PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Marquardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Lucas Bede has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bede
vs
Marquardt

182 cm
28
183 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

170 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Revolution Fatigues

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Bede!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Marquardt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bede drives through and clinches with Marquardt against the cage.
Bede lands with a light punch inside.
Marquardt wants to take the fight to the mat but Bede manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Marquardt looks gassed!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bede.
Marquardt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bede pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marquardt scores with a body shot.
Bede lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Bede gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bede gets through Marquardt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bede lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marquardt backwards.
A shot in the inside from Bede.
A left hand lands to the body for Bede.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bede lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bede.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bede taking a breather.
Marquardt is trying to drag Bede to the mat but Bede just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lucas Bede has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Marquardt.
Bede will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marquardt up against the cage.
Bede lands a left hand.
Bede lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bede crunches a lovely knee into Marquardt's ribcage.
Bede lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bede.
Bede lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marquardt or not.
Bede lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bede creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bede lands a nice elbow.
Bede is pushing Marquardt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marquardt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bede prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Bede.
Bede stalling the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marquardt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bede smiles and moves away.
Bede misses with a few strikes there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bede.
Bede scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bede tries a head kick but it misses.
Bede buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marquardt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bede is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bede feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marquardts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lucas Bede seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bede tries to sprawl but Marquardt drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bede wants to control but Marquardt is keeping busy.
Bede tries to roll over but Marquardt keeps him under control.
Bede is holding on to half guard well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt wants to get back to his feet.
Bede keeping control of the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marquardt is looking to advance position but Bede won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bede has his hands clasped together around Marquardt's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Bede dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bede lunges at Marquardt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marquardt's hand.
A punch combination from Bede misses.
Bede swinging wildly here.
Bede avoids the body shot from Marquardt.
Bede misses with a shot to the body
and Marquardt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marquardt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bede.
Bede throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bede throws a lazy right hand but Marquardt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marquardt misses the shot to the body.
Bede is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bede throws a big shot that misses.
Marquardt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bede comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bede thows a body shot but no joy.
Bede feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marquardts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marquardt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bede lands with a hook. Marquardt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marquardt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bede - that will leave a mark!
Marquardt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bede.
Lucas Bede is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bede lands a nice shot that snaps Marquardt's head back.
Bede looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bede swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bede fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marquardt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marquardt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bede to score with a decent uppercut.
Marquardt scores with a one two! Bede had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Bede, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Bede moves into the clinch.
Marquardt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bede walks away with a smile on his face. Marquardt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A combination from Marquardt does no damage.
A jab from Bede misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt shoots for a double leg takedown but Bede sprawls well. He's pushed Marquardt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lucas Bede has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Marquardt.
Marquardt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marquardt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bede misses with a leg kick.
Bede misses with a body shot.
Lucas Bede is winning the standup battle so far.
Bede scores with a jab.
Marquardt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bede's waist but Bede gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marquardt off to one side.

Bede clinches up with Marquardt and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bede.
Bede scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Bede.
Bede is pressed up against the cage. Marquardt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bede down to the mat. Bede avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bede lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marquardt's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bede.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bede. Marquardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marquardt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bede.
Marquardt looks for a takedown but Bede sprawls well.
Marquardt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bede tries to avoid it but Marquardt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bede to the ground. Bede escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bede scores with a jab to the head.
Marquardt misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bede throws a series of punches but Marquardt avoids them all with ease.
Marquardt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marquardt thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Bede dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bede fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marquardt looks to score with a jab to the body but Bede is just out of range.
Bede jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bede throws an overhand right that lands on Marquardt's shoulder, as Marquardt tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Bede.
Marquardt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bede throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Bede. No joy for Marquardt on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marquardt is defended easily by Bede.
Marquardt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquardt thows a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Bede catches Marquardt right on the button with a cross.

Bede clinches up with Marquardt and pushes him back against the cage.
Bede lands a nice uppercut.
Marquardt jumps guard but Bede turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lucas Bede has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Marquardt.
Bede lands a nice uppercut.
Bede avoiding damage.
Bede gets through Marquardt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marquardt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bede walks away with a smile on his face. Marquardt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bede lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marquardt's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Marquardt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bede looks to throw the jab but Marquardt is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bede moves away.
Marquardt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bede.
Bede swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bede swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marquardt counters with a nice uppercut.
Marquardt moves out of range of the strikes.
Bede misses with a hook.
Bede throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marquardt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marquardt takes one on the button.
Marquardt shoots in for a takedown but Bede shows good takedown defense.
Jab from Bede.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bede has closed the distance and engaged Marquardt in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bede.
Bede lands an uppercut.
Bede with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bede lands a body punch.
Marquardt has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bede avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lucas Bede has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bede lands a shot to the body.
Bede keeps control of Marquardt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bede lands a good knee to the midsection. Marquardt won't want to take too many of those.
Marquardt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bede walks away with a smile on his face. Marquardt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jab from Bede.
Bede slips a straight right by Marquardt.
Bede misses with an uppercut. Marquardt saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bede looks to score with a jab to the body but Marquardt is just out of range.
Bede lands an overhand right.
Bede lands a nice shot to the body.
Marquardt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bede misses with a wild body shot.
Bede looks to land a left hand but Marquardt moved out of range nicely.
Bede goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bede throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Bede has Marquardt up against the cage in a clinch.
Nate Marquardt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marquardt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marquardt can't find room to land a body shot as Bede controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marquardt can't find room to land a body shot as Bede controls the action.
Marquardt takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Bede showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bede 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Bede!
Lucas Bede took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Revolution Fatigues for their support in the buildup to the fight.