PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benigno Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tyson Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Aquino
vs
Tyson Marquez

173 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benigno Aquino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Tyson Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Marquez.
Aquino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marquez throws out the jab.

Aquino moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marquez obliges.
Aquino is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marquez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aquino blocks it with crossed arms.
Marquez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marquez missing with knees to the body.
Aquino leaning against his opponent.
Marquez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aquino avoids it.
Marquez misses with a knee strike.
Marquez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aquino is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marquez obliges.
Marquez tries a knee to the head but Aquino blocks it.
Marquez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Marquez.

It looks like Benigno Aquino has been cut.
Marquez is trying to push Aquino away but Aquino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aquino is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marquez looking to throw knees to the head but Aquino is blocking nicely.
Marquez being controlled against the cage.
Aquino avoiding damage as Marquez throws knees to the body.
Marquez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aquino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquino's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A frustrated look appears on Marquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aquino prevents a body shot from Marquez.
Marquez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aquino is defending well for now.
Marquez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aquino.
Marquez tries to land knees in the clinch but Aquino avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Aquino.
Marquez tries to work over Aquino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marquez trying to land knees to the body.
Aquino is pushing Marquez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marquez unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marquez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aquino blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aquino - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
Aquino throws out a loose jab but Marquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aquino staying out of range there.
Aquino slips under a jab from Marquez.
Aquino defending well as Marquez loads up on a big left hand.
Aquino moves out of range as Marquez strikes.
Good shot there by Aquino.
Marquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Aquino is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marquez throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Aquino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aquino throws a hook but Marquez blocks it.
Marquez throws a body punch but Aquino moves out of range.
Marquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aquino was well out of range. Poor timing from Marquez.

Marquez pushes Aquino up against the cage in a clinch.
Marquez trying to land knees to the body.
Aquino will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marquez up against the cage.
Aquino gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marquez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aquino.
Aquino leaning against his opponent.
Marquez missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Tyson Marquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benigno Aquino's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Marquez throws a body punch but Aquino moves out of range.
Aquino throws a jab when Marquez was well out of range.
Marquez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marquez slips under a jab from Aquino.
An inside leg kick lands from Aquino.

Aquino instigates a clinch.
Marquez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aquino avoids it.
Aquino is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Marquez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Aquino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marquez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aquino blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aquino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marquez has had enough of the clinch but Aquino keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Aquino - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marquez landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino blocks a body shot from Marquez.
Aquino managing to block the knees to the body from Marquez.
Juan Tyson Marquez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marquez tries to land a knee to the head but Aquino blocks with his arms.
Marquez is breathing heavily.
Marquez tries to land knees in the clinch but Aquino avoids the damage to the body.
Aquino avoiding damage as Marquez throws knees to the body.
Aquino controlling the action here for a moment.
Marquez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aquino backwards.
Aquino dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marquez misses with a knee to the head.
Aquino manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marquez swings for the body but Aquino moves out of range.
Marquez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aquino moves out of range as Marquez strikes.
Marquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aquino manages to avoid it.
Marquez misses with a wild body shot.
Marquez missing with a left hand there. Aquino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aquino throws a hook to the side of Marquez's head but Marquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aquino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Marquez.
A jab from Aquino misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Marquez misses its intended target.
Marquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aquino.
Aquino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aquino moves away.
Marquez misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Marquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aquino throws out a loose jab but Marquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marquez cracks Aquino with an open hand slap.
Aquino misses the jab.

Marquez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aquino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marquez tries to throw a body punch but Aquino avoids it by throwing Marquez back against the cage.
Marquez missing with knees to the body.
Marquez being controlled against the cage.
Marquez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aquino is defending well for now.
Marquez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aquino displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marquez up against the cage.
Marquez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aquino blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Aquino.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marquez tries to land a knee to the head but Aquino blocks with his arms.
Aquino slows down the pace here.
Marquez trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Tyson Marquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benigno Aquino's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Marquez blocks a jab.
Aquino throws out a loose jab but Marquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marquez slips a jab from Aquino.
Marquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Marquez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Aquino gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aquino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marquez looking to throw knees to the head but Aquino is blocking nicely.
Aquino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marquez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aquino stalls.
Marquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marquez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aquino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marquez tries to land a knee to the head but Aquino blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Aquino - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aquino managing to block the knees to the body from Marquez.
Aquino avoiding damage.
Marquez tries to land knees in the clinch but Aquino avoids the damage to the body.
Marquez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aquino avoiding damage as Marquez throws knees to the body.
Marquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Aquino won't allow it.
Marquez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aquino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez misses with a punch on the inside.
Aquino managing to block the knees to the body from Marquez.
Marquez being controlled against the cage.
Marquez tries a knee to the head but Aquino blocks it.
Aquino will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marquez up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Aquino for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
Aquino moves out of range of the strikes.
Marquez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benigno Aquino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aquino is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquino avoids the body shot from Marquez.
Marquez walks into a jab.
Aquino misses with an uppercut.
Juan Tyson Marquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marquez takes a swing at Aquino's ribcage but misses.
Juan Tyson Marquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marquez throws a looping overhand right but Aquino ducks down to avoid it.
Marquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aquino.
A combination from Marquez does no damage.

Aquino closes the distance and pushes Marquez back into the cage.
Marquez tries a body shot but Aquino blocks it.
Marquez misses with a punch to the body.
Marquez misses with a knee strike.
Aquino managing to block the knees to the body from Marquez.
A bit of stalling here from Aquino.
Marquez tries a knee to the head but Aquino blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aquino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
Marquez throws a big shot that misses.
Aquino avoids the body shot from Marquez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aquino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marquez takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aquino tries to work over Marquez's front leg with a kick but Marquez checks it.
Marquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benigno Aquino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marquez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Tyson Marquez!
Our winner, Juan Tyson Marquez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.