PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Sergesser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Marinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sergesser
vs
Marinho

195 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pascal Sergesser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Marinho!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sergesser throws a leg kick but Marinho checks it.
Sergesser moves to clinch but Marinho breaks away

and Marinho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marinho.
Sergesser misses with a knee to the head.
Marinho jumps guard but Sergesser stands there with Marinho around his waist. Marinho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marinho avoiding damage.
Sergesser throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sergesser managing to block the knees to the body from Marinho.
Marinho wants to break free but Sergesser has control.
Sergesser has Marinho pressed against the cage, preventing Marinho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marinho has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sergesser after a bit of a struggle.
Marinho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sergesser avoiding damage as Marinho throws knees to the body.
Sergesser looking to throw knees to the head but Marinho is blocking nicely.
Sergesser with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marinho is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinho looking for a takedown.
Pascal Sergesser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Marinho.
Sergesser with a knee to the head.
Marinho takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Sergesser.

It looks like Victor Marinho has been cut.
Sergesser landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marinho looks gassed!
Sergesser scores with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Marinho.
Marinho has Sergesser pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sergesser manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sergesser scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinho is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sergesser gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Sergesser.
Sergesser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sergesser obliges.
Sergesser tries to land a knee to the head but Marinho blocks with his arms.
Marinho is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sergesser gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergesser misses with a knee strike.
Sergesser scores with a knee to the head.
Sergesser trying to land knees to the body.
Sergesser lands a knee to the body.
Sergesser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marinho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sergesser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marinho looking to stall.
Sergesser working Marinho over with knees to the body.
Marinho takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sergesser landing knees to the head.
Sergesser throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sergesser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sergesser putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marinho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergesser lands a knee to the head.
Sergesser lands a knee to the head.
Sergesser landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marinho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sergesser misses with a knee strike.
Sergesser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sergesser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marinho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Sergesser.
Sergesser tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marinho tries to circle away but Sergesser has him pinned against the cage.
Sergesser with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marinho jumps guard but Sergesser turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sergesser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marinho blocks it with crossed arms.
Sergesser lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Sergesser.
Marinho is trying to maintain a safe position but Sergesser gets an underhook and turns Marinho into the cage.
Sergesser gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marinho.
Sergesser connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sergesser obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sergesser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sergesser scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sergesser throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sergesser trying to land knees to the body.
Sergesser landing knees to the head.
Sergesser tries a knee to the head but Marinho blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pascal Sergesser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Marinho's cut.
That's time! Sergesser's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sergesser tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marinho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sergesser tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Marinho decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sergesser's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sergesser is looking to stand up but Marinho isn't so interested in that idea.
Marinho wants to control from the top but Sergesser keeps moving.

Marinho gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sergesser moves to clinch but Marinho breaks away

and Marinho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marinho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sergesser just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinho is trying to pull guard but Sergesser has him pressed against the cage.
Marinho working hard to break the clinch.
Sergesser tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marinho is breathing heavily.
Marinho tries to circle away but Sergesser has him pinned against the cage.
Sergesser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marinho.
Sergesser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marinho avoids it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sergesser putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marinho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sergesser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marinho blocks it with crossed arms.
Marinho managing to block the knees to the body from Sergesser.
Sergesser landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sergesser crunches a lovely knee into Marinho's ribcage.
Sergesser putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marinho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergesser with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marinho avoiding damage as Sergesser throws knees to the body.
Pascal Sergesser has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Sergesser.
Sergesser looking to throw knees to the head but Marinho is blocking nicely.
Sergesser unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sergesser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marinho can do to turn this around?
Marinho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sergesser lands a good knee to the midsection. Marinho won't want to take too many of those.
Sergesser trying to land knees to the body.
Sergesser with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sergesser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marinho's face.
Sergesser lands a nice knee to the body.
Sergesser with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sergesser lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marinho content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergesser is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sergesser lands a knee to the head.
Sergesser misses with a knee to the head.
Sergesser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marinho.
Marinho tries to break free but Sergesser pushes him back against the cage.
Sergesser putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marinho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marinho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sergesser with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sergesser scores with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sergesser tries a knee to the head but Marinho blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marinho changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sergesser fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pascal Sergesser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Marinho.
Sergesser is looking to clinch but Marinho is avoiding it.

Sergesser drives through and clinches with Marinho against the cage.
Sergesser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marinho is defending well for now.
Sergesser scores a nice knee to the body.
Sergesser scores with a knee to the head.
Sergesser landing knees to the body.
Sergesser tries to land knees in the clinch but Marinho avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sergesser missing with knees to the body.
Sergesser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marinho avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinho taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pascal Sergesser dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Marinho's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Marinho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marinho shoots in for a takedown but Sergesser shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marinho misses with a few strikes there.
Sergesser tries to clinch but Marinho moves out of range.
Pascal Sergesser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marinho wants to slow Sergesser down by chopping away at his legs.
Sergesser tries to clinch but Marinho moves out of range.

Sergesser gets caught flat footed, as Marinho shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sergesser working a defensive guard here.
Sergesser is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marinho is controlling him.
Marinho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sergesser working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marinho.
Marinho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinho slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pascal Sergesser just wasn't active enough.
Sergesser is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sergesser moves in looking to clinch but Marinho pushes him off.
Sergesser closes the distance but Marinho moves to the side

and Marinho moves into the clinch.
Sergesser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marinho is defending well for now.
Sergesser utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sergesser missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinho wants to get back to striking at distance but Sergesser won't allow it.
Sergesser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marinho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marinho wants to break free but Sergesser has control.
Marinho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sergesser tries to land a knee to the head but Marinho blocks with his arms.
Sergesser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marinho is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sergesser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marinho.
Marinho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sergesser just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sergesser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marinho.
Marinho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marinho tries to pull guard but Sergesser won't allow it.
Pascal Sergesser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Marinho.
Sergesser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marinho's face.
Sergesser lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergesser with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marinho avoiding damage as Sergesser throws knees to the body.
Marinho avoiding damage as Sergesser throws knees to the body.
Marinho fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sergesser scores with a knee to the head.
Marinho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sergesser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marinho's face.
Marinho avoiding damage as Sergesser throws knees to the body.
Marinho tries to break the clinch but Sergesser is controlling the position.
Sergesser utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marinho manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sergesser with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marinho avoiding damage as Sergesser throws knees to the body.
Marinho tries to pull guard but Sergesser forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sergesser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marinho.
Marinho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sergesser landing knees to the head.
Sergesser tries to land a knee to the head but Marinho blocks with his arms.
Marinho goes for a takedown attempt but Sergesser pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sergesser tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Marinho counters by moving into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sergesser tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marinho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sergesser prevents it.
Marinho tries for a takedown but Sergesser manages to get underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pascal Sergesser showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sergesser, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pascal Sergesser!