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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romano S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers has chosen Superman as his entrance music. Romano S had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 cm
23
160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano S! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Mathers! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! S throws a sloppy head kick and Mathers moves out of range easily. S tries to clinch up but Mathers circles away and keeps his distance. S takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Mathers throws a sloppy head kick and S moves out of range easily. S tries to clinch but Mathers moves out of range. Mathers throws a combination. S tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Mathers works the jab nicely. Mathers closes this distance looking for a takedown but S circles away. Mathers blocks a head kick by S.
S fails in his attempt to clinch. S moves out of range of the leg kick from Mathers. Romano S seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mathers blocks a head kick by S.
S is looking to clinch but Mathers is avoiding it.
Mathers misses with a wild combination.
Mathers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Mathers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. S manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round. Mathers sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Mathers is concentrating on defense, preventing S from advancing position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mathers is looking for a sweep. S is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Mathers gets full guard. S preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mathers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in S's guard. S looking for a sweep. Not yet S, not yet. S wants to stand but Mathers is controlling the position. Mathers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mathers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Mathers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Mathers throwing strikes from guard but S blocks nicely. S wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mathers manages to pass to side control. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Mathers working over S with some ground and pound. S looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mathers not landing any meaningful shots this time. S knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mathers on the ground. S regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mathers. S looking for a sweep. Not yet S, not yet. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mathers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Mathers scoring with some ground and pound. Mathers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mathers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Mathers is pushing down on S's leg trying to pass to half guard. S is fighting to maintain full guard but Mathers has managed to sneak the leg through. S has hold of Mathers's hands but Mathers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. S trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. S avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mathers. Mathers thows a huge punch but S dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. S avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mathers. Ground and pound from Mathers. Mathers prevents S from standing back up.
Mathers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Mathers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. S has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mathers is working away from the top position though. S keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Mathers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. S defending well though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that round. That's time! S's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
S tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mathers swats him away and circles back towards the center. S tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mathers paws at him with a jab and circles away. S wants to clinch up but Mathers keeps it at a distance. Mathers swats away the attempt to clinch by S. Mathers lands a nice hook to S's body. S takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Mathers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
S fails in his attempt to clinch. Mathers throws a jab but it's blocked by S. Mathers scores a takedown into full mount! Mathers is landing with some decent strikes but S is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Mathers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mathers connects with a bit shot that sees S covering up! More strikes from Mathers and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mathers is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marshall Mathers!
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C
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
65% |
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