PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Mengele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Marquiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mengele comes into the arena with "Guardians of Fate" by Ensiferum blaring out of the sound system. Marquiss has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Steven Marquiss will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mengele
vs
Marquiss

170 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

193 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Mengele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Marquiss!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mengele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marquiss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mengele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marquiss looks to land a combination but Mengele avoids it well.

Mengele looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Marquiss!
Mengele controlling the pace for now.
Mengele wants to control the pace but Marquiss is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mengele controlling from the full mount.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Adrian Mengele just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Marquiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Mengele.
Marquiss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mengele manages to avoid it.
Mengele doesn't manage to clinch there - Marquiss circles away.
Mengele tries to clinch there but Marquiss circles away.
Marquiss lands a head shot.
Mengele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mengele is breathing heavily.
A jab from Marquiss finds it's way through Mengele's defenses.
Marquiss lands an overhand right.

Mengele is rocked!
A leg kick checked by Mengele.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mengele checks a leg kick.
Marquiss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marquiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Mengele.
Marquiss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mengele tries to clinch up but Marquiss circles away and keeps his distance.
Mengele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mengele on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquiss scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marquiss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mengele.
Mengele wants to clinch.
Marquiss misses with a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Marquiss as Mengele shoots in.

Mengele takes the fight into the clinch.
Mengele jumps guard but Marquiss stands there with Mengele around his waist. Mengele gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marquiss wants to break the clinch but can't.

Marquiss breaks from the clinch.
Mengele tries to clinch up.
Mengele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mengele fails in his attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marquiss.
Mengele tries to clinch up but Marquiss circles away and keeps his distance.

Mengele takes the fight into the clinch.
Mengele tries to land a knee to the head but Marquiss blocks with his arms.

Mengele breaks from the clinch.
Marquiss moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Marquiss misses.
Marquiss throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marquiss instigates a clinch.
Mengele keeps control of Marquiss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marquiss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Marquiss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marquiss misses the shot to the body.
Marquiss uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mengele is looking to clinch.
Mengele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marquiss throws a right and a left that Mengele avoids nicely.
Marquiss tries a low kick but Mengele avoids it.

Marquiss tries to keep at a distance but Mengele has taken the fight into the clinch.

Mengele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mengele could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mengele closes the distance and clinches up with Marquiss, looking for a takedown. Mengele pushes Marquiss against the cage but Marquiss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Mengele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mengele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mengele is looking to clinch.
Mengele tries to clinch up.
Mengele clinches but Marquiss breaks the clinch
and Marquiss counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marquiss throws a series of punches but Mengele avoids them all with ease.
Marquiss scores with a three punch combo!

Mengele shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mengele not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Marquiss dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mengele has Marquiss up against the cage in a clinch.

Marquiss breaks from the clinch.
Marquiss throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mengele moves in looking to clinch but Marquiss pushes him off.
Mengele wants to clinch

and Marquiss holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mengele drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marquiss pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mengele tries to clinch there but Marquiss circles away.
Mengele throws a series of punches but Marquiss moves out of range.
Mengele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marquiss. Marquiss obviously looking to wear him down.
Steven Marquiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marquiss misses with a combination

and Mengele counters by moving into the clinch.
Mengele tries to break the clinch but Marquiss is controlling the position.
Marquiss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marquiss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mengele tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Marquiss breaks the clinch.
Mengele wants to clinch but Marquiss slips to the side
and Marquiss counters with a three punch combo that has Mengele backing up. Mengele nods at Marquiss to acknowledge the strikes.
Marquiss throws a nice outside leg kick.

Marquiss takes the fight into the clinch.
Marquiss throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marquiss tries to break the clinch but Mengele is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mengele successfully pulls guard.

Mengele pushes Marquiss off and gets back to his feet.
Mengele looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marquiss is fending him off so far but Mengele persists. Nope, Marquiss circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Mengele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mengele shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marquiss as he avoids it easily.
Mengele shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marquiss as he jumps to the side.
Marquiss stuffs the takedown.
Steven Marquiss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marquiss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mengele throws a series of punches but Marquiss moves out of range.
Mengele avoids a kick to the body.
Mengele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marquiss.

Marquiss darts in and clinches Mengele up against the cage.
Marquiss is trying to break free.
Marquiss is trying to break free.
Marquiss gets underhooks to prevent Mengele's takedown attempt.

Marquiss manages to break the clinch.
Mengele throws a front kick that sends Marquiss stumbling back into the cage.

Mengele clinches.

Marquiss breaks from the clinch.
Marquiss misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mengele scores with a head kick.
Marquiss connects with a solid leg kick.
Mengele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marquiss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mengele.
Marquiss lands a left and a right that sends Mengele crashing to the canvas! Marquiss dives into mount looking to finish!
Oh Mengele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Adrian Mengele has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mengele is looking to improve his position but Marquiss isn't that keen on the idea.
Marquiss content just to control the position here.
Mengele seems to have got his legs back now.
Mengele really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mengele tries to lock up and control but Marquiss gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marquiss is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Marquiss clinches up against the cage.
Marquiss stops a takedown attempt from Mengele.
Marquiss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Mengele breaks from the clinch.
Mengele throws a sloppy head kick and Marquiss moves out of range easily.
Mengele looks to clinch

and Marquiss holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marquiss tries to land a knee to the head but Mengele blocks with his arms.
Mengele keeps control of Marquiss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marquiss wants to break the clinch but can't.

Marquiss breaks from the clinch.
Marquiss misses with a series of wild punches.
Marquiss misses with a double jab.
Mengele is looking to clinch but Marquiss is avoiding it.
Mengele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Mengele moves into range and clinches up with Marquiss.

Mengele breaks from the clinch.
Mengele wants to clinch up but Marquiss keeps it at a distance.
Marquiss lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mengele!

Mengele clinches with his opponent.
Marquiss wants to break free but Mengele has control.
Marquiss wants to break free but Mengele has control.

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

Mengele rushes Marquiss and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Mengele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Marquiss.
Mengele wants to clinch.
Mengele lands a head kick. Marquiss smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mengele wants to clinch.
Mengele shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marquiss pinned against the cage. Marquiss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marquiss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mengele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mengele is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mengele moves into range and clinches up with Marquiss.
Marquiss wants to get back to striking at distance but Mengele won't allow it.
Marquiss wants to break free but Mengele has control.
Mengele with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mengele pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mengele tries to score a body lock takedown but Marquiss shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Marquiss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrian Mengele's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Marquiss connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marquiss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mengele counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mengele is stalling in the full guard.

Mengele decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marquiss, up you get!
Marquiss keeps the fight on the outside.
Marquiss listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mengele wants to clinch up but Marquiss keeps it at a distance.

Mengele darts in and clinches Marquiss up against the cage.
Marquiss can't break the clinch.
Mengele tries for a takedown. No joy.

Marquiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mengele lands with a cross.

Mengele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mengele lands an elbow just above Marquiss 's eye.
Marquiss wants to get back to striking at distance but Mengele won't allow it.
Marquiss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Mengele.
Mengele fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquiss takes an elbow to the temple.
Mengele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mengele lands a damaging elbow.

Mengele manages to break the clinch.
Mengele looks for a takedown but Marquiss sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Mengele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mengele slips a jab and a cross from Marquiss.
Mengele closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marquiss circles away.
Marquiss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marquiss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mengele moves into the clinch.

Marquiss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marquiss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mengele's sensitive parts.

Marquiss moves into range and clinches up with Mengele.

Marquiss manages to break the clinch.
Marquiss misses the shot to the body.

Marquiss moves into the clinch.
Mengele is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marquiss is keeping busy.
Mengele lands an elbow inside that Marquiss shrugs off.
Mengele tries to pull guard but Marquiss won't allow it.
Mengele wants to break free but Marquiss has control.

Marquiss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marquiss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marquiss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Marquiss misses.
Mengele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquiss scores with a jab. Mengele acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marquiss does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marquiss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mengele.
Marquiss blocks a head kick by Mengele.

Mengele gets a clinch.
Marquiss wants to break the clinch but can't.

Mengele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marquiss throws a series of punches but Mengele moves out of range.

Marquiss tries to keep at a distance but Mengele has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marquiss tries to break the clinch but Mengele is controlling the position.

Marquiss manages to break the clinch.
Marquiss misses with a double jab.
Marquiss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mengele counters with a shoot takedown. Marquiss fights it but they end up in guard.
Marquiss keeping moving, preventing Mengele from controlling successfully.

Mengele stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Marquiss thows a leg kick but Mengele checks it

and Mengele counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mengele prevents Marquiss from breaking the clinch.

Marquiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mengele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marquiss tries to bum rush Mengele with a series of wild strikes but Mengele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marquiss throws a right and a left that both miss.

Mengele moves into the clinch successfully.
Mengele wants a takedown but no success here.
Marquiss tries to break the clinch but Mengele is controlling the position.
Mengele tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marquiss smiles and moves away.
Marquiss misses with the combination.
Mengele tries to clinch but Marquiss moves out of range.
Mengele wants to clinch but Marquiss slips to the side
and Marquiss counters with a low kick, right behind Mengele 's knee.
Mengele checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mengele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marquiss tests Mengele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marquiss displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marquiss throws a series of punches but Mengele avoids them all with ease.
Marquiss circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marquiss counters with a good low kick that Mengele was not able to check.
Mengele tries to clinch up

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mengele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mengele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marquiss is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mengele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marquiss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Marquiss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marquiss lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mengele has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mengele and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marquiss throws a combination that misses

and Mengele holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mengele wants a takedown but no success here.
Mengele stalling in the clinch.
Mengele prevents Marquiss from breaking the clinch.
Marquiss is pressed up against the cage. Mengele has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marquiss down to the mat. Marquiss avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marquiss lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mengele - that will leave a mark!

Mengele closes the distance and clinches.

Marquiss breaks from the clinch.

Mengele takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marquiss is trying to break free.
Mengele connects with a knee to the head.
Marquiss prevents the takedown attempt.
Marquiss wants to get back to striking at distance but Mengele won't allow it.
Marquiss wants to break free but Mengele has control.
Mengele wants a takedown.

Marquiss manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adrian Mengele.
I think Marquiss has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Steven Marquiss!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Steven Marquiss!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Steven Marquiss!

Steven Marquiss wins by unanimous decision!