PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cash
vs
Marques

186 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

187 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Nice elbows
Granite chin

Blaze Ronin Street Gear

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Marques!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Rafael Marques has been cut.
Cash moves in looking to clinch but Marques pushes him off.

Cash clinches with his opponent.
Marques wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cash prevents Marques from breaking the clinch.
Marques can't break the clinch.

Marques escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cash shoots in but no luck this time.
Cash shoots in for a takedown but Marques shows good takedown defense.
Cash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marques keeps the fight on the outside.

Cash has managed to clinch.
Marques wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cash tries to score a body lock takedown but Marques shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Cash. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cash breaks from the clinch.
Marques stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marques swivels and escapes.
Cash shoots in but no luck this time.
Cash looks for a takedown but Marques sprawls well.
Cash shoots in and drives through. Marques sprawls well.
Cash is breathing heavily.

Marques forces Cash back against the cage and clinches.
Cash wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marques tries to break the clinch but Cash is controlling the position.
Cash tries for a takedown but Marques manages to get underhooks.
Cash wants to get back to striking at distance but Marques won't allow it.
Marques is trying to break free.
Marques wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cash has him pressed against the cage.
Marques is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Marques breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marques avoids the body shot from Cash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marques stuffs the takedown.
Marques misses with a two punch combination.
Cash wants to clinch
and Marques counters with a stiff right hand.
Cash misses with a takedown attempt
and Marques counters with a stiff right hand.

Marques shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Marques was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cash is looking to get to half guard.
Marques controlling the pace for now.
Cash really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques controlling from mount.
Cash is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cash throwing hammer fists to the chest of Marques. What's that going to do exactly?
Marques controlling the pace for now.
Cash tries to hold on but Marques postures up.

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.
Marques controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Marques dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Marques's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cash has his takedown stuffed
and Marques counters with a nice uppercut.
Cash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marques counters with a left to the body.
Cash misses with a takedown
and Marques counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cash thinking.
Cash tries for a takedown but Marques circles away easily
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Cash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cash tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Marques counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cash shoots and misses

and Marques counters with a shoot takedown. Cash fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash tries to strike from the bottom.

Marques stands up from Cash's guard - Marques perhaps looking for a knockout.
Adam Cash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cash doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Marques counter with a right hand.

Marques instigates a clinch.

Marques breaks the clinch.
Cash shoots and misses
and Marques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cash wants to clinch
and Cash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marques throws a combination. Cash tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cash darts in trying to clinch
and Marques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marques has closed the distance and engaged Cash in a clinch.
Marques wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marques tries to break the clinch but Cash is controlling the position.
Cash goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marques prevents it.

Cash manages to break the clinch.
Cash is looking to land body kicks.
Cash throws a sloppy body shot
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cash shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Marques counter with a right hand.
Marques lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marques works the jab nicely.
Marques checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash misses with a combination
and Marques counters with a nice uppercut.
Cash tries for a takedown but Marques circles away easily
and Marques makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cash takes one on the button.
Cash with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marques counters with a nice uppercut.
Cash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cash shoots and misses
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rafael Marques seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marques stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cash.
Cash misses with a takedown
and Cash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash tries for a takedown but Marques sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cash misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marques counters with a good low kick that Cash was not able to check.
Cash lands a head kick. Marques smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marques thows a left - swing and a miss!

Cash gets a clinch.
Cash stalling in the clinch but Marques improves position.
Cash wants to get back to striking at distance but Marques won't allow it.
Marques wants to break free but Cash has control.
Marques wants to break free but Cash has control.
Cash tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marques smiles and moves away. Cash shoots and misses
and Marques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cash fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cash throws a combination that misses
and Cash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marques is fending him off so far but Cash persists. Nope, Marques circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Marques showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rafael Marques's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Cash closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.
Cash with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cash tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marques counters with a series of strikes. Cash will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cash misses with a double jab
and Marques counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cash shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Marques counters by moving into the clinch.
Cash looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques can't break the clinch.

Marques breaks from the clinch.
Cash takes a swing at Marques's ribcage but misses.
Cash with a poor takedown
and Cash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Cash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cash misses with a combination
and Marques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marques scores with a nice strike.
Cash darts in trying to clinch
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cash wants to clinch
enabling Marques to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash fails with the takedown
and Marques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Marques.
Cash shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marques works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Marques shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Marques controlling from the full mount.
Marques prevents Cash from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques controlling his opponent.
Cash trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cash wants to hold on but Marques pushes him away.
Marques sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cash really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marques content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adam Cash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marques blocks Cash's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cash is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Marques comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marques has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Marques!