PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshimo Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro has chosen My Hero as his entrance music. Hiroshimo Hiro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Marx's chin.

Marx
vs
Hiro

177 cm
27
174 lbs
17 - 6 - 2

175 cm
29
183 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiroshimo Hiro!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marx connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hiro's hands.
Hiroshimo Hiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx shoots in but no luck this time.
Marx throws a head kick that misses.
Hiro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marx backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Hiro.
Hiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marx throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hiro blocks a head kick by Marx.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marx can pounce on him.
Hiro throws a one two combo.
Marx has a takedown stuffed.
Marx avoids the body shot from Hiro.
A good leg kick by Marx.
Marx throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hiro's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marx.
Hiro tries to bum rush Marx with a series of wild strikes but Marx uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marx moves away.
Hiro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marx.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marx avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hiro misses with a straight right.
Hiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Hiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marx moves away.
Hiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marx manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro swings for the body but Marx moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Marx.
Marx misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hiro tries to clinch up.
Hiro scores with a jab to the body.
Marx moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hiro throws a combination. Marx tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hiro throws the left hand but Marx avoids the punch easily.
Hiro blocks a head kick by Marx.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marx.
Hiro lands a nice shot that snaps Marx's head back.
Marx needs to keep his hands up - Hiro had a free shot at his head there.
Marx connects with the punch.
Marx lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marx avoids the body shot from Hiro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiro misses with a shot to the body
and Marx counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marx moves out of range as Hiro strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hiroshimo Hiro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marx buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marx throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marx lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hiro throws a nice looking combination but Marx bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hiro throws a hook to the side of Marx's head but Marx sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marx fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hiro.
Hiro tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marx. That's going to slow Hiro down.
Hiro takes a swing at Marx's ribcage but misses.
Marx scores with a kick to the body.
Hiro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marx lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Hiro.
Hiro is breathing heavily.
Hiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hiro throws a sloppy body shot
and Marx counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiro.
Marx wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hiro throws a body punch but Marx moves out of range.
Hiro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marx rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marx. That's going to slow Hiro down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiro tries to clinch but Marx is having none of it.
Hiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Marx there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No luck for Marx with that takedown attempt.
Marx stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Marx is just out of range.
Hiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marx scores with a nice right hand.
Marx goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marx is looking to slow Hiro down with leg kicks.
Hiro just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiroshimo Hiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marx connects with a solid leg kick.
Marx uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marx is looking to slow Hiro down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx scores with a kick to the body.
Marx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marx ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Marx.
Hiro misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Marx dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hiro tries to clinch up but Marx circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Marx does no damage.
Marx throws a body kick that misses.
Hiro tries to clinch up.
Marx connects with an inside leg kick.
Marx pushes Hiro away with a front kick.
Hiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrible takedown by Marx or perhaps it was just good defense by Hiro which made him look bad.
Marx scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marx!
Marx tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hiro misses with a two punch combination.
Marx connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hiro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marx.
Marx keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro moves out of range of the body kick from Marx.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marx.
Hiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marx manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marx.
Hiro thows a body shot but no joy.
Marx goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marx moves away.
Hiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marx throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hiro throws a right and a left that Marx avoids nicely.
Marx lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hiro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marx.
Marx throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marx lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marx tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marx.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marx shoots in and bounces Hiro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marx lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marx missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marx loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marx is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marx postures up and lands a big shot to Hiro's brow.
Marx advances to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marx connects with a nice short shot to Hiro's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marx sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hiro defending well though.
Hiro wants to get back to full guard.
Hiro is trying to control but Marx manages to pass to mount!
Marx lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Marx showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marx has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Marx!