PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timmy O Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinand Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Toole's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Remember my NAME!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O Toole
vs
Marcos

168 cm
24
164 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

168 cm
30
165 lbs
19 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Timmy O Toole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferdinand Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Toole tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marcos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
O Toole tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Marcos counter with a right hand.
Good leg kick by Marcos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Toole misses with a hook

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

O Toole looking for a guillotine here but Marcos defends easily.
Marcos with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Toole bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marcos's guard.

Marcos pushes O Toole off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
O Toole wants to clinch

and Marcos counters with a nice double leg into side control. O Toole won't be happy with that.
O Toole is looking to reverse the position.
O Toole tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Marcos presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Marcos landing shots from mount.
O Toole is bucking up trying to escape but Marcos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

It looks like Timmy O Toole has been cut.
Marcos avoids the attempt from O Toole to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Toole really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Marcos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Toole is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marcos working the ground and pound effectively.
O Toole working to try and regain half guard.
Marcos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marcos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. O Toole can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Toole tries to reverse the position but Marcos maintains control.
O Toole slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
O Toole tries to get to full guard but Marcos has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
O Toole regains full guard. Nicely done.
O Toole is wriggling around but Marcos manages to pass to half guard.
Marcos moves nicely into side control.
O Toole manages to work his way to half guard, despite Marcos's best efforts.
O Toole is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marcos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marcos's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Toole goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Marcos escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Marcos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
O Toole is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Toole slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

O Toole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marcos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marcos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marcos trying to control but O Toole is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinand Marcos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timmy O Toole's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

O Toole tries to land a body kick
and O Toole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marcos circles away from the clinch attempt

and Marcos counters with a single leg into guard. O Toole didn't expect that.
O Toole manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marcos manages to get himself to full guard.
O Toole looking to sit in guard and control but Marcos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marcos is working O Toole over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Toole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marcos is one step ahead there.
Marcos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

O Toole has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Marcos is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for O Toole.
Marcos gets to mount! O Toole was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
O Toole is trying desperately to improve position.
Marcos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Marcos controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Toole is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marcos landing strikes from the mount.
O Toole is looking to get to half guard.
O Toole regains half guard.
O Toole is looking for a sweep. Marcos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marcos working O Toole over with strikes.
O Toole makes his way to full guard. A much better position for O Toole.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos trying to control but O Toole is working from the bottom.
Marcos cracks O Toole with a solid left hand.
Marcos postures up.
Marcos stopping the sweep attempt from O Toole.
Marcos scoring with some ground and pound.
O Toole wants to get back to his feet but Marcos passes into half guard.
O Toole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
O Toole tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Marcos has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Toole in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marcos working the ground and pound effectively.
O Toole is trying to escape the mount.
O Toole is squirming around, avoiding Marcos's attempts to control the action.
O Toole tries to reverse the position but Marcos maintains control.
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 cut man is working on Timmy O Toole's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Marcos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
O Toole regains half guard.
O Toole moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
O Toole wants to sweep here but Marcos controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Toole is trying to keep Marcos in close.
Marcos won't allow O Toole to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marcos lands a nice short elbow.
O Toole makes his way to full guard. A much better position for O Toole.
O Toole looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Toole manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marcos is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
O Toole throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ferdinand Marcos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marcos tries to hold on but O Toole postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Toole wants to control the pace but Marcos is squirming around nicely.
O Toole is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marcos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

O Toole goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Marcos is on top in guard.

Marcos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marcos wants to control from the top but O Toole keeps moving.
O Toole has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Marcos has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Toole tries to buck Marcos off but Marcos is having none of it.
O Toole wants to control but Marcos postures up.
Marcos remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
O Toole tries to buck Marcos off but Marcos is having none of it.
O Toole manages to work his way to half guard, despite Marcos's best efforts.
O Toole is trying to get back to full guard.
O Toole slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four 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 scoring with punches to the head and body.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Toole is on top in guard.
Marcos keeping moving, preventing O Toole from controlling successfully.
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.
O Toole slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marcos won't allow O Toole to sweep him here.
Marcos connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Ferdinand Marcos just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Timmy O Toole's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Marcos drives through with a takedown into O Toole's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

O Toole looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Marcos passes into side control.
O Toole is looking to regain half guard here but Marcos keeps moving and retains side control.
O Toole manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. O Toole manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
O Toole 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.
Marcos wants to control from the top but O Toole keeps moving.

O Toole is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marcos defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos advances position into side control!
O Toole is trying to get back to his feet.
O Toole tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Marcos presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
O Toole sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
O Toole gets back to full guard.

O Toole working for submissions but it's allowed Marcos to get to half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Toole is looking for a sweep. Marcos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marcos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
O Toole wants to control but Marcos is having none of it.
Marcos prevents O Toole from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Toole is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Marcos looking to control but O Toole is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Toole is trying desperately to improve position.
Marcos landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Toole is looking to improve his position but Marcos isn't that keen on the idea.
Marcos dominating with strikes here.
O Toole really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Marcos is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. O Toole can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
O Toole keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marcos landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinand Marcos dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Timmy O Toole's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

O Toole tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marcos counters with a thumping low kick.
O Toole throws a head kick that misses
and Marcos counters with a left and a right that stings O Toole.
O Toole misses with a hook to the body

and Marcos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marcos working over O Toole with some ground and pound. O Toole looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marcos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
O Toole tries to get to full guard but Marcos has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marcos moves nicely into side control.
O Toole manages to get back to half guard.
Marcos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Toole moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

O Toole is looking for a triangle here but Marcos uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Marcos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
O Toole looking for a sweep but Marcos has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Toole can't escape the position.
Marcos is landing with some decent strikes but O Toole is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
O Toole tries to reverse the position but Marcos maintains control.
O Toole is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Marcos landing strikes, looking to finish!
Marcos prevents O Toole from getting the reversal.
Marcos with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Toole wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. O Toole can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Marcos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Marcos landing strikes from the mount.
Marcos with shots to the head and body - O Toole looks very uncomfortable down there.
O Toole is bucking up trying to escape but Marcos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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.
O Toole is looking to get to half guard.
O Toole is squirming around, avoiding Marcos's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Toole regains half guard.
O Toole regains full guard. Nicely done.
Marcos stopping the sweep attempt from O Toole.
Marcos lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Toole looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Toole wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Marcos manages to pass to side control.
Timmy O Toole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferdinand Marcos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Marcos moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from O Toole.

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 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50

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