PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thunder Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hands
vs
Marquez

160 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thunder Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marquez counters with a right hand to the body.
Marquez stuffs the takedown.
Marquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Hands misses the jab.
Marquez shoots in but Hands avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Marquez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Marquez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Marquez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands is trying to control the position but Marquez postures up.
Marquez looking to sit in guard and control but Hands gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marquez is trying to control the position but Hands postures up.
Marquez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hands controls the pace.
Marquez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Marquez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hands can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hands loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez has momentary wrist control but Hands slips an elbow through the middle.
Hands trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hands is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marquez working a defensive guard but Hands manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hands working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez trying to control but Hands flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hands trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Hands scores with punches from the back.

Marquez is trying to defend against the choke here but Hands has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Hands Tightens the hold and Marquez taps out furiously! Hands displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thunder Hands!