PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Rocha (ranked 25353 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Marroquin (ranked 6510 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierre Rocha has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rocha
vs
Marroquin

164 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 6 - 1

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 1 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Marroquin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marroquin gets a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marroquin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Marroquin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Marroquin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rocha keeps working.
Rocha works his way to full guard. Good work.
Marroquin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rocha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marroquin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rocha lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Rocha with a nice head shot there.
Marroquin working a defensive guard but Rocha manages to pass into side control anyway.
Marroquin seems a little lost for a moment, as Rocha dominates the positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha gets to mount! Marroquin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Rocha controlling the pace for now.
Marroquin tries to hold on but Rocha postures up.
Rocha working the ground and pound effectively.
Rocha controlling the pace for now.
Rocha putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Marroquin is desperately trying to improve his position but Rocha has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marroquin is looking to improve his position but Rocha isn't that keen on the idea.
Rocha working the ground and pound effectively.
Marroquin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rocha lands with a punch from half guard.
Marroquin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Marroquin is looking to control Rocha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marroquin avoid being mounted?
Marroquin is looking for a sweep. Rocha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marroquin wants to get back to his feet.
Rocha wants to stand but Marroquin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Rocha really is a fat lump.
Rocha content to control rather than advance.
Marroquin trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocha controlling from the full mount.
Marroquin is squirming around, avoiding Rocha's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marroquin is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Rocha landing strikes, looking to finish!

Rocha goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Marroquin turns into him and now he's in Rocha's guard.
Marroquin stays in close to Rocha's body and controls the position.
Rocha bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marroquin's guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marroquin has a closed guard, preventing Rocha from standing up.
Marroquin has momentary wrist control but Rocha slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Rocha dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Rocha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marroquin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Rocha holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Rocha breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marroquin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Marroquin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rocha sprawls well initially but Marroquin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marroquin wants to free his trapped foot but Rocha is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rocha flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rocha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pierre Rocha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marroquin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rocha.
Marroquin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rocha keeps working.
Rocha 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.
Rocha is pressing down on Marroquin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rocha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Marroquin is looking to control Rocha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marroquin avoid being mounted?
Marroquin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marroquin.
Rocha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marroquin can do to turn this around?
Rocha controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rocha distracts Marroquin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marroquin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rocha is controlling him.

Marroquin has his feet on Rocha's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Marroquin motions for Rocha to come forward. Marroquin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Marroquin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Marroquin pulls guard effortlessly.
Rocha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marroquin is keeping the position for now.
Rocha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rocha is looking to stand up but Marroquin won't let him.
Rocha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marroquin is on top in guard.

Rocha has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marroquin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rocha is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Rocha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Rocha working for a triangle but Marroquin defends it easily.
Rocha working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marroquin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rocha is proving hard to escape from.
Marroquin looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Marroquin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Marroquin clinches up with Rocha and pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Marroquin.
Rocha wants to get back to striking at distance but Marroquin won't allow it.

Marroquin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rocha regains guard immediately.
Rocha looking for a sweep. Not yet Rocha, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Marroquin trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marroquin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rocha looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marroquin wants to stand but Rocha is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rocha wants to sweep but no luck.
Rocha looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Marroquin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Marroquin trying to control the action but Rocha is working from the bottom.
Rocha manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha wants to sweep here but Marroquin controlling him for the moment.
Marroquin looking to pass the guard.

Rocha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rocha keeping moving, preventing Marroquin from controlling successfully.
Marroquin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rocha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marroquin.
Rocha wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rocha is on top in guard.

Rocha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha trying to control the position from guard on top but Marroquin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marroquin wants to hit a switch here but Rocha passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Marroquin there!
Marroquin regains half guard.
Rocha with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Marroquin is defending against the submission attempts here by Rocha.

Rocha is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marroquin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rocha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marroquin trying to control but Rocha postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pierre Rocha.
I think Rocha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Rocha!