PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Du Yuesheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yuesheng
vs
Marx

190 cm
30
209 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Du Yuesheng!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Marx!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Yuesheng rushes Marx and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yuesheng fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marx creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marx blocks an uppercut.
Yuesheng tries to work over Marx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Marx.
Yuesheng is working Marx over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuesheng.
Marx misses with a body punch.
Yuesheng's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yuesheng blocks a body shot from Marx.
Yuesheng blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marx.
Yuesheng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Marx has a couple of punches blocked by Yuesheng.
Marx lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuesheng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yuesheng struggles to land a body shot inside as Marx controls his hands.
Yuesheng swings wildly with an uppercut but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuesheng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marx lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yuesheng.
A right handed body shot lands from Yuesheng.
Yuesheng misses with a body punch.
Yuesheng blocks an uppercut.
Marx is trying to pull guard but Yuesheng has him pressed against the cage.
Marx throws a punch but it's blocked by Yuesheng.
A short right from Marx.
Marx blocks a body shot from Yuesheng.
Yuesheng has a couple of punches blocked by Marx.
Yuesheng misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yuesheng misses with a body punch.
Yuesheng lands with a light punch inside.
Marx blocks an uppercut.
Marx has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yuesheng seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marx can turn it around.
A bit of stalling here from Marx.
Yuesheng swings wildly with an uppercut but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuesheng throws a punch but it's blocked by Marx.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Marx fails to land.
Marx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marx prevents a body shot from Yuesheng.
Yuesheng has a couple of punches blocked by Marx.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marx misses with a punch to the body.
Yuesheng swings wildly with an uppercut but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Marx fails to land.
Yuesheng swings wildly with an uppercut but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuesheng throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marxs head.
A short right from Marx.
Yuesheng has a couple of punches blocked by Marx.
Yuesheng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marx prevents a body shot from Yuesheng.
Yuesheng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marx scores with a shot to the side of Yuesheng's head.
Yuesheng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yuesheng softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yuesheng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yuesheng throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marx tries to stall but Yuesheng uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yuesheng misses with some punches.
Marx misses with a body punch.
Marx is working Yuesheng over against the cage.
Yuesheng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marx throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yueshengs head.
A short uppercut from Yuesheng.
Yuesheng lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marx has a couple of punches blocked by Yuesheng.
Come on Marx - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Yuesheng fails to land.
Marx lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yuesheng tries to work over Marx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yuesheng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Marx scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yuesheng.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marx working aggressively here.
Marx misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Marx.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marx swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuesheng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuesheng throws a punch but it's blocked by Marx.
Yuesheng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marx working aggressively here.
Marx tries a body shot but Yuesheng blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marx trying to stall but Yuesheng improves his position.
A body shot lands from Marx.
Marx manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marx lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Marx.
Marx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marx blocks a body shot from Yuesheng.
Marx is stalling here.
Yuesheng misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marx working aggressively here.
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 Du Yuesheng will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yuesheng lands with a straight right. Marx didn't see that one coming.
Yuesheng throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marx connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yuesheng throws a poor cross that misses
and Yuesheng takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yuesheng swings widly with a right hand
and Marx counters with a stiff right hand.
Yuesheng scores with a nice right hand.
Yuesheng moves out of range as Marx strikes.
Yuesheng misses with a left hand
and Marx cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yuesheng is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marx takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marx throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yuesheng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Yuesheng.
Yuesheng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marx swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuesheng fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Marx misses.
Du Yuesheng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuesheng connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marx's hands.
A swing and a miss from Yuesheng.
Yuesheng misses the body punch
enabling Marx to counter with a crisp jab.
Marx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yuesheng.
Marx is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yuesheng with a body shot.
Yuesheng slips under a jab from Marx.
Yuesheng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yuesheng.
Marx now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yuesheng throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marx walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuesheng misses with a wild body shot.
Marx slips under a jab from Yuesheng.
Yuesheng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yuesheng misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marx! But no joy.
Marx connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuesheng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yuesheng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marx on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yuesheng throws a shot from downtown. Marx moves away and avoids it.
Marx has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marx there as he acknowledges the shot.

Yuesheng moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuesheng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yuesheng tries to throw a body punch but Marx avoids it by throwing Yuesheng back against the cage.
Marx can't find room to land a body shot as Yuesheng controls the action.
Yuesheng lands a right hand.
Yuesheng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marx's elbow.
Marx lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yuesheng backwards.
Marx swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuesheng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yuesheng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marx tries to work over Yuesheng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marx.
Marx lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yuesheng blocking some punches.
Yuesheng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yuesheng misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marx blocks an uppercut.
Marx tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marx blocks a body shot from Yuesheng.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuesheng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marx lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuesheng pushes Marx back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marx lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marx stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marx misses with some punches.
Yuesheng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yuesheng has a couple of punches blocked by Marx.
Karl Marx seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee calls for Marx to work.
Marx lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marx blocking some punches.
Marx works on Yuesheng's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Marx - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Marx scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marx lands with a light punch inside.
Yuesheng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marx misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Karl Marx 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.

The fighters circling - Yuesheng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marx throws out a counter right but Yuesheng avoids it with no problem.
Marx needs to keep his hands up - Yuesheng had a free shot at his head there.
Marx ducks under a wild hook from Yuesheng.
Marx throws out a counter right but Yuesheng avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut there from Marx.
Yuesheng drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yuesheng just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Marx was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Marx cracks Yuesheng with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Marx has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Yuesheng to stand back up!

Yuesheng is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marx throws a lazy uppercut
and Yuesheng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marx fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuesheng manages to avoid it.
Yuesheng scores with a hook to the body. Marx takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marx connects with a crisp jab.
Yuesheng scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Marx scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yuesheng misses with some punches.
Marx tries to throw a body punch but Yuesheng avoids it by throwing Marx back against the cage.
Yuesheng working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Marx.
Marx has a couple of punches blocked by Yuesheng.
Marx lands with a short shot to the head.
Yuesheng lands with a right to the head.
Yuesheng throws a head punch that misses.
Yuesheng struggles to land a body shot inside as Marx controls his hands.
Marx throws a punch but it's blocked by Yuesheng.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marx.
Marx blocks a body shot from Yuesheng.
Yuesheng pushes Marx back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marx misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuesheng can't find room to land a body shot as Marx controls the action.
Marx lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuesheng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Marx.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marx trying to stall but Yuesheng improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Marx.
Nice body punch from Marx - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marx.
Marx blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yuesheng fails to land.
Yuesheng's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marx tries a body shot but Yuesheng blocks it.
Marx throws a head punch that misses.
Yuesheng misses with a body punch.
Marx tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yuesheng's elbow.
Yuesheng tries to work over Marx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marx digs a right hand into Yuesheng's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yuesheng's gas tank.
Marx makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx scores with a shot to the side of Yuesheng's head.
Marx lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marx digs a right hand underneath Yuesheng's ribcage. Yuesheng let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marx.
Marx blocking some punches.
Marx digs a right hand underneath Yuesheng's ribcage. Yuesheng let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marx is struggling to control the position.
Marx wants to stall.
Yuesheng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marx lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marx.
Marx lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marx creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marx lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marx leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marx softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Yuesheng is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Marx.
Yuesheng seems to have got his legs back now.
Yuesheng prevents a body shot from Marx.
Marx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marx lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yuesheng or not.
Marx blocking some punches.
Marx lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marx scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marx.
Marx stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marx struggles to land a body shot inside as Yuesheng controls his hands.
Marx lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marx.
Marx lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marx pushes Yuesheng back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Marx.
Marx throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yueshengs head.
Marx lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marx throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Marx really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Marx knocks out Yuesheng with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Marx before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Marx picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Marx!
Karl Marx is the new light heavyweight champion!
Karl Marx spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.