PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Marcolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marcolini might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Raffaella Carra - Rumore. Redfield has chosen Resident Evil Movie Theme as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Marcolini
vs
Redfield

185 cm
38
259 lbs
28 - 21 - 0

183 cm
26
254 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Marcolini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Redfield!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcolini changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Redfield tries to avoid it but Marcolini manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Redfield to the ground. Redfield escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Redfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Redfield.
Redfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marcolini.
Redfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Marcolini instigates a clinch.
Redfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marcolini is keeping busy.
Marcolini putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Redfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Redfield looks winded!
Marcolini scores a nice knee to the body.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redfield avoids it.
Marcolini misses with a body punch.
Marcolini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redfield is defending well for now.
Marcolini has been working on his balance at Warrior Dogs, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Redfield.
Marcolini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcolini lands a body punch.
Marcolini misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Marcolini.

It looks like Chris Redfield has been cut.
Marcolini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marcolini trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcolini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marcolini stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marcolini digs a right hand into Redfield's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Redfield's gas tank.
Marcolini misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marcolini creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marcolini cracks Redfield with a nice body shot.
A knee to the head by Marcolini.
Marcolini lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Marcolini to work.
Redfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marcolini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redfield is defending well for now.
Marcolini working Redfield over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marcolini working Redfield over with knees to the body.
Marcolini lands a good knee to the midsection. Redfield won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcolini just leaning against Redfield, taking a breather.
Marcolini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marcolini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Redfield has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Marcolini - that landed with a thud.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redfield avoids it.
Marcolini connects with a knee to the head.
Marcolini working Redfield over with knees to the body.
Marcolini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marcolini landing knees to the body.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Redfield avoids the damage to the body.
Marcolini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marcolini putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Redfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Marcolini.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Redfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marcolini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redfield is defending well for now.
Marcolini lands a knee to the body.
Redfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marcolini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marcolini blocks an uppercut.
Marcolini can't find room to land a body shot as Redfield controls the action.
Redfield tries to break free but Marcolini pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marcolini obliges.
Redfield takes a knee right on the jaw!
Redfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Marcolini.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marcolini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redfield.
Marcolini slows down the pace here.
Marcolini is looking to control Redfield's arms but Redfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marcolini has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfield is looking to control Marcolini's arms but Marcolini gets an underhook and turns him. Now Redfield has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Redfield.
Redfield controlling the action here for a moment.
Marcolini crunches a lovely knee into Redfield's ribcage.
Marcolini landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Chris Redfield's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marcolini lands a nice knee to the body.
Marcolini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marcolini connects with a knee to the head.
Marcolini unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marcolini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

The cut above Chris Redfield's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Come on Marcolini - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marcolini misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Marcolini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Redfield's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Marcolini lands with a nice combination. Redfield backs away looking to recover.
Redfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Redfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marcolini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Marcolini.
Marcolini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Redfield tries to land a leg kick but Marcolini saw it coming and moves away.
Redfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marcolini.
Redfield looks to land a combination but Marcolini avoids it well.
Marcolini is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Redfield.
A jab lands there for Marcolini.
Redfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcolini avoids the head kick by Redfield.
Marcolini connects with a good right hand that stumbles Redfield. Redfield circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marcolini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Redfield is breathing heavily.
Marcolini slips a jab and a cross from Redfield.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcolini lands with a hook. Redfield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Chris Redfield's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Redfield on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcolini fails in his attempt to clinch.

Marcolini clinches up with Redfield and pushes him back against the cage.
Marcolini goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marcolini lands a nice shot to the body.
Redfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Redfield misses with the head strike.
Marcolini tries to throw a body punch but Redfield avoids it by throwing Marcolini back against the cage.
Marcolini working Redfield over with knees to the body.
Marcolini using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the head but Redfield blocks with his arms.
Marcolini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Marcolini.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Redfield's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marco Marcolini!
Our winner, Marco Marcolini, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.