PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MR T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Marconi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). T comes to the cage accompanied by mr t. Marconi has chosen Money, Success, Fame, Glamour as his entrance music. 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.

T
vs
Marconi

195 cm
20
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
24
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Clothing

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, MR T!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Marconi !
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
T uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marconi .
T tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marconi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
T ducks under a wild hook from Marconi .
T avoids a punch combination nicely.
T misses with a few strikes there.
T tries to clinch there but Marconi circles away.
Marconi falls off balance throwing a combination
letting T counter with a right hand.
Marconi takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Vincent Marconi has been cut.

T pushes Marconi up against the cage in a clinch.
T lands a shoulder strike.
Marconi takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from T fails to land.
A short left from T.
T lands a shoulder strike.
Marconi blocking some punches.

Marconi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

T instigates a clinch.
T keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marconi 's efforts to push away.
Marconi is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
T trying to control the position but instead, Marconi has worked for underhooks and has pushed T into the cage.
T lands a hook that snaps the head of Marconi backwards.
T lands with a light punch inside.
T prevents Marconi from breaking the clinch.
T scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marconi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marconi wants to break free but T has control.
T lands with a short punch from the clinch.
T lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marconi backwards.
T is pushing Marconi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
T keeps control of Marconi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
T avoiding damage.
Marconi wants to get back to striking at distance but T won't allow it.
T lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marconi backwards.
Marconi tries to break the clinch but T is controlling the position.
T has Marconi pressed against the cage, preventing Marconi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marconi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
T displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marconi up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from T fails to land.
T stalling against the cage.

That's two 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.
Marconi wants to get back to striking at distance but T won't allow it.
Marconi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marconi is trying to break free.
Marconi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marconi is looking to break free of the clinch but T has double underhooks.
T leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marconi tries to break free but T pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from T.
T prevents Marconi from breaking the clinch.
T prevents Marconi from breaking the clinch.
T prevents Marconi from breaking the clinch.
Marconi wants to break free but T has control.
T misses with the head strike.
A short right from T on the inside.
Come on T - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marconi tries to break free but T pushes him back against the cage.
T taking a breather.

Marconi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
T doesn't manage to clinch there - Marconi circles away.
T throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marconi throws a combination that misses
and T counters with a series of strikes. Marconi will be more careful next time no doubt.

T moves into the clinch.
T prevents Marconi from breaking the clinch.
Marconi has had enough of the clinch but T keeps him there for the moment.
T stalls.
Marconi wants to get back to striking at distance but T won't allow it.
Marconi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
T lands with a left to the head.
Marconi is looking to break free of the clinch but T has double underhooks.
T lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Marconi 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marconi tries to break free but T pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, T creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marconi has had enough of the clinch but T keeps him there for the moment.
T lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marconi can't break the clinch.
Marconi is trying to break free.
Marconi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marconi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but T has him pressed against the cage.
Marconi is looking to break free of the clinch but T has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, T creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marconi wants to break free but T has control.
T stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
T lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marconi backwards.
Marconi wants to break free but T has control.
Marconi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marconi blocking some punches.
Marconi wants to get back to striking at distance but T won't allow it.
Marconi has had enough of the clinch but T keeps him there for the moment.
Marconi looks gassed!
Marconi is looking to break free of the clinch but T has double underhooks.
Marconi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
T scores with a shot to the side of Marconi 's head.
Marconi working hard to break the clinch.
Marconi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marconi wants to break free but T has control.
T lands a left hand.
T lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marconi backwards.
T makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from T.
Marconi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marconi takes a shot to the head.
T scores with a shot to the side of Marconi 's head.
Marconi wants to break free but T has control.
Marconi is trying to break the clinch but T has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MR T dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Marconi '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.

T has Marconi up against the cage in a clinch.
Marconi is trying to force a seperation but T has the dominant position.
Marconi is looking to break free of the clinch but T has double underhooks.
T fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
T lands a right hand.
Marconi wants to get back to striking at distance but T won't allow it.
T stalling.
Marconi is looking to break free of the clinch but T has double underhooks.
T lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
T trying to stall but Marconi improves his position.
A short right from T on the inside.
Marconi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
T lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marconi is looking to break free of the clinch but T has double underhooks.
Marconi wants to break the clinch but can't.
T has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The referee calls for T to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Marconi breaks from the clinch.

T closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
T gets through Marconi 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
T prevents Marconi from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by T.
Marconi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marconi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but T has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi has had enough of the clinch but T keeps him there for the moment.
T working aggressively here.
T is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marconi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marconi can't break the clinch.
Marconi wants to get back to striking at distance but T won't allow it.
T scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marconi wants to get back to striking at distance but T won't allow it.
T content to slow the pace in the clinch.
T scores with a nice hook to the head.
T misses with the head strike.
T keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marconi 's efforts to push away.
A short right from T on the inside.
T has a couple of punches blocked by Marconi .
T stalling the fight.
T stalling in the clinch but Marconi improves position.
Marconi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but T has him pressed against the cage.
T is stalling here.
Marconi is trying to break free.
Marconi tries to break free but T pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marconi wants to break the clinch but can't.
T effectively controlling the action here.
Marconi wants to break free but T has control.
T is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marconi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marconi working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from T on the inside.

Marconi breaks the clinch.
Marconi tries to bum rush T with a series of wild strikes but T uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marconi is breathing heavily.

T darts in and clinches Marconi up against the cage.

Marconi manages to break the clinch.
T is looking to clinch but Marconi is avoiding it.
T tries to close the distance and clinch but Marconi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marconi misses with a double jab

and T counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marconi wants to break the clinch but can't.
T will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marconi up against the cage.
T lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marconi backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
T softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marconi tries to break free but T pushes him back against the cage.
Marconi is trying to force a seperation but T has the dominant position.
T softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marconi wants to break free but T has control.
T is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
T lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marconi backwards.
T tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from T.
T lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marconi backwards.
A short uppercut from T.
Marconi tries to break free but T pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marconi is trying to force a seperation but T has the dominant position.

Marconi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
T is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

T closes the distance and clinches.
T keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marconi 's efforts to push away.
T has Marconi pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
T pushes Marconi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marconi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
T lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, T scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on T - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marconi is trying to break free.
T dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
T lands with a short shot to the head.
T lands with a short head shot on the inside.
T softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
T softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Marconi is rocked!
A shot in the inside from T.
Marconi is still on wobbly legs! Can T finish him?
T lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marconi is trying to force a seperation but T has the dominant position.
T gets through Marconi 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marconi wants to get back to striking at distance but T won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by T.
T dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
T keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marconi 's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MR T dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Marconi 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

T lands with a big left! Marconi is wobbled badly! T comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Marconi to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). MR T!