PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wade Garrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robby Mareck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robby Mareck is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Garrett
vs
Mareck

180 cm
21
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wade Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robby Mareck!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mareck tries to clinch but Garrett is having none of it.
Garrett appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mareck is looking to clinch.
Garrett misses with a two punch combination.
Robby Mareck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mareck on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garrett keeps the fight on the outside.
Mareck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garrett counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Garrett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mareck moves in looking to clinch but Garrett pushes him off.

Mareck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mareck misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett is trying to push Mareck away but Mareck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Garrett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett tries to break the clinch but Mareck is controlling the position.
Come on Mareck - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mareck can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mareck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garrett's brow.
Garrett is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mareck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrett blocking some punches.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mareck tries to throw a body punch but Garrett avoids it by throwing Mareck back against the cage.
Mareck can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
Garrett working hard to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Mareck.
Mareck leaning against his opponent.
Garrett wants to get back to striking at distance but Mareck won't allow it.
Garrett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Garrett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mareck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garrett counters with a straight right hand.
Wade Garrett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mareck fails with the takedown
and Garrett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mareck thinking.
Garrett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mareck backs up against the cage.

Mareck pushes Garrett up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mareck has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett is trying to break the clinch but Mareck is controlling him.
Mareck is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mareck looks winded!
Garrett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garrett is trying to push Mareck away but Mareck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Garrett blocks a body shot from Mareck.
Garrett can't break the clinch.
Mareck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garrett's efforts to push away.
Mareck is looking to control Garrett's arms but Garrett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mareck has his back to the cage.
Garrett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mareck throws an elbow that misses.
Mareck looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mareck.
Garrett working hard to break the clinch.
Garrett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garrett is trying to break the clinch but Mareck is controlling him.
Mareck tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garrett prevents a body shot from Mareck.
Garrett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garrett as Mareck tries to tie him up.

Garrett breaks from the clinch.
Garrett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Garrett tries to keep at a distance but Mareck has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Garrett's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Garrett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mareck tries to clinch up
and Garrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mareck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Garrett scores with a nice right hand.
Mareck tries to clinch but Garrett moves away
and Garrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mareck closes the distance but Garrett moves to the side
and Garrett counters with a left and a right that stings Mareck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mareck looks to clinch
and Garrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garrett connects with a body shot.
Garrett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garrett.
Mareck closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garrett counters with a stiff right hand.
Garrett drops Mareck with a straight right hand, right on the button! Garrett follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wade Garrett!