PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between barry badgernath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sorrin Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

badgernath
vs
Markov

150 cm
25
277 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
235 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Springfield HW Nutrition

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, barry badgernath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sorrin Markov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markov with a lazy takedown attempt
and badgernath counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sorrin Markov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markov misses with a takedown
and badgernath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
badgernath looks to land a body kick but Markov moved away.
badgernath throws a hook but Markov avoids it easily.
Markov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and badgernath counters with a takedown into side control.
barry badgernath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sorrin Markov.
badgernath controls the position.
badgernath cracks Markov with a big elbow.
badgernath throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Markov works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Nice strikes from badgernath there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
badgernath is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
badgernath throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
badgernath looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Markov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
badgernath not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
badgernath works his way into full mount!
badgernath content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
badgernath lands a heavy elbow.
Markov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
badgernath sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
badgernath is landing with some decent strikes but Markov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

It looks like Sorrin Markov has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markov looks gassed!
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!
badgernath dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
badgernath with good strikes from the mount here!

That has opened up Sorrin Markov's cut even more.
A nice elbow there by badgernath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

barry badgernath dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sorrin Markov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A swing and a miss from badgernath.
A slow jab from badgernath misses its intended target.
Markov fails with the takedown

and badgernath counters with a shoot takedown. Markov fights it but they end up in guard.
badgernath throwing strikes but missing.
badgernath works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Markov is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from badgernath there.
badgernath slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
badgernath 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.

The cut above Sorrin Markov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
badgernath 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.
badgernath thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Markov's head.
badgernath controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
badgernath working the head and body with strikes.
badgernath throwing shots but Markov is blocking nicely.
badgernath lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
badgernath is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Sorrin Markov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sorrin Markov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). barry badgernath!