PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Marua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Click Clack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Clack's choice of entrance music: Deja Vu (Uptown Anthem) - Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz. Wanderson Marua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marua
vs
Clack

183 cm
24
169 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

166 cm
25
167 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderson Marua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Click Clack!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Clack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clack throws the left hand but Marua avoids the punch easily.
Marua walks into a straight right hand from Clack.
Marua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clack looks to score with a jab to the body but Marua is just out of range.
Marua needs to keep his hands up - Clack had a free shot at his head there.
Clack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marua.
Marua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Clack misses the target.
Marua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clack.
Marua moves out of range as Clack strikes.
A swing and a miss from Clack.
Marua walks into a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No joy there for Clack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marua moves away.
Marua slips under a jab.
A jab from Clack misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clack avoids the head kick by Marua.
Marua moves out of range as Clack strikes.
Marua defending well as Clack loads up on a big left hand.
Marua moves out of range as Clack strikes.
Clack throws a hook but Marua blocks it.
Clack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clack thows a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Clack finds it's target.
Clack throws a shot from downtown. Marua moves away and avoids it.
Clack throws a jab when Marua was well out of range.
Marua lands a head kick!
Click Clack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Click Clack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Marua scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Marua blocks the strikes from Clack.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marua is looking to stall here but Clack recovers full guard.
Marua has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Clack is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clack is keeping the position for now.

Clack looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Marua passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marua tries to pass to full mount but Clack defends it.
Clack is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice shot lands for Clack.
Clack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clack takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big right from Clack misses.
Clack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marua blocks a jab.

Marua closes the distance and clinches.
Clack tries to circle away but Marua has him pinned against the cage.
Clack is trying to break the clinch but Marua is controlling him.

Marua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marua moves out of range of the strikes.
Marua lands a high kick!
Clack throws a hook but Marua blocks it.
Marua is looking to slow Clack down with leg kicks.
Marua staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clack lands a jab.
Marua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clack.
Clack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marua.
Marua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clack is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Marua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clack.
Clack looks to land a right hand but Marua moved out of range.
Marua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clack.
Clack throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Clack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clack throws a hook but Marua avoids it easily.
Clack is breathing heavily.
Clack misses with a shot to the body
and Marua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clack misses the body punch
and Marua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clack swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Marua counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marua shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marua showed some decent athleticism there.
Marua uses his free foot to push down on Clack's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Clack.
Marua wants to control the pace but Clack is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clack regains half guard.

That's four 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.

Marua is looking for a kimura here.
Marua trying to control the action but Clack is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderson Marua dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Marua lands the left hand.
Clack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marua counters with a stiff right hand.
Marua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clack.
Marua closes the distance and clinches up with Clack, looking for a takedown. Marua pushes Clack against the cage but Clack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Clack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clack misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marua counters with a head kick.
Clack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clack misses with a looping right.
Clack fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Clack throws a jab when Marua was well out of range.
Clack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marua.
Clack lands a really nice looking cross but Marua seems unphased.
Clack misses with a body shot
and Marua counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clack throws a hook but Marua blocks it.
Clack looks to land a right hand but Marua moved out of range.
Marua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clack loads up on a big right hand but Marua slips the punch.
Clack misses with a straight left.
Marua slips under a jab.
Marua connects with a high kick.
Clack thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Clack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clack slaps away a takedown attempt from Marua, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Marua takes the fight into the clinch.
Clack tries to circle away but Marua has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clack tries to circle away but Marua has him pinned against the cage.
Clack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clack stops a takedown attempt from Marua.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderson Marua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clack wants to break free but Marua has control.
Marua prevents Clack from breaking the clinch.
Clack is trying to break free.
Clack tries to break the clinch but Marua is controlling the position.
Clack can't break the clinch.

Marua breaks the clinch.
Marua is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marua moves away from the strike by Clack.
Clack throws a jab when Marua was well out of range.
Marua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clack throws out the jab.
Marua moves out of range of the strikes.
Clack misses with a straight left.
Clack throws the left hand but Marua avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marua scores with a nice strike.
Clack throws a sloppy body shot
and Marua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clack with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marua to score with a decent uppercut.
Clack throws a body kick the misses

and Marua counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Marua is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Marua gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clack swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marua counters with a nice body kick.
Clack misses with a jab to the body
and Marua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clack scores with a hook to the body. Marua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marua lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Marua.
Clack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marua counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderson Marua showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marua 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderson Marua!