PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Yamazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marcos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hard As A Rock!. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yuri Yamazaki was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Marcos
vs
Yamazaki

197 cm
27
295 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

210 cm
27
300 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 6 - 3 - 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Yamazaki!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamazaki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marcos's head.
Yamazaki clobbers Marcos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marcos misses with a wild combination.
Yamazaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Marcos does no damage.
Yamazaki slips a jab and a cross from Marcos.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Joao Marcos has been cut.
Yamazaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcos.
Yamazaki throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcos throws a right hand that Yamazaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamazaki also avoids with ease.
Marcos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marcos blocks a head kick by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yamazaki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yamazaki throws a head kick but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamazaki lands with a slapping head kick.
Marcos avoids the head kick by Yamazaki.
Marcos misses with a straight left.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that half lands.
Yuri Yamazaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Marcos.
Yamazaki throws a head kick but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yamazaki misses with a head kick.
Yamazaki misses with a head kick.
Yamazaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamazaki with a nice cross.
Marcos misses the shot to the body.
Yamazaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Yamazaki does no damage.
Yamazaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos feints a jab promting Yamazaki to slip. Marcos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yamazaki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Oooooh!!! Marcos has knocked Yamazaki down with a huge combo! Marcos steps away and waves a wobbly Yamazaki back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Yuri Yamazaki has been cut.
Marcos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamazaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Marcos knocks Yamazaki out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joao Marcos!