PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taco Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordechai Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Belle
vs
Marx

188 cm
24
275 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

193 cm
33
270 lbs
22 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taco Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mordechai Marx!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belle blocks a jab.
Marx uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belle.
Marx slips under a jab.
Marx's jab looks to have found its range, popping Belle under the eye.
Marx tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belle was well out of range. Poor timing from Marx.
Marx lands with a nice body punch.
Marx misses with a body shot
enabling Belle to counter with a crisp jab.
Belle moves out of range as Marx strikes.
Belle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marx.
Marx uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Marx as he connects with a hook.
Belle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belle fakes the leg kick and cracks Marx in the body.
Marx misses with a wild body shot.

Belle pushes Marx up against the cage in a clinch.
Marx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Belle.
Belle tries to throw a body punch but Marx avoids it by throwing Belle back against the cage.
Belle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marx or not.

Belle manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Marx.
Belle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Belle moves out of range of the leg kick from Marx.
Marx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belle moves away.
Taco Belle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belle throws the left hand but Marx avoids the punch easily.
Belle catches Marx with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice combination there by Belle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belle misses with an uppercut.
Marx pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Belle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Marx 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mordechai Marx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A bone on bone clash there as Marx blocks the leg kick.

Belle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Belle throws a punch but it's blocked by Marx.
Belle tries to work over Marx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marx is trying to force a seperation but Belle has the dominant position.
Marx lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Marx's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Belle scores with a shoulder strike.
Belle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marx's defenses.

It looks like Mordechai Marx has been cut.

Marx breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marx throws a head kick but Belle moves out of range.
Belle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Belle misses with a hook. Marx ducked under it nicely.
Marx throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marx scores with a head kick. Belle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marx throws a right hand that misses
letting Belle counter with a right hand.
Belle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belle tries a head kick but it misses.

Belle rushes Marx and presses him up against the cage.
Marx tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belle's elbow.
A short left from Belle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marx wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx is trying to break the clinch but Belle is controlling him.
Belle has Marx pushed against the cage.
Belle has Marx pressed against the cage, preventing Marx from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belle throws a head punch that misses.
Marx throws a head punch that misses.
Marx is looking to break free of the clinch but Belle has double underhooks.

Marx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belle slips under a jab from Marx.
Marx throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belle throws a big shot that misses.
Marx takes a swing at Belle's ribcage but misses.
Belle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belle throws a right and a left that Marx avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taco Belle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mordechai Marx's cut.
That's time! Belle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Belle moves into the clinch.
Marx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belle can't find room to land a body shot as Marx controls the action.
Belle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Marx prevents a body shot from Belle.
Belle gets through Marx's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marx tries to break free but Belle pushes him back against the cage.
Marx slowing the pace effectively.
Belle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belle trying to land knees to the body.
Marx looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belle prevents a body shot from Marx.
Belle misses with some punches.
Belle lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle prevents Marx from breaking the clinch.
Marx blocks a body shot from Belle.
Belle misses with a punch on the inside.
Belle lands with a right to the head.
Belle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marx avoiding damage as Belle throws knees to the body.
Belle lands an elbow that stopped Marx in his tracks for a moment.
Marx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Marx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marx misses with a leg kick
and Belle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Belle lands with a shot to the body.
Belle throws a right and a left that Marx avoids nicely.
Belle falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Marx to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Belle misses.
Marx moves away from the strike by Belle.
Marx takes one to the side of the head.
Belle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marx lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marx gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Belle counters by clinching up.

Marx pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marx chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belle can pounce on him.
Belle thows a left - swing and a miss!

Belle forces Marx back against the cage and clinches.
Marx has had enough of the clinch but Belle keeps him there for the moment.

Marx breaks the clinch.
Marx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle throws out a loose jab but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belle. That's going to slow Marx down.
Belle throws a hook but Marx avoids it easily.
Marx throws a right and a left that Belle avoids nicely.

Belle darts in and clinches Marx up against the cage.
Belle is leaning against Marx and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Belle misses with some punches.
Marx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taco Belle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marx working hard to break the clinch.
Belle stalling the fight.
Belle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marx's efforts to push away.
Belle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belle stalling in the clinch.
Belle lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marx is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belle has a couple of punches blocked by Marx.
Belle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marx's efforts to push away.
Belle lands with a right to the head.
Belle has a couple of punches blocked by Marx.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx has had enough of the clinch but Belle keeps him there for the moment.
Belle digs a right hand underneath Marx's ribcage. Marx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Belle takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taco Belle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mordechai Marx's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Marx lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belle circles away quickly and effectively.
Belle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marx misses with a looping right.
Marx avoids the body shot from Belle.
Belle throws a leg kick which misses Marx's front leg but catches the back leg as Marx tries to avoid it.
Belle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marx moves away.
Belle is looking to clinch but Marx is avoiding it.
Marx bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belle's head backwards.

Belle is rocked!
A slow jab from Marx misses its intended target.
Oh Belle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marx throws a jab but it's blocked by Belle.
A swing and a miss from Marx.
Marx misses with an uppercut.
Marx misses the jab.
A head kick by Marx - that's a beauty! Belle is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Marx can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mordechai Marx!
A victorious Mordechai Marx thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.