PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mars might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Solaar Pleure by Solaar. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Mars
vs
Dantes

217 cm
23
277 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

200 cm
24
250 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

VIRAL COMBAT

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Mars!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Dantes!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mars keeps the fight on the outside.
Mars takes one on the button.
Dantes throws a hook but Mars blocks it.
Mars takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mars throws a wild body kick that Dantes sees coming a mile off.
Mars throws a leg kick

and Dantes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mars doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dantes blocking some punches.
Dantes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mars misses with a body punch.
Mars looking to throw knees to the head but Dantes is blocking nicely.
Dantes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dantes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dantes cracks Mars with a nice body shot.
Dantes can't find room to land a body shot as Mars controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Mars.
Dantes misses with a body punch.
Dantes can't find room to land a body shot as Mars controls the action.
Mars tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mars misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mars misses with a punch on the inside.
Dantes tries a body shot but Mars blocks it.
Dantes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mars's efforts to push away.
Dantes can't find room to land a body shot as Mars controls the action.
Dantes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mars seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dantes can turn it around.
Dantes blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Dantes.
Mars lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dantes misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dantes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Mars pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mars. Dantes shrugs it off though.
A head kick from Mars lands but Dantes takes it in his stride.
Dantes checks the leg kick.

Dantes moves into the clinch.
Dantes misses with the head strike.
Mars's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mars lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Mars fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mars.
Mars swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mars lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes misses with the head strike.

Mars escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dantes checks a leg kick.
Dantes wants to clinch up but Mars keeps it at a distance.
Mars uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dantes.
Dantes avoids the head kick by Mars.
Dantes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mars.
Nice uppercut there from Mars.
Dantes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mars throws a lazy head kick

and Dantes counters by moving into the clinch.
Dantes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mars throws a punch but it's blocked by Dantes.
Dantes throws a punch but it's blocked by Mars.
Mars misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dantes can't find room to land a body shot as Mars controls the action.
Dantes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dantes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mars lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mars blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mars misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mars swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dantes blocking some punches.
Dantes tries to work over Mars's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dantes misses with a punch to the body.
Mars tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mars.
Mars is trying to break the clinch but Dantes has him pressed against the cage.
Dantes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mars's elbow.
Dantes can't find room to land a body shot as Mars controls the action.
Dantes tries a body shot but Mars blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dantes.
Mars lands a body shot.
Mars scores with a shot to the side of Dantes's head.
Mars struggles to land a body shot inside as Dantes controls his hands.
Dantes misses with a punch on the inside.
Dantes lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Vincent Mars has been cut.
Dantes lands a hook that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
Dantes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Dantes on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars takes a shot to the head.
Mars lands a hook that snaps the head of Dantes backwards.
Dantes lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mars.
Dantes misses with the head strike.
Mars is trying to force a seperation but Dantes has the dominant position.
Mars prevents a body shot from Dantes.
Dantes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dantes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mars's elbow.
Mars blocks a body shot from Dantes.
Dantes misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dantes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dantes tries to work over Mars's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dantes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
Dantes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Mars scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mars blocks an uppercut.
Dantes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mars misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dantes digs a right hand into Mars's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mars's gas tank.
Dantes lands a nice shot to the body.
Mars makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcus Dantes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vincent Mars's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dantes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mars swings for the body but Dantes moves out of range.
Mars looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dantes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dantes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mars was well out of range. Poor timing from Dantes.
Mars misses with a wild body shot.
Dantes moves out of range as Mars strikes.
Mars uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dantes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mars swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mars.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mars avoids the body shot from Dantes.
Mars misses with a low kick as Dantes jumps back.
Mars misses with a hook.
Mars misses with a kick to the body.
Vincent Mars is winning the standup battle so far.

Dantes moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars tries to throw a body punch but Dantes avoids it by throwing Mars back against the cage.
Dantes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dantes digs a right hand underneath Mars's ribcage. Mars let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dantes digs a right hand into Mars's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mars's gas tank.
Dantes blocks a body shot from Mars.
Mars lands a shoulder strike.
Dantes tries to work over Mars's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mars blocks an uppercut.
Mars lands with a right to the head.
Mars throws a punch but it's blocked by Dantes.
Dantes misses with a punch to the body.
Mars goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mars tries to work over Dantes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mars looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mars lands a left hand.
Mars misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dantes misses with some punches.
Dantes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mars doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mars struggles to land a body shot inside as Dantes controls his hands.
Mars tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mars has a couple of punches blocked by Dantes.
Dantes tries a body shot but Mars blocks it.
Dantes lands a body punch.
Dantes lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Mars breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mars misses with a lunging right hand

and Dantes moves into the clinch.
Mars tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dantes's elbow.
Mars takes a shot to the head.
Dantes tries to throw a body punch but Mars avoids it by throwing Dantes back against the cage.
Dantes blocks a body shot from Mars.
Dantes tries to work over Mars's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mars.
Mars misses with the head strike.
Dantes tries to throw a body punch but Mars avoids it by throwing Dantes back against the cage.
Mars prevents a body shot from Dantes.
Mars takes a shot to the head.
Dantes struggles to land a body shot inside as Mars controls his hands.
Dantes works on Mars's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Dantes.
Dantes misses with the head strike.
Dantes works on Mars's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dantes.
Dantes lands an uppercut.
Dantes pushes Mars back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Dantes as the two fighters clinch.
Dantes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mars or not.
A short body shot lands from Dantes as the two fighters clinch.
Dantes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dantes is leaning against Mars and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Dantes.
Dantes lands with a right to the head.
Dantes lands a body shot.
Dantes lands a body punch.
Dantes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dantes. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A right hook to the body lands for Dantes.
A short uppercut from Dantes.
A hook to the body from Dantes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dantes lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Dantes.
Dantes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dantes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dantes lands a hook that snaps the head of Mars backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dantes misses with a body punch.
Mars doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dantes lands a hook that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Dantes.
Dantes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dantes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dantes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dantes lands a left hand.

Mars is rocked!
Dantes scores with a hook to the body.
Dantes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mars or not.
Mars takes a shot to the head.
Oh Mars is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Dantes.
Dantes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mars.
Dantes is leaning against Mars and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dantes lands a big right hand that drops Mars! The killer instinct kicks in and Dantes finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Dantes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Dantes!
Marcus Dantes is the new heavyweight champion!
Marcus Dantes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that VIRAL COMBAT logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.