PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hisoka Misawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferdinand Marcos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Marcos
vs
Misawa

168 cm
23
165 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
164 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ferdinand Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hisoka Misawa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos misses with a wild combination.
Misawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marcos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marcos misses the shot to the body.
Marcos misses with a double jab.
A jab from Misawa misses.
Misawa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marcos as he avoids it easily.
Marcos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Misawa throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misawa misses with a right hand
and Marcos counters with a nice body shot.
Misawa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marcos counters with a left to the body.
Marcos lands the left hand.
Marcos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferdinand Marcos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marcos to score with a decent uppercut.
Marcos avoids the head kick by Misawa.
Marcos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marcos!
Marcos throws a sloppy head kick and Misawa moves out of range easily.
Marcos cracks Misawa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Misawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marcos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Misawa on the side of the head.
Marcos works the jab nicely.
Nice shot by Marcos.
Misawa throws a sloppy head kick

and Marcos counters with a big uppercut that knocks Misawa off his feet! Marcos dives into side control looking to finish!

Misawa is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Marcos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Misawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Marcos finish him?
Misawa moves away from the strike by Marcos.
Misawa seems to have recovered his senses.
Marcos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marcos missing with a left hand there. Misawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Marcos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marcos prevents a takedown attempt there.

Marcos breaks the clinch.
Marcos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Misawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Marcos is looking to land body kicks.
Misawa throws the kick towards the body but Marcos avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa defending well as Marcos loads up on a big left hand.
Misawa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marcos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marcos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Misawa wants to slow Marcos down by chopping away at his legs.
Misawa throws a poor cross that misses
and Marcos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Misawa misses with a right hand
and Marcos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Misawa lands a slapping body shot.
Misawa misses with the body kick
and Marcos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Misawa's knee momentarily.
Misawa looks gassed!
Misawa is looking to land body kicks.
A left and a right from Marcos both land. Nice combination.

Marcos moves into the clinch.
Marcos stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ferdinand Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hisoka Misawa.
Marcos lands a left hand.
Marcos prevents Misawa from breaking the clinch.
Misawa avoiding damage as Marcos throws knees to the body.
Marcos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Misawa blocks it with crossed arms.

Marcos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Misawa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Misawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misawa with a poor takedown
and Marcos counters with a leg kick.
Misawa misses with an uppercut. Marcos saw that one coming.
Misawa throws a sloppy head kick
and Marcos counters with a nice body kick.
Marcos lands a nice shot that snaps Misawa's head back.
Misawa throws a sloppy body shot
and Marcos counters with a head kick.
Misawa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Misawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marcos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Misawa.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marcos moves away from the strike by Misawa.
Misawa is trying desperately to land a takedown but Marcos is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Misawa.
Misawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Marcos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marcos blocks the body kick.
Misawa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Misawa misses with a wild body shot.
Misawa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marcos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Misawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Misawa takes a swing at Marcos's ribcage but misses.
Marcos avoids the head kick by Misawa.
Marcos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marcos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Misawa.
Misawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marcos throws out a leg kick but Misawa moves out of range and Marcos only half commits.
Marcos misses with a wild combination.
Misawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcos manages to avoid it.
Marcos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Misawa on the side of the head.
Marcos looks to land a combination but Misawa avoids it well.
Misawa defending well as Marcos loads up on a big left hand.
Misawa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Marcos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marcos thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Misawa slips a jab and a cross from Marcos.
Misawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Misawa is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marcos throws a leg kick but Misawa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Misawa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Marcos counter with a right hand.
Misawa checks a leg kick.
Hisoka Misawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcos scores with a shot to the body.
Misawa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcos counters with a straight right hand.
Marcos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marcos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Misawa.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marcos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marcos checks a leg kick.
Marcos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marcos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Misawa manages to avoid it.
Misawa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Marcos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Misawa is out of range and Marcos settles back down.
Marcos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Misawa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marcos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marcos blocks the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Marcos.
Marcos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marcos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Misawa throws out the jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Misawa misses with a left hand
and Marcos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Misawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcos is just out of range.
Misawa with a poor takedown
and Marcos counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcos takes a swing at Misawa's ribcage but misses.
Marcos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Misawa.
Marcos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Misawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from Marcos.
Misawa throws a body kick the misses
and Marcos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misawa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marcos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinand Marcos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Marcos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Misawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marcos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marcos avoids the body shot from Misawa.
Marcos misses with a series of wild punches.
Marcos throws a sloppy head kick and Misawa moves out of range easily.
Ferdinand Marcos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marcos misses the jab.
Misawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos misses with an uppercut. Misawa saw that one coming.
Misawa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marcos tries to avoid it but Misawa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marcos to the ground. Marcos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marcos throws a leg kick which misses Misawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Misawa tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marcos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos tries to bum rush Misawa with a series of wild strikes but Misawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Misawa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marcos.
Misawa misses with a shot to the body
and Marcos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Misawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Misawa looks to land a right hand but Marcos moved out of range.
Misawa misses with a body shot
and Marcos counters with a thumping low kick.
Misawa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Misawa checks the leg kick.
Misawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marcos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Misawa has time to react.
Misawa moves forwards but Marcos connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Misawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Misawa misses with a left hand
and Marcos counters with a good, hard body kick but Misawa shrugs it off.
Marcos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Misawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcos manages to avoid it.
Misawa avoids the head kick by Marcos.
Marcos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferdinand Marcos is winning the standup battle so far.
Marcos throws a leg kick
and Misawa counters with a solid body kick.
Marcos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Misawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Misawa shoots in but Marcos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Misawa throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos loads up on a big right hand but Misawa slips the punch.
Misawa throws a lazy head kick
and Marcos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Misawa tries to move into range but Marcos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marcos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Misawa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marcos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferdinand Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hisoka Misawa.
Marcos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Misawa is looking to land body kicks.
Misawa tries for a takedown but Marcos circles away easily
and Marcos counters with a stiff right hand.

Misawa scores a takedown into full mount!

Misawa is working for a guillotine from mount but Marcos frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Misawa has hold of Marcos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Marcos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Misawa looking to finish with strikes here!

Misawa goes for an armbar but Marcos turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Marcos.
Marcos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Misawa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Marcos escapes and throws Misawa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Misawa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marcos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Misawa.
Misawa working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Marcos's thigh. Marcos counters though and makes it back to full guard.

Misawa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Marcos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Misawa, into his guard.
Misawa tries to strike from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Misawa is on top in guard.
Marcos can't keep his opponent in guard - Misawa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Misawa seems to be looking for submissions.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Marcos has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Misawa. Oh but Marcos has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Misawa goes limp - he's gone! Marcos jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ferdinand Marcos!