PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Pavan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Paulo Pavan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pavan
vs
Marks

188 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Pavan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joey Marks!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marks shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Marks moves into full mount! Pavan won't be happy about that!
Marks looking to finish with strikes here!
Marks is looking to work his way around to Pavan's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.

Marks stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Pavan fails in his attempt to clinch.

Pavan clinches.
Pavan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Marks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pavan tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pavan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Marks gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marks is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pavan sees it coming and defends easily.
Pavan is staying active underneath Marks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pavan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marks on the ground.
Marks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pavan keeps working.
Marks trying to pass the guard but Pavan defending well.

Marks wants to work for an arm triangle but Pavan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pavan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pavan tries to get out of the position.
Marks is looking to advance position but Pavan won't allow it.

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.

Marks is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Pavan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marks looks gassed!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marks clobbers Pavan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pavan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marks.
Pavan tries to clinch but Marks moves out of range.
Pavan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marks keeps the fight on the outside.
Pavan tries to clinch up but Marks circles away and keeps his distance.

Marks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Marks throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marks won't allow Pavan to get back to his feet.
Marks wants to control from the top but Pavan keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pavan kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pavan keeping full guard, as Marks tries to pass.
Marks won't allow Pavan to get back to his feet.
Pavan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Marks stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pavan moves in looking to clinch but Marks pushes him off.
Pavan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paulo Pavan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pavan tries to clinch up.

Marks clinches with his opponent.

Pavan breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pavan wants to clinch

and Marks moves into the clinch.
Marks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pavan prevents it.
A frustrated look appears on Pavan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pavan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marks has him pressed against the cage.

Marks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pavan wants to clinch

and Marks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Pavan kicks off Marks and gets to his feet.

Marks forces Pavan back against the cage and clinches.
Pavan wants to break free but Marks has control.
Marks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Pavan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Marks closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pavan did well to prevent Marks getting side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marks stops Pavan from getting back to his feet.

Marks is working for an americana but Pavan has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Marks was thinking about the submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Marks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pavan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Marks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pavan's guard.
Pavan is looking to stand back up but Marks counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pavan.
Marks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pavan tries to kick Marks off but Marks keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Marks wants to take a breather but Pavan is having none of it.
Marks is looking to advance position but Pavan won't allow it.

Marks escapes and gets back to his feet.
Marks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marks swats away the attempt to clinch by Pavan.
Pavan tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavan is looking to clinch but Marks is avoiding it.
Pavan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paulo Pavan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pavan tries to clinch there but Marks circles away.
Pavan tries to clinch but Marks moves out of range.
Pavan doesn't manage to clinch there - Marks circles away.

Marks gets the takedown into side control.
Marks works to advance to full mount. Pavan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Marks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pavan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Marks get's back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Marks feints and as Pavan raises his hands in defense, Marks changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marks trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marks wants to pass the guard but Pavan is keeping the position.
Marks trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pavan's guard.
Marks prevents Pavan from getting back to his feet.
Marks advances position into side control!
Joey Marks has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marks is trying to get an arm triangle but Pavan is defending well.

Marks tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Marks is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pavan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks tries to move to mount but Pavan blocks the move with his legs.

Marks wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pavan, who protects the arm well.
Pavan wants to get back to his feet but Marks drags him back down.
Pavan is not content to let Marks control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Marks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pavan tries to clinch up but Marks circles away and keeps his distance.
Pavan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marks paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Marks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pavan is trying to stand up here but Marks is controlling him well.
Marks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marks trying to pass the guard but Pavan defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks works his way into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Marks is working for a guillotine from mount but Pavan frees his head quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks trying to control but Pavan is having none of it.

Marks is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pavan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Marks looking to control but Pavan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Marks is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pavan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pavan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Marks tries to control but Pavan wriggling away.
Pavan wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Marks is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pavan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Marks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pavan is looking to escape.

Marks looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Marks trying to control but Pavan is having none of it.

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.
Pavan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pavan has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Marks is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pavan knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pavan for a finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Marks is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Pavan is defending well though. Marks let's go of the attempt for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Marks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Marks!