PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hosea Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Marklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Estrada
vs
Marklin

160 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
186 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hosea Estrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bull Marklin!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estrada shoots in for a double leg but Marklin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marklin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Marklin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marklin lands in his opponent's guard.

Estrada pushes Marklin off and scrambles back to his feet.
Estrada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marklin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Marklin shoots in and bounces Estrada off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Estrada doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Marklin postures up in Estrada's guard and throws a big left but Estrada blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Estrada wants to stand and escape but Marklin is having none of it.
Estrada really is a fat lump.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marklin's guard.

Estrada wants to control from the top but Marklin keeps moving.
Estrada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Estrada loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estrada throws a big elbow that misses.
Estrada showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Estrada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two 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.
Estrada trying to control but Marklin is working from the bottom.
Estrada connects with a couple of short punches.
Estrada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Estrada wants to clinch up but Marklin keeps it at a distance.

Marklin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Estrada pulls guard successfully.
Estrada bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marklin's guard.

Estrada controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Estrada stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Estrada avoids the body shot from Marklin.
Estrada changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Estrada shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marklin sprawls well. Marklin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Estrada gets slowly back to his feet.
Estrada shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marklin as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hosea Estrada. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Estrada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marklin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marklin misses with the combination.
Estrada tries to counter by clinching up but Marklin breaks away and moves out of range.
Estrada fails in his attempt to clinch.

Estrada closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Marklin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marklin can't do much from the bottom here.

Estrada is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marklin has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Estrada wants to control but Marklin is keeping him busy.
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 Hosea Estrada will probably get the nod.
That's time! Estrada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice sprawl there from Marklin as Estrada shoots in.

Marklin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Estrada manages to get back to half guard.
Estrada makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Estrada.
Marklin wants to control from the top but Estrada keeps moving.
Estrada bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marklin's guard.

Marklin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Estrada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marklin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marklin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Estrada controls the pace.
Marklin is breathing heavily.
Estrada won't allow Marklin to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Estrada stopping the sweep attempt from Marklin.
Estrada with a nice head shot there.
Estrada stays in close to Marklin's body and controls the position.
Estrada 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Estrada wants to control from the top but Marklin keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Estrada dives in and grabs Marklin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marklin pushes down on Estrada's head and hops out.
Marklin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Estrada.
Estrada tries to clinch up but Marklin circles away and keeps his distance.
Estrada wants to clinch up but Marklin keeps it at a distance.
Estrada looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marklin is fending him off so far but Estrada persists. Nope, Marklin circles away and we're back to standing.
Marklin wants to counter with a clinch but Estrada pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hosea Estrada. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Marklin.
Marklin wants to stand but Estrada is controlling his arm.
Estrada gets back to half guard.
Marklin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Estrada manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Marklin keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Estrada jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marklin walks away with a smile on his face. Estrada gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marklin throws a head kick that misses.
Bull Marklin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Marklin drives through with a takedown into Estrada's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marklin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marklin trying to control but Estrada is working from the bottom.
Marklin stops Estrada from standing up.

Marklin stands up and waves to Estrada to follow him.
Estrada shoots in but Marklin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Marklin gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bull Marklin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Estrada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marklin.
Bull Marklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marklin missing with a left hand there. Estrada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Estrada tries to counter with a takedown but Marklin is quick to defend against it.
Estrada tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marklin defends well and Estrada ends up having to push Marklin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Marklin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Estrada has one foot on Marklin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estrada fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Marklin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Estrada shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marklin as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marklin stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hosea Estrada. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Marklin has managed to clinch.
Marklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Estrada tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marklin lands a nice uppercut.
Estrada tries to pull guard but Marklin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Estrada gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Marklin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estrada working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marklin's head.
Estrada won't allow Marklin to sweep him here.

Marklin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Estrada is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Marklin.
Marklin is trying to get back to half guard.
Estrada working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estrada happy to just control the position for now.

Estrada tries for a kimura but Marklin is defending well.
Marklin is looking to regain half guard here but Estrada keeps moving and retains side control.

Estrada is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marklin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

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.
Marklin is trying to escape the position but Estrada is controlling the position.
Hosea Estrada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marklin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Estrada just content to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hosea Estrada.
I think Estrada has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hosea Estrada!