PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and victor gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Holocausto. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Marko
vs
gracie

210 cm
19
272 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, victor gracie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marko 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.
Marko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of gracie's head.
gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marko is working gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marko with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of gracie's head.
gracie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
gracie is looking to stand up but Marko isn't so interested in that idea.
Marko chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko landing some decent shots from guard.

gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
gracie looks gassed!
Marko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marko lands a couple of digs.
gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marko lands a couple of digs.
Marko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

gracie has his foot on Marko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marko works his way back into a safe position though.
Marko distracts gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marko is working gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Marko lands a couple of digs.
Marko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of gracie's head.
Marko landing with the ground and pound.
Marko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marko trying to control but gracie is working from the bottom.
Marko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko is in close to gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marko scoring with some ground and pound.
Marko lands a couple of digs.
Marko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marko 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.
Marko works over gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Marko preventing the sweep.
Marko connects with a couple of short punches.
Marko distracts gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko connects with a couple of short punches.
Marko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Marko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Marko landing some decent shots from guard.
Marko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Marko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marko working gracie over with strikes.
Marko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marko winds up and cracks gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Marko dominated that 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.

gracie shoots and misses

and Marko counters with a shoot takedown. gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
Marko landing some decent shots from guard.
Marko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Marko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marko trying to control the position from guard on top but gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marko lands a couple of digs.

Marko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
gracie keeping moving, preventing Marko from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko is working gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marko chips away with some ground and pound.
gracie has momentary wrist control but Marko slips an elbow through the middle.
Marko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marko lands a couple of elbows.
Marko landing some decent shots from guard.
Marko landing some decent shots from guard.

Marko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of gracie's head.
Marko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marko with a nice head shot there.
Marko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that gracie can do to turn this around?
Marko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marko lands a couple of digs.
Marko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of gracie's head.
Marko lands a couple of digs.
Marko trying to control the position from guard on top but gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of gracie's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko works over gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Marko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
gracie keeping moving, preventing Marko from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cain Marko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marko controlling from the top position.
Marko works over gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Marko is in close to gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marko landing with the ground and pound.
Marko lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of gracie's head.
Marko scoring with punches to the head and body.

Marko drops back looking for a leg! gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and gracie manages to kick Marko off! Marko jumps back into gracie's guard.
Marko landing some decent shots from guard.
Marko stays in close to gracie's body and controls the position.
Marko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Marko is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Marko dominated that second round.
That's time! Marko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Marko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marko scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Marko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
gracie is trying to maintain the position but Marko is very close to passing his half guard.
Marko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marko working over gracie with some ground and pound. gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Marko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Marko there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marko lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
gracie taking some punishment here, with Marko in his half guard.

Marko has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can gracie defend it? Marko steps over the head and cranks it - gracie is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Marko!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cain Marko!