PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aarron Marcum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcum comes to the cage accompanied by Live Your Life-Rhianna feat. T.I.. Torres has chosen Bandeira-J Nyce as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Marcum
vs
Torres

179 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
162 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

S.W.A.T.

Carnage Fight Wear
S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aarron Marcum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Torres!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Torres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torres dodges the punch combination from Marcum.
Torres tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torres tries to clinch up but Marcum circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres wants to clinch.
Marcum swinging wilding here.
Torres is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Marcum.
Torres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marcum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marcum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marcum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Torres scores with a takedown into Marcum's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marcum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torres passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Torres working the ground and pound.
Torres fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Torres is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marcum is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Marcum manages to get back to half guard.
Marcum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Torres.
Marcum landing strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcum wants to get back to full guard.
Marcum is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcum flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Marcum wants to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Torres is looking to clinch.
Marcum looks to land a combination but Torres avoids it well.
Marcum throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Marcum as Torres shoots in.
Aarron Marcum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres is looking to clinch.
Torres tries to clinch but Marcum moves out of range.
Torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Marcum circles away.
Marcum slow jab from Torres misses its intended target.
Marcum lands a nice shot that snaps Torres's head back.
Marcum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marcum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marcum lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Torres wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcum looks to land a combination but Torres avoids it well.

Torres looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Marcum!
Torres landing strikes from the mount and Marcum is in trouble!
Marcum is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Torres punching from mount but Marcum doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Torres prevents Marcum from getting the reversal.

Torres is working for a guillotine from mount but Marcum frees his head quite easily.
Torres looks gassed!
Marcum tries to reverse the position but Torres maintains control.

Torres has control of Marcum's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Marcum regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Marcum is wriggling around trying to escape.
Torres throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Torres looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcum is looking to improve his position but Torres isn't that keen on the idea.
Torres lands with some strikes.
Marcum is trying desperately to improve position.
Torres working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marcum swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Marcum working to try and regain half guard.
Marcum wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Torres.

Torres is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Marcum is surviving well by controlling Torres's body position as best he can.
Marcum is looking to improve his position but Torres isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Torres.

Torres throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Marcum has his hands clasped together but Torres breaks the hold and Marcum is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Torres!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Felipe Torres! Felipe Torres retains his lightweight title!