PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Lou Marx has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lou Marx seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Marx
vs
Winchester

194 cm
24
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

194 cm
21
235 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Spartan Nutrition

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lou Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marx tries to counter with a takedown but Winchester is quick to defend against it.
Marx blocks the body kick.
Winchester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Winchester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marx dodges an elbow strike from Winchester.
Winchester lands a nice uppercut.

Winchester manages to break the clinch.
Marx slips a straight right by Winchester.
Winchester keeps Marx at a distance using the push kick.
Winchester throws a low kick but Marx moves out of range easily.
Marx tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winchester was well out of range. Poor timing from Marx.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winchester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marx throws out the jab.
Marx uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winchester.
Marx scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sam Winchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Winchester gets caught napping as Marx dives in and scores a takedown. Winchester manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winchester is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester wants to pass the guard but Marx is defending well.
Winchester trying to control from Marx's half guard. Marx has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Marx keeping moving, preventing Winchester from controlling successfully.
Marx looking for a sweep. Not yet Marx, not yet.
Marx controlling the position.
Winchester seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winchester accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marx is trying to keep Winchester in close.
Marx is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marx not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marx throwing shots but Winchester is blocking nicely.
Marx missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marx working over Winchester with some ground and pound. Winchester looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Marx wants to work for an arm triangle but Winchester is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx wants to free his trapped foot but Winchester is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marx thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Winchester's head.
Marx missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Marx shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Winchester felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Marx missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Winchester taking some punishment here, with Marx in his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marx throws a strike but Winchester avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Marx postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx scoring with some ground and pound.
Winchester wants to stand up but Marx is controlling him.
Marx trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winchester has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Marx loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marx accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marx accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marx lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marx keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Winchester's head.
Marx postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Marx dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marx shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Winchester is trying to defend but Marx finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marx passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Winchester!
Marx landing strikes from the mount.
Winchester holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marx tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winchester is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winchester regains half guard.
Winchester keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lou Marx overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Marx wants to work for an arm triangle but Winchester is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nice strikes from Marx there.
Marx passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Winchester!
Marx throwing strikes here but Winchester is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Winchester is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marx postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Winchester looks a forlorn figure.
Winchester blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx cracks Winchester with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Marx unloads with some shots from mount but Winchester bucks and avoids them well.
Marx pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Marx has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Winchester's face.
Marx thowing shots but they're missing.
Marx throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Winchester because Marx loaded up on that one.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marx cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Winchester blocking the ground and pound.
Winchester really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Winchester wants to hold on but Marx pushes him away.
Marx has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester blocking the ground and pound.
Marx thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Winchester holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marx tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Marx with a couple of short strikes.
Winchester wants to control but Marx is having none of it.
Marx thowing shots but they're missing.
Marx lands with some strikes.
Marx throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Winchester tries to reverse the position but Marx maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx lands a nice shot to the head.

Marx is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Winchester can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Marx is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Winchester is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Winchester flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Marx anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Winchester and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Marx slips an arm under Winchester chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Marx has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Marx is squeezing on Winchester like an anaconda would it's prey. Winchester fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lou Marx!
An out of breath Lou Marx thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.