PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignas Panavas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignas Panavas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Marx
vs
Panavas

182 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ignas Panavas!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panavas misses with a wild combination.
Panavas throws a one two combo.

It looks like Mark Marx has been cut.
Panavas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Panavas as Marx shoots in.
Panavas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marx moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Panavas rushes Marx and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Panavas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Marx is looking to take this one to the mat.
Panavas stops a takedown attempt from Marx.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Marx. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panavas has Marx pressed against the cage.
Marx tries to pull guard but Panavas won't allow it.
Marx is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panavas creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Marx with a big uppercut! Marx tries to clinch up but Panavas pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Marx to the mat! Marx covers up and Panavas unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ignas Panavas!