PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bariga Marihuanich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Quim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marihuanich comes to the cage accompanied by Idiot bez irokeza. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Marihuanich
vs
Quim

175 cm
34
175 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

178 cm
32
183 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bariga Marihuanich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Quim!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marihuanich gets a double leg takedown into Quim's guard.
Marihuanich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marihuanich trying to control the position from guard on top but Quim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marihuanich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marihuanich prevents Quim from getting back to his feet.
Marihuanich distracts Quim with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marihuanich wants to control from the top but Quim keeps moving.
Marihuanich controlling from the top position.
Quim is looking to stand up but Marihuanich isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quim thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Marihuanich lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marihuanich trying to control the position from guard on top but Quim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marihuanich works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Quim tries to get to full guard but Marihuanich has control of the leg.
Marihuanich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marihuanich has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Quim keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marihuanich lands a nice shot to the head.
Marihuanich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marihuanich landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marihuanich lands a heavy elbow.
Marihuanich lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich dominating with strikes here.
Marihuanich lands a heavy elbow.
Marihuanich has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Quim's face.

Quim is rocked!
Marihuanich dominating with strikes here.
Quim is still in real trouble! Can Marihuanich finish him?
Marihuanich breaks from Quim's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Quim bucks up and throws Marihuanich to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Marihuanich tries to clinch but Quim is having none of it.
Quim seems to have recovered his senses.
Marihuanich shoots in and drives through. Quim sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quim. Marihuanich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marihuanich fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marihuanich.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bariga Marihuanich. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marihuanich shoots in but no luck this time.
Marihuanich tries for a takedown but Quim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Quim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Quim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Quim doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Marihuanich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Quim can't get the takedown.
Marihuanich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Quim.
Quim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marihuanich prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marihuanich lands a nice elbow.
Marihuanich tries to land knees in the clinch but Quim avoids the damage to the body.
Marihuanich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quim tries to break free but Marihuanich pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marihuanich lands a shoulder strike.
Marihuanich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Quim.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marihuanich digs a right hand into Quim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quim's gas tank.
Marihuanich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quim backwards.
Marihuanich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Quim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marihuanich blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bariga Marihuanich dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Marihuanich is looking to clinch but Quim is avoiding it.
Marihuanich tries for a takedown but Quim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bariga Marihuanich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quim wants it to stay on the feet.
Marihuanich fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bariga Marihuanich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marihuanich misses with a takedown attempt
and Quim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marihuanich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Quim closes the distance and clinches up with Marihuanich, looking for a takedown. Quim pushes Marihuanich against the cage but Marihuanich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marihuanich shoots in and drives through. Quim sprawls well.
Marihuanich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Quim but Quim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marihuanich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marihuanich.

Marihuanich scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marihuanich is looking to take a break and control but Quim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quim wants to control but Marihuanich postures up.
Quim is trying to buck Marihuanich off.
Marihuanich tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Marihuanich decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quim leaves Marihuanich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marihuanich tries to clinch but Quim is having none of it.
Quim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Quim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quim wants it to stay on the feet.
Quim shoots for a takedown but Marihuanich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marihuanich leaves Quim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marihuanich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quim as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quim stuffs the takedown.
Quim slaps away a takedown attempt from Marihuanich, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marihuanich fails with a takedown attempt.
Marihuanich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quim as he jumps to the side.
Quim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marihuanich sprawls well. Marihuanich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quim gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Quim shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quim tries for a takedown but Marihuanich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quim defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marihuanich.
Marihuanich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quim as he jumps to the side.

Marihuanich changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Quim looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bariga Marihuanich dominated that second round.
That's time! Marihuanich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Quim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quim wants it to stay on the feet.

Marihuanich shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Quim gets back to full guard.
Marihuanich prevents Quim from getting back to his feet.
Quim keeping moving, preventing Marihuanich from controlling successfully.
Marihuanich tries to stand but Quim is controlling from the bottom.
Marihuanich won't allow Quim to sweep him here.

Marihuanich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quim can't keep his opponent in guard - Marihuanich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Marihuanich is controlling the pace.
Marihuanich is trying to control. Quim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Quim is trying to stand.

Marihuanich is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marihuanich trying to control the action but Quim is working from the bottom.
Quim tries to get to full guard but Marihuanich has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich works his way into side control.
Quim takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Marihuanich working the body and head with strikes.
Marihuanich controlling from side mount.
Marihuanich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quim keeps working.
Marihuanich 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.
Quim is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quim is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Marihuanich asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich working the ground and pound.
Bariga Marihuanich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marihuanich working the body and head with strikes.
Quim trying to remain calm as Marihuanich controls from the top position.
Quim is looking to reverse the position.
Quim trying to remain calm as Marihuanich controls from the top position.
Marihuanich moves into full mount!
Quim is looking to get to half guard.

Marihuanich is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Quim to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Quim shrugs it off.
Marihuanich working the ground and pound effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marihuanich is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Quim can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Quim is squirming around, avoiding Marihuanich's attempts to control the action.
Marihuanich controlling from the full mount.
Quim is trying desperately to improve position.
Marihuanich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Quim is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marihuanich lands a big shot there that rocks Quim but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marihuanich with shots to the head and body - Quim looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bariga Marihuanich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marihuanich working away from the top, dropping strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bariga Marihuanich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marihuanich 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bariga Marihuanich!
After the fight, Bariga Marihuanich was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.