PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Philip Marcus (ranked 130 p4p, 166 weight class) and Richard Cheese (ranked 14 p4p, 19 weight class). Cheese has chosen Rape Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Marcus
vs
Cheese

175 cm
30
148
18 - 10 - 0

175 cm
29
154
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)
NARCOS

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philip Marcus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cheese.
Marcus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marcus throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marcus connects with an inside leg kick.
Cheese connects with a body shot that sends Marcus's belly button to the back.
Cheese lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marcus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marcus throws a leg kick but Cheese checks it.
Cheese checks a low kick from Marcus.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Marcus.
Marcus sizes up Cheese with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marcus tries to land a leg kick but Cheese saw it coming and moves away.
Cheese with the inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheese.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcus scores with a nice head shot.

Cheese is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Marcus.
Cheese is still on wobbly legs! Can Marcus finish him?
Marcus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cheese seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcus's hands.
Cheese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcus.
Cheese throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Marcus misses.
Cheese misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marcus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marcus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marcus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marcus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cheese swings for the body but Marcus moves out of range.
Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcus is just out of range.
Marcus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cheese just manages to avoid it.
Marcus avoids a kick to the body.
Marcus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheese throws out the jab.
Marcus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marcus throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheese.
Cheese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheese with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marcus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese works Marcus's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Marcus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Cheese.
Marcus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheese moves away.
Cheese throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cheese fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cheese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marcus.
Cheese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcus.
Marcus misses with an uppercut. Cheese saw that one coming.
Cheese throws a fast counter high kick but Marcus manages to duck under it in time.
Philip Marcus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Cheese lands.

Marcus drops Cheese with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cheese looks back up at him and smiles so Marcus waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Marcus misses with a head kick.
Marcus throws out a leg kick but Cheese moves out of range and Marcus only half commits.
Cheese steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Marcus throws a lazy uppercut
and Cheese counters with a stiff right hand.
Cheese throws the left hand but Marcus avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Marcus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus slips under a jab from Cheese.
Cheese dives in for a single leg takedown but Marcus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A low kick lands for Marcus.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marcus, as that shot connected.
Cheese misses with an uppercut.
Cheese throws a series of punches but Marcus moves out of range.
Cheese misses with a hook. Marcus ducked under it nicely.
Cheese blocks a head kick by Marcus.
A little jabbing left from Cheese on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab from Cheese.
Marcus tried to score with a low kick but Cheese checks it.
Cheese turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marcus misses with a low kick as Cheese jumps back.
Cheese fails with the takedown.
Philip Marcus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Cheese.
Marcus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus lands a big right hook! Cheese looks hurt but is still standing! Marcus lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Cheese falls down and Marcus dives in with a huge hammer fist! Cheese's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Marcus runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Philip Marcus!
Philip Marcus retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Philip Marcus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.