PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes to the cage accompanied by Rage. Marques has chosen Raining Blood as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bull
vs
Marques

182 cm
27
170 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

191 cm
28
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clubber Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Marques!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marques throws a hook to the side of Bull's head but Bull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bull takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marques looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bull misses the target.
Marques looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.
Marques scores with a jab.
Marques ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
Bull tries for a takedown but Marques sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques throws an overhand right that lands on Bull's shoulder, as Bull tries to avoid the shot.
Bull moves away from the strike by Marques.
Marques misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
Billy Marques is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Marques.
Marques scores with a sloppy right hand. Bull should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Marques. That snapped Bull's head back.
Bull looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marques tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Marques throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bull seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Marques swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bull throwing a counter right hand but Marques manages to avoid it.
Marques goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marques sizes up Bull with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marques throws a body shot but no joy.

Marques fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bull, pushing him back against the cage.
Marques has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marques misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bull tries to score a body lock takedown but Marques shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clubber Bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marques throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulls head.
Bull drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marques gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bull blocks a body shot from Marques.
Marques throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marques stalling against the cage.
Bull is looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Bull turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bull manages to end up in side control.
Bull tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marques sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bull missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bull with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bull throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bull working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Marques wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marques wants to control but Bull is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bull thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Marques has one foot on Bull's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Marques throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bull on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marques has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The fighters circling - Marques throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bull shoots in but no luck this time.
A swing and a miss from Marques.
Marques throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Bull on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marques swings widly with a right hand
and Bull counters with a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bull or perhaps it was just good defense by Marques, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marques! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Marques dominated that round.
That's time! Bull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bull darts in looking for a takedown but Marques gets double underhooks and turns Bull into the cage.

Marques pushes Bull up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marques displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bull up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bull drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marques pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques throws a lazy uppercut
and Bull connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bull manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Marques on his heels. He'll look to pass Marques's guard now, I'm sure.
Marques is looking to stand back up but Bull counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Marques.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bull missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marques keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bull throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bull missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bull is thwarting Marques's attempts to control the position.
Bull trying to control from Marques's half guard. Marques has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bull throws a big elbow that misses.
Bull trying to control the position from guard on top but Marques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bull postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws an elbow that misses. Marques uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bull's guard. Nice move by Marques!

Bull trying to control the position here.
Bull bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marques's guard.

Marques looking for a sweep. Not yet Marques, not yet.
Bull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bull throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marques works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bull controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bull wants to pass the guard but Marques is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bull 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.
Marques wants to sweep here but Bull controlling him for the moment.
Bull is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bull working some strikes from top position.
Bull throws a big elbow that misses.
Bull wants to control from the top but Marques keeps moving.
Bull throws a big elbow that misses.
Bull seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bull throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bull throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marques works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marques lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Marques not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bull lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Marques avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bull throwing strikes from guard but Marques blocks nicely.
Bull throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clubber Bull dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Marques pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marques connects with the punch.
Marques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marques has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bull checks a leg kick.
Bull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bull on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marques displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bull.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marques misses with a head kick.
Marques swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Bull misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marques as he avoids it easily.
Bull fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clubber Bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marques fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marques tries to clinch but Bull is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bull misses the target.
Bull shoots in but no luck this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marques. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bull shoots in but no luck this time.
Marques throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
Bull throwing a counter right hand but Marques manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marques connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bull's hands.
Marques tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marques throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bull counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Marques - just one landing.
Marques throws a hook but Bull blocks it.
A nice combination there by Marques.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marques gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Bull throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marques tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bull is in Marques's guard.

Marques working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bull doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bull manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marques trying to control the position.
Bull with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bull postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bull is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bull landing with the ground and pound.

That's four 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.
Bull throws a big elbow that misses.
Bull is in close to Marques's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bull throws an elbow that misses. Marques uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bull's guard. Nice move by Marques!

Bull working a defensive guard here.
Bull looking for a sweep. Not yet Bull, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Marques comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marques 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Marques!
After winning the bout, Billy Marques thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Clubber Bull stepped up to the mic, saying 'That's a really great win u got there and I am honoured to fight and have to respect what u did today.'.