PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlin Paschal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hwoarang Bidam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bidam has chosen Megalomaniac as his entrance music. Marlin Paschal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paschal
vs
Bidam

180 cm
26
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marlin Paschal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hwoarang Bidam!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paschal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bidam throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paschal.

It looks like Marlin Paschal has been cut.
Bidam throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A combination from Bidam does no damage.
Paschal half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bidam stuns Paschal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bidam throws a right and a left that Paschal avoids nicely.
Bidam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Bidam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bidam throws a head kick but Paschal moves out of range.
Bidam scores with a leg kick.
Bidam scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bidam keeps the fight on the outside.
Paschal fails with a takedown attempt.
Paschal fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidam misses with a few strikes there.
Bidam slaps away a takedown attempt from Paschal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marlin Paschal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bidam throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bidam misses with a few strikes there.
Bidam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bidam lands a jab to Paschal's midsection.
Bidam misses with a wild combination.
Bidam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paschal.
Bidam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bidam fails to land with a series of punches.
Bidam throws a leg kick which misses Paschal's front leg but catches the back leg as Paschal tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bidam throws a right and a left that Paschal avoids nicely.
Paschal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paschal throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bidam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bidam blocks a head kick by Paschal.
Bidam tries to counter with a clinch but Paschal shakes him off and moves away.
Paschal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bidam scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Left hook, right uppercut from Bidam.
Bidam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paschal shoots in but no luck this time.

Paschal moves into the clinch successfully.
Paschal wants a takedown.
Bidam wants to get back to striking at distance but Paschal won't allow it.

Bidam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paschal shoots in looking for a takedown. Bidam tries to sprawl out of it but Paschal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bidam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bidam.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bidam.
Bidam misses with a wild combination.
Paschal seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bidam.
A combination from Bidam does no damage.
A combination from Bidam does no damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bidam.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bidam.
Bidam scores with a head kick.

Paschal is rocked!
No joy there for Bidam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paschal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Paschal swings for the body but Bidam moves out of range.

Bidam gets tackled into the ropes by Paschal. Paschal maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paschal wants a takedown but no success here.

Paschal drags the fight down to the ground.
Bidam trying to control the position from guard on top but Paschal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paschal trying to control the position here.
Paschal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bidam is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hwoarang Bidam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marlin Paschal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bidam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paschal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bidam can pounce on him.

Paschal shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Paschal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bidam works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bidam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paschal trying to control but Bidam is working from the bottom.
Paschal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidam wants to stand and escape but Paschal is having none of it.
Paschal working some strikes from top position.
Bidam is trying to control the position but Paschal postures up.
Paschal wants to control from the top but Bidam keeps moving.
Paschal is in close to Bidam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Paschal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paschal throws an elbow that misses. Bidam uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paschal's guard. Nice move by Bidam!

Paschal managing to control the position.

Paschal has his feet on Bidam's thighs here. He's pushed Bidam off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Bidam screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marlin Paschal!
During a confident post fight interview, Marlin Paschal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.