PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Fontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Marcos
vs
Fontes

197 cm
25
295 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

205 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

****160Q Reduce Energy****95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Isaac Fontes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Fontes lands.
Fontes scores with a hook.

It looks like Joao Marcos has been cut.
Fontes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fontes misses with a right hand
letting Marcos counter with a right hand.

It looks like Isaac Fontes has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fontes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marcos lands a body shot.
Marcos feints a jab promting Fontes to slip. Marcos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fontes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fontes misses with a wild body shot.
Fontes throws a hook to the side of Marcos's head but Marcos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marcos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fontes.
Marcos defending well as Fontes loads up on a big left hand.
Fontes misses with a straight left.
Fontes's corner calls for a 1-2. Fontes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fontes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fontes misses with a hook. Marcos ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Marcos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos walks into a straight right hand from Fontes.
Fontes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcos.
Good standup being displayed there by Fontes as he connects with a hook.

Joao Marcos's cut is getting worse.
Marcos ducks under a wild hook from Fontes.
Fontes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marcos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fontes misses with an uppercut. Marcos saw that one coming.
Marcos looks to land a combination but Fontes avoids it well.
Marcos throws a right hand that misses
and Fontes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marcos dodges the punch combination from Fontes.
Fontes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marcos's head.

Joao Marcos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontes misses the jab.
Marcos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fontes throws a lazy right hand but Marcos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fontes throws a shot from downtown. Marcos moves away and avoids it.
Fontes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fontes dodges the punch combination from Marcos.
Fontes misses with a straight right.
Marcos lands with a nice body punch.
Marcos lands with a hook. Fontes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fontes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marcos.
Marcos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fontes throws a lazy right hand but Marcos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fontes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos misses with the combination.
Fontes throws a series of punches but Marcos avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fontes.
Marcos looks to land a combination but Fontes avoids it well.
Marcos lands a nice looking body shot.
Fontes swings for the body but Marcos moves out of range.
Fontes looks to land a left hand but Marcos moved out of range nicely.
Fontes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fontes throws a body punch but Marcos moves out of range.

Marcos drops Fontes with a beautiful combination! Fontes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marcos is looking for the KO!

Fontes is rocked!

That has opened up Isaac Fontes's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fontes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fontes is still on wobbly legs! Can Marcos finish him?
Fontes with a hook.
Fontes seems to have recovered his senses.
Fontes throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fontes.

Marcos drops Fontes with a beautiful combination! Fontes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marcos is looking for the KO!

The cut above Isaac Fontes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Marcos cracks Fontes with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fontes looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Marcos finish him?
Marcos catches Fontes with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Fontes forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joao Marcos!