PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hombo Chombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trill Marcus (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.

Chombo
vs
Marcus

185 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hombo Chombo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trill Marcus!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chombo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marcus wants to slow Chombo down by chopping away at his legs.
Marcus tries to clinch but Chombo is having none of it.
Chombo lands a right hook to the body.
Marcus feints and then cracks Chombo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chombo down.
Marcus tries to move into range but Chombo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chombo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marcus momentarily.
Marcus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chombo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marcus throws a body kick that misses.
Chombo misses with a body shot.
Marcus misses with a head kick.
Marcus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab lands there for Chombo.
Chombo lands a really nice looking cross but Marcus seems unphased.
Chombo checks a leg kick.
Chombo circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Chombo counter with a right hand.
Chombo misses with the combination.
Marcus misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus misses with a head kick.
Chombo checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Chombo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chombo connects with the punch.
Chombo just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcus looks to clinch
and Chombo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chombo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marcus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chombo. That did some damage!
Chombo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marcus.
Chombo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcus moves away.
Chombo keeps the fight on the outside.
Marcus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marcus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marcus lands with a slapping head kick.
Marcus looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Marcus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chombo throws a big shot that misses.
Chombo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chombo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Trill Marcus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcus throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Marcus.
Chombo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chombo duly obliges.
A head kick misses from Marcus.
Marcus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chombo cracks Marcus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chombo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chombo duly obliges.
Chombo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chombo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chombo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chombo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marcus's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chombo. Marcus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chombo lands a lovely overhand right.
Marcus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus misses with a body kick.
Chombo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marcus wants to clinch but Chombo slips to the side
and Chombo counters with a one-two to the body.
Chombo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chombo avoids a kick to the body.
Marcus avoids the body shot from Chombo.
Chombo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chombo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcus was well out of range. Poor timing from Chombo.
Marcus doesn't manage to clinch there - Chombo circles away.
Chombo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marcus takes one to the side of the head.
Marcus tries to clinch up but Chombo circles away and keeps his distance.
Marcus moves forwards but Chombo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chombo scores with a jab.
Chombo digs a good hook to Marcus's body.
Chombo with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chombo misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chombo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chombo jabs at Marcus's body.
Marcus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chombo scores with a body shot.
Chombo sizes up Marcus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chombo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chombo scores with a jab. Marcus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chombo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chombo lands with an overhand left.
Chombo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcus moves away.
Chombo lands a nice shot to the body.
Chombo lands with a nice combination. Marcus backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chombo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chombo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chombo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Marcus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hombo Chombo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Chombo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good shot there by Chombo.
Marcus thows a body shot but no joy.
Chombo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcus.
A telegraphed right hand from Chombo misses the target.

Marcus pushes Chombo up against the cage in a clinch.
Marcus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chombo avoids it.
Marcus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chombo's efforts to push away.
Marcus misses with a knee to the head.
Chombo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chombo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chombo scores with a shot to the side of Marcus's head.
Chombo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chombo is trying to break the clinch but Marcus has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Chombo's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Marcus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcus is breathing heavily.
Marcus avoids the body shot from Chombo.
Chombo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marcus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chombo tries to bum rush Marcus with a series of wild strikes but Marcus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chombo misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Marcus.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marcus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marcus tries a head kick but it misses.
Chombo jabs at Marcus's body.
Chombo sizes up Marcus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chombo connects with a looping right hand.
Chombo missing with a left hand there. Marcus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marcus.
Marcus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marcus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chombo.
Chombo scores with a shot to the body.
Chombo connects with a right hand. Marcus shakes it off.
Chombo thuds a left hand into Marcus's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chombo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marcus on the side of the head.
Chombo throws a series of punches but Marcus avoids them all with ease.
Chombo connects with a right hand. Marcus shakes it off.
Chombo throws a body punch but Marcus moves out of range.
Chombo misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chombo misses with a body shot.
Trill Marcus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chombo looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcus is just out of range.
Marcus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chombo to score with a decent uppercut.
Marcus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chombo lands a nice shot that snaps Marcus's head back.
Chombo takes a swing at Marcus's ribcage but misses.
Chombo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chombo scores with a one two! Marcus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marcus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chombo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marcus momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chombo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcus moves away.
Marcus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chombo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chombo stuns Marcus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chombo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marcus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marcus avoids the body shot from Chombo.
Hombo Chombo is winning the standup battle so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chombo.
Chombo slips a jab and a cross from Marcus.
Chombo lands a nice looking body shot.
Chombo lands a slapping body shot.
Marcus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chombo throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Marcus.
Chombo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcus.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chombo, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chombo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marcus eats them both and turns towards Chombo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chombo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chombo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chombo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donk. Chombo catches Marcus right on the button with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Chombo there.
Chombo throws a body punch but Marcus moves out of range.
Chombo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chombo cracks Marcus with a good jab.
Marcus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Chombo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chombo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marcus can do to turn this around?
Chombo scores with a three punch combo!
Chombo misses with a wild body shot.
Chombo scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hombo Chombo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Chombo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marcuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chombo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chombo swinging wildly here.
Chombo keeps the fight on the outside.
Marcus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chombo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marcus takes one to the chin there.
Chombo misses with a straight right.
Marcus tries to close the distance and clinch but Chombo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chombo.
Marcus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chombo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marcus - that will leave a mark!
Marcus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Marcus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chombo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chombo blocks a head kick by Marcus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marcus scores with a jab. Chombo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chombo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcus's hands.
Marcus tries to clinch there but Chombo circles away.
Chombo connects with a crisp jab.
Chombo scores with a punch to the head.
Chombo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chombo connects with a right hand. Marcus shakes it off.
Chombo keeps the fight on the outside.
Marcus misses with a combination
and Chombo counters with a left and a right that stings Marcus.
Chombo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marcus needs to keep his hands up - Chombo had a free shot at his head there.
Marcus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Chombo there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chombo cracks Marcus with a good jab.
Marcus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donk. Chombo catches Marcus right on the button with a cross.
Chombo digs a good hook to Marcus's body.
Chombo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chombo scores with a jab to the body.
Marcus staying out of range there.
Chombo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marcus in his tracks.
Chombo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marcus circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chombo!
Marcus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chombo to score with a decent uppercut.
Chombo misses the shot to the body.
Chombo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chombo lands a nice hook to Marcus's body. Marcus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marcus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Chombo misses.
Marcus tries to clinch up but Chombo circles away and keeps his distance.
Chombo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marcus at a distance.
Chombo scores with a jab to the head.
Chombo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marcus has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chombo. Marcus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chombo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marcus backs up against the cage.
Chombo swings for the body but Marcus moves out of range.
Chombo swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcus.
Chombo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marcus's head.
Chombo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Chombo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chombo connects with a body shot that sends Marcus's belly button to the back.
Good shot there by Chombo.
A left and a right from Marcus both land. Nice combination.
Good shot there by Chombo.
Chombo jabs Marcus right on the nose. Marcus blinks but takes it well.
Chombo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chombo scores with a body shot.
Chombo misses with a wild body shot.
Chombo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcus.
Chombo scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chombo scores with a jab to the body.
Marcus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trill Marcus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hombo Chombo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marcus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hombo Chombo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chombo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hombo Chombo!