PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wrex Urdnot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Margules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wrex Urdnot has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Urdnot
vs
Margules

190 cm
19
280 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wrex Urdnot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Margules!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margules scores with a hook.
Urdnot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Margules tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urdnot was well out of range. Poor timing from Margules.
Margules throws out a powerful jab.
Urdnot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Margules looks to land a right hand but Urdnot moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Margules throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Urdnot moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Margules.
Margules should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Urdnot misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margules throws a hook to the side of Urdnot's head but Urdnot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Margules throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to de liver by Margules. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Urdnot drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Margules can't do much from the bottom here.
Margules stops Urdnot from passing to mount.
Margules managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Urdnot.
Margules tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Urdnot has knee on belly momentarily but Margules bucks him off and regains half guard.
Urdnot prevents Margules from improving his position.
Margules blocking the ground and pound attempt from Urdnot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urdnot prevents Margules from standing back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Urdnot closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Margules to the mat! Margules manages to get full guard.
Urdnot is pushing down on Margules's leg trying to pass to half guard. Margules is fighting to maintain full guard but Urdnot has managed to sneak the leg through.
Urdnot has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Urdnot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Margules knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Margules has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Urdnot is working away from the top position though.
Margules is trying to get back to full guard.
Margules blocking the ground and pound attempt from Urdnot.

Urdnot is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Urdnot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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.
Urdnot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Margules is looking to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Margules misses the jab.
Urdnot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Margules throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Margules jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Margules throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Margules fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Urdnot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Margules clobbers Urdnot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Urdnot scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Margules wants to get back to his feet.
Urdnot prevents Margules from improving his position.
Urdnot stops Margules from getting back to his feet.
Margules gets back to full guard.
Urdnot tries to free his leg and advance position but Margules is retaining full guard.

Urdnot drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Urdnot jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wrex Urdnot will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Margules misses the shot to the body.
Margules looks to score with a jab to the body but Urdnot is just out of range.
Margules takes a swing at Urdnot's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Urdnot.
Nice jab there from Margules.
Margules throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Margules misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urdnot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urdnot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Margules misses with a body shot.
Margules wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Margules thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margules swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Margules takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Margules pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Urdnot avoids the body shot from Margules.

Margules gets caught flat footed, as Urdnot shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Urdnot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Margules working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Urdnot.
Urdnot won't allow Margules to get back to his feet.
Urdnot looking to pass the guard.
Margules is trying to control the position but Urdnot postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Urdnot has gone for a leg lock! Margules slips out almost immediately though and dives into Urdnot's guard.
Margules wants to stand and escape but instead Urdnot has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Urdnot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Urdnot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Margules wants to get back to his feet but Urdnot is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Margules wants to improve his position but instead Urdnot has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margules is in trouble now - Urdnot has advanced to mount!

Urdnot working for a submission but Margules is keeping him at bay.
Urdnot throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Urdnot has control of Margules's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Margules regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Margules defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Urdnot.

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.
Margules is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Margules really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Urdnot landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Urdnot won't let Margules get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Urdnot working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Urdnot jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Margules manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrex Urdnot dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Margules throws a hook but Urdnot blocks it.
Margules misses with a body shot.
Urdnot throws a body punch but Margules moves out of range.
Margules takes a swing at Urdnot's ribcage but misses.
Margules looks to score with a jab to the body but Urdnot is just out of range.
Margules jabs at Urdnot's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margules digs a good body shot into Urdnot's ribs.
Urdnot slips under a jab.
Margules connects with a body shot.
Margules looks to score with a jab to the body but Urdnot is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Margules misses the target.
Margules throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Margules waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urdnot.
A swing and a miss from Margules.
Urdnot slips a jab from Margules.
Margules misses with a jab to the body

and Urdnot counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Urdnot wants to pass to mount but Margules is defending the position.
Margules looks like he's trying to stand up.
Urdnot wants to advance to full mount but Margules doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Urdnot pushing down on Margules's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Helio Margules has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Urdnot is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Margules has managed to free his arm - good work.
Margules wants to get back to his feet.

Urdnot is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Margules trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Urdnot lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margules is trying to control but can't.

Urdnot is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Margules defends it well.
Margules is looking to control Urdnot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Margules avoid being mounted?
Urdnot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Margules actively working from the bottom here.
Margules is trying to stand up here but Urdnot is controlling him well.

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.

Urdnot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Margules connects with a single shot there.
Urdnot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urdnot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrex Urdnot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A swing and a miss from Margules.
Margules just misses with a punch to the body.
Margules just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Margules misses with a body shot.
Urdnot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Margules manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wrex Urdnot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Urdnot, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wrex Urdnot!