PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Cristos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cypress Hill - Hand on the Pump. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Marx
vs
Cristos

177 cm
29
174 lbs
26 - 10 - 3

178 cm
31
180 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Cristos!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristos misses with a takedown attempt
and Marx counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cristos shoots and misses
and Marx counters with a solid body kick.
Marx misses the shot to the body.
Cristos with a poor takedown

and Marx counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marx.
Mark Marx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Cristos.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Marx looking to pass the guard.
Cristos wants to stand up but Marx is controlling him.
Cristos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Marx trying to control the position from guard on top but Cristos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marx accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marx working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marx with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cristos is trying to keep Marx in close.
Marx postures up in Cristos's guard and throws a big left but Cristos blocks it.
Marx with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cristos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marx.
Cristos is pulling down on Marx's head to control his posture.
Marx has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Marx trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marx trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cristos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Marx wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marx swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Cristos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cristos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marx counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marx tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marx misses with a head kick.
Cristos has his takedown stuffed

and Marx counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marx trying to control from half guard but Cristos is working away.
Cristos pushes Marx off looking to stand but Marx dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cristos desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cristos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marx takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cristos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marx looks to land a strike but Cristos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cristos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marx is one step ahead there.
Marx is looking to work some ground and pound but Cristos has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marx missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marx throwing strikes but missing.
Marx throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marx lands a couple of elbows.
Cristos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marx prevents Cristos from getting back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marx working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marx throwing strikes from guard but Cristos blocks nicely.
Cristos controlling Marx's posture.
Marx is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marx throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marx working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cristos's head.
Marx trying to control but Cristos is working from the bottom.
Cristos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marx postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marx missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Cristos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Martin Cristos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cristos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marx counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cristos has his takedown stuffed
and Marx counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Marx drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marx is looking to work some ground and pound but Cristos has wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cristos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marx pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cristos is keeping the position for now.

Cristos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marx throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marx's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Cristos pushes Marx off and gets back to his feet.
Cristos misses with a takedown attempt
and Marx counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cristos's knee momentarily.
Cristos looks gassed!
Cristos moves out of range of the body kick.
Marx connects with an inside leg kick.
Cristos tries for a takedown but Marx circles away easily

and Marx counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Marx tries to free his leg and advance position but Cristos is retaining full guard.
Marx passes Cristos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marx thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cristos's head.
Marx scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Marx there.
Marx seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cristos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Marx lands strikes from half guard.
Marx winds up and cracks Cristos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cristos is trying to get back to full guard.
Cristos trying to control but Marx postures up.
Cristos is looking to improve his position.
Cristos taking some punishment here, with Marx in his half guard.

Cristos manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cristos dives in and grabs Marx's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marx pushes down on Cristos's head and hops out.
Cristos fails with the takedown
and Marx counters with a low kick, right behind Cristos 's knee.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marx scores with a head kick. Cristos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Martin Cristos has been cut.
Marx stuns Cristos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marx throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cristos on the side of the head.
Marx lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marx lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Cristos is rocked!
Cristos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marx can pounce on him.
Marx tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Cristos gets caught napping as Marx dives in and scores a takedown. Cristos manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx trying to control the position from guard on top but Cristos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cristos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Marx dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Cristos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Marx connects with a crisp jab.

Marx shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cristos's guard.
Marx trying to control but Cristos is working from the bottom.

Cristos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Marx off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cristos shoots for a takedown but Marx saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cristos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Marx is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cristos.
Cristos shoots for a double leg takedown but Marx sprawls well. He's pushed Cristos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marx throws a head kick but Cristos moves out of range.
Cristos is breathing heavily.
Cristos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marx makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cristos really felt that one!
Mark Marx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Cristos.
Cristos avoids the head kick by Marx.
Mark Marx is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cristos tries for a takedown but Marx circles away easily
and Marx counters with a low kick, right behind Cristos 's knee.
A head kick misses from Marx.
Cristos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marx counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marx thumps Cristos with a low kick.
Marx throws a head kick that misses.
Cristos with a poor takedown
and Marx counters with a low kick, right behind Cristos 's knee.
Cristos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cristos avoids a kick to the body.

Marx closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marx trying to control the position but Cristos is working away.
Marx throwing strikes but Cristos manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Marx is trying to get back to half guard.
Marx is trying to control Cristos's posture but Cristos avoids it.

Cristos stands up.
Marx throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cristos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marx makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cristos really felt that one!
Marx slaps away a takedown attempt from Cristos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cristos shoots and misses
and Marx counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marx lands with a thumping leg kick.

Marx looking to score a takedown here. Cristos is defending well but Marx drives through and ends up in Cristos's guard.
Marx controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marx working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marx trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristos keeping full guard, as Marx tries to pass.
Marx loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cristos is trying to control the position but Marx postures up.
Cristos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marx's guard.
Cristos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx pulls Cristos in close to his closed guard and prevents Cristos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Marx is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cristos is controlling him.
Cristos is looking to stand up but Marx won't let him.
Marx pulls Cristos in close to his closed guard and prevents Cristos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Marx bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cristos's guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marx landing with the ground and pound.
Marx stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cristos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marx chips away with some ground and pound.
Marx trying to control the position from guard on top but Cristos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marx landing some decent shots from guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marx throwing strikes from guard but Cristos blocks nicely.
Cristos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cristos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marx is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marx throwing strikes from guard but Cristos blocks nicely.
Marx connects with a couple of short punches.
Marx throwing strikes but missing.
Marx stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cristos swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cristos is on top in guard.
Marx keeping full guard, as Cristos tries to pass.
Cristos throwing strikes but missing.
Cristos is looking to stand up but Marx won't let him.
Cristos wants to pass the guard but Marx is keeping the position.
Marx has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Cristos stands up from Marx's guard - Cristos perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cristos shoots for a takedown but Marx saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Cristos gets caught napping as Marx dives in and scores a takedown. Cristos manages to retain guard.
Marx being controlled here momentarily.
Cristos is trying to control the position but Marx postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marx accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marx stopping the sweep attempt from Cristos.
Mark Marx overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cristos is trying to keep Marx in close.

Martin Cristos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Marx throws a hook to the side of Cristos's head but Cristos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cristos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marx.
Cristos shoots for a takedown but Marx saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marx displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cristos.
Cristos with a poor takedown

and Marx counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cristos won't be happy with that.
Marx lands a nice forearm strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marx wants to control but Cristos is keeping him busy.
Marx working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Marx dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martin Cristos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Marx looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marx plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cristos shoots in for a double leg but Marx sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marx throws a sloppy head kick and Cristos moves out of range easily.
Marx tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cristos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cristos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marx as he avoids it easily.
Marx scoring well with a low kick there.
Cristos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marx sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cristos somewhat.
Mark Marx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Cristos.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marx.
Cristos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx throws a right hand that Cristos ducks under and follows up with a left that Cristos also avoids with ease.
Cristos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Marx counter with a right hand.
Marx is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cristos can do to turn this around?
Cristos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marx counters with a thumping low kick.
Cristos walks into a jab.
Marx dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cristos. That did some damage!
Marx scores with a leg kick.
Cristos fails with the takedown.
Marx throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cristos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marx counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marx.
Marx stuffs the takedown.
Cristos fails with the takedown
and Marx counters with a nice body kick.
Cristos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marx counters with a good, hard body kick but Cristos shrugs it off.
Marx lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cristos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marx can pounce on him.
Marx throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cristos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marx counters with a low kick, right behind Cristos 's knee.
Marx throws a wild body kick that Cristos sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx lands a front kick.
Marx misses with a body kick.
Cristos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marx's waist but Marx gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cristos off to one side.
Cristos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marx counters with a nice leg kick.
Cristos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marx connects with a crisp jab.
Marx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cristos tries for a takedown but Marx circles away easily
and Marx counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marx scoring well with a low kick there.

Marx shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Marx was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Marx has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cristos's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx punching from mount but Cristos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Marx.
Cristos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Marx lands a big elbow.
Marx lands with some strikes.
Marx throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Marx scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cristos?
Cristos is still in real trouble! Can Marx finish him?
Marx scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Marx! Cristos is hurt baaadly! Marx is firing away with more strikes - Cristos is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Marx!
Mark Marx bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.