PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Marins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilianenco Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marins comes to the cage accompanied by Freak Kitchen - Speak when spoken to. Emilianenco Preuss acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Marins
vs
Preuss

197 cm
22
282 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

225 cm
24
307 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaquin Marins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emilianenco Preuss!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preuss works over Marins's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Joaquin Marins has been cut.
Preuss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Preuss closes the distance but Marins moves to the side

and Marins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marins scoring with some ground and pound.
Marins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marins is in close to Preuss's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Marins drops back looking for a leg! Preuss is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Preuss manages to kick Marins off! Marins jumps back into Preuss's guard.
Marins being controlled here momentarily.
Preuss is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Preuss can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marins works over Preuss with some ground and pound from guard.
Marins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Preuss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marins landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marins stands up over Preuss, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Preuss is rocked!
Marins postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Preuss covers up, he's hurt! Marins keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Marins and the ref steps in to end the fight! Marins can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joaquin Marins!