PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afro Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Back - Ludacris. Samurai has chosen Sad memory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marko
vs
Samurai

225 cm
32
279 lbs
30 - 12 - 0

198 cm
30
257 lbs
39 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Afro Samurai!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samurai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marko circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the liver by Samurai. Beautiful body shot.
Marko avoids the body shot from Samurai.
Marko misses with a wild body shot.
Samurai looks for the body kick but Marko saw that one coming.
Marko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Samurai to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
Samurai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marko lands a really nice looking cross but Samurai seems unphased.
Samurai misses with a wild body shot.
Samurai misses with a hook. Marko ducked under it nicely.
Samurai misses with a looping left.
Marko lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Marko tenderised Samurai's leg. Samurai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marko misses with a wild body shot.
Marko takes a swing at Samurai's ribcage but misses.
Marko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samurai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Samurai throws a leg kick but Marko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Samurai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Samurai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marko throws the kick towards the body but Samurai avoids it.
Samurai cracks Marko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samurai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samurai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Marko misses.
Samurai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marko.
Marko lands a nice shot that snaps Samurai's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samurai moves away.
Samurai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marko was well out of range. Poor timing from Samurai.
Samurai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marko takes a step back to recover.
Marko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Samurai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Samurai lands with a nice body punch.
Samurai misses with a head kick.
Samurai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Samurai thumps Marko with a low kick.
Marko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Samurai misses with an uppercut. Marko saw that one coming.

Marko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Marko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samurai working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko throws some wild stikes that Samurai manages to avoid easily.
Marko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marko looking to control but Samurai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marko unloading with bombs!
Marko controlling from mount.
Samurai tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samurai tries to hold on but Marko postures up.
Samurai tries to reverse the position but Marko maintains control.
Marko takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Marko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marko keeps control of the position as Samurai tries to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samurai just trying to survive but Marko is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marko struggling to keep hold of the position.
Marko misses with punches from the back.

Samurai is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cain Marko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cain Marko's cut.
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.

Marko slips under a jab from Samurai.
Marko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Samurai throws a hook but Marko blocks it.
Samurai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Marko.
Samurai throws out a loose jab but Marko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marko defending well as Samurai loads up on a big left hand.
Marko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marko throws a body punch but Samurai moves out of range.
Samurai looks to throw the jab but Marko is out of range.
Afro Samurai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A leg kick checked by Marko.
Marko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samurai moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko throws a series of punches but Samurai avoids them all with ease.
Marko jabs at Samurai's body.
Samurai scores with a jab to the body.
Samurai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samurai was well out of range. Poor timing from Marko.
Samurai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Samurai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Afro Samurai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marko looks to throw a body kick
and Samurai counters with a nice kick to the body.
Marko moves out of range of the leg kick from Samurai.
A bone on bone clash there as Samurai blocks the leg kick.
Marko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Samurai tenderised Marko's leg. Marko is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samurai tried to score with a low kick but Marko checks it.
A lazy body kick from Marko
enabling Samurai to counter with a crisp jab.
Samurai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko defending well as Samurai loads up on a big left hand.
Marko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marko shoots in looking for a takedown. Samurai tries to sprawl out of it but Marko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Samurai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samurai slips under a jab.
Marko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marko throws out a loose jab but Samurai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samurai looks to land a combination but Marko avoids it well.
Samurai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Samurai fakes the leg kick and cracks Marko in the body.
Samurai works Marko's body with a nice hook.
Samurai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marko at a distance.
Marko misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko avoids a kick to the body.
Samurai misses with an uppercut.
Samurai tries to score with a low kick but Marko moves his leg out of the way.
Marko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Samurai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Samurai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marko was well out of range. Poor timing from Samurai.
Samurai misses with a looping right.
Samurai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Samurai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Samurai scoring well with a low kick there.
Samurai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marko's sensitive parts.
Marko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samurai.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Samurai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samurai scoring well with a low kick there.
Samurai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Samurai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samurai.
Samurai is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Samurai throws a right and a left that Marko avoids nicely.
Samurai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marko.
Marko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Samurai. That one must have hurt.
A shot to the liver by Samurai. Beautiful body shot.
Samurai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marko doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Samurai missing with a left hand there. Marko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Samurai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Samurai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afro Samurai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cain Marko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Samurai scores with a jab to the head.
Samurai works the jab nicely.
Samurai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Samurai misses with a left hand
and Marko counters with an inside leg kick.
Marko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Samurai avoids it really well and circles away.
Samurai throws an overhand right that lands on Marko's shoulder, as Marko tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Marko.
Marko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Samurai fails to land with a series of punches.
Samurai misses with a double jab.
Marko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Samurai missing with a left hand there. Marko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samurai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Samurai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samurai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marko.
Marko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samurai.
Samurai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marko under the eye.

Cain Marko's cut is getting worse.
Marko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marko is looking to wear down Samurai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Samurai misses with a leg kick
and Marko counters with a straight right hand.
Marko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samurai moves away.
Samurai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samurai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Samurai digs a good body shot into Marko's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samurai throws a head kick that misses.
Samurai lands a lovely overhand right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Samurai, right into the meat.
Samurai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marko moves away.
Samurai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Samurai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samurai misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Marko. Beautiful body shot.
Samurai throws an overhand right that lands on Marko's shoulder, as Marko tries to avoid the shot.
Marko throws a nice looking combination but Samurai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Marko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Samurai.
Samurai thows a body shot but no joy.
Samurai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko misses with a low kick.
Samurai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samurai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Samurai coming out on top.
Samurai slips a jab and a cross from Marko.
Marko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Samurai. Samurai obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Marko misses
and Samurai counters with a head kick. That will keep Marko thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A chopping leg kick lands by Samurai.
Marko throws a right hand that misses
and Samurai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Samurai!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samurai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice defenses there by Marko.
Samurai throws a leg kick which misses Marko's front leg but catches the back leg as Marko tries to avoid it.
Samurai throws a looping overhand right but Marko ducks down to avoid it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Samurai. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Samurai misses its intended target.
Samurai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Samurai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samurai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marko moves away.
Marko throws a wild body kick that Samurai sees coming a mile off.
Samurai throws a shot from downtown. Marko moves away and avoids it.
Samurai misses the shot to the body.
Marko moves out of range as Samurai throws a body kick.
Samurai throws a big shot that misses.
Samurai misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samurai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Samurai lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Afro Samurai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Samurai 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afro Samurai!
An out of breath Afro Samurai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.