PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Carl Marx has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Marx
vs
Rocha

180 cm
26
203 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

183 cm
24
196 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demian Rocha!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rocha counters with a stiff right hand.

Rocha closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marx to the mat! Marx manages to get full guard.
Rocha content to stall in guard here.

Rocha drops back looking for a leg! Marx is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marx manages to kick Rocha off! Rocha jumps back into Marx's guard.
Marx is trying to keep Rocha in close.
Rocha throwing strikes but missing.
Rocha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marx swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocha chips away with some ground and pound.
Rocha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marx's head.
Rocha lands a couple of digs.
Rocha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha connects with a couple of short punches.

Rocha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marx being controlled here, momentarily.
Rocha lands a couple of digs.
Rocha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marx is keeping the position for now.

Rocha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rocha landing with the ground and pound.
Rocha slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rocha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rocha postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marx has momentary wrist control but Rocha slips an elbow through the middle.
Rocha lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rocha decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marx, up you get!
Marx throws a leg kick
and Marx takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marx takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Marx misses with a head kick.
Marx tries to clinch but Rocha moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Rocha shoots in and bounces Marx off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rocha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rocha scoring with some ground and pound.
Rocha landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Rocha drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Rocha seems to have locked his on tight now - Marx screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Rocha, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Demian Rocha!