PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Valenzuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Foster
vs
Valenzuela

195 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

184 cm
21
223 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guilherme Valenzuela!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valenzuela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valenzuela misses with a straight right.
Guilherme Valenzuela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valenzuela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab by Foster.
Valenzuela misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Foster.
Valenzuela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foster.
Foster misses with a looping right.
Valenzuela ducks under a wild hook from Foster.
Valenzuela tests Foster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valenzuela throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valenzuela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster looks to throw the jab but Valenzuela is out of range.
Valenzuela throws a hook but Foster avoids it easily.
Valenzuela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good exchange - Foster coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guilherme Valenzuela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valenzuela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valenzuela misses the shot to the body.
Valenzuela tries to clinch up.
Valenzuela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valenzuela tries to clinch up.
Foster avoids the body shot from Valenzuela.
Valenzuela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valenzuela throws a hook but Foster blocks it.
A big left from Valenzuela misses.
Valenzuela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foster.
Valenzuela takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Foster.

Valenzuela gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valenzuela avoiding damage.
Valenzuela tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valenzuela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foster avoids it.
Valenzuela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foster.
Valenzuela blocks an uppercut.
Valenzuela is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Foster breaks the clinch.
Foster cracks Valenzuela with an open hand slap.
Valenzuela slips a straight right by Foster.
Foster lands a right hook to the body.
Valenzuela moves in looking to clinch but Foster pushes him off.
Foster swats away the attempt to clinch by Valenzuela.

Valenzuela forces Foster back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster misses with some punches.
Foster takes an elbow to the temple.
Foster throws a head punch that misses.
Foster being controlled against the cage.

Foster manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valenzuela is looking to work some ground and pound but Foster has wrist control.
Foster working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valenzuela.
Foster is controlling Valenzuela's posture.
Foster wants to sweep here but Valenzuela controlling him for the moment.
Valenzuela trying to move into half guard but instead Foster has managed to sweep!
Foster is pushing down on Valenzuela's leg trying to pass to half guard. Valenzuela is fighting to maintain full guard but Foster has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Foster connects with a nice short shot to Valenzuela's temple.
Foster seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Valenzuela manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Foster pushes down on Valenzuela's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Foster is trying to control. Valenzuela wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Foster perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Valenzuela trying to control from the bottom.
Foster trying to control from Valenzuela's half guard. Valenzuela has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Foster 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.
Foster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Foster dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
Valenzuela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foster.
Valenzuela looks to land a left hand but Foster moved out of range nicely.
Valenzuela connects with a looping right hand.
Foster is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Valenzuela throws a series of punches but Foster moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Foster.
Valenzuela looks to land a left hand but Foster moved out of range nicely.
Foster fails with a takedown attempt.
Foster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valenzuela.
Valenzuela tries to clinch up but Foster circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster throws an overhand right that lands on Valenzuela's shoulder, as Valenzuela tries to avoid the shot.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
Valenzuela tries to close the distance and clinch but Foster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valenzuela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foster looks to throw the jab but Valenzuela is out of range.
Valenzuela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valenzuela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valenzuela looks to land a combination but Foster avoids it well.
A shot to the body from Valenzuela misses
and Foster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Foster checks a leg kick.
Valenzuela misses the jab.
Foster throws a hook to the side of Valenzuela's head but Valenzuela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foster lunges at Valenzuela with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valenzuela's hand.

Valenzuela has Foster up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Foster.
The referee is keeping an eye on Foster - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Foster misses with the head strike.
Foster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foster misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Foster.
Valenzuela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Foster lands with a left to the head.
Valenzuela just leaning against Foster, taking a breather.
Foster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Foster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valenzuela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foster is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valenzuela unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Foster slows down the pace here.
Valenzuela blocks an uppercut.
Foster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valenzuela backwards.
Valenzuela is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Valenzuela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foster is defending well for now.
Foster is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valenzuela displaying some good clinch control by pressing Foster up against the cage.
Foster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foster has Valenzuela pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valenzuela manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Foster tries to pull guard but Valenzuela won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Foster throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Valenzuela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valenzuela blocks an uppercut.
Foster lands a right hand.
Foster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foster is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Foster misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foster is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Valenzuela pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Foster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valenzuela is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valenzuela keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foster's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Foster will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Valenzuela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valenzuela throws a hook but Foster avoids it easily.
Foster listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Valenzuela thuds a left hand into Foster's body.
Foster is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Foster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valenzuela.
Valenzuela wants to clinch but Foster slips to the side
and Foster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Valenzuela closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Valenzuela throws a wild body kick that Foster sees coming a mile off.
Valenzuela misses with a hook to the body
and Valenzuela takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valenzuela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valenzuela stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valenzuela tries to clinch
and Foster counters with a left to the body.

Valenzuela gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Valenzuela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster avoiding damage as Valenzuela throws knees to the body.
Foster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foster is trying to drag Valenzuela to the mat but Valenzuela just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Foster has Valenzuela pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valenzuela manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Foster being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Foster fails to land.
A body shot lands from Foster.
A head punch on the inside from Foster fails to land.
Foster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Foster as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valenzuela looking to throw knees to the head but Foster is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Foster pushes Valenzuela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Foster on the inside.
Valenzuela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foster is working for takedown but Valenzuela is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valenzuela prevents Foster from breaking the clinch.
Foster dodges an elbow strike from Valenzuela.
Valenzuela gets underhooks to prevent Foster's takedown attempt.
Foster tries for a takedown. No joy.
Foster is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valenzuela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foster avoids it.
Foster avoids a wild elbow strike from Valenzuela.
Valenzuela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valenzuela trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster is trying to drag Valenzuela to the mat but Valenzuela just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Valenzuela leaning his opponent against the cage.
Valenzuela is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Foster is keeping busy.
Valenzuela stalling in the clinch.
Foster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foster changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valenzuela fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Valenzuela throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marcus Foster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valenzuela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foster.
Guilherme Valenzuela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Foster lands with an overhand left.
Foster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valenzuela.
Marcus Foster is winning the standup battle so far.
Valenzuela tries to clinch up
and Valenzuela takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valenzuela throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Foster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Valenzuela pushes him off.
Valenzuela closes the distance looking to clinch
and Foster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Valenzuela thinking.
Foster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valenzuela pinned against the cage. Valenzuela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Foster moves out of range as Valenzuela strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Foster.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foster, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Foster!