PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Marquet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - BEAST. Fredrik Fredriksson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henry Marquet's chin.

Fredriksson
vs
Marquet

185 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

181 cm
23
184 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Sin City Allstars

DC Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fredrik Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Marquet!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson dips to his left and cracks Marquet with an uppercut!
Marquet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fredriksson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marquet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marquet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Marquet is rocked!

Marquet bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Fredriksson! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Fredriksson is rocked!

It looks like Fredrik Fredriksson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marquet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fredriksson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fredriksson is controlling Marquet's posture.
Marquet passes Fredriksson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fredriksson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marquet is pressing down on Fredriksson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fredriksson is holding on for now.

Marquet is working for a submission of some sort.
Marquet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fredriksson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fredriksson keeping moving, preventing Marquet from controlling successfully.
Marquet looking to pass the guard.

Marquet is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fredriksson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fredriksson has escaped and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson stays in close to Marquet's body and controls the position.
Marquet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marquet is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fredriksson is controlling him.
Marquet looking for a sweep. Not yet Marquet, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson controls from within his opponent's guard.

Marquet is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Fredriksson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Marquet is trying to break the clinch but Fredriksson is controlling him.
Fredriksson misses with a punch on the inside.
Marquet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marquet wants to break free but Fredriksson has control.
Fredriksson misses with a punch to the body.
Marquet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fredriksson stalling against the cage.
Fredriksson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marquet misses with a body punch.
Marquet is trying to break the clinch but Fredriksson is controlling him.
Marquet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fredrikssons head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquet misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Fredriksson.
A left hand lands to the body for Fredriksson.
A shot in the inside from Fredriksson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fredriksson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marquet's elbow.
Marquet wants to get back to striking at distance but Fredriksson won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fredriksson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredriksson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fredriksson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fredriksson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fredriksson.
Marquet wants to break free but Fredriksson has control.
Marquet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Henry Marquet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Fredriksson's cut.
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.

Fredriksson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marquet.
Marquet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Fredriksson moves into the clinch.
Fredriksson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marquet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fredriksson effectively controlling the action here.
Fredriksson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fredriksson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fredriksson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fredriksson lands a shoulder strike.
Marquet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fredrik Fredriksson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquet is looking to break free of the clinch but Fredriksson has double underhooks.
Fredriksson lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredriksson.
Marquet swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marquet is trying to break the clinch but Fredriksson has him pressed against the cage.
Fredriksson can't find room to land a body shot as Marquet controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson misses with the head strike.
Marquet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fredriksson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marquet up against the cage.
Fredriksson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Fredriksson as the two fighters clinch.
Marquet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fredriksson prevents Marquet from breaking the clinch.

Marquet breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Fredriksson misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marquet! But no joy.
Fredrik Fredriksson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Marquet.
Fredriksson throws an overhand right that lands on Marquet's shoulder, as Marquet tries to avoid the shot.
Fredriksson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Henry Marquet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marquet throws a leg kick that is checked

and Fredriksson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Marquet! Fredriksson lets Marquet back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Marquet is still on wobbly legs! Can Fredriksson finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marquet slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fredriksson.
Fredrik Fredriksson is winning the standup battle so far.
Marquet misses with a hook.
Marquet seems to have recovered his senses.
Marquet moves out of range as Fredriksson strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marquet lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fredriksson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fredriksson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marquet throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Fredriksson counters with a nice right hand that sends Marquet toppling to the canvas! Marquet scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fredriksson finish him?!
Fredriksson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marquet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fredriksson under the eye.
Marquet misses with a few strikes there.
Fredriksson is looking to counter the offense by Marquet and move into the clinch.
Marquet throws a body punch but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Marquet misses with a two punch combination.
Marquet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fredriksson.
Marquet swings for the body but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Fredriksson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marquet to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Fredriksson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marquet misses with a left hand

and Fredriksson counters with a nice right hand that sends Marquet toppling to the canvas! Marquet scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fredriksson finish him?!
Fredriksson is aggressively charging in as Marquet backs up avoiding any damage. Marquet tosses out a jab and Fredriksson runs right into it face first! Fredriksson is out cold! Marquet dropped down on all fours and is barking in Fredriksson's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Marquet!
Henry Marquet managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, DC Nutrition, into his post fight interview.