PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Fischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marques has chosen mosh as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Fischer
vs
Marques

188 cm
23
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

206 cm
31
265 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Fischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Marques!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fischer tries to clinch there but Marques circles away.
Jab by Marques.

It looks like Martin Fischer has been cut.

Fischer pushes Marques up against the ropes in a clinch.
Marques is trying to push Fischer away but Fischer has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fischer struggles to land a body shot inside as Marques controls his hands.

Marques breaks from the clinch.
Marques moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A jab from Marques finds it's way through Fischer's defenses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marques.
Fischer doesn't manage to clinch there - Marques circles away.
A nice side step and Marques releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marques swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fischer is looking for a counter combo.
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!
No joy there for Marques, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marques lands a nice looking body shot.
Marques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fischer circles away quickly and effectively.
Marques smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques with a jab.

Martin Fischer's cut is getting worse.
Marques tries to bum rush Fischer with a series of wild strikes but Fischer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Marques tries to keep at a distance but Fischer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fischer misses with a knee strike.
Marques tries to break the clinch but Fischer is controlling the position.
Marques working hard to break the clinch.
Marques is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fischer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fischer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marques blocks it with crossed arms.
Marques is trying to break the clinch but Fischer is controlling him.
Marques's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Fabio Marques has been cut.
Marques can't break the clinch.
Fischer looking to throw knees to the head but Marques is blocking nicely.
Fischer lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Fischer.
Fischer lands a left hand.
Fischer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marques looks winded!
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!
Fischer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fischer tries to land a knee to the head but Marques blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marques is trying to force a seperation but Fischer has the dominant position.
Fischer avoiding damage.
Fischer connects with a knee to the head.
Fischer landing knees to the head.
Marques fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marques working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marques is looking to break free of the clinch but Fischer has double underhooks.
Fischer looking to throw knees to the head but Marques is blocking nicely.
Marques is trying to push Fischer away but Fischer has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fischer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marques looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fischer crunches a lovely knee into Marques's ribcage.
Fischer lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marques is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques tries to circle away but Fischer has him pinned against the ropes.
Fischer lands a body shot.
Fischer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marques in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fischer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fischer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marques tries to circle away but Fischer has him pinned against the ropes.

Fischer drops Marques with a big knee straight up the middle! Marques is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Marques is rocked!

That has opened up Fabio Marques's cut even more.

Fischer clinches.
Marques is still on wobbly legs! Can Fischer finish him?
Fischer lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fischer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fischer has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Marques - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Fischer, and another! Marques is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Martin Fischer!