PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Matias Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Matias Demaestri
vs
Marquez

200 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Enzo Matias Demaestri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manuel Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Demaestri.
Marquez shoots and misses
and Demaestri counters with a three punch combo that has Marquez backing up. Marquez nods at Demaestri to acknowledge the strikes.
Marquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demaestri.
Demaestri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marquez. Marquez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've been told by Demaestri's head coaches at Facebreaker Academy : Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marquez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Demaestri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Demaestri throws a right hand that misses

and Marquez counters with a head kick that drops Demaestri to the mat! Demaestri scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Demaestri is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demaestri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Demaestri throws out the jab.
Marquez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Demaestri swats away the attempt to clinch by Marquez.
Demaestri misses with a double jab.
Marquez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Demaestri pinned against the cage. Demaestri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Enzo Matias Demaestri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Marquez.
Marquez misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri throws a right and a left that Marquez avoids nicely.
Demaestri throws a combination that misses
and Marquez counters with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marquez.
Marquez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Demaestri but Demaestri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Demaestri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Demaestri throws a jab but it's blocked by Marquez.
Demaestri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demaestri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Demaestri throws a series of punches but Marquez moves out of range.
Demaestri is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Demaestri.
Marquez has his takedown stuffed
and Demaestri counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Demaestri.
Marquez misses with a takedown attempt
and Demaestri counters with a straight right hand.
Demaestri avoids the body shot from Marquez.
Demaestri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marquez in his tracks.
Demaestri lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Demaestri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marquez tries a head kick but it misses.
Demaestri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri scores with a jab to the jaw.
A left lands for Demaestri.
Demaestri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Demaestri misses.
Demaestri cracks Marquez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Demaestri misses with a wild combination.
Demaestri's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marquez under the eye.
Demaestri looks to land a right hand but Marquez moved out of range.
Marquez looks to clinch
and Demaestri counters with a three punch combo that has Marquez backing up. Marquez nods at Demaestri to acknowledge the strikes.
Demaestri lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Demaestri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marquez.
Demaestri is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Demaestri.
Demaestri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marquez.
Marquez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Demaestri throws a nice looking combination but Marquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Demaestri misses.
Marquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Demaestri throws a hook to the side of Marquez's head but Marquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Demaestri throws a looping overhand right but Marquez ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marquez with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Demaestri to counter with a crisp jab.
Demaestri misses with a series of wild punches.
Demaestri goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Manuel Marquez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Demaestri throws an overhand right that lands on Marquez's shoulder, as Marquez tries to avoid the shot.
Marquez dives in for a single leg takedown but Demaestri sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Demaestri keeps control of Marquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Demaestri gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Marquez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Demaestri wanted to stand there but Marquez had control of the position.
Demaestri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marquez on the ground.
Marquez trying to keep a closed guard but Demaestri is proving a slippery customer.
Marquez is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri wanted to stand there but Marquez had control of the position.
Demaestri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Marquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Demaestri wants to stand but Marquez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marquez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Demaestri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manuel Marquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Demaestri lands with a straight right. Marquez didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri misses with a two punch combination.
Demaestri throws a right and a left that Marquez avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Demaestri misses.
No luck for Marquez with that takedown attempt.
Enzo Matias Demaestri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Marquez.
Marquez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Enzo Matias Demaestri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marquez dodges the punch combination from Demaestri.
Demaestri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demaestri scores with a three punch combo!
Demaestri throws a series of punches but Marquez avoids them all with ease.
Demaestri stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri jabs Marquez right on the nose. Marquez blinks but takes it well.
Demaestri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marquez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Demaestri finds it's way round the side to connect with Marquez's head.
Demaestri tests Marquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Demaestri misses with the combination.
Marquez misses with a takedown attempt - Demaestri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marquez walks into a jab.
Demaestri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demaestri.
Demaestri throws a right and a left that Marquez avoids nicely.
Demaestri throws a hook but Marquez avoids it easily.
Demaestri slaps away a takedown attempt from Marquez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Demaestri does it's job there.
Demaestri is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Demaestri lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Demaestri.
Demaestri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marquez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Matias Demaestri dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Marquez tries for a takedown but Demaestri circles away easily
and Demaestri counters with a nice uppercut.
Marquez tries to clinch up.
Demaestri misses with a double jab

and Marquez counters with a head kick that drops Demaestri to the mat! Demaestri scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
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!
Demaestri misses with the combination.
Marquez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Demaestri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Demaestri misses with an uppercut. Marquez saw that one coming.
Marquez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Demaestri tries to avoid it but Marquez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Demaestri to the ground. Demaestri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Enzo Matias Demaestri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Marquez.
Demaestri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demaestri scores with a hook.
Demaestri throws a big shot that misses.
Enzo Matias Demaestri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Enzo Matias Demaestri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marquez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Demaestri but Demaestri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Demaestri's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Demaestri duly obliges.
Demaestri's corner calls for a 1-2. Demaestri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marquez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marquez tries to move into range but Demaestri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marquez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marquez moves forwards but Demaestri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Marquez.
Marquez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marquez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Demaestri lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by Marquez.
Demaestri misses with a double jab.
Marquez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marquez moves to clinch but Demaestri breaks away
and Demaestri counters with a one-two to the body.
Marquez shoots in looking for a takedown but Demaestri manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marquez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Demaestri fails to land with a series of punches.
Demaestri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demaestri lands a glancing blow to the side of Marquez's head.
Demaestri misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Demaestri defends it nicely.
Demaestri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demaestri swinging wildly here.
Demaestri misses with an uppercut.
Demaestri with a jab.
Demaestri tests Marquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Demaestri swats away the attempt to clinch by Marquez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri lands with a hook. Marquez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Demaestri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Demaestri lands with a nice combination. Marquez backs away looking to recover.
Demaestri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demaestri lands a jab to the head.
Demaestri's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marquez under the eye.
Demaestri throws the left hand but Marquez avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demaestri misses with a series of wild punches.
Marquez slips a straight right by Demaestri.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Enzo Matias Demaestri.
Well Demaestri 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Enzo Matias Demaestri!