PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Jascro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gristle McThornbody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McThornbody has chosen The Pixies - Tame 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.

Jascro
vs
McThornbody

205 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marlon Jascro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gristle McThornbody!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jascro misses with a looping left.
A left and a right from Jascro both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Gristle McThornbody has been cut.
McThornbody slips a jab from Jascro.
Jascro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jascro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jascro looks to score with a jab to the body but McThornbody is just out of range.
McThornbody slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Jascro.
Jascro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McThornbody throws out the jab.
Jascro blocks a head kick by McThornbody.
McThornbody throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jascro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jascro throws a jab but it's blocked by McThornbody.
Jascro throws a lazy right hand but McThornbody sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McThornbody walks into a straight right hand from Jascro.
McThornbody throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McThornbody misses with an uppercut.
Jascro throws the left hand but McThornbody avoids the punch easily.
Jascro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McThornbody moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McThornbody stuns Jascro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jascro is breathing heavily.

McThornbody gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McThornbody just leaning against Jascro, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McThornbody comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Marlon Jascro has been cut.
McThornbody connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jascro's face.
The referee is keeping an eye on McThornbody - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McThornbody lands a good knee to the midsection. Jascro won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McThornbody takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McThornbody scores a nice knee to the body.
McThornbody lands an elbow inside that Jascro shrugs off.
Jascro takes a knee right on the jaw!

Marlon Jascro's cut is getting worse.
McThornbody lands an elbow inside.
McThornbody creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jascro's defenses.
McThornbody with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Marlon Jascro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jascro takes an elbow to the forehead.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marlon Jascro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gristle McThornbody!