PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lando Yuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marquez comes to the cage accompanied by Smoke on The Water. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Marquez
vs
Yuri

160 cm
26
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lando Yuri!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yuri forces Marquez back against the cage and clinches.
Marquez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yuri walks away with a smile on his face. Marquez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Yuri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yuri manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Yuri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yuri counters with a nice uppercut.
Marquez shoots and misses

and Yuri counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yuri.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Marquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuri is leaning against Marquez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yuri is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuri continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

Yuri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marquez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Yuri counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yuri.
Yuri lands a left hand.
Marquez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yuri smiles and moves away.

Yuri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yuri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Marquez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yuri!

Marquez goes for an armbar but Yuri turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Yuri.
Marquez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yuri tries to stand but Marquez is controlling from the bottom.
Yuri wants to pass the guard but Marquez is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yuri preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuri is fighting to break Marquez's control of his arms but Marquez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yuri tries to stand but Marquez is controlling from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Yuri darts in and clinches Marquez up against the cage.

Yuri breaks the clinch.
Marquez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Yuri counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yuri.

Yuri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yuri is looking to clinch but Marquez is avoiding it.
Marquez has his takedown stuffed

and Yuri holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marquez fails to pull guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marquez fails to pull guard.
Yuri is struggling to control the position.

Yuri breaks the clinch.
Yuri gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Marquez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lando Yuri dominated 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.

Yuri has closed the distance and engaged Marquez in a clinch.
Marquez is trying to stall.

Yuri breaks the clinch.
Marquez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marquez with a poor takedown

and Yuri counters by clinching up.
A right hook to the body lands for Yuri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yuri manages to break the clinch.
Marquez fails with the takedown
and Yuri counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marquez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Marquez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Yuri has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Yuri!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yuri wants to get up but he can't break Marquez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yuri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yuri engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yuri wants to stand but Marquez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Marquez is trying to keep Yuri in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marquez checks a low kick from Yuri.

Yuri has Marquez up against the cage in a clinch.

Yuri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Yuri has Marquez up against the cage in a clinch.

Yuri breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuri misses with a body kick.
Marquez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Yuri counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yuri.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Marquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marquez looking to stall.
Yuri displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marquez up against the cage.

Yuri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Yuri moves into the clinch successfully.

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.

Yuri manages to break the clinch.
Marquez fails with the takedown

and Yuri holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Yuri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yuri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yuri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Yuri moves into the clinch.

Yuri breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lando Yuri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yuri lands a head kick. Marquez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marquez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Yuri counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yuri.

Yuri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marquez has his takedown stuffed

and Yuri moves into the clinch.
Yuri lands a left hand.
Marquez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Marquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuri displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marquez up against the cage.
Marquez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yuri smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuri tries to clinch up but Marquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Marquez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yuri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marquez thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marquez shoots and misses

and Yuri counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yuri is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Yuri manages to break the clinch.
Marquez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Yuri counters by clinching up.

Yuri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Yuri closes the distance and clinches.
Yuri is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Yuri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Yuri counters by moving into the clinch.

Yuri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricardo Marquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Yuri forces Marquez back against the cage and clinches.
Yuri presses Marquez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Yuri.
Marquez tries to pull guard but Yuri holds him up against the cage and eventually Marquez drops back down to his feet.
Yuri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marquez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yuri breaks the clinch.
Lando Yuri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Yuri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ricardo Marquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuri leaning against his opponent.
Yuri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Yuri breaks the clinch.
Yuri fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marquez checks it well.
Marquez moves out of range of the body kick.
Marquez moves out of range of the body kick.
Lando Yuri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Yuri pushes Marquez up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lando Yuri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yuri winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lando Yuri!