PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eusebio Medina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Marcelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Medina
vs
Marcelo

158 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eusebio Medina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Marcelo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Medina moves into the clinch.
Medina really is a fat lump.

Marcelo manages to pull guard.

Medina is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Medina tries to stand but Marcelo is controlling from the bottom.

Marcelo looking for a guillotine here but Medina defends easily.

Medina has gone for a leg lock! Marcelo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Medina's guard.

Marcelo trying to control but Medina is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcelo looking to sit in guard and control but Medina gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Medina gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marcelo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Medina, pushing him back against the cage.
Medina is looking to take this one to the mat.

Marcelo pulls guard.
Marcelo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Medina controls the pace.
Marcelo working a defensive guard here.
Medina slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Medina working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Medina thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marcelo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Medina is one step ahead there.
Marcelo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Medina gets to his feet - Marcelo follows without any prompting.

Medina moves into the clinch successfully.

Marcelo manages to break the clinch.

Marcelo takes the fight into the clinch.
Medina can't get the takedown.

Marcelo pulls Medina into guard.
Marcelo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Medina lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Medina postures up.
Medina throwing strikes but missing.
Medina 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.
Medina is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Marcelo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Medina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marcelo looks winded!
Marcelo has momentary wrist control but Medina slips an elbow through the middle.
Medina has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marcelo is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Medina in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Medina working some strikes from top position.
Medina lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Medina wants to stand but Marcelo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Medina drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Marcelo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Medina has Marcelo in his guard.

Medina is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marcelo.

Medina drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Medina jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Medina wants to stand but Marcelo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Marcelo striking off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Medina working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marcelo's head.
Medina's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Medina drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Medina jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Medina looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rodrigo Marcelo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Marcelo gets caught flat footed, as Medina shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Marcelo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Marcelo tries to clinch but Medina is having none of it.
Marcelo throws a head kick but Medina moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Medina.
Marcelo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marcelo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcelo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marcelo is looking to clinch.

Medina closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marcelo quickly recovers to half guard.

Medina wants to work for an arm triangle but Marcelo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Medina lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marcelo is breathing heavily.
Marcelo is trying to get back to full guard.
Medina is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Medina blocks the strikes from Marcelo.
Medina lands with a punch from half guard.
Marcelo wants to get back to full guard.

Medina is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Marcelo has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Medina is looking for a kimura but Marcelo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Medina to get the leverage.
Still in half guard, Medina seems content to control.

Medina is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marcelo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Medina.

Medina looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Medina is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Marcelo has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marcelo is defending against the submission attempts here by Medina.
Medina takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Marcelo moves into full guard.
Marcelo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Marcelo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Medina drops back looking for a leg! Marcelo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marcelo manages to kick Medina off! Medina jumps back into Marcelo's guard.

Medina is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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.
Medina is looking to stand up but Marcelo won't let him.
Medina cracks Marcelo with a solid left hand.
Medina showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Medina has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Marcelo pushes Medina up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Marcelo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Medina regains guard immediately.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rodrigo Marcelo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Medina's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Medina.
Medina controlling from side mount.
Marcelo is looking for a sweep.
Medina working the body and head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medina slows the pace down.
Marcelo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here as Medina stalls from top position.
Marcelo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Medina tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Marcelo tries to improve position but can't.

Medina thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Medina tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Marcelo can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Medina content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Marcelo is trying to get back to half guard.
Medina lands a few punches from side control.
Eusebio Medina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Medina working the ground and pound.
Marcelo seems a little lost for a moment, as Medina dominates the positioning.

Medina looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marcelo is letting Medina control him for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo is trying to improve his position.

Medina looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Medina works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Marcelo tries to bench press Medina off him but Medina keeps the position.

Medina stands up.
Eusebio Medina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Medina shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Medina showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medina scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Medina is working for a submission of some sort.
Marcelo wants to control but Medina is keeping busy.
Medina looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Medina is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marcelo is just riding it out for now. Medina eventually gives up the hold.
Rodrigo Marcelo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Marcelo is defending against the submission attempts here by Medina.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eusebio Medina showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marcelo 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eusebio Medina!