PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George comes to the cage accompanied by Return of the Mack . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

George
vs
Marx

220 cm
27
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

220 cm
28
300 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Marx!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx throws a combination but it was largely blocked by George.
Marx throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marx takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch combination from Marx misses.
George slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
George lands a jab to Marx's midsection.
Marx ducks right into an uppercut from George.
Marx has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from George finds it's way round the side to connect with Marx's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marx takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good shot there by George.
Marx misses with a wild combination.
George wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
George lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marx moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marx feints a jab promting George to slip. Marx then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. George slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marx pushes George away with a front kick.
George connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marx takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
George lands a body shot.
Marx takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marx ducks right into an uppercut from George.
Marx thows a leg kick but George checks it
and George counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Marx does no damage.
George fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marx throws a body kick that misses.
Marx throws a combination that misses
and George counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marx takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marx misses with a wild combination.
George lands with a cross.
George connects with a body shot.
George connects with a looping right hand.
Marx on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marx misses with a low kick.
Marx throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
George smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marx jabbing away but nothing is landing.
George scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
George ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marx tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
George moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
George works the jab nicely.
George jabs Marx to the body, keeping him at a distance.
George stuns Marx with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marx throws a left and a right that both miss
and George counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marx moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
George with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marx takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George avoids the head kick by Marx.
Marx takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
George lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marx swinging wildly here.
A cross from George lands.
Marx misses with a low kick.
Marx misses with the combination.
George scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
George lands with a cross.
George dodges the punch combination from Marx.
George blocks the body kick.
Marx takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx throws a nice looking combination but George bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marx takes one on the button.
George avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George sizes up Marx with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marx throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marx throws a nice looking combination but George bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
George blocks a head kick by Marx.
George connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marx. Marx circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
George avoids a punch combination nicely.
George thuds his right hand into Marx's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx takes one on the button.
Marx has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marx misses with an attempted mid kick.
George dodges the punch combination from Marx.
Marx walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

George swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marx.
Bruno Marx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

George throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marx was covering up waiting for the punch and George finishes the takedown easily into guard.
George stops Marx from standing up.
George with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
George 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.
George prevents Marx from getting back to his feet.
Marx throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
George stands up over Marx, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marx is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marx wants to get back to his feet but George passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx tries to kick George off in order to stand up. George Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Marx is trying to buck George off.
Marx is breathing heavily.
George working away.
George working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Marx tries to escape but George is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marx struggling a bit here.
Marx wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Marx is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

George is trying to get an arm triangle but Marx is defending well.
Marx is trying to control George's posture but George avoids it.
Marx is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but George is staying active.
Marx wants to get back to his feet but George drags him back down.
Marx really doesn't want to stay on the ground with George. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

George wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marx, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx pushes George away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, George gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
George working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
George is chipping away with strikes.
Marx takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Marx's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew George dominated that second 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.

Marx rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but George moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
George lands with a right hand.
Marx throws a leg kick
and George counters with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from George.
Marx walks into a straight right hand from George.
George with a hook.
George lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

George drives through with a takedown into Marx's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
George stands up over Marx, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Marx is rocked!
Marx wants to get back to his feet but George is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marx takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marx is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and George dives into side control.
Marx struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx taking punishment in the form of punches.
George prevents Marx from escaping the position.
George lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Marx's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
George creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Marx is still in real trouble! Can George finish him?
George lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Marx down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marx can't do much from the bottom here.
Marx seems to have recovered his senses.
Marx takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marx can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marx pushes George away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, George gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Marx wants to control but George postures up.
George prevents Marx from escaping the position.
George scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx is trying to buck George off.
George creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
George is working Marx over with some ground and pound from side control.

George tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no George has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Marx is trying to get back to his feet.
George in side control lands a decent elbow.
Matthew George overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Marx's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marx is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Marx is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew George clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

George slips under a jab from Marx.
George scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marx feints and then cracks George's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow George down.
George scores with a punch to the head.
George lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
George takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marx can do to turn this around?
George connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
George scores with a sloppy right hand. Marx should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marx is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
George dips to his left and cracks Marx with an uppercut!
George digs a good body shot into Marx's ribs.
A punch combination from Marx misses.
Marx tries a head kick but it misses.
Marx takes a body punch but keeps moving.
George blocks a head kick by Marx.
George connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marx is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George scores with a hook.
George fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
George darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
George lands a jab to the nose.
Marx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
George jabs at Marx's body.
The fighters circling - Marx throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matthew George is winning the standup battle so far.
George throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as George lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marx doesn't seem phased though.
Marx throws a quick head kick that skims the top of George's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George tests Marx's chin there with a solid looking shot.
George with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
George lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
George lands an overhand right.
George scores with a jab to the jaw.
George works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
George works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marx misses with the body kick
and Marx takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
George throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marx stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marx looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good exchange - George coming out on top.
George fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
George lands with a hook. Marx tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut there from George.
George lands with a good body shot.
Marx throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A combination from Marx does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx throws a combination that misses
and Marx takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for George.
A combination from Marx does no damage.
Marx gets cracked with a nice right hand there by George.
Marx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
George scores with a jab to the jaw.
George keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from George.
George throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marx throws a leg kick but George sees it coming and checks it nicely.
George digs a good hook to Marx's body.
Marx throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marx throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by George.
Marx on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marx will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marx throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marx throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
George lands an overhand right.
Marx misses with a two punch combination.
Marx shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
George moves away from the strike by Marx.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marx, right into the meat.
George cracks a nice hook into Marx's ribs.
Marx misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
George lands with a good body shot.
A left lands for George.
George dodges the punch combination from Marx.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew George had his way with Bruno Marx in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

George slips under a jab from Marx.
Marx throws a combination that misses
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
Marx tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marx rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but George moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marx takes one to the side of the head.
Marx lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but George circles away quickly and effectively.
George clobbers Marx with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
George throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marx stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marx walks into a jab.
A low kick from Marx misses
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
George lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marx is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marx takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marx looks for the body kick but George saw that one coming.
George lands the left hand.
George checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
George tests Marx's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by George.
Marx misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marx fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
George lands a lovely overhand right.
George jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marx swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marx throws a combination but it was largely blocked by George.
George fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marx has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
George scores with a hook to the body. Marx takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
George scores with a decent looking hook.
George with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George connects with a solid leg kick.
A combination from Marx does no damage.
Marx is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
A punch combination from Marx misses.
George scores with a jab. Marx acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice body punch from George.
George with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
George stuns Marx with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from George does it's job there.
Marx misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marx throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
Marx throws a combination that misses
and George counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marx swings away with a leg kick that misses.
George fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marx looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
George cracks Marx with a right hand to the side of the head.
George lands with a hook. Marx tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. George darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marx drops his hands momentarily and George takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marx throws a combination but it was largely blocked by George.
Marx fails to land with a series of punches.
Marx gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
George moves out of range of the leg kick from Marx.
A shot to the liver by Marx. Beautiful body shot.
George tried to score with a low kick but Marx checks it.
Marx lands a jab to the head.
George fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
George looks to land a right hand but Marx moved out of range.
Marx throws the left hand but George avoids the punch easily.
Marx closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matthew George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx throws a series of punches but George avoids them all with ease.
George throws a big shot that misses.
Marx bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marx.
Marx throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
George scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marx dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on George. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marx misses with a combination
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx misses with a two punch combination.
Marx tries to land a leg kick but George saw it coming and moves away.
Marx misses with a head kick.
Bruno Marx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew George showed his dominance in that final round.
Well George 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Matthew George!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Matthew George!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Matthew George!

Matthew George wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Matthew George stared into the camera and said 'Well I'm here, Cornelle has done good for me. Thank you for giving me the shot I knew I deserved. Now for all of you out there, I'm here to entertain you and bring a W to Let'er Buck. Go check WHip and Wills clothing out, off the hook'.