PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Marka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaiser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Marka
vs
Soze

181 cm
19
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Marka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaiser Soze!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Marka as Soze shoots in.
Marka looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Soze lands a with a good body shot.
Soze shoots in and drives through. Marka sprawls well.
Soze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tommy Marka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaiser Soze.
Marka doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Soze decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marka's guard.
Soze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Marka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Soze postures up and lands a big shot to Marka's brow.
Soze not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Soze must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Soze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Soze decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marka, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marka tries to keep at a distance but Soze has taken the fight into the clinch.

Soze wants the takedown. Marka is fighting it off but Soze persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Marka's guard against the cage.

Marka is looking for a triangle but Soze pushes his legs off easily.
Soze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marka keeping full guard, as Soze tries to pass.
Soze is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marka looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Soze drops Marka with a right and a left! Soze comes rushing in but Marka regains his composure and manages to keep Soze in guard.

Marka is rocked!
Soze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oh Marka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze scoring with punches to the head and body.
Soze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soze throws a big right hand that misses.

Soze is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Soze with a nice head shot there.
Soze passes Marka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marka seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Soze working over Marka with some ground and pound. Marka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marka trying to control but Soze postures up.
Marka regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Soze.
Soze throwing strikes from guard but Marka blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soze landing some decent shots from guard.
Soze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marka keeping full guard, as Soze tries to pass.
Soze trying to control but Marka is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marka tries to clinch but Soze is having none of it.
Soze has his takedown stuffed

and Marka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Soze!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marka prevents Soze from getting the reversal.
Marka fails to move to back control.
Soze holds on for dear life, controlling Marka's posture momentarily.
Soze tries to hold on but Marka pushes him away.
Soze is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soze regains half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Soze wants to improve his position but Marka is controlling well.
Marka wants to take a breather but Soze is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaiser Soze dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Soze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tommy Marka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Soze drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Soze scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Marka to see if he's OK.
A lull in the action here.
Soze misses with the ground and pound.

Soze is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Soze landing strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soze working the head and body with strikes.

Soze thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Soze is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Soze thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Soze advances nicely into full mount.
Kaiser Soze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marka is in a horrible position here. Soze smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Soze in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Soze is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Marka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soze dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze working Marka over with strikes here.
Soze landing strikes, looking to finish!
Soze controlling from the full mount.
Soze pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Soze landing strikes from the mount and Marka is in trouble!
Marka slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Marka taking some punishment here, with Soze in his half guard.
Marka works his way to full guard. Good work.
Soze is looking to work some ground and pound but Marka has wrist control.
Soze works over Marka with some ground and pound from guard.
Soze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soze landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze thows a big elbow that misses.

Marka is looking for a triangle here but Soze uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Soze is chipping away with strikes.
Marka is trying to get back to half guard.
Soze cracks Marka with a big right hand but Marka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Soze lands an elbow.
Soze scoring with punches from side control.
Soze working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Marka wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Soze tries to move into full mount but can't pass Marka's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze lands a nice forearm strike.
Soze scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Marka to see if he's OK.
The strikes coming from Soze are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Marka is trying to control Soze's posture but Soze avoids it.
The strikes coming from Soze are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Soze lands an elbow.
Soze tries to move into full mount but can't pass Marka's legs.
Marka takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Soze decides to stand back up.
Marka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soze misses with a series of wild punches.
Soze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Marka counters with a shoot takedown. Soze fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaiser Soze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Marka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soze throws out the jab.
Marka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soze misses with a double jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Soze.
Soze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marka keeps working.
Marka is looking to regain half guard here but Soze keeps moving and retains side control.
Soze working the ground and pound from side control.

Soze working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Soze goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Marka has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Soze but great work by Marka.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze is trying to control Marka's posture but Marka avoids it.
Soze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Soze taking a bit of punishment here - Marka scoring with strikes.
Marka avoids the strikes from the bottom by Soze.
Marka trying to control the position but Soze is working away.
Soze is looking to reverse the position.
Marka controls the position.
Soze manages to work his way to half guard, despite Marka's best efforts.
Marka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Soze knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marka seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marka wants to take a breather but Soze is having none of it.

Soze looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Marka is trying to work for a kimura but Soze is defending well.
Soze wants to control but Marka is keeping busy.
Marka trying to mount his opponent but Soze defends it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marka misses with a takedown attempt

and Soze counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Soze scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Soze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marka's head.
Soze wants to take a breather but Marka is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marka regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Soze.
Soze controlling from the top position.
Soze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Soze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Soze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Marka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Soze stands up over Marka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marka looking to control.
Soze trying to control but Marka is working from the bottom.
Soze slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Soze working the body and head with strikes.
Soze works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Soze lands a decent elbow from side control.
Soze scoring with punches and elbows.
Marka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tommy Marka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marka stops Soze from passing to mount.
Soze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marka keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaiser Soze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Soze 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaiser Soze!