PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinand Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by Everclear - The BOYs are back in town. Ronny Boy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Boy
vs
Marcos

175 cm
24
164 lbs
14 - 2 - 3

168 cm
29
165 lbs
18 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 3, fighting out of London, Ronny Boy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferdinand Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Boy to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Marcos misses with a shot to the body
and Marcos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boy with a poor takedown
and Marcos counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boy. Boy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marcos counters with a series of strikes. Boy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marcos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronny Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Boy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marcos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Boy is in Marcos's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marcos controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marcos.
Marcos trying to mount his opponent but Boy defends it.
Marcos wants to control but Boy is keeping him busy.
Boy won't allow Marcos to pass to mount.
Marcos controlling the action here.
Boy wants to sweep but Marcos has passed to side control!

That's two 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.
Marcos advances to full mount.
Boy is looking to improve his position but Marcos isn't that keen on the idea.
Boy is working hard here to advance position.
Marcos controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy working to try and regain half guard.
Marcos working the ground and pound effectively.
Boy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marcos lands a big shot there that rocks Boy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Boy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boy flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marcos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Marcos with good strikes from the mount here!
Boy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinand Marcos dominated that 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.

Marcos wants to slow Boy down by chopping away at his legs.
Boy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marcos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Marcos.
Boy has his takedown stuffed
and Marcos counters with a nice body shot.
Boy has his takedown stuffed
and Marcos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronny Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marcos.
Boy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Marcos counter with a right hand.
Marcos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boy in his tracks.
A nice combination there by Marcos.
Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcos.
An inside leg kick lands from Marcos.
Marcos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boy fails with the takedown
and Marcos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos misses with a straight left.
Marcos throws a right and a left that Boy avoids nicely.
Boy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boy slips a jab and a cross from Marcos.
Boy has his takedown stuffed
and Marcos counters with a two punch combo.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcos.

Marcos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Boy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boy is keeping the position for now.
Marcos content to stall in guard here.
Marcos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boy looking for a sweep. Not yet Boy, not yet.
Marcos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marcos trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ferdinand Marcos.
Marcos is looking to chop away at Boy's legs.
Boy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marcos throws a leg kick but Boy moved away.
Boy takes a swing at Marcos's ribcage but misses.
Marcos throws a leg kick

and Boy counters with a single leg into guard. Marcos didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinand Marcos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A slapping body kick lands there for Marcos.
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boy misses with a hook

and Marcos counters with a takedown into side control.
Marcos wants to control but Boy is keeping him busy.
Boy is looking for a sweep.
Marcos is looking to take a break and control but Boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boy defending against the ground and pound.
Marcos taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boy keeps working.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boy is looking to reverse the position.
Ferdinand Marcos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Marcos off and has taken his back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Boy.
Boy scores with strikes from the back.
Boy is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Marcos.
Marcos holding both Boy 's hands and preventing any damage.
Boy is punishing Marcos with strikes - can he finish him?!
Marcos covering up well under a series of strikes from Boy.
Marcos manages to reverse the position and now he's in Boy's guard. Nice work there by Marcos.
Boy managing to control the position.
Boy keeping moving, preventing Marcos from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boy managing to control the position.
Boy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice cross by Marcos.
Boy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marcos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marcos throws a hook but Boy avoids it easily.
Marcos misses with a left hand

and Boy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcos working a defensive guard here.
Boy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marcos seems keen to control Boy's posture.

Marcos pushes Boy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcos throws a poor cross that misses

and Boy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boy.
Boy with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Boy clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Marcos shoots in and gets a takedown into Boy's guard.
Boy looking for a sweep. Not yet Boy, not yet.
Boy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marcos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marcos wants to control from the top but Boy keeps moving.
Boy is trying to hold Marcos in close to prevent damage but Marcos has managed to pass into half guard.
Boy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Marcos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marcos trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Marcos connects with a couple of short punches.
Marcos wants to control from the top but Boy keeps moving.
Marcos throwing strikes but missing.

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.
Marcos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boy is on top in guard.

Marcos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Boy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marcos's efforts to push away.

Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcos looks to throw a body kick

and Boy counters with a shoot takedown. Marcos fights it but they end up in guard.
Marcos looking for a sweep. Not yet Marcos, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marcos is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos stays in close to Boy's body and controls the position.
Marcos landing with the ground and pound.
Boy trying to control the position.
Marcos looking to pass the guard.
Boy is trying to control the position but Marcos postures up.
Marcos trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Boy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marcos preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ronny Boy.
Boy misses with a takedown attempt
and Marcos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marcos throws a hook but Boy blocks it.
Marcos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boy blocks a low kick nicely.
Ferdinand Marcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marcos misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Ferdinand Marcos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Marcos is looking to chop away at Boy's legs.
Marcos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Marcos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Boy eats them both and turns towards Marcos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marcos, as that shot connected.

Boy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Boy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Marcos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Boy's guard! Nice work there by Marcos!
Marcos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is trying to control the position but Marcos postures up.
Boy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boy is trying to control the position but Marcos postures up.

We're going to have a standup here because Ronny Boy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Boy misses with a takedown attempt

and Marcos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Boy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marcos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Boy 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Marcos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marcos trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcos looking to sit in guard and control but Boy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boy throws a big right hand that misses.
Boy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Boy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Marcos dives on top into guard.
Marcos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marcos controls the pace.
Marcos trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ronny Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boy keeping full guard, as Marcos tries to pass.
Boy is trying to control the position but Marcos postures up.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ferdinand Marcos.
Boy misses with a takedown attempt
and Marcos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marcos looks to land a combination but Boy avoids it well.
Marcos connects with an inside leg kick.
Boy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marcos counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronny Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcos fails to land the takedown.
Marcos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ferdinand Marcos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boy throws a series of punches but Marcos avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinand Marcos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marcos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferdinand Marcos! Ferdinand Marcos retains his lightweight title!