PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Starvin Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basilio Yago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Marvin
vs
Yago

188 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Starvin Marvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Basilio Yago!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yago is looking to clinch but Marvin is avoiding it.
Marvin throws a head kick but Yago moves out of range.
Yago tries to clinch but Marvin moves out of range.
Marvin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marvin looks for the body kick but Yago saw that one coming.
Marvin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marvin misses with a head kick.
Marvin throws a sloppy head kick and Yago moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marvin throws out a loose jab but Yago uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Marvin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marvin tries to work over Yago's front leg with a kick but Yago checks it.
Yago fails to land the takedown.
Yago doesn't manage to clinch there - Marvin circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin misses with a head kick.
Marvin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yago looks gassed!
Marvin lands a high kick to the side of Yago's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Marvin dives into guard, looking to finish.

It looks like Basilio Yago has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Marvin stands and steps away. Yago gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Marvin is looking to slow Yago down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marvin.
Marvin misses with a wild body shot.
Starvin Marvin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yago checks a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yago crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marvin - the referee stops the clock and Yago gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marvin. Yago manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marvin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yago. That did some damage!
Marvin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marvin throws a front kick that sends Yago stumbling back into the cage.
Good work by Yago as he checks the leg kick.
Yago checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marvin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yago checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yago scores with a one two! Marvin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marvin throws a push kick but Yago slaps the foot to one side.
Marvin lands with a kick to the temple. Yago shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yago tries to clinch up but Marvin circles away and keeps his distance.
Marvin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marvin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marvin misses with a head kick.
Marvin keeps the fight on the outside.
Marvin throws a body kick that misses.
Marvin lands a head kick!
Marvin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yago blocks a head kick by Marvin.
Yago wants to clinch.
Yago blocks a head kick by Marvin.
Marvin tries to land a leg kick but Yago saw it coming and moves away.
Starvin Marvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marvin motions for Yago to come forward. Marvin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marvin tries to land a leg kick but Yago saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marvin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yago is looking to clinch but Marvin is avoiding it.
Marvin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Starvin Marvin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Basilio Yago's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marvin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Basilio Yago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yago moves out of range as Marvin throws a body kick.
Yago moves in looking to clinch but Marvin pushes him off.
Marvin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yago.
Yago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marvin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starvin Marvin is winning the standup battle so far.
Yago tries to clinch but Marvin moves out of range.
Marvin throws a head kick that Yago semi-blocks.
Yago staying out of range there.
Yago tries to close the distance and clinch but Marvin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yago moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marvin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yago avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Marvin.
Marvin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marvin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yago avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marvin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yago shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marvin but Marvin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marvin loads up on a big right hand but Yago slips the punch.
Marvin throws a sloppy head kick and Yago moves out of range easily.
Yago throws a series of strikes that have Marvin backpedaling.
Yago throws a lazy head kick
and Marvin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yago really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yago tries to clinch up.
Yago misses with a wild combination.
Marvin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yago can do to turn this around?
Yago avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick by Marvin misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marvin swats away the attempt to clinch by Yago.
A low kick from Marvin is predictable there

and Yago counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Yago stands up from Marvin's guard - Yago perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A head kick by Marvin misses
and Yago counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Marvin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yago throws a sloppy head kick
and Marvin counters with a nice body kick.
Marvin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marvin throws a sloppy head kick
and Yago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marvin scores with a jab to the head.
Marvin throws a head kick but Yago moves out of range.
Marvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yago wants to clinch
and Marvin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marvin throws a head kick but Yago moves out of range.
Yago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yago's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marvin throws a leg kick but Yago moved away.
Marvin throws a head kick but Yago moves out of range.
Yago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yago. That's going to slow Marvin down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marvin misses with a leg kick
and Yago counters with an inside leg kick.
Yago fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Starvin Marvin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Basilio Yago's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Marvin throws a sloppy head kick and Yago moves out of range easily.
Marvin throws a sloppy head kick
and Yago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yago wants to clinch.
A low kick from Marvin misses
and Yago counters with a good low kick that Marvin was not able to check.
Yago looks for a takedown but Marvin sprawls well.
Marvin looks to throw a body kick
and Yago counters with a head kick.
Marvin throws a low kick but Yago avoids it.
Marvin keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marvin misses with a leg kick

and Yago moves into the clinch.
Marvin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Marvin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yago wants to clinch but Marvin slips to the side
and Marvin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marvin swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yago is looking to clinch.
Marvin misses with the body kick
and Yago counters with a good low kick that Marvin was not able to check.
Yago tries to clinch up.
Marvin misses with a body kick.
Marvin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yago.
Marvin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yago has a takedown stuffed.
Starvin Marvin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Basilio Yago.
Good leg kick by Marvin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin lands with a nice body kick.
Marvin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marvin.
Marvin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marvin.
Marvin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marvin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yago tries to clinch there but Marvin circles away.
Marvin wants to land a leg kick but Yago is out of range.
Yago doesn't manage to clinch there - Marvin circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Yago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marvin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marvin misses with a low kick.
Marvin misses with a body kick.
Marvin looks for the body kick but Yago saw that one coming.
Marvin misses with a straight right.
Starvin Marvin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good work by Marvin as he checks the leg kick.
Marvin throws a head kick that misses

and Yago counters by moving into the clinch.
Yago is trying to break free.

Yago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marvin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marvin connects with a high kick.
Marvin throws a leg kick
and Yago counters with a two punch combo.
Marvin throws a leg kick

and Yago counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yago.
Yago is trying to stall.
Basilio Yago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yago misses with a knee to the head.
Marvin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Marvin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marvin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marvin digs a good body shot into Yago's ribs.
Yago walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marvin.
Marvin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yago. That did some damage!

And that's the end of the fight!
Starvin Marvin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marvin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Starvin Marvin!