PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joel Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Rehel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Marquez
vs
Rehel

166 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joel Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kain Rehel!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rehel stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marquez tries a low kick but Rehel avoids it.

Rehel shoots in and bounces Marquez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rehel passes Marquez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rehel is stalling here. Marquez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rehel seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Marquez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rehel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Marquez has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez is staying tight to Rehel's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Marquez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rehel is avoiding damage well.
Marquez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Marquez prevents Rehel from escaping the position.
Marquez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Marquez misses with the ground and pound.

Rehel sneaks out the side door and pushes Marquez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Marquez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Rehel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Marquez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rehel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rehel's back!
Marquez tries to keep control of the position but Rehel is staying busy.
Marquez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rehel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Rehel is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Rehel looks winded!
Marquez throws a sloppy head kick and Rehel moves out of range easily.

Rehel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marquez sprawls well initially but Rehel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marquez really is a fat lump.
Rehel throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Marquez to regain full guard.
Marquez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rehel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rehel won't allow Marquez to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehel looking to sit in guard and control but Marquez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marquez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Marquez wants to control from the top but Rehel keeps moving.
Marquez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rehel is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marquez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rehel's head.
Rehel wants to stand but Marquez is controlling the position.
Marquez wants to stand but Rehel is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rehel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rehel wants to get back to his feet but Marquez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marquez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joel Marquez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Marquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kain Rehel will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rehel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rehel prevents Marquez from getting back to his feet.
Rehel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rehel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marquez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rehel is pushing down on Marquez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marquez is fighting to maintain full guard but Rehel has managed to sneak the leg through.
Marquez trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rehel in particular looking to stall.
Kain Rehel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Rehel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehel is stalling here. Marquez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rehel seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Marquez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rehel tries to escape but Marquez is in control.

Marquez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rehel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Marquez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rehel parries the strikes from Marquez easily there. Marquez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rehel to escape.
Rehel tries to escape but Marquez is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rehel is breathing heavily.
Marquez in side control, throwing shots but Rehel defends.
Rehel is not content to let Marquez control the position.

Marquez decides to stand back up.
Marquez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Rehel counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Rehel working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehel controls the position.
Rehel trying to control the action but Marquez is working from the bottom.
Rehel grinds an elbow into Marquez's temple.
Rehel in side control, throwing shots but Marquez defends.
Rehel throws an elbow but Marquez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rehel wants to control but Marquez is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rehel scoring with punches from side control.
Marquez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rehel.
Marquez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rehel.
Rehel moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rehel working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kain Rehel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Rehel throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marquez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rehel is in Marquez's guard.
Marquez keeping moving, preventing Rehel from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rehel throwing strikes from guard but Marquez blocks nicely.
Marquez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rehel controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kain Rehel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Marquez throws a lazy right hand but Rehel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Marquez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rehel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marquez keeping moving, preventing Rehel from controlling successfully.
Rehel looking to sit in guard and control but Marquez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Rehel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marquez wants to stand but Rehel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Marquez throwing strikes from guard but Rehel blocks nicely.
Marquez wants to get up but he can't break Rehel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Rehel is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Marquez presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Rehel has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Marquez is trying to keep an underhook but Rehel manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez lands with a few short shots to the body.
Rehel is looking to take a break and control but Marquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marquez is looking to improve his position.
Rehel passes to side control.
Rehel throws an elbow but Marquez slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rehel working away.
Marquez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marquez is looking for a sweep.
Rehel controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kain Rehel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rehel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kain Rehel!