
Marcos misses with a straight right.
Marcos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Day avoids the body shot from Marcos.
Marcos scores with the left hand. Day knows he should have avoided that one.
Day swings for the body but Marcos moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Day. Marcos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcos misses with a jab to the body
and Day counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Day throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Day lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Day throws and low kick but Marcos moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Day misses

and Marcos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marcos is thwarting Day's attempts to control the position.
Marcos is trying to control the action in half guard but Day is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Day is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Day looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marcos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ferdinand Marcos did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marcos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Day uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marcos.
Marcos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Day checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marcos throws a hook to the side of Day's head but Day sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marcos looks to land a right hand but Day moved out of range.
Marcos looks to throw the jab but Day is out of range.
Marcos ducks under a wild hook from Day.
Marcos looks to land a combination but Day avoids it well.
Marcos throws a front kick aimed at Day's knee but Day avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos thows a body shot but no joy.
Day tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marcos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos motions for Day to come forward. Marcos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Day throws a sloppy head kick and Marcos moves out of range easily.
Marcos throws out a loose jab but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.

Marcos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Day's half guard.
Marcos is looking to take a break and control but Day is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Day is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marcos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marcos's back!
Marcos turns into Day and is now in his guard.
Marcos is fighting to break Day's control of his arms but Day is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Day is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Day missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day is keen to just control but Marcos is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marcos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Day content to stall in guard here.
Day is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marcos keeping moving, preventing Day from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day stays in close to Marcos's body and controls the position.
Day scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Day throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Day looking to pass the guard.

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.
Day pushes down on Marcos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Day lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marcos wants to control but Day is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Good Day will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Marcos walks into a jab.
Marcos misses with a series of wild punches.
Day misses with a jab, cross combination.
Day uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcos.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marcos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Day throws a body punch but Marcos moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Day blocks the low kick.
A head kick by Day misses
and Marcos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Day misses
and Day takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marcos shoots for a double leg takedown but Day sprawls well. He's pushed Marcos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Day throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Day thuds a left hand into Marcos's body.
Marcos throws a series of punches but Day avoids them all with ease.
Marcos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Day fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marcos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Day. Marcos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Day misses with a head kick.
Day wants to clinch.
No joy there for Day, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

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.
A punch combination from Marcos misses.
Marcos throws and low kick but Day moves out of range easily.
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Day throws a combination. Marcos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcos slips a jab and a cross from Day.
Day lands with a kick to the ribs.
A low kick from Day is predictable there

and Marcos counters with a single leg into guard. Day didn't expect that.
Marcos throwing strikes but missing.
Marcos slips nicely into half guard.
Day is pressing down on Marcos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day is trying to keep Marcos in close.
Day is controlling Marcos's posture.
Marcos chips away with some ground and pound.
Day keeping full guard, as Marcos tries to pass.
Day is pulling down on Marcos's head. It's preventing any offense from Marcos, at least for the moment.
Marcos won't allow Day to sweep him here.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marcos blocks a head kick by Day.
Day throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marcos.
Marcos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marcos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marcos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marcos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Day ducks under a wild hook from Marcos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Day. Marcos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Day lands with a slapping head kick.
Good Day seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Day misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinand Marcos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marcos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a draw!