PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcio Fontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcio Fontes has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lowe
vs
Fontes

160 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 4 - 1

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andreas Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcio Fontes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontes scores with a sloppy right hand. Lowe should have avoided that one.
Lowe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fontes swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Fontes misses.
Marcio Fontes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fontes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fontes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lowe backs up against the cage.
Fontes throws a nice looking combination but Lowe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Lowe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fontes did well to prevent Lowe getting side control.
Fontes is trying to escape back to his feet but Lowe uses the scramble to pass into side control.
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!
Lowe wants to control but Fontes is keeping him busy.
Fontes tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
You get the feeling that Fontes really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fontes is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fontes tries to lock up and control but Lowe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lowe really is a fat lump.
Lowe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fontes tries to control Lowe's body but Lowe pushes him off. Fontes squirms to his side and now Lowe has his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Fontes preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lowe.
Fontes trying to control the action but Lowe just sinks the hooks in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontes is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lowe is staying active.
Fontes trying to get back to his feet but Lowe is in full control for now.
Fontes trying to control the hands but Lowe breaks the grip.
Fontes is trying to stand back up.
Fontes trying to control the action but Lowe just sinks the hooks in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fontes is trying to get back to his feet but Lowe has full control of the position and if anything, Fontes has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lowe avoiding Fontes 's attempts to control his hands.
Fontes looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lowe tries to get the hooks in deep but Fontes pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andreas Lowe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fontes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lowe fails with a takedown attempt.
Lowe darts in looking for a takedown but Fontes gets double underhooks and turns Lowe into the cage.
Fontes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lowe or perhaps it was just good defense by Fontes, which made it look bad.
Fontes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Lowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fontes misses with a double jab
and Fontes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fontes duly obliges.
Some wild striking there from Fontes.
Lowe throws a big counter combination but Fontes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marcio Fontes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fontes but Fontes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fontes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marcio Fontes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fontes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fontes looks to land a combination. Lowe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fontes is breathing heavily.
Fontes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fontes duly obliges.
Lowe moves forwards but Fontes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fontes fails to land with a series of punches.
Lowe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fontes throws a right hand that Lowe ducks under and follows up with a left that Lowe also avoids with ease.
Lowe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fontes.

Lowe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe lands a knee to the body.
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!
Lowe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lowe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fontes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lowe shoots in for a double leg but Fontes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Fontes misses.

Lowe feints and as Fontes raises his hands in defense, Lowe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fontes is looking to stand back up but Lowe counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Fontes.

Fontes is staying active underneath Lowe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lowe stands up from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Lowe with that takedown attempt.
Lowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fontes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fontes misses with a right hand
and Lowe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lowe or perhaps it was just good defense by Fontes, which made it look bad.
Lowe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fontes avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lowe fails with a takedown attempt.
Fontes lands a really nice looking cross but Lowe seems unphased.
Fontes throws a nice looking combination but Lowe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fontes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lowe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fontes circles away.
Fontes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Lowe misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcio Fontes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fontes misses with a few strikes there.
Fontes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Lowe to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Marcio Fontes has been cut.
Lowe is looking to clinch.
Lowe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from Fontes does no damage.
Fontes throws a series of punches but Lowe avoids them all with ease.
Fontes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lowe goes for a double leg but Fontes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fontes continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lowe.
It seemed like Fontes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Lowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fontes misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fontes throws a combination. Lowe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fontes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lowe.
Fontes cracks Lowe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marcio Fontes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lowe tries to clinch up.
Lowe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Fontes counter with a right hand.
Fontes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fontes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontes works over Lowe's head and body with a nice combination.
Fontes misses with a wild combination.

Lowe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fontes is looking to get back to is feet but Lowe passes into side control.
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!

Lowe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fontes is trying to strike from the bottom but Lowe has passed into full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fontes has given up his back here.
Lowe is looking to control Fontes but Fontes is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Fontes rolls, trying to escape but Lowe keeps control of the position.

That's four 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.

Lowe tightening his grip on Fontes, looking for the choke.
Fontes is trying to stand back up.

Lowe working for a choke but Fontes is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcio Fontes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fontes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcio Fontes!