PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ravel Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Valbuena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marques might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slipknot - Before I Forget. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Marques
vs
Valbuena

181 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ravel Marques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebastien Valbuena!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marques has Valbuena up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valbuena.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marques throws an elbow but misses.
Valbuena blocks an elbow strike.
Valbuena lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marques backwards.
Valbuena gets through Marques's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marques lands an elbow just above Valbuena 's eye.
Marques throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Valbuena lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marques or not.
Nice body punch from Valbuena - that landed with a thud.
Marques throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valbuena lands with a light punch inside.
Marques with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valbuena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Valbuena scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marques landing knees to the body.
A short left from Valbuena.

Valbuena has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Marques clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Valbuena punishes Marques with strikes from the back mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valbuena scores with punches from the back.
Valbuena is riding his opponent, not letting Marques buck him off.
Valbuena looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Valbuena thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Valbuena punches Marques on the ear.

Valbuena looking for the RNC.
Valbuena connects with a couple of big shots that have Marques covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Marques! Valbuena fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastien Valbuena!