PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcellus Marcus (ranked 3611 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ademola Cisse (ranked 3706 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Marcus
vs
Cisse

184 cm
25
157 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcellus Marcus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ademola Cisse!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marcus pushes Cisse up against the cage in a clinch.
Cisse is trying to break the clinch but Marcus has him pressed against the cage.

Marcus breaks from the clinch.
Cisse tries to clinch up but Marcus circles away and keeps his distance.
Cisse shoots in looking for a takedown. Marcus tries to sprawl out of it but Cisse keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marcus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cisse swinging wildly here.
Cisse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcus swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Marcus drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus is looking to work some ground and pound but Cisse has wrist control.
Cisse wants to stand but Marcus is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus preventing the sweep.
Marcus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cisse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cisse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marcus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cisse trying to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Marcus fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cisse to the ground. Marcus is now in Cisse's guard.
Cisse keeping full guard, as Marcus tries to pass.
Marcus 's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus with a nice head shot there.
Marcus tries to free his leg and advance position but Cisse is retaining full guard.
Marcus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marcus postures up.
Cisse doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Marcus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marcus wants to pass the guard but Cisse is keeping the position.
Marcus postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marcus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marcus wants to get back to his feet.
Cisse trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Marcus manages to pass to mount!
Marcus controlling the position easily from mount.
Marcus lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus prevents Cisse from getting the reversal.
Marcus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cisse?

Marcus wants to finish this one by submission but Cisse is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Marcus .
Cisse tries to lock up and control but Marcus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marcus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cisse on the ground.

Marcus working for a guillotine from mount but Cisse is in no mood to give up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cisse can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Cisse that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcellus Marcus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Marcus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cisse will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Marcus wants to stand but Cisse is controlling his posture from full guard.
Marcus controlling from the top position.
Marcellus Marcus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marcus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cisse's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marcus wants to pass the guard but Cisse is keeping the position.
Marcus controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus tries to stand but Cisse is controlling from the bottom.
Cisse tries to strike from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cisse wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cisse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marcus paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Marcus pushes Cisse up against the cage in a clinch.
Cisse is trying to push Marcus away but Marcus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cisse is pressed up against the cage. Marcus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cisse down to the mat. Cisse avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Marcus moves into the clinch.

Marcus manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcus is pulling down on Cisse's head to control his posture.
Cisse wants to control from the top but Marcus keeps moving.
Marcus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cisse looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cisse decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cisse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marcus misses with an uppercut
and Cisse finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cisse is looking to clinch but Marcus is avoiding it.
Cisse pushes Marcus away with a front kick.

Marcus clinches with his opponent.
Cisse wants to break free but Marcus has control.
Marcus is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cisse keeps control of Marcus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Marcus turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Cisse manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cisse trying to control from the bottom.

Marcus seems to be looking for submissions.
Marcus slows the pace down in half guard.
Marcus winds up and cracks Cisse with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marcus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cisse wants to control but Marcus is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcellus Marcus dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cisse displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marcus .
Cisse fails with an attempt to clinch.

Cisse gets tackled into the cage by Marcus . Marcus maintains the clinch.
Marcus tries to break free but Cisse pushes him back against the cage.
Cisse has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marcus after a bit of a struggle.
Cisse stalling in the clinch but Marcus improves position.
Marcus wants to get back to striking at distance but Cisse won't allow it.
Cisse working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus jumps guard but Cisse stands there with Marcus around his waist. Marcus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cisse can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Marcus 's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cisse tries to work over Marcus 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cisse wants to take the fight to the mat but Marcus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Marcus tries to pull guard but Cisse won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcellus Marcus . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cisse drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marcus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marcus seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Marcus is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cisse to keep the fight standing.
Cisse can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cisse tries to pull guard but Marcus forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marcus is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cisse to keep the fight standing.
Marcus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cisse can do to turn this around?

Cisse jumps guard and drags Marcus to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Marcus won't allow Cisse to sweep him here.
Cisse keeping full guard, as Marcus tries to pass.
Cisse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marcus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marcus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cisse is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cisse working a defensive guard here.
Marcus wants to stand and escape but instead Cisse has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Marcus has his hands on Cisse's head, controlling the position.
Cisse preventing the sweep.
Marcus wants to get back to his feet but Cisse is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cisse being controlled here momentarily.
Cisse won't allow Marcus to sweep him here.
Marcus is pulling down on Cisse's head to control his posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cisse misses with a wild combination.
Cisse blocks the body kick.
Cisse feints the counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cisse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marcus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cisse counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marcus thinking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ademola Cisse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marcus 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcellus Marcus !