PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rilgard Relson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Marquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Relson
vs
Marquez

180 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
174 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rilgard Relson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marquez has closed the distance and engaged Relson in a clinch.

Relson successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Marquez passes Relson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Relson tries to roll over but Marquez keeps him under control.
Relson is looking to control Marquez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Relson avoid being mounted?
Marquez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Relson defending well though.
Relson is looking for a sweep. Marquez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marquez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marquez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Relson defending well though.
Marquez thows a huge punch but Relson dodges it nicely.
Marquez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Relson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marquez is trying to control. Relson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Relson wants to improve his position but Marquez is controlling well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marquez throwing shots but Relson is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Relson looking for submissions off his back.

Relson looking for submissions off his back.
Relson gets back to full guard.
Marquez wants to control from the top but Relson keeps moving.
Marquez throws a big right hand that misses.
Marquez advances to half guard.
Marquez is trying to control the action in half guard but Relson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marquez slows the pace down in half guard.
Marquez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Relson is not content to let Marquez control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez uses his free foot to push down on Relson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Relson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marquez prevents Relson from getting the reversal.
Marquez looking to finish with strikes here!
Marquez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Marquez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marquez trying to control but Relson is having none of it.
Marquez throwing strikes here but Relson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez lands a big shot there that rocks Relson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marquez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Relson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Marquez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marquez prevents Relson from improving his position.
Marquez is looking to advance position but Relson won't allow it.

Relson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Marquez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marquez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez uses his free foot to push down on Relson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Relson.
Poor strikes thrown by Marquez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Relson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marquez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marquez punching from mount but Relson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Marquez unloading with bombs!
Marquez unloads with some shots from mount but Relson bucks and avoids them well.
Marquez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Relson tries to reverse the position but Marquez maintains control.
Marquez looking to control but Relson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Relson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Relson is squirming around, avoiding Marquez's attempts to control the action.
Marquez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Marquez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marquez scores with a shot to the body.
Marquez scores with a leg kick.
Marquez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marquez lands a jab to the head.
Relson fails with the takedown.
Marquez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A shot to the liver by Marquez. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marquez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Relson doesn't seem bothered though.
Marquez cracks Relson with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marquez lands a big right hand that sends Relson crashing to the mat! Marquez stays standing though and waves Relson back to his feet!

Relson is rocked!
Marquez lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Relson up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Marquez from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Relson's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Marquez!