PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Histavaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Sucre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sucre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sobota-tanczy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Histavaki
vs
Sucre

174 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ultimate Fighting Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marco Histavaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernando Sucre!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sucre wants to clinch.
Histavaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sucre wants to clinch.

Sucre clinches up against the cage.
Sucre tries a knee to the head but Histavaki blocks it.
Histavaki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sucre after a bit of a struggle.
Histavaki is trying to pull guard but Sucre has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Histavaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sucre stalling in the clinch.

Sucre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sucre instigates a clinch.
Sucre slowing the pace effectively.
Histavaki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sucre fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Histavaki instigates a clinch.
Histavaki is trying to pull guard but Sucre has him pressed against the cage.
Histavaki wants to take the fight to the mat but Sucre manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Histavaki looking for a takedown.
Sucre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sucre misses with a knee to the head.
Sucre will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Histavaki up against the cage.

Sucre breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Sucre.

It looks like Marco Histavaki has been cut.

Sucre forces Histavaki back against the cage and clinches.
Histavaki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sucre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Histavaki blocks the elbow strike.
Sucre misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sucre pushes off an throws an elbow but Histavaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Sucre breaks from the clinch.
Histavaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sucre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sucre is looking to clinch but Histavaki is avoiding it.

Sucre moves into range and clinches up with Histavaki.
Sucre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Sucre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sucre has Histavaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Histavaki tries to circle away but Sucre has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucre misses with a knee to the head.
Histavaki dodges an elbow strike from Sucre.
Sucre tries a knee to the head but Histavaki blocks it.
Sucre is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Histavaki avoids a wild elbow strike from Sucre.
Histavaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sucre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sucre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sucre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sucre tries to stall but Histavaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sucre misses with an elbow over the top.
Histavaki tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sucre stalling in the clinch.
Histavaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Histavaki is breathing heavily.
Histavaki dodges an elbow strike from Sucre.

Sucre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sucre tries to clinch

and Histavaki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sucre looks like he's trying to stand up.

Histavaki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Histavaki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Sucre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Histavaki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Histavaki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sucre!
Sucre is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Histavaki looking to control but Sucre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sucre tries to buck Histavaki off but he can't manage it.
Sucre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Histavaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Histavaki misses with a head shot.

Histavaki is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sucre to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sucre shrugs it off.
Sucre wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Histavaki wants to finish this one by submission but Sucre is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Histavaki.
Histavaki punching from mount but Sucre doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Histavaki trying to control but Sucre is having none of it.
Sucre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sucre is squirming around, avoiding Histavaki's attempts to control the action.
Histavaki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sucre really wants to buck Histavaki off and get back to his feet.
Marco Histavaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Histavaki controlling from mount.
Histavaki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sucre hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Histavaki with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucre has given up his back. Will we see Histavaki going for some submissions?

Sucre defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Histavaki's arms.

Histavaki is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Histavaki is punishing Sucre with strikes - can he finish him?!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sucre covering up well under a series of strikes from Histavaki.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sucre fending off the submission attempt from Histavaki.

Sucre showing good submission defense here.
Histavaki 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sucre looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Histavaki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marco Histavaki'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Histavaki closes the distance and clinches up with Sucre, looking for a takedown. Histavaki pushes Sucre against the cage but Sucre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fernando Sucre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sucre tries to clinch but Histavaki is having none of it.
Sucre tries to clinch there but Histavaki circles away.
Sucre pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Histavaki back to the cage. Sucre follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Histavaki gets the takedown into side control.
Sucre is pushing Histavaki's head away, looking to escape. Histavaki manages to hold on to the position though.
Histavaki is looking to take a break and control but Sucre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Histavaki is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Sucre is trying to escape and Histavaki transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Sucre is forced to tap! Nice work there by Histavaki! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Histavaki!
During a confident post fight interview, Marco Histavaki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.