PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattias Markstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Fair
vs
Markstrom

177 cm
26
185 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

180 cm
31
170 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Fair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mattias Markstrom!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markstrom fails to land with a series of punches.
Markstrom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Markstrom tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Fair counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Markstrom's guard now.
Fair is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Markstrom striking from his own guard.
Fair seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Markstrom had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fair defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Markstrom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fair throwing strikes from guard but Markstrom blocks nicely.
Fair wants to pass the guard but Markstrom is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair wanted to stand there but Markstrom had control of the position.

Markstrom is looking for a triangle but Fair pushes his legs off easily.

Fair stands up and waves to Markstrom to follow him.
Fair misses with the combination.
Fair circles away from the clinch attempt

and Fair holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Markstrom tries for a takedown. No joy.
Markstrom is trying to pull guard but Fair turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Fair breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Markstrom circles away quickly and effectively.
Fair fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Fair finds it's way through Markstrom's defenses.

Fair clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Fair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice combination there by Markstrom.
Markstrom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Markstrom misses with a head kick.
Mattias Markstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markstrom lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Markstrom throws a sloppy head kick and Fair moves out of range easily.
Markstrom moves to clinch but Fair breaks away

and Fair counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Markstrom keeping moving, preventing Fair from controlling successfully.
Fair seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fair wanted to stand there but Markstrom had control of the position.

Markstrom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fair is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Markstrom wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dwayne Fair.
Fair misses with a series of wild punches.
Markstrom darts in trying to clinch
and Fair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fair darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Fair is trying to control. Markstrom wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fair is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Markstrom actively working from the bottom here.
Markstrom won't allow Fair to pass to mount.
Fair tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fair is controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Markstrom is looking for a sweep. Fair is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Fair dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Markstrom wants to clinch.

Markstrom clinches.

Fair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fair thows a body shot but no joy.
Markstrom doesn't manage to clinch there - Fair circles away.

Markstrom tries to keep at a distance but Fair has taken the fight into the clinch.
Markstrom has Fair pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fair manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Fair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Markstrom throws a lazy head kick

and Fair counters by clinching up.
Fair gets underhooks to prevent Markstrom's takedown attempt.

Fair manages to break the clinch.
Markstrom darts in trying to clinch

and Fair decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Markstrom's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Markstrom trying to keep a closed guard but Fair is proving a slippery customer.
Fair showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fair wants to stand but Markstrom is controlling his posture from full guard.

Markstrom looking for subs off his back but Fair has passed one foot through into half guard.
Markstrom strikes from the bottom but Fair passes into mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markstrom sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Markstrom has hold of Fair's hands but Fair slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fair wants to stand but Markstrom has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Markstrom looking for submissions off his back.
Fair tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Markstrom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, if Fair is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Markstrom looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fair lands a nice short elbow.
Dwayne Fair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fair working Markstrom over with strikes.
Fair wants to stand up but Markstrom has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Fair passes to side control.
Fair lands some shots froms side control.
Markstrom is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fair is controlling him well.

Fair stands up.
Markstrom is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fair sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dwayne Fair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Markstrom.
Markstrom throws a left and a right that both miss

and Fair counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Markstrom!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fair controlling from the full mount.
Markstrom really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fair trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fair looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markstrom regains half guard.
Markstrom is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Fair dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fair has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fair explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Markstrom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fair counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Markstrom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Markstrom checks the leg kick.

Fair drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fair scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Markstrom to see if he's OK.
Fair controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fair decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Markstrom gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Fair counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Markstrom won't allow Fair to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair slows the pace down in half guard.
Fair wants to pass the guard but Markstrom is defending well.

Markstrom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fair pulls his head out easily.
Fair passes to side control.

Fair decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Markstrom!
Some wild striking there from Markstrom.
A combination from Markstrom does no damage.
Markstrom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fair with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fair scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Markstrom.
Markstrom moves in looking to clinch but Fair pushes him off.
Fair looks for a takedown but Markstrom sprawls well.
Fair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Markstrom.
Markstrom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fair.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fair shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Fair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Markstrom.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fair.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markstrom is trying to get back to his feet.
Fair lands an elbow.
Markstrom is letting Fair control him for a moment.
Markstrom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Markstrom manages to get back to half guard.
Fair content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fair prevents Markstrom from improving his position.
Fair wants to pass to mount but Markstrom is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markstrom misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Fair controlling the action here.
Markstrom is in trouble now - Fair has advanced to mount!
Fair looking to control but Markstrom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fair content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Markstrom is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Fair clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Markstrom stalks Fair and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fair's face. Fair staggers backwards, shaken.
Markstrom looks to land a combination. Fair sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Markstrom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fair counters with a nice leg kick.

Fair clinches up against the cage.
Fair blocks an elbow strike.
Markstrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Fair.
Markstrom can't get the takedown.

Fair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Markstrom tries to clinch but Fair moves out of range.
Fair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fair fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Markstrom on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Markstrom, pushing him back against the cage.
Markstrom taking a breather.

Fair breaks from the clinch.
Markstrom throws a right hand that Fair ducks under and follows up with a left that Fair also avoids with ease.

Fair drives through and clinches with Markstrom against the cage.

Fair breaks the clinch.
Markstrom throws a series of punches but Fair moves out of range.
Fair misses with a double jab.
Fair throws a series of punches but Markstrom avoids them all with ease.
Fair lands a head kick!
Markstrom misses with the body kick
and Fair counters with a stiff right hand.
Markstrom darts in trying to clinch
and Fair counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markstrom tries to clinch
and Fair counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Markstrom is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Markstrom tries to clinch up

and Fair moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Fair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Markstrom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Markstrom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Markstrom circles away quickly and effectively.
Markstrom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fair swinging wildly here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Markstrom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fair paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markstrom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fair throws a series of strikes that have Markstrom backpedaling.
Markstrom throws a head kick but Fair moves out of range.
Fair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markstrom can do to turn this around?
Markstrom is looking to clinch.

Fair moves into the clinch.

Fair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Markstrom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Markstrom wants to clinch up but Fair keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Markstrom misses.
Markstrom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Markstrom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markstrom is looking to clinch.

Fair gets a clinch.
Markstrom taking a breather.
Markstrom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fair avoids it.
Markstrom throws an elbow that misses.

Fair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Markstrom throws a head kick that misses

and Fair counters with a shoot takedown. Markstrom fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fair decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Markstrom, up you get!
Markstrom tries to clinch up

and Fair counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markstrom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fair is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Fair had his way with Mattias Markstrom in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Markstrom lands a slapping body shot.
Fair dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Markstrom. That did some damage!
Markstrom closes the distance but Fair moves to the side
and Fair counters with an inside leg kick.
Fair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Markstrom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Fair shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fair showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fair tries to stand and escape but Markstrom is controlling the position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fair sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Fair decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markstrom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dwayne Fair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Markstrom displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Markstrom explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Markstrom tries a head kick but it misses.

Fair scores with a takedown into Markstrom's guard.
Fair postures up.
Fair is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Fair avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fair knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Markstrom on the ground.
Markstrom keeping full guard, as Fair tries to pass.
Fair has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fair wants to control from the top but Markstrom keeps moving.
Markstrom 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.
Fair lands a couple of digs.
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!

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

Fair is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Markstrom has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Fair is looking to defend but Markstrom has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Fair! Markstrom pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Fair taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mattias Markstrom!