PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Marcum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Becker comes to the cage accompanied by Kumiko Noma - Lilium. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Becker
vs
Marcum

171 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
23
149 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinnie Marcum!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marcum shoots in and bounces Becker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Becker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marcum.

Marcum drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Becker dives on top into guard.
Marcum wants to sweep but no luck.
Marcum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Becker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marcum's head.
Marcum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Becker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Becker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Becker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marcum seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker trying to control from the bottom.
Marcum is nestled in close to Becker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Becker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Marcum thows a big elbow that misses.

Becker working for a triangle but Marcum defends it easily.
Marcum scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marcum with a flurry of punches that miss.

Becker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Becker looking to control.
Marcum lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Becker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marcum is aware though and is defending well.
Marcum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marcum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marcum stands up over Becker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marcum cracks Becker with a solid left hand.
Becker is breathing heavily.
Marcum working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Becker's head.
Marcum is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Marcum got a little sloppy there for a moment and Becker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marcum has managed to get both his arms back between Becker's legs - danger averted.
Marcum connects with a couple of short punches.
Becker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marcum working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcum lands a couple of digs.
Marcum looking to pass the guard.
Marcum postures up and lands a big shot to Becker's brow.

Becker working for submissions but it's allowed Marcum to get to half guard.
Becker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marcum scores with a couple of nice shots.

Marcum seems to be working for a kimura but Becker defends the submission attempt.
Marcum seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcum landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marcum lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Marcum.
Marcum is nestled in close to Becker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Becker wants to get back to full guard.
Marcum seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Marcum.

Marcum stands up and beckons Becker to join him on the feet.
Becker tries to clinch up but Marcum circles away and keeps his distance.

Marcum drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Marcum dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marcum drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marcum chips away with some ground and pound.
Marcum content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marcum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Becker looking for a guillotine here but Marcum defends easily.
Marcum working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Becker's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Marcum drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marcum jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Becker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcum working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Becker's head.
Marcum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Becker keeping full guard, as Marcum tries to pass.
Marcum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Becker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marcum scoring with some ground and pound.
Marcum scoring with some ground and pound.
Marcum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Becker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Marcum postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Becker is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Marcum, into his guard.
Becker chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker works over Marcum with some ground and pound from guard.
Becker wants to control from the top but Marcum keeps moving.
Marcum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Becker is one step ahead there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marcum can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marcum striking off his back but it's not causing Becker any problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcum manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marcum cracks Becker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Marcum lands a big shot there that rocks Becker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marcum landing shots from mount.
Marcum lands a heavy elbow.
Becker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marcum breaks from Becker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Marcum lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcum with the ground and pound from mount.
Marcum lands a big shot there that rocks Becker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marcum lands a heavy elbow.
Becker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Marcum working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marcum scoring with strikes but Becker is staying in there.
Marcum lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marcum lands a nice shot to the head.
Marcum prevents Becker from getting the reversal.
Marcum lands a nice shot to the head.
Marcum in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Becker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Marcum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Marcum shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marcum slips a nice elbow through Becker's hands, connecting with Becker's forehead.
Marcum seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marcum working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Marcum lands strikes from half guard.
Becker is looking to control Marcum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Becker avoid being mounted?
Marcum throwing shots but Becker is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marcum prevents Becker from improving his position.
Marcum drops an elbow to the side of Becker's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marcum.
Ground and pound from Marcum.
Becker is trying to maintain the position but Marcum is very close to passing his half guard.
Becker has hold of Marcum's hands but Marcum slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marcum lands a nice short elbow.
Becker trying to control but Marcum postures up.
Nice strikes from Marcum there.
Marcum is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Becker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marcum is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcum working Becker over with strikes.
Marcum scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marcum lands strikes from half guard.
Marcum is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Marcum landing strikes from the mount.
Marcum looking to finish Becker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Becker!
Becker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vinnie Marcum has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marcum looking to finish Becker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Becker!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marcum cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marcum lands with some strikes.
Marcum is landing with some decent strikes but Becker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Marcum lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Becker hang on?
Marcum scoring with strikes but Becker is staying in there.
Becker tries to buck Marcum off but he can't manage it.
Becker is in a horrible position here. Marcum smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Becker is desperately trying to improve his position but Marcum has a good base and remains in mount.
Marcum cracks Becker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Marcum working Becker over with strikes here.
Marcum is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Becker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcum scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Becker taking shots to the head.
Becker sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Becker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marcum.
Marcum looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Becker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Becker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Becker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Marcum working the head and body with strikes.
Marcum scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Adam Becker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinnie Marcum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Becker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Marcum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marcum 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Marcum!