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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinand Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Reis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Superbeast - Rob Zombie. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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168 cm
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162 lbs
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168 cm
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157 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Reis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ferdinand Marcos! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Marcos swats away the attempt to clinch by Reis. Reis just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reis.
Paulo Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Reis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reis showed some decent athleticism there. Marcos wants to control but Reis is keeping busy and won't allow it. Reis stops Marcos from getting back to his feet.
Reis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Ground and pound from Reis. Marcos won't allow Reis to pass to mount. Reis is working for a kimura but Marcos is defending it quite comfortably.
Reis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Marcos is doing well to control the position and prevent Reis from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reis is tying to control. Marcos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Reis not landing any meaningful shots this time. Reis looks to land a strike but Marcos avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Reis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Marcos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marcos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Reis pushes down on Marcos's leg and manages to get into half guard. Reis working over Marcos with some ground and pound. Marcos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Reis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marcos kicks Reis off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Reis fails with the takedown. Marcos scores with a leg kick.
Marcos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reis's head backwards. Reis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Reis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marcos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reis's knee momentarily. Reis tries to clinch and Marcos counters with a two punch combo. Marcos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Marcos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Reis is trying to control the position but Marcos postures up. Marcos sitting in guard, not really doing much. Reis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Reis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Reis is breathing heavily. Marcos won't allow Reis to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marcos tries to stand but Reis is controlling from the bottom. Reis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marcos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Reis looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Reis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Marcos looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Reis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Reis wants to control but Marcos passes easily into half guard.
Reis punching from the bottom.
Marcos tries to stand and escape but Reis is controlling the position. Reis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Marcos tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Reis. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Marcos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Marcos drives through and clinches with Reis against the ropes.
Reis misses with a body punch.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Marcos breaks from the clinch.
Marcos misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Marcos. Reis looks to clinch and Marcos counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Reis instigates a clinch. Marcos scores with an uppercut up the middle. Reis prevents Marcos from breaking the clinch. Reis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marcos has him pressed against the ropes. Marcos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reis tries to clinch up and Marcos counters with a lovely straight right hand! Marcos misses with a straight right. Left hook, right uppercut from Marcos. Reis clinches but Marcos breaks the clinch and Marcos counters with a stiff right hand. Reis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Marcos trying to keep a closed guard but Reis is proving a slippery customer.
Marcos keeping full guard, as Reis tries to pass.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Marcos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reis. Reis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Marcos gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Reis swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Marcos is now in Reis's guard. A big mistake from Reis there, giving up the dominant position! Marcos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Marcos looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Marcos tries to free his leg and advance position but Reis is retaining full guard. Reis working a defensive guard but Marcos manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Marcos working away. Reis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Reis wants to get back to full guard. Reis punching from the bottom.
Marcos stalling. Reis wants to improve his position but Marcos is controlling well.
Reis trying to get back to full guard but Marcos takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Reis working to try and regain half guard.
Reis regains half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Reis flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Reis tries to roll over but Marcos keeps him under control. Reis is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Marcos wants to control the pace but Reis is squirming around nicely. Reis tries to lock up and control but Marcos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Marcos manages to capitalize on a mistake by Reis to take his back! Reis tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Reis is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Marcos looking to secure an arm triangle but Reis defends it well. Reis is trying to reverse the position but instead Marcos has taken his back - oops! I really don't envy Reis right now.
Reis is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Reis tries to escape the position.
Marcos doesn't have the hooks in and Reis manages to turn into his guard.
Reis passes easily into side control. Nice work. Reis trying to control the position but Marcos is working away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Marcos dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reis tries to clinch but Marcos moves away and Marcos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Reis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marcos is trying to get back to half guard. Marcos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reis.
Reis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marcos has escaped the position, nice work there. Reis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Reis scores with punches from side control. Reis wants to control but Marcos is keeping him busy. Reis tries to move to mount but Marcos blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reis throws a strike aimed at the side of Marcos's head but Marcos avoids it well. Marcos is breathing heavily. Marcos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Reis is trying to work for a kimura but Marcos is defending well.
Reis trying to pass the guard but Marcos defending well. Marcos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reis. Reis is thwarting Marcos's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Reis closes the distance looking to clinch and Marcos counters with a one-two to the body. Reis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marcos counters with a right hand to the body. Reis fails with the takedown and Marcos counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A thudding body kick lands there by Marcos!
Reis wants to clinch but Marcos slips to the side and Marcos counters with a solid body kick. Marcos's corner calls for a 1-2. Marcos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Marcos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Reis tries to clinch but Marcos moves away and Marcos counters with a two punch combo. Reis tries to clinch and Reis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Marcos fails to land with a series of punches.
Reis tries to clinch and Marcos counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Marcos scores with a nice strike. Marcos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Marcos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcos circles away from the clinch attempt and Marcos counters with a good low kick that Reis was not able to check. Reis with a poor takedown and Marcos counters with a three punch combo that has Reis backing up. Reis nods at Marcos to acknowledge the strikes. Marcos stalks Reis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reis's face. Reis staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Reis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Marcos wants to stand up but Reis is controlling him. Marcos keeping full guard, as Reis tries to pass. Marcos keeping moving, preventing Reis from controlling successfully. Reis stands and throws Marcos's legs to the side, diving into side control. Sloppy strikes there by Reis. Reis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marcos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Paulo Reis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Reis lands some shots froms side control. Marcos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Reis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Marcos is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Reis working the body and head with strikes. Reis tries for a kimura but Marcos is defending well. Reis working the ground and pound but Marcos is defending the strikes. Reis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Marcos is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Reis. Marcos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Reis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marcos, who protects the arm well. Reis with the ground and pound but Marcos regains half guard under the barage of strikes. Reis throwing shots but Marcos is blocking nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Reis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Reis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Reis tries to pass to full mount but Marcos defends it. Reis lands with a punch from half guard. Reis is looking for a kimura but Marcos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reis to get the leverage. Marcos won't allow Reis to pass to mount. Reis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marcos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Marcos is trying to get back to full guard. Reis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Reis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Marcos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reis.
That's six minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Marcos is not content to let Reis control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Reis closes the distance but Marcos moves to the side and Marcos counters with an inside leg kick. Marcos throws a hook but Reis blocks it. Reis misses with a low kick.
Reis moves into range and clinches up with Marcos. Marcos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Reis has a takedown stuffed. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Reis. That's going to take a lot out of him. Reis darts in trying to clinch enabling Marcos to counter with a crisp jab. Reis closes the distance but Marcos moves to the side and Marcos counters with a two punch combo. Reis tries to clinch but Marcos moves away and Marcos counters by moving into the clinch. Marcos wants a takedown but no success here.
Reis has a couple of punches blocked by Marcos.
Reis misses with a short punch on the inside. Marcos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reis misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos landing knees to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Marcos manages to break the clinch.
A shot to de liver by Marcos. Beautiful body shot. Marcos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Reis with a poor takedown and Marcos counters with a nice uppercut. Ferdinand Marcos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Reis looks to clinch and Marcos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Marcos is pressed up against the ropes. Reis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marcos down to the mat. Marcos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Reis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Reis doesn't succeed with the takedown and Marcos counters with a nice uppercut. Marcos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Reis clinches but Marcos breaks the clinch and Marcos counters with a nice uppercut. Marcos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reis. Reis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Ferdinand Marcos seems to be getting the better of the standup. Reis looks to clinch and Marcos counters with a solid body kick. Reis tries for a takedown but Marcos circles away easily and Marcos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Nice defenses there by Reis.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Reis has his takedown stuffed and Marcos counters with a straight right hand. Reis tries to move into range but Marcos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Marcos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reis wants to clinch and Marcos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Marcos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reis's sensitive parts. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Reis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Reis tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Marcos counters with a lovely shot to the body. Reis blocks the body kick.
Marcos gets a clinch. Marcos prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcos manages to break the clinch.
Reis closes the distance looking to clinch and Marcos counters with a slapping leg kick. Reis darts in trying to clinch and Marcos counters with a straight right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Marcos moves in looking to clinch but Reis pushes him off. Reis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Reis throws a shot from downtown. Marcos moves away and avoids it. Reis misses the jab. Marcos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Reis with a poor takedown and Marcos counters with a left and a right that stings Reis. Reis misses with a takedown and Marcos counters with a right hand to the body. Reis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reis clinches but Marcos breaks the clinch and Marcos counters with a lovely shot to the body. Reis closes the distance and clinches. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Marcos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Reis takes the fight into the clinch. Marcos manages to break the clinch.
Reis closes the distance looking to clinch and Marcos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Ferdinand Marcos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Marcos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Ferdinand Marcos! Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ferdinand Marcos! Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Ferdinand Marcos!
Ferdinand Marcos wins by unanimous decision!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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