PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Fenili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fenili comes into the arena with Welcome Home (Sanitarium) blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Fenili
vs
Mac

185 cm
26
184 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

190 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Fenili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Markus Mac!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac throws a series of punches but Fenili moves out of range.
Fenili takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mac tries to clinch but Fenili moves out of range.

Fenili gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mac must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mac trying to control the position from guard on top but Fenili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fenili looking for a sweep. Not yet Fenili, not yet.
Mac controlling from the top position.
Mac is looking to stand up but Fenili won't let him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Fenili has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mac can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mac wants to stand but Fenili has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fenili looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenili striking off his back but it's not causing Mac any problems.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Mac gets to his feet - Fenili follows without any prompting.

Fenili closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mac gets back to half guard.
Mac is looking to improve his position.
Mac is trying to stand back up but Fenili is controlling him

Fenili is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Fenili looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fenili prevents Mac from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenili moves into full mount! Mac won't be happy about that!

Fenili looking to secure an arm triangle but Mac defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mac holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fenili tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Fenili working for a guillotine from mount but Mac is in no mood to give up.
Mac is working to get back to half guard.
Mac really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fenili. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Fenili is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mac has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mac tries to hold on but Fenili postures up.
Mac taking shots to the head.

It looks like Markus Mac has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Fenili wants to finish this one by submission but Mac is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fenili.

Mac defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fenili.
Fenili unloading with bombs!
Mac is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mac is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mac is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mac sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mac pushes Fenili off looking to stand but Fenili dives back in and keeps control.
Mac is looking for a sweep. Fenili is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Fenili is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mac has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fenili throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fenili is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mac has managed to free his arm - good work.

Fenili is looking for a kimura but Mac is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fenili to get the leverage.
Mac wants to get back to his feet.
Mac looks gassed!
Fenili looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mac with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fenili 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.

Fenili is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mac has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fenili passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fenili lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Fenili dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Markus Mac's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mac swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Fenili counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mac is looking to escape.

Fenili is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mac has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mac is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mac is trying to stand up here but Fenili is controlling him well.
Mac is in trouble now - Fenili has advanced to mount!

Fenili looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Fenili with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mac is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac is breathing heavily.

Fenili jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mac manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Fenili looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mac is pushing Fenili's head away, looking to escape. Fenili manages to hold on to the position though.

Fenili tries for a kimura but Mac is defending well.
Fenili tries to move to mount but Mac blocks the move with his legs.

Fenili tries for a kimura but Mac is defending well.
Mac is trying to control Fenili's posture but Fenili avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac is trying to buck Fenili off.
Fenili throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mac is trying to buck Fenili off.

Fenili is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mac is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mac tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fenili wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Fenili looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mac is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Fenili is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mac has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mac is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fenili is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fenili is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mac is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mac is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Fenili tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fenili gets to mount! Mac was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac is trying desperately to improve position.

Fenili is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Mac is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Mac flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Fenili anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Mac and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Fenili slips an arm under Mac chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Fenili has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Fenili is squeezing on Mac like an anaconda would it's prey. Mac fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gabriel Fenili!