PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Futeran (ranked 2938 p4p, 3072 weight class) and Sapiencia De Lamarca (ranked 135 p4p, 144 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Futeran
vs
De Lamarca

176 cm
20
146
3 - 2 - 0

171 cm
20
142
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Knock Out Clothing

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Futeran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sapiencia De Lamarca!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lamarca throws a poor cross that misses
and Futeran counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Futeran.
Futeran shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Lamarca but De Lamarca pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Futeran throws a body shot but no joy.
De Lamarca was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A bone on bone clash there as De Lamarca blocks the leg kick.
De Lamarca throws a right hand that misses
and Futeran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Futeran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Lamarca.
We've been hearing reports that Futeran has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futeran tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Lamarca counters with a two punch combo.
De Lamarca is looking to score with low kicks.
Futeran went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Futeran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Lamarca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Futeran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Futeran there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Futeran scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Futeran controlling the action here.
Futeran missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Futeran thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Lamarca's head.
Futeran wants to pass the guard but De Lamarca is defending well.
De Lamarca is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Futeran takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Futeran 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futeran winds up and cracks De Lamarca with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Futeran in particular looking to stall.
Futeran is pressing down on De Lamarca's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Lamarca is holding on for now.
Futeran thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Lamarca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Futeran. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Futeran has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Futeran is looking to work his way around to De Lamarca's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lamarca can't escape the position.
Futeran tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
De Lamarca is desperately trying to improve his position but Futeran has a good base and remains in mount.
Futeran is landing with some decent strikes but De Lamarca is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Futeran controlling the position easily from mount.
Futeran prevents De Lamarca from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futeran fails to move to back control.
De Lamarca tries to lock up and control but Futeran gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Futeran looking for a guillotine from mount but De Lamarca is having none of it.
Futeran moves to take his opponent's back.

De Lamarca preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Futeran.
Futeran controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Futeran dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Futeran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joseph Futeran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Futeran stuns De Lamarca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Lamarca staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from De Lamarca misses the target.
Futeran is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Lamarca sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De Lamarca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Lamarca misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lamarca walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Futeran looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Futeran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Lamarca can do to turn this around?
De Lamarca trying to control the position.
Futeran is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Futeran passes De Lamarca's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Futeran with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

De Lamarca is defending against the submission attempts here by Futeran.
Futeran lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futeran has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Futeran looking to control and managing it successfully.
Futeran mounts De Lamarca! Really nice guard pass there!
Futeran controlling from mount.
We've been informed that De Lamarca has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futeran's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
De Lamarca tries to reverse the position but Futeran maintains control.
Futeran content just to control the position here.
Futeran moves to the back position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Lamarca tries to break free.
Futeran trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure De Lamarca doesn't escape.

Futeran has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, De Lamarca has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Lamarca defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Futeran dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

De Lamarca thuds his right hand into Futeran's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Futeran moves out of range of the strikes.
De Lamarca missing with a left hand there. Futeran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Futeran checks a low kick from De Lamarca.
Futeran connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good shot there by Futeran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futeran doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Lamarca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Lamarca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Futeran.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lamarca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Futeran misses.
Futeran walks into a left hand.
Futeran with a nice calf kick.
Futeran jabs at De Lamarca's body.
De Lamarca on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Lamarca misses with an uppercut
and Futeran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Lamarca takes one to the chin there.
De Lamarca moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Futeran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Futeran lands a jab to De Lamarca's midsection.
Joseph Futeran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futeran pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Lamarca back to the cage. Futeran follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Futeran's corner calls for a 1-2. Futeran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Lamarca looks to land a right hand but Futeran moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Futeran.
De Lamarca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Futeran is able to avoid easily.
Futeran wants to slow De Lamarca down by chopping away at his legs.
Futeran fails to land with a series of punches.
De Lamarca misses with a straight left.
De Lamarca checks the leg kick.
Futeran throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Lamarca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lamarca stuffs the takedown.
De Lamarca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joseph Futeran is winning the standup battle so far.
De Lamarca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Futeran.
Futeran misses with a leg kick
and De Lamarca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Lamarca misses with a two punch combination.

Futeran scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Futeran is staying tight to De Lamarca's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futeran seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down De Lamarca for as long as he can get away with.
Futeran moves into full mount!
Futeran tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sapiencia De Lamarca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Futeran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Futeran has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Joseph Futeran!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Joseph Futeran!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Joseph Futeran!

Joseph Futeran wins by unanimous decision!
Joseph Futeran was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.