PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tarzan Quackenbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Menem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarzan Quackenbush had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Quackenbush
vs
Menem

195 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

Brawler
Good chin

Good kicks
Determined

Heisenberg
Bad Man Clothing

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tarzan Quackenbush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Menem!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quackenbush misses with an uppercut.
Menem throws a leg kick which misses Quackenbush's front leg but catches the back leg as Quackenbush tries to avoid it.
Menem wants to clinch.
Menem looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Quackenbush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quackenbush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quackenbush circles away from the clinch attempt

and Quackenbush counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quackenbush.
Menem pushes off an throws an elbow but Quackenbush leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Quackenbush definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Quackenbush blocks an uppercut.

Quackenbush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Quackenbush lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Menem goes down! The ref sends Quackenbush to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Menem is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

It looks like Marcos Menem has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menem wants to clinch up but Quackenbush keeps it at a distance.
Quackenbush wants to clinch up but Menem keeps it at a distance.
Quackenbush misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Menem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quackenbush's calf.

Menem moves into range and clinches up with Quackenbush.
Quackenbush is trying to push Menem away but Menem has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quackenbush digs a right hand underneath Menem's ribcage. Menem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Quackenbush pushes Menem back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Quackenbush as the two fighters clinch.

Menem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcos Menem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Menem darts in and clinches Quackenbush up against the ropes.
Quackenbush can't find room to land a body shot as Menem controls the action.

Quackenbush manages to break the clinch.
Quackenbush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quackenbush tries to bum rush Menem with a series of wild strikes but Menem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Menem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Menem thows a body kick. Quackenbush tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Quackenbush is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menem pushes Quackenbush away with a front kick.
Menem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Quackenbush slips a jab and a cross from Menem.
Menem lands with a nice body kick.
Quackenbush circles away from the clinch attempt.

Menem closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quackenbush avoids it.

Quackenbush breaks from the clinch.
Quackenbush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quackenbush avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Menem.
Menem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Menem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Menem wants to clinch.
Quackenbush stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Menem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quackenbush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Menem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Menem avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarzan Quackenbush should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Marcos Menem's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Menem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quackenbush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Menem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Quackenbush tries to keep at a distance but Menem has taken the fight into the clinch.
Menem lands with a light punch inside.
Menem keeps control of Quackenbush as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quackenbush blocks an uppercut.
Quackenbush wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Menem has him pressed against the ropes.

Quackenbush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Menem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quackenbush.
Menem thuds his shin into the meat of Quackenbush's side.
Menem tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Quackenbush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Quackenbush. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Menem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menem wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menem is looking to clinch but Quackenbush is avoiding it.
Menem lands with a nice body kick.
Menem doesn't manage to clinch there - Quackenbush circles away.
Menem feints and then cracks Quackenbush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quackenbush down.
Menem is looking to clinch.
Menem doesn't manage to clinch there - Quackenbush circles away.
Menem keeps the fight on the outside.
Menem uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Quackenbush has time to react.
Quackenbush will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Quackenbush gets tackled into the ropes by Menem. Menem maintains the clinch.
Menem tries to circle away but Quackenbush has him pinned against the ropes.
Quackenbush misses with a punch to the body.
Menem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quackenbush lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Menem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Menem scores with a shot to the side of Quackenbush's head.
Menem throws a punch but it's blocked by Quackenbush.
Menem leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Menem fails to land.
Menem has a couple of punches blocked by Quackenbush.
Menem misses with an elbow strike.
Marcos Menem seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Quackenbush swings wildly with an uppercut but Menem uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Menem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Menem scores a nice knee to the body.

Quackenbush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Quackenbush tries to keep at a distance but Menem has taken the fight into the clinch.
Menem lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quackenbush or not.
Menem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Menem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcos Menem's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Menem lands a jab to the nose.
Quackenbush swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quackenbush is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Menem connects with an inside leg kick.

Menem clinches up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Menem prevents a body shot from Quackenbush.

Menem breaks the clinch.
Marcos Menem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Menem tries to clinch there but Quackenbush circles away.
Menem keeps the fight on the outside.
Menem lands with a nice body punch.
Menem connects with a leg kick. Quackenbush looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Quackenbush swats away the attempt to clinch by Menem.
Menem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Menem tries to clinch there but Quackenbush circles away.
Quackenbush takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Menem closes the distance and catches Quackenbush with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Quackenbush is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Quackenbush is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Quackenbush is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Menem takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marcos Menem!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcos Menem thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.