PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Macotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff. Macotti has chosen Drown - Theory of a Deadman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Artist
vs
Macotti

182 cm
28
192 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

190 cm
33
203 lbs
24 - 16 - 2

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Macotti!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macotti tries to clinch up
and Artist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artist looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Macotti takes one to the side of the head.
Artist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Macotti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Artist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Artist scores with a jab to the body.
Macotti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Macotti throws a one two combo.
Artist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Artist dodges the punch combination from Macotti.
Macotti dodges the punch combination from Artist.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macotti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Artist.
Macotti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Artist.
Macotti works the jab nicely.
Artist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Macotti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Artist, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist takes an elbow to the temple.
Artist wants to break the clinch but can't.
Artist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Macotti lands a hook that snaps the head of Artist backwards.
Macotti pushes Artist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Artist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Artist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Macotti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Macotti connects with the punch.
Artist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Macotti scores with a takedown into Artist's guard.
Macotti wants to control from the top but Artist keeps moving.
Macotti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Artist is keeping the position for now.
Macotti trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Artist manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artist postures up in Macotti's guard and throws a big left but Macotti blocks it.
Artist has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Artist wants to control from the top but Macotti keeps moving.
Artist with a nice head shot there.

Artist lying in Macotti's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Macotti decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Artist taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Macotti!
Marco Macotti seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.