PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Marquez (ranked 1353 p4p, 1700 weight class) and Razmik Grigorian (ranked 176 p4p, 216 weight class). Troy Marquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marquez
vs
Grigorian

185 cm
20
195
7 - 4 - 0

187 cm
20
193
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Brooklyn Apothecary
EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Razmik Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marquez shoots in and gets a takedown into Grigorian's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Marquez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Marquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grigorian is on top in guard.

Marquez 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marquez is on top in guard.

Grigorian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marquez landing with the ground and pound.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Grigorian manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Marquez is trying to pull guard but Grigorian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Grigorian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marquez blocks a leg kick.
Marquez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Marquez drives through with a takedown into Grigorian's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Marquez throws a strike but Grigorian rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez is trying to control the position but Grigorian postures up.

Grigorian decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grigorian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marquez.
Grigorian leaves Marquez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grigorian connects with a body shot.
Marquez avoids the body shot from Grigorian.

Marquez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grigorian's guard.
Grigorian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marquez wants to control from the top but Grigorian keeps moving.
Marquez scoring with some ground and pound.
Marquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigorian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grigorian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marquez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Grigorian felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Marquez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marquez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Marquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grigorian keeps working.
Marquez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marquez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grigorian trying to control here.
Marquez wants to free his trapped foot but Grigorian is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grigorian is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez controlling the pace.
Marquez is trying to control. Grigorian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marquez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grigorian regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Marquez.
Marquez wants to pass the guard but Grigorian is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marquez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marquez preventing the sweep.
Grigorian is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Grigorian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marquez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grigorian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grigorian can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marquez controls the pace.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Grigorian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grigorian wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Marquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grigorian lands a slapping body shot.
Marquez avoids the body shot from Grigorian.

Marquez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Marquez is standing up over Grigorian. Grigorian looks to escape but Marquez dives into side control.

Grigorian tries to buck Marquez off but Marquez is having none of it.
Grigorian looking for a sweep but Marquez has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Grigorian holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marquez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Marquez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Troy Marquez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Marquez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grigorian tries to avoid it but Marquez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grigorian to the ground. Grigorian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marquez fails with a takedown attempt.
Grigorian misses with a straight left.
Grigorian fails to land with a series of punches.
Marquez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grigorian throws out a counter right but Marquez avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Marquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grigorian scores with a nice strike.
Marquez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good shot there by Grigorian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez has a takedown stuffed.
A little jabbing left from Grigorian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marquez shoots for a double leg takedown but Grigorian sprawls well. He's pushed Marquez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Grigorian gets caught napping as Marquez dives in and scores a takedown. Grigorian manages to retain guard.
Marquez is fighting to break Grigorian's control of his arms but Grigorian is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Marquez stopping the sweep attempt from Grigorian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigorian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marquez looking to sit in guard and control but Grigorian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marquez is on top in guard.

Marquez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marquez won't allow Grigorian to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marquez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grigorian keeping moving, preventing Marquez from controlling successfully.
Marquez throws a big elbow that misses.
Troy Marquez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez throwing strikes but missing.
Grigorian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marquez is controlling him.
Marquez postures up in Grigorian's guard and throws a big left but Grigorian blocks it.
Marquez looking to pass the guard.
Marquez throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marquez wants to control from the top but Grigorian keeps moving.
Marquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian is pulling down on Marquez's head to control his posture.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Grigorian lands a right hook to the body.

Marquez shoots in and gets a takedown into Grigorian's guard.
Marquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grigorian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grigorian being controlled here, momentarily.
Marquez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marquez wants to pass the guard but Grigorian is keeping the position.
Marquez throws an elbow that misses. Grigorian uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marquez's guard. Nice move by Grigorian!

Marquez wants to hit a sweep here but Grigorian passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Marquez there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian controlling from mount.
Marquez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marquez regains half guard.
Marquez trying to hold on to Grigorian's head to control him but Grigorian postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marquez punching from the bottom.
Grigorian wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Razmik Grigorian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Marquez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Marquez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marquez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grigorian avoids it really well and circles away.
Grigorian stuns Marquez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Grigorian gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marquez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Marquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigorian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grigorian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorian wants to get back to his feet but Marquez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marquez throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian keeping full guard, as Marquez tries to pass.
Marquez stopping the sweep attempt from Grigorian.
Grigorian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marquez is controlling him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Marquez chips away with some ground and pound.
Marquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigorian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marquez throws a big elbow that misses.
Marquez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grigorian wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Marquez is now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marquez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marquez moves into full mount! Grigorian won't be happy about that!
Grigorian wants to get back to his feet.
Marquez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grigorian looks a forlorn figure.
Grigorian blocking the ground and pound.
Marquez unloads with some shots from mount but Grigorian bucks and avoids them well.
Marquez throwing strikes here but Grigorian is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Marquez landing strikes from the mount.
Marquez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grigorian is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez landing strikes from the mount and Grigorian is in trouble!
Marquez looking to finish with strikes here!
Marquez lands a couple of good shots and Grigorian has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Grigorian is rocked!
Marquez is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Grigorian is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Marquez!
A victorious Troy Marquez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.