PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esten Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores has chosen not afraid as his entrance music. Esten Flores has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pedro Marx's chin.

Marx
vs
Flores

193 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esten Flores!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx swats away the attempt to clinch by Flores.

Flores has taken the fight to the clinch.

Marx has picked Flores up - he's going for a ride! Marx dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Flores is trying to stand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Marx working the head and body with strikes.
Marx blocks the strikes from Flores.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Marx slows the pace down in half guard.
Flores misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Flores wants to get back to his feet.

Marx stands up out of the half guard.
Flores fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marx lands with a right hand.
Flores tries to clinch but Marx is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marx.
Flores tries to clinch

and Marx counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marx is breathing heavily.
Flores wants to get back to his feet.
Marx with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Marx stands up out of the half guard.
Flores walks into a stiff left hand from Marx.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flores.
Flores is looking to clinch but Marx is avoiding it.
Esten Flores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flores wants to clinch.

Marx drives through and clinches with Flores against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marx fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pedro Marx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esten Flores.

Marx fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flores, pushing him back against the ropes.

Marx jumps guard.
Flores works over Marx with some ground and pound from guard.
Flores throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marx works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marx controlling Flores's posture.

Marx is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Flores defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marx looking for a guillotine here but Flores defends easily.
Flores throws a big elbow that misses.

Marx escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Flores gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flores really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marx. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marx working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flores.
Flores throws a big right hand that misses.
Flores with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flores must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Flores throws a big right hand that misses.
Marx looking to control.
Flores wants to stand but Marx is controlling his posture from full guard.
Flores connects with a couple of short punches.

Marx scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A combination from Flores does no damage.
Marx scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flores tries to clinch up but Marx circles away and keeps his distance.
Flores misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Flores looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Marx dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jab from Marx.
Marx scores with a nice right hand.
Pedro Marx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flores fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flores shoots for a double leg takedown but Marx sprawls well. He's pushed Flores's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Flores shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marx but Marx pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Flores wants to clinch.
Marx displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Esten Flores has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flores looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marx swats away the attempt to clinch by Flores.
A shot to the liver by Marx. Beautiful body shot.
Jab, jab by Marx - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marx.

Marx shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Flores is trying to defend but Marx finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marx stalling.
Flores lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Marx prevents Flores from improving his position.

Marx stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Marx lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Flores backs up against the ropes.
Flores is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marx sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pedro Marx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esten Flores.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx misses with the combination.
Flores wants to clinch.
Pedro Marx is winning the standup battle so far.
Flores tries to clinch there but Marx circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Marx closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Flores pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flores shoots and misses
and Marx counters with a nice low kick that buckles Flores's knee momentarily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Marx.
Marx controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marx decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Flores fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flores is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marx tries to clinch there but Flores circles away.
Flores fails with the takedown.

Marx takes the fight into the clinch.

Marx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flores shoots in looking for a takedown but Marx manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Flores's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Flores has his takedown stuffed
and Marx counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Marx shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Flores striking from half guard on the bottom.
Pedro Marx overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flores looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Marx is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marx is trying to control. Flores wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Marx dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Esten Flores's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Flores moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Flores does no damage.
Marx with a nice cross.
Marx throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flores dives in and grabs Marx's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marx pushes down on Flores's head and hops out.
Marx lands with a right hand.

Marx shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Flores taking some punishment here, with Marx in his half guard.
Marx has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Flores manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Flores tries to kick Marx off but Marx keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Marx slows the pace down in half guard.
Flores punching from the bottom.
Marx is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Marx lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Flores hang on?
Marx trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Flores wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx blocks Flores's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Flores wants to try and get back to his feet.
Marx controlling from the full mount.
Marx blocks Flores's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Flores gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Flores manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Flores misses.

Marx forces Flores back against the ropes and clinches.
Flores is trying to push Marx away but Marx has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Marx breaks the clinch.

Marx closes the distance and pushes Flores back into the ropes.

Marx is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Flores can't fight it off and eventually Marx manages to take the fight to the floor. Flores looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marx would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Flores throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Esten Flores has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marx is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Marx decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores fails to land with a series of punches.
Flores closes the distance but Marx moves to the side

and Marx counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Marx lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Flores punching from the bottom.

Marx is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Marx stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flores fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pedro Marx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marx, right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Marx showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marx 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Marx!
Pedro Marx got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'