PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bruce lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Marquez
vs
lee

153 cm
25
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giovani Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, bruce lee!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marquez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in lee's guard.
lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marquez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marquez chips away with some ground and pound.
Marquez throws and elbow that misses. lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marquez's guard. Nice move by lee!

lee is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Marquez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Marquez has escaped and now he's on top!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marquez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marquez is working lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marquez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marquez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marquez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marquez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marquez postures up in lee's guard and throws a big left but lee blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marquez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marquez distracts lee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marquez cracks lee with a solid left hand.
Marquez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of lee's head.
lee has momentary wrist control but Marquez slips an elbow through the middle.
Marquez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
lee wants to get back to his feet but Marquez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marquez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marquez is breathing heavily.
Marquez is working lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Marquez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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.
lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marquez.
Marquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
lee with a poor takedown

and Marquez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in lee's guard now.

lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marquez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marquez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marquez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marquez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is in close to lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.

lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marquez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marquez throws and elbow that misses. lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marquez's guard. Nice move by lee!
lee tries to stand but Marquez is controlling from the bottom.

That's four 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.

Marquez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes lee off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
bruce lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
lee tries to clinch but Marquez moves out of range.
Marquez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
lee fails with the takedown

and Marquez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Giovani Marquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bruce lee.
Marquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marquez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marquez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Marquez scores a takedown into full mount!
Marquez really is a fat lump.
lee is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marquez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
lee slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
lee is pressing down on Marquez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marquez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marquez working some strikes from top position.
Marquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marquez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lee looking to control.
Marquez scoring with some ground and pound.
Marquez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marquez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marquez connects with a couple of short punches.
Marquez throwing strikes from guard but lee blocks nicely.
Marquez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of lee's head.
Marquez is looking to work some ground and pound but lee has wrist control.
Marquez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marquez shoots for a takedown but lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

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.

lee moves into the clinch successfully.

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

lee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marquez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marquez tries to get out of the position.
lee wants to take a breather but Marquez is having none of it.

Marquez kicks off lee and gets to his feet.
lee tries to clinch there but Marquez circles away.
lee misses with a takedown attempt

and Marquez counters with a nice double leg into side control. lee won't be happy with that.
Marquez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Marquez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear lee down.
Marquez lands an elbow.
Giovani Marquez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
lee is trying to control Marquez's posture but Marquez avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is chipping away with strikes.
Marquez cracks lee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
lee tries to bench press Marquez off him but Marquez keeps the position.
lee takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
lee takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Marquez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Marquez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Marquez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear lee down.
Marquez working the head with strikes.
lee is looking to reverse the position.

That's four 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.
lee struggling a bit here.
lee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Marquez working the ground and pound.
Marquez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
lee manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Marquez looks to land a strike but lee avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Marquez stands up over lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Marquez got a little sloppy there for a moment and lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marquez has managed to get both his arms back between lee's legs - danger averted.
Marquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giovani Marquez dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

lee gets caught flat footed, as Marquez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marquez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marquez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marquez is in close to lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marquez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of lee's head.
Marquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marquez's guard.

lee drops back looking for a leg! Marquez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marquez manages to kick lee off! lee jumps back into Marquez's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marquez wants to stand and escape but lee is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lee trying to control but Marquez is working from the bottom.

Marquez pushes lee off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Marquez circles away.
lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Marquez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in lee's guard now.

lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is in close to lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marquez throwing strikes from guard but lee blocks nicely.

lee looking for a guillotine here but Marquez defends easily.

lee has his foot on Marquez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marquez works his way back into a safe position though.
Marquez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
lee throws a head kick but Marquez moves out of range.
lee tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Marquez counters with a single leg into guard. lee didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez postures up in lee's guard and throws a big left but lee blocks it.
Marquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marquez is looking to work some ground and pound but lee has wrist control.
lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marquez.
Marquez postures up in lee's guard and throws a big left but lee blocks it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
lee moves in looking to clinch but Marquez pushes him off.
Giovani Marquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
lee shoots and misses

so Marquez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marquez.
Marquez prevents lee from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marquez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of lee's head.
Marquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marquez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marquez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
lee is trying to keep Marquez in close.
bruce lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marquez shoots in but no luck this time.
Marquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Marquez scores with a takedown into lee's guard.
Marquez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of lee's head.
Giovani Marquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marquez wants to control from the top but lee keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giovani Marquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marquez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovani Marquez!