PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Markus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Faith No More - Be Aggressive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chad Nazareth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nazareth
vs
Markus

180 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Nazareth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Markus!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markus closes the distance and clinches up with Nazareth, looking for a takedown. Markus pushes Nazareth against the cage but Nazareth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nazareth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Markus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Markus tries for a takedown but Nazareth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chad Nazareth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Markus.
Nazareth lands the left hand.
Nazareth misses with a body shot.
Nazareth thuds a left hand into Markus's body.
The fighters circling - Nazareth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Markus avoids the body shot from Nazareth.
Markus tries to clinch but Nazareth is having none of it.
Markus fails with the takedown.
Markus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nazareth as he jumps to the side.

Nazareth moves into range and clinches up with Markus.
Markus goes for a takedown attempt but Nazareth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Markus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Markus looks gassed!
Markus tries to clinch
and Nazareth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Markus has his takedown stuffed
and Nazareth counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Nazareth does it's job there.
Markus with a lazy takedown attempt

and Nazareth counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Nazareth stands and steps away. Markus gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nazareth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Markus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Nazareth rushes Markus and presses him up against the cage.
Markus tries for a takedown. No joy.

Nazareth lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazareth controlling the action here.
Nazareth scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Nazareth escapes and gets back to his feet.
Markus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nazareth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markus moves away.
Markus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nazareth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nazareth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Markus doesn't seem bothered though.
Nazareth lands a with a good body shot.
Nazareth lands a with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Nazareth.
The fighters circling - Nazareth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nazareth lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Nazareth misses.
Markus blocks a jab.
Nazareth thows a body shot but no joy.
Markus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nazareth counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Nazareth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nazareth jabs at Markus's body.
A jab from Nazareth does it's job there.
Nazareth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nazareth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab by Nazareth.

Markus is rocked!
Nazareth is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Markus is still on wobbly legs! Can Nazareth finish him?
Nazareth connects with a crisp jab.
Nazareth cracks Markus with a hook to the temple - Markus is on wobbly legs here! Nazareth swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Markus falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Nazareth wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chad Nazareth!