PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Marques
vs
Cash

187 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Marques!
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, Adam Cash!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marques but Marques pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cash looks for a takedown but Marques sprawls well.
Marques lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cash walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cash looking to slow down the pace here.
Cash tries for a takedown but Marques manages to get underhooks.
Rafael Marques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Cash.

Cash pulls guard.

Cash looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Cash looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Marques stands up and waves to Cash to follow him.
Cash closes the distance but Marques moves to the side

and Marques counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marques.
Marques avoiding damage as Cash throws knees to the body.
Marques throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash looking to slow down the pace here.
Marques wants to get back to striking at distance but Cash won't allow it.
Marques throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cashs head.
Cash tries to land knees in the clinch but Marques avoids the damage to the body.
Marques tries for a takedown but Cash manages to get underhooks.

Cash pulls guard.

Marques stands and steps away. Cash gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cash closes the distance but Marques moves to the side
and Marques counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cash thinking.

Marques forces Cash back against the cage and clinches.
Marques wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cash avoids the elbow strike from Marques, against the cage.
Cash throws a punch but it's blocked by Marques.
Marques prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cash wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marques has him pressed against the cage.
Cash tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marques smiles and moves away.
Cash doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marques swinging wilding here.

Marques scores with a takedown into Cash's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cash throws his legs up looking for a submission but Marques uses it to pass to side control.
Cash looks gassed!
Marques controls the position.
Cash is trying to improve his position.
Marques working the body and head with strikes.
Marques working away.
Cash tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Marques decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cash to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques lands a with a good body shot.
Cash shoots and misses

and Marques counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cash!
Marques working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cash swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cash is working to get back to half guard.
Marques controlling the position easily from mount.
Cash can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cash wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Cash turns into Marques and is now in his guard.

Marques has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cash off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cash takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cash shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marques but Marques pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Marques gets a clinch.
Cash prevents Marques from breaking the clinch.
Cash fails to pull guard.
Cash prevents Marques from breaking the clinch.
Marques wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marques tries to break the clinch but Cash is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Marques dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cash shoots in for a takedown but Marques shows good takedown defense.
Nice shot lands for Marques.
Cash looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cash shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marques as he jumps to the side.
Rafael Marques is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marques lands a slapping body shot.
Cash takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cash takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cash chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marques can pounce on him.
Cash shoots in for a takedown but Marques shows good takedown defense.
Rafael Marques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Cash.
Marques throws a series of strikes that have Cash backpedaling.
Cash shoots in for a takedown but Marques shows good takedown defense.
Marques cracks Cash with a right hand to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Cash or perhaps it was just good defense by Marques which made him look bad.
Marques throws a leg kick but Cash sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cash stuffs the takedown attempt from Marques. Marques gets slowly back to his feet.
Cash lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marques uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cash.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marques.
Marques lands with a straight right. Cash didn't see that one coming.

Marques gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques wants to break free but Cash has control.
Cash tries to pull guard but Marques won't allow it.
Cash wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marques has him pressed against the cage.
Marques lands with a right to the head.
Cash is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Marques to work.
Marques wants to break the clinch but can't.

Marques breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cash fails to land the takedown.
Marques fails with the takedown.
Cash shoots in and drives through. Marques sprawls well.
Marques fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marques scores with a nice right hand.
Cash moves in looking to clinch but Marques pushes him off.
Cash misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marques cracks Cash with an open hand slap.
Cash shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marques but Marques pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marques lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Marques gets the takedown into side control.
Cash is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Marques's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash is looking to improve his position.
Marques knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cash on the ground.

Marques stands up from half guard.
Cash throws a right hand that Marques ducks under and follows up with a left that Marques also avoids with ease.
Cash looks to clinch
enabling Marques to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Marques as Cash shoots in.
Marques connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rafael Marques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cash looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Marques fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cash, pushing him back against the cage.
Cash fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Cash manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marques won't allow Cash to sweep him here.

Cash looking for a guillotine here but Marques defends easily.
Marques has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cash is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques throwing strikes from guard but Cash blocks nicely.
Marques content to stall in guard here.

Cash looking for a guillotine here but Marques defends easily.
Cash doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Cash working for a triangle but Marques defends it easily.

Cash looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Cash working for a triangle but Marques defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cash trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Adam Cash will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Marques blocks a low kick nicely.
Marques tests Cash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cash tries to clinch up but Marques circles away and keeps his distance.
Rafael Marques overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cash pushes Marques away with a front kick.
Nice takedown defense from Marques. No joy for Cash on that attempt.
Cash shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Marques shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Marques decides to return to a standing position.
Nice uppercut lands for Cash. That snapped Marques's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cash pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marques fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marques lands an overhand right.
Cash darts in trying to clinch

and Marques counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash is looking to escape.

Marques escapes and gets back to his feet.
Cash tries to clinch but Marques is having none of it.

Marques clinches.
Marques goes for a takedown attempt but Cash pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marques.
Cash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cash wants to clinch up but Marques keeps it at a distance.
Marques lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cash is looking to clinch.
Cash doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cash connects with a solid leg kick.
Marques shoots in and drives through. Cash sprawls well.

Marques drives through and clinches with Cash against the cage.
Marques managing to block the knees to the body from Cash.
Marques can't break the clinch.
Marques wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cash has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cash successfully pulls guard.
Cash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marques wants to stand but Cash has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cash is looking to stand up but Marques isn't so interested in that idea.
Marques tries to stand but Cash is controlling from the bottom.

Cash throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cash is trying to control the position but Marques postures up.

Cash is looking for a triangle but Marques pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques wants to stand but Cash has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cash wants to stand up but Marques is controlling him.

Cash has an active guard here but Marques has managed to pass into half guard.
Marques content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cash is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cash is trying to control but can't.
Cash is pressing down on Marques's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Cash looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Marques gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A choreographed right hand from Cash misses the target.
Cash shoots in for a takedown but Marques shows good takedown defense.
Rafael Marques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Cash.
Cash tries to clinch but Marques moves out of range.
Marques scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cash in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cash blocks a head kick by Marques.

Marques has Cash up against the cage in a clinch.
Cash stops a takedown attempt from Marques.
Cash lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marques backwards.
Cash working aggressively here.
Marques is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Marques showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marques 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Marques!