PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daron Buxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Marcolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Buxton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rammstein - Ich Will. The crowd seem to be enjoying Marcolini's choice of entrance music: Raffaella Carra - Rumore. Daron Buxton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Buxton
vs
Marcolini

196 cm
24
262 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
36
259 lbs
24 - 19 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daron Buxton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Marcolini!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcolini.
Marcolini throws a solid leg kick but Buxton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marcolini.
We've been hearing reports that Buxton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Buxton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marcolini throws an off balance right hand

so Buxton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marcolini controls Buxton momentarily but Buxton frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcolini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marcolini is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Marcolini thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marcolini is pressing down on Buxton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Buxton is holding on for now.
Buxton trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcolini not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Buxton 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.
Marcolini thows a huge punch but Buxton dodges it nicely.
Marcolini is keen to just control but Buxton is a slippery customer.
Buxton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marcolini scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marcolini frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcolini prevents Buxton from getting the reversal.
Buxton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marcolini tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Buxton is working to get back to half guard.
Buxton tries to buck Marcolini off but he can't manage it.
Marcolini throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Marcolini misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Buxton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marcolini with the ground and pound from mount.
Marcolini lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Buxton hang on?
Buxton wants to control but Marcolini is having none of it.
Marcolini thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Marcolini misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini lands a big shot to the head and Buxton winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marco Marcolini! Marco Marcolini retains his heavyweight title!
Marco Marcolini decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.