PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heath Marcum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Facaloto Gals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Marcum
vs
Gals

187 cm
24
196 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

189 cm
24
189 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heath Marcum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Facaloto Gals!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gals is looking to clinch.

Marcum shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Marcum was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marcum cracks Gals with a big elbow.
Marcum works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Gals is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcum trying to control the action but Gals is working from the bottom.
Gals is still in real trouble! Can Marcum finish him?
Marcum working away.
Marcum cracks Gals with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gals tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gals gets back to half guard.
Marcum lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gals is trying to get back to full guard.
Gals seems to have recovered his senses.
Marcum thows a huge punch but Gals dodges it nicely.
Gals trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Marcum there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcum is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marcum lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gals tries to roll over but Marcum keeps him under control.
Gals works his way to full guard. Good work.
Marcum is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marcum 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marcum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marcum trying to control the position from guard on top but Gals is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Gals looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marcum throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcum with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gals is keeping the position for now.
Gals pulls Marcum in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcum lands a couple of digs.

Gals is looking for a triangle but Marcum pushes his legs off easily.
Marcum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gals works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gals manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marcum really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Marcum is working hard here to advance position.
Marcum regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gals slips a nice elbow through Marcum's hands, connecting with Marcum's forehead.
Marcum striking from half guard on the bottom.
Gals is looking to take a break and control but Marcum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marcum preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Gals thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marcum's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gals prevents Marcum from improving his position.
Marcum on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gals is keen to just control but Marcum is a slippery customer.
Marcum wants to control but Gals is keeping busy.
Gals is keen to just control but Marcum is a slippery customer.
Marcum keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Gals is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marcum is trying to stand up here but Gals is controlling him well.
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!
Gals thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marcum's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gals lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marcum missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heath Marcum 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.

Marcum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marcum avoids the head kick by Gals.
Horrible takedown by Marcum or perhaps it was just good defense by Gals which made him look bad.
Marcum gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gals counters with a head kick. That will keep Marcum thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Horrible takedown by Marcum or perhaps it was just good defense by Gals which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heath Marcum. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Marcum closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gals has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marcum is working away from the top position though.
Marcum working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gals wants to improve his position but Marcum is controlling well.
Gals is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Marcum is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gals has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marcum scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gals is looking to control Marcum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gals avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gals on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gals tries to get to full guard but Marcum has control of the leg.
Gals taking some punishment here, with Marcum in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcum is looking to take a break and control but Gals is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gals is trying to maintain the position but Marcum is very close to passing his half guard.
Gals tries to roll over but Marcum keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcum wants to control but Gals is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcum is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gals wants to improve his position but Marcum is controlling well.
Gals trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gals keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gals is pressing down on Marcum's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marcum content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gals controls Marcum momentarily but Marcum frees himself.
Marcum is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marcum stands up over Gals, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gals working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marcum.
Marcum stopping the sweep attempt from Gals.
Marcum with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gals is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marcum defends well.
Marcum landing some decent shots from guard.
Marcum with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcum scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marcum scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marcum postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Gals covers up, he's hurt! Marcum keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Marcum and the ref steps in to end the fight! Marcum can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heath Marcum!
Post fight, Heath Marcum took to the microphone: 'I wanna thank my fans and foremost and give thanks to God. Im gonna train to become the best at this sport and dedicate this win to my family back home. '.