PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Park has chosen Pantera "Walk" as his entrance music. Anton Marks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marks
vs
Park

177 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Marks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Park!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Park throws a hook but Marks avoids it easily.
Marks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Marks forces Park back against the cage and clinches.
Marks pushes Park back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marks blocks a body shot from Park.
Marks lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Park up against the cage.
The referee calls for Marks to work.
Marks gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Marks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks can't break the clinch.
Park cracks Marks with a nice body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Marks.
Marks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marks is looking to break free of the clinch but Park has double underhooks.
Park misses with a punch to the body.
Marks stalling against the cage.
Park fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marks blocks an uppercut.
Marks lands a shot to the body.
Park misses with the head strike.
Park goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Park has a couple of punches blocked by Marks.
Marks blocks a body shot from Park.
Stalling in the clinch from Marks.
A left hand lands to the body for Marks.
Marks tries to break the clinch but Park is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marks tries to throw a body punch but Park avoids it by throwing Marks back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Park.
Park prevents a body shot from Marks.
Park lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marks misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park misses with some punches.
Marks avoiding damage.
Marks is trying to break the clinch but Park has him pressed against the cage.
Marks scores with a shoulder strike.
Marks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Park lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Park misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marks.
Marks blocks an uppercut.
Park swings wildly with an uppercut but Marks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marks has Park pushed against the cage.
Marks has had enough of the clinch but Park keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marks blocks a body shot from Park.
Park scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marks blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Park.
Park misses with a punch to the body.
Marks is looking to break free of the clinch but Park has double underhooks.
Marks digs a right hand underneath Park's ribcage. Park let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marks tries to work over Park's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Park lands an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A right hand to the body from Park.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Park lands a left hand.
Park throws a punch but it's blocked by Marks.
Marks misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Park dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Marks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Park under the eye.

Marks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Park misses with a punch to the body.
Park misses with a short punch on the inside.
Park cracks Marks with a nice body shot.
Marks tries to work over Park's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Park throws a punch but it's blocked by Marks.
Marks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Park gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marks blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marks is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Park prevents a body shot from Marks.
Park is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Travis Park seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Park fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Park struggles to land a body shot inside as Marks controls his hands.
Park lands with a right to the head.
Marks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Park up against the cage.
Park lands a shoulder strike.

Park manages to break the clinch.
Park throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marks on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Park!

It looks like Anton Marks has been cut.
Travis Park seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Marks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Park lands with a hook. Marks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marks missing with a left hand there. Park was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Park with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Park has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Park misses.
Park throws a big shot that misses.
Marks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Park scores with a one two! Marks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park tries to clinch up.
Marks throwing a counter right hand but Park manages to avoid it.
Park misses with an uppercut. Marks saw that one coming.
Park lunges at Marks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marks's hand.
Marks takes one on the button.
Park clobbers Marks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Park waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marks.
Marks misses with a left hand
and Park counters with a right hand to the body.
Park slips a jab from Marks.
Park lands a nice shot that snaps Marks's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Park lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marks doesn't seem phased though.
Park lands a nice shot that snaps Marks's head back.
Park's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marks under the eye.

Marks is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Park lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Marks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Park dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Park lands a nice hook to Marks's body. Marks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Park scores with a nice right hand.
Park lands a right hook to the body.
Marks looks up at the clock. Bad move! Park lands a right hand from hell, dropping Marks. Park pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Park!
Travis Park 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.