PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stokker Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederick Barbarossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marx comes to the cage accompanied by Momma said Knock you out. Stokker Marx could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frederick Barbarossa's chin.

Marx
vs
Barbarossa

183 cm
28
192 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
200 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stokker Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Frederick Barbarossa!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbarossa jabs Marx to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barbarossa connects with a jab.
Frederick Barbarossa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbarossa misses with a wild combination.
Barbarossa looks to throw the jab but Marx is out of range.
Barbarossa avoids the head kick by Marx.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbarossa throws a combination that misses
and Marx counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Marx has managed to clinch.
Marx misses with an elbow strike.
Marx wants to stall.
Barbarossa blocking some punches.
Marx tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbarossa avoids it.

Barbarossa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbarossa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbarossa misses with the combination.
Marx tries to clinch but Barbarossa is having none of it.
Barbarossa misses with a double jab
and Marx counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbarossa.
Barbarossa misses with a straight right.
Marx is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marx. That's going to slow Barbarossa down.
Barbarossa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbarossa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marx's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marx. Barbarossa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbarossa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marx misses the shot to the body.
Barbarossa wants to clinch up but Marx keeps it at a distance.
Marx lands with a kick to the ribs.

Marx rushes Barbarossa and presses him up against the cage.

Marx pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbarossa misses with a jab, cross combination.

Marx darts in and clinches Barbarossa up against the cage.
Marx wants to get back to striking at distance but Barbarossa won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbarossa avoids a wild elbow strike from Marx.

Marx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbarossa misses with a hook.
Marx throws a sloppy head kick and Barbarossa moves out of range easily.
Barbarossa tries to clinch but Marx is having none of it.
Marx wants to clinch.
Marx scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barbarossa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbarossa throws a series of punches but Marx moves out of range.
Barbarossa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marx lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbarossa's head.
Barbarossa throws a series of punches but Marx moves out of range.
Barbarossa misses with a double jab
and Marx counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbarossa's knee momentarily.
Marx walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Marx.
Barbarossa with a hook.
Marx lands a right hook to the body.
Marx with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barbarossa misses with a combination
and Marx counters with a nice leg kick.
Marx tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Barbarossa moves into the clinch.
Barbarossa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbarossa avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
Marx tries to land a knee to the head but Barbarossa blocks with his arms.
Marx will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barbarossa up against the cage.
Barbarossa lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Marx.
Marx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marx blocking some punches.
Marx is stalling here.
Marx is trying to push Barbarossa away but Barbarossa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Barbarossa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marx scores with a shot to the body.
Marx throws the left hand but Barbarossa avoids the punch easily.
Barbarossa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marx.
Barbarossa leaves Marx with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marx throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbarossa throws a jab when Marx was well out of range.
Marx tries to clinch but Barbarossa moves out of range.
Marx throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frederick Barbarossa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Marx scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbarossa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body kick from Marx.
Barbarossa moves out of range of the body kick from Marx.
Marx plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barbarossa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frederick Barbarossa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marx throws a head kick but Barbarossa moves out of range.
Barbarossa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marx.
A left and a right from Marx both land. Nice combination.

Marx has closed the distance and engaged Barbarossa in a clinch.
Barbarossa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbarossa misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Marx.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx lands a shoulder strike.
Barbarossa tries to work over Marx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marx throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbarossa.
Barbarossa can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barbarossa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbarossa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marx is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marx throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marx ducks under a wild hook from Barbarossa.

Marx drives through and clinches with Barbarossa against the cage.
Barbarossa is looking to break free of the clinch but Marx has double underhooks.
Barbarossa blocking some punches.
Marx tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbarossa's elbow.
Barbarossa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbarossa is trying to force a seperation but Marx has the dominant position.
Barbarossa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbarossa.
Marx landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Marx.

Barbarossa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marx tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbarossa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marx stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbarossa moves away.
Barbarossa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbarossa blocks a head kick by Marx.
Barbarossa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbarossa throws a combination that misses
and Marx makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Marx.
Barbarossa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barbarossa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marx circles away quickly and effectively.

Barbarossa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marx to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Barbarossa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarossa keeping moving, preventing Marx from controlling successfully.
Marx throws a big right hand that misses.
Barbarossa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marx.
Marx stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barbarossa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marx trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbarossa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stokker Marx has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Marx shoots in for a double leg but Barbarossa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marx misses the shot to the body.
Barbarossa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barbarossa throws a lazy uppercut
and Marx makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marx tries to clinch up but Barbarossa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbarossa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbarossa misses with a series of wild punches.
Marx lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbarossa throws a right hand that Marx ducks under and follows up with a left that Marx also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marx shoots in for a takedown but Barbarossa shows good takedown defense.
Marx avoids the body shot from Barbarossa.
Barbarossa misses with a double jab.
Marx clobbers Barbarossa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stokker Marx dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Barbarossa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marx dips to his left and cracks Barbarossa with an uppercut!
Barbarossa throws an off balance right hand
and Marx counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbarossa throws a jab but it's blocked by Marx.
Marx scores with a kick to the body.
Marx dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbarossa lands with a shot to the body.
Barbarossa scores with a one two! Marx had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marx throws a head kick but Barbarossa moves out of range.
A punch combination from Barbarossa misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbarossa misses with a few strikes there.
Marx throws a head kick that misses.
Marx wants to clinch up but Barbarossa keeps it at a distance.
Marx throws the kick towards the body but Barbarossa avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Barbarossa. Those never looked like landing.
Barbarossa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marx swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marx showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbarossa.
Frederick Barbarossa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbarossa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarossa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marx's head.
Marx with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbarossa walks into a stiff left hand from Marx.
Barbarossa tries to clinch but Marx is having none of it.
Barbarossa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Barbarossa does no damage.
Marx fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbarossa.
Barbarossa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbarossa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbarossa throws a looping overhand right but Marx ducks down to avoid it.
Marx lands a jab.
Marx takes a swing at Barbarossa's ribcage but misses.
Frederick Barbarossa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbarossa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marx scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Marx drives through and clinches with Barbarossa against the cage.
Barbarossa tries a body shot but Marx blocks it.

Barbarossa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbarossa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marx counters with an outside leg kick.
Barbarossa tries to clinch up but Marx circles away and keeps his distance.
Marx fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbarossa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Marx drives through and clinches with Barbarossa against the cage.
Nice body punch from Marx - that landed with a thud.
Barbarossa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marx tries a body shot but Barbarossa blocks it.
Marx trying to land knees to the body.
Marx taking a breather.
Barbarossa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Marx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Barbarossa.
Barbarossa misses with a two punch combination.
Barbarossa misses with the combination.
Barbarossa blocks a head kick by Marx.
Good exchange - Marx coming out on top.
Marx throws a push kick but Barbarossa slaps the foot to one side.
Marx lands with a slapping head kick.
Barbarossa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marx.
Barbarossa tries to bum rush Marx with a series of wild strikes but Marx uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marx throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Marx there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbarossa takes a swing at Marx's ribcage but misses.
Marx misses with a head kick.
Barbarossa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marx circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barbarossa's head.
Barbarossa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marx counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marx lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbarossa's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marx thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barbarossa if he has to take too many more of those.
Barbarossa avoids the body shot from Marx.
Barbarossa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barbarossa looks to throw the jab but Marx is out of range.
Barbarossa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marx counters with a right hand to the body.
Marx lands a nice hook to Barbarossa's body. Barbarossa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbarossa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marx throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Marx scores with a four punch combination!
A left and a right from Barbarossa both land. Nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stokker Marx showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marx has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stokker Marx!
Stokker Marx seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.