PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stien Riech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riech comes into the arena with Escape blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Riech
vs
Marx

193 cm
26
190 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

180 cm
25
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stien Riech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Marx!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riech throws a right hand that Marx ducks under and follows up with a left that Marx also avoids with ease.
Marx tries a head kick but it misses.
Riech takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Riech fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Marx.
Marx lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riech's sensitive parts.

Marx gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riech is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marx pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marx tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riech avoids it.
Marx using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riech has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riech wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stien Riech. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marx putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Riech in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marx tries to land knees in the clinch but Riech avoids the damage to the body.
Marx is pressed up against the cage. Riech has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marx down to the mat. Marx avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Riech is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riech is defended easily by Marx.
Riech keeps the fight on the outside.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Riech.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marx is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Riech has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Riech misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Marx on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Riech is chipping away with strikes.
Marx wants to get back to his feet but Riech drags him back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riech landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riech landing strikes.
Riech lands a nice forearm strike.
Riech looks up at the clock and then as Marx takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Riech smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Marx is trying to buck Riech off.
Riech has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Riech has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Marx!
Marx takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Marx really wants to buck Riech off and get back to his feet.
Marx really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riech. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee warns Marx that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Riech working the ground and pound effectively.
Riech lands with some strikes.
Riech working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riech working the ground and pound effectively.
Riech landing shots from mount.
Riech lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Riech fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Marx tries to buck Riech off but he can't manage it.
Riech with a couple of short strikes.
Riech unloading with bombs!
Riech lands with some strikes.
Riech raining down shots from the mount!
Riech with shots to the head and body - Marx looks very uncomfortable down there.
Riech putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Riech lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Riech lands with some strikes.
Riech lands a heavy elbow.
Riech lands a big shot there that rocks Marx but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riech lands a heavy elbow.
Riech lands a nice shot to the head.
Marx is bucking up trying to escape but Riech cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Riech postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marx looks a forlorn figure.
Riech will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Riech landing shots from mount.
Riech landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riech is landing with some decent strikes but Marx is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Riech landing strikes, looking to finish!
Riech looking to finish Marx with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marx!

Marx is rocked!
Riech raining down shots from the mount!
Marx is still in real trouble! Can Riech finish him?
Riech landing strikes from the mount.
Marx seems to have recovered his senses.
Riech lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riech working the ground and pound effectively.
Riech pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riech pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Riech with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Marx that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Riech in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Riech unloading with bombs!
Riech landing strikes from the mount.
Riech lands a nice shot to the head.
Riech landing strikes, looking to finish!
Riech dominating with strikes here.
Marx wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Riech landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riech working Marx over with strikes here.
Riech cracks Marx with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Riech lands a heavy elbow.
Riech scoring with strikes but Marx is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Riech closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marx taking some punishment here, with Riech in his half guard.
Riech wants to pass the guard but Marx is defending well.
Riech drops an elbow to the side of Marx's head.
Riech is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
You get the feeling that Marx really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Riech cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Riech is landing with some decent strikes but Marx is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Riech scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marx?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riech lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Riech lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Marx that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stien Riech overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marx is breathing heavily.
Riech lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Riech is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marx can do to turn this around?
Riech punishing his opponent with strikes.
A big strike lands for Riech! That's really hurt Marx and he's turned his back - Riech keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Riech jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stien Riech!