PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Mauricio DeSilva (ranked 42 p4p, 29 weight class) and Jean-Claude Marceau (ranked 10 p4p, 6 weight class). DeSilva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Body Head Anthem - Roy Jones Jr Feat. Magic & Choppa). Marceau has chosen Feist - Tout Doucement 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.

DeSilva
vs
Marceau

200 cm
39
212
30 - 11 - 0

186 cm
37
201
35 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Mauricio DeSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean-Claude Marceau!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from DeSilva. Marceau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marceau throws out a counter right but DeSilva avoids it with no problem.
DeSilva works Marceau's body with a nice hook.

Marceau tries to keep at a distance but DeSilva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marceau misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeSilva misses with a body punch.
Marceau tries to work over DeSilva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DeSilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Marceau controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Marceau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marceau lands a shot to the body.
DeSilva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marceau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marceau tries to work over DeSilva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marceau prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSilva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marceau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Marceau fails to land.
Marceau lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeSilva backwards.
Marceau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marceau can't find room to land a body shot as DeSilva controls the action.
Marceau misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeSilva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marceaus head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marceau lands a left hand that snaps the head of DeSilva backwards.
Marceau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Marceau.
DeSilva is breathing heavily.

Marceau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marceau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DeSilva is looking to clinch but Marceau is avoiding it.
DeSilva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marceau was well out of range. Poor timing from DeSilva.

DeSilva closes the distance and clinches.
Marceau blocks a body shot from DeSilva.
Marceau scores with a hook to the body.
DeSilva is trying to break free.
DeSilva takes a shot to the head.
DeSilva misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marceau.
DeSilva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeSilva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
DeSilva tries a body shot but Marceau blocks it.
DeSilva lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by DeSilva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marceau tries to throw a body punch but DeSilva avoids it by throwing Marceau back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marceau scores with a nice hook to the head.
DeSilva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeSilva gets through Marceau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeSilva.
Marceau gets through DeSilva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DeSilva tries to throw a body punch but Marceau avoids it by throwing DeSilva back against the cage.

Marceau manages to break the clinch.
Marceau looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
DeSilva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marceau. That did some damage!
Marceau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeSilva.
Marceau on the wrong end of a nice jab.
DeSilva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marceau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Marceau.
DeSilva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
DeSilva avoids the body shot from Marceau.
DeSilva scores with a three punch combo!
Marceau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marceau.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeSilva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marceau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
DeSilva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marceau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from DeSilva misses the target.
DeSilva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marceau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeSilva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeSilva wants to clinch.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Marceau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marceau throws the kick towards the body but DeSilva avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marceau throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from DeSilva misses the target.
DeSilva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marceau on the wrong end of a nice jab.
DeSilva moves in looking to clinch but Marceau pushes him off.
Marceau throws out a counter right but DeSilva avoids it with no problem.

DeSilva closes the distance and clinches.
DeSilva misses with a punch on the inside.
DeSilva misses with a punch to the body.
DeSilva lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeSilva misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Marceau.
DeSilva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marceau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Marceau.
Still in the clinch, DeSilva scores with a nice short uppercut.
DeSilva lands a nice shot to the body.
I was talking to DeSilva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeSilva tries to throw a body punch but Marceau avoids it by throwing DeSilva back against the cage.
Marceau swings wildly with an uppercut but DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeSilva lands a right hand.
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 Antonio Mauricio DeSilva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

DeSilva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
DeSilva has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
DeSilva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marceau is able to avoid easily.
Marceau cracks a nice hook into DeSilva's ribs.
Marceau throws a shot from downtown. DeSilva moves away and avoids it.
DeSilva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marceau slips a jab and a cross from DeSilva.
Both fighters circling a little - DeSilva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marceau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marceau unleashes a big counter combination but DeSilva bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
DeSilva lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSilva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marceau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from DeSilva misses the target.
DeSilva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marceau under the eye.
DeSilva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
DeSilva tries to clinch there but Marceau circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva tries to clinch but Marceau is having none of it.
Marceau is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

DeSilva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Marceau fails to land.
DeSilva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Marceau.
Marceau pushes DeSilva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marceau tries a body shot but DeSilva blocks it.
Marceau tries to work over DeSilva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marceau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Marceau.
Jean-Claude Marceau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marceau lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeSilva backwards.

Marceau breaks from the clinch.
Marceau misses the shot to the body.
DeSilva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marceau misses with a straight right.
Marceau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeSilva throws a lazy right hand but Marceau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marceau let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marceau.
DeSilva misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Marceau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marceau lunges at DeSilva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeSilva's hand.
DeSilva is looking to chop away at Marceau's legs.
DeSilva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marceau misses the shot to the body.
DeSilva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marceau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DeSilva.
DeSilva lands with a hook. Marceau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marceau scores with a nice head shot.
Marceau takes a swing at DeSilva's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from DeSilva misses the target.
DeSilva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marceau on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
DeSilva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
DeSilva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marceau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marceau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
DeSilva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marceau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
DeSilva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from DeSilva there as he acknowledges the shot.
DeSilva throws a leg kick but Marceau moved away.
DeSilva moves away from the strike by Marceau.
DeSilva thinks about countering with a body kick.
DeSilva misses with a wild body shot.
Marceau clobbers DeSilva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marceau drops DeSilva with a big left hand! DeSilva is injured, injured bad! Marceau jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean-Claude Marceau!
After winning the bout, Jean-Claude Marceau thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.