PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juanzino Marquezello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominguez comes to the ring accompanied by down with the sickness. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Dominguez
vs
Marquezello

168 cm
20
144 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

169 cm
18
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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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 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Xavier Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juanzino Marquezello!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marquezello throws a series of punches but Dominguez moves out of range.
Dominguez defending well as Marquezello loads up on a big left hand.

Dominguez gets a clinch.
Marquezello has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Dominguez gets control of Marquezello's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dominguez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Marquezello passes Dominguez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dominguez wants to improve his position but Marquezello is controlling well.
Dominguez is looking to control Marquezello's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dominguez avoid being mounted?
Dominguez trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Marquezello manages to pass to mount!
Dominguez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dominguez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to hold on but Marquezello pushes him away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Marquezello controlling the position easily from mount.
Marquezello trying to control but Dominguez is having none of it.
Marquezello avoids the attempt from Dominguez to control.
Dominguez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Marquezello is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dominguez throws a strike from the bottom but Marquezello uses the opportunity to take his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Marquezello is persistently looking for the submission but Dominguez is defending it well.
Dominguez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Dominguez wants to control his opponent's hands but Marquezello gets his hands free.
Dominguez is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez just trying to survive but Marquezello is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Marquezello is trying to stick to Dominguez's back but Dominguez is turning into Marquezello. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Marquezello's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dominguez.
Dominguez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dominguez won't allow Marquezello to sweep him here.

Dominguez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Marquezello is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Marquezello has escaped and now he's on top!

Dominguez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dominguez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquezello trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Marquezello avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Dominguez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dominguez is breathing heavily.
Dominguez keeping full guard, as Marquezello tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dominguez trying to strike off his back.
Marquezello trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juanzino Marquezello will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marquezello thuds his right hand into Dominguez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Dominguez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Dominguez.
Dominguez fails to pull guard.

Dominguez successfully pulls guard.
Marquezello trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marquezello must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dominguez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Marquezello wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.

Dominguez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marquezello is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez trying to control the position.
Marquezello trying to control but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
Dominguez is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dominguez has a takedown stuffed.
Marquezello lands a really nice looking cross but Dominguez seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marquezello throws a body punch but Dominguez moves out of range.
Juanzino Marquezello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marquezello misses with a hook.
Marquezello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dominguez checks a leg kick.
Dominguez moves out of range of the body kick from Marquezello.
Marquezello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marquezello misses with an uppercut.
Marquezello throws a hook but Dominguez blocks it.
Dominguez is looking to clinch.
Dominguez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dominguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick from Marquezello is predictable there
and Dominguez counters with a head kick.
Dominguez moves forwards but Marquezello connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dominguez wants to clinch.

Dominguez has Marquezello up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marquezello wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dominguez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Dominguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Marquezello avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marquezello.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Marquezello avoids the damage to the body.
Dominguez lands a good knee to the midsection. Marquezello won't want to take too many of those.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dominguez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marquezello smiles and moves away.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marquezello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marquezello throws a right hand that Dominguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Dominguez also avoids with ease.
Marquezello lands with a straight right. Dominguez didn't see that one coming.
Dominguez tries for a takedown but Marquezello sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquezello thows a leg kick but Dominguez checks it

and Dominguez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marquezello's guard.
Dominguez looking to pass the guard.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Marquezello keeps moving.
Dominguez postures up.
Dominguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Marquezello throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marquezello is trying to control the position but Dominguez postures up.
Dominguez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dominguez looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Dominguez dominated that second round.
That's time! Dominguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dominguez slips a jab and a cross from Marquezello.
Dominguez tries to clinch there but Marquezello circles away.
Marquezello throws a jab when Dominguez was well out of range.
Marquezello misses the jab.
Marquezello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dominguez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marquezello sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dominguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marquezello throws a jab when Dominguez was well out of range.
Marquezello misses with a body shot.
Marquezello throws a jab when Dominguez was well out of range.
Marquezello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquezello throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dominguez counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Marquezello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dominguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marquezello misses with a leg kick

and Dominguez counters with a shoot takedown. Marquezello fights it but they end up in guard.

Dominguez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dominguez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquezello throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dominguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marquezello works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dominguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Dominguez throws a strike but Marquezello rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Dominguez looking for a guillotine here but Marquezello defends easily.
Dominguez wants to control the position but Marquezello says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dominguez trying to control from the bottom.
Marquezello trying to control the pace.
Dominguez trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Marquezello manages to pass to mount!
Dominguez tries to control the position but Marquezello now has his back.
Marquezello trying to control momentarily.
Marquezello controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to control his opponent's hands but Marquezello gets his hands free.
Marquezello controlling well, preventing Dominguez from escaping the position.
Marquezello is not going to allow Dominguez to sit and survive in this position.
Dominguez is in bad spot here.
Marquezello just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Dominguez trying to control the hands but Marquezello breaks the grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Xavier Dominguez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dominguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Marquezello.
Marquezello throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Dominguez moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marquezello has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dominguez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dominguez jumps guard but Marquezello stands there with Dominguez around his waist. Dominguez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Dominguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marquezello blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marquezello wants to get back to striking at distance but Dominguez won't allow it.
Dominguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marquezello is defending well for now.
Marquezello blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marquezello wants to get back to striking at distance but Dominguez won't allow it.
Dominguez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marquezello is trying to break the clinch but Dominguez has him pressed against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Dominguez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dominguez 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Dominguez!