PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Frederik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Richard Frederik enters the cage!

Marks
vs
Frederik

180 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackson Marks !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Frederik!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Marks wants to work for an arm triangle but Frederik is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Frederik is trying to stand.
Marks is pressing down on Frederik's thigh, looking to free his foot. Frederik is holding on for now.
Marks moves into full mount! Frederik won't be happy about that!
Marks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Frederik is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Marks raining down shots from the mount!
Marks controlling the pace for now.

Marks get's back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks misses with a low kick.
Frederik throws a push kick but Marks slaps the foot to one side.

Marks throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Frederik was covering up waiting for the punch and Marks finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Marks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Marks gets to his feet - Frederik follows without any prompting.
Frederik misses with a head kick.
Frederik looks gassed!
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
Frederik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Marks clinches up with Frederik and pushes him back against the cage.
Frederik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frederik misses with the head strike.
Frederik has Marks pressed against the cage, preventing Marks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frederik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marks blocks it with crossed arms.

Marks pulls guard effortlessly.
Marks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Frederik manages to get himself to full guard.
Marks seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marks chips away with some ground and pound.
Marks sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Jackson Marks wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Frederik tries a head kick but it misses.
Marks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frederik blocks a jab.
Frederik is looking to land body kicks.

Marks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Frederik!
Frederik tries to buck Marks off but he can't manage it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Frederik is in a horrible position here. Marks smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Marks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederik is bucking up trying to escape but Marks cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Marks raining down hammerfists from mount.
Marks lands with some strikes.
Marks controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marks raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marks lands a big shot there that rocks Frederik but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Marks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marks moves into the clinch successfully.
Marks tries to break free but Frederik pushes him back against the cage.
Frederik misses with a knee to the head.
Marks avoids the elbow strike from Frederik, against the cage.
Marks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frederik.
Frederik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Jackson Marks has been cut.

Marks has picked Frederik up - he's going for a ride! Marks dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Marks working over Frederik with some ground and pound. Frederik looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Marks is looking for a kimura here.
Marks trying to control the pace.
Frederik is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Frederik is breathing heavily.
Marks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Marks in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Frederik tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Marks !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jackson Marks !