PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Marchegiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Quaid
vs
Marchegiano

181 cm
24
199 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

182 cm
30
192 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocco Marchegiano!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Marchegiano as he connects with a hook.
Marchegiano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quaid at a distance.
Quaid on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Marchegiano misses its intended target.
Marchegiano throws a looping overhand right but Quaid ducks down to avoid it.
Marchegiano misses with a few strikes there.
Marchegiano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Quaid fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Marchegiano as Quaid shoots in.
Marchegiano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quaid shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marchegiano defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Quaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quaid with a poor takedown
and Marchegiano counters with a two punch combo.
Quaid slips a jab from Marchegiano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid tries to clinch but Marchegiano moves out of range.
Quaid tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marchegiano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quaid somewhat.
Marchegiano lands a right hook to the body.
Quaid shoots in looking for a takedown. Marchegiano tries to sprawl out of it but Quaid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marchegiano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Quaid dodges the punch combination from Marchegiano.
Rocco Marchegiano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quaid is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid takes one on the button.
Marchegiano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marchegiano scores with a nice strike.
Quaid throws a sloppy head kick and Marchegiano moves out of range easily.

Quaid closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marchegiano quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Marchegiano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quaid scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Quaid looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Marchegiano tries to roll over but Quaid keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quaid is trying to work for a kimura but Marchegiano is defending well.
Marchegiano is positioning himself well to prevent Quaid advancing to mount.
Marchegiano has hold of Quaid's hands but Quaid slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marchegiano is trying to maintain the position but Quaid is very close to passing his half guard.
Quaid looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marchegiano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Quaid is looking to take a break and control but Marchegiano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Quaid is working for a submission of some sort.
Quaid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Quaid 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.
Quaid is looking to advance position but Marchegiano won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marchegiano taking some punishment here, with Quaid in his half guard.
Quaid throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Quaid is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marchegiano doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Quaid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Douglas Quaid will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marchegiano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quaid on the side of the head.

Quaid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marchegiano, pushing him back against the cage.
Quaid drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marchegiano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marchegiano is working Quaid over against the cage.

Quaid turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Quaid is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marchegiano is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid is looking to take a break and control but Marchegiano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Quaid is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marchegiano has escaped the position, nice work there.

Quaid is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marchegiano knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Marchegiano is looking to regain half guard here but Quaid keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marchegiano keeps working.
Marchegiano can't do much from the bottom here.

Quaid tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Quaid is trying to get an arm triangle but Marchegiano is defending well.
Quaid working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quaid tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Quaid has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Quaid lands a decent elbow from side control.

Quaid wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marchegiano, who protects the arm well.
Quaid creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Marchegiano sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Quaid looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Quaid swings around for an armbar but Marchegiano sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Quaid's guard.
Quaid wants to sweep here but Marchegiano controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano wants to stand but Quaid is controlling his posture from full guard.
Quaid throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Marchegiano wants to stand but Quaid is controlling his posture from full guard.
Marchegiano is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quaid is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Quaid 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quaid looking to control.

Quaid looking for a guillotine here but Marchegiano defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Quaid dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Quaid fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Quaid looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quaid loads up on a big right hand but Marchegiano slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quaid staying out of range there.
Quaid staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quaid.
Marchegiano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Quaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marchegiano misses with a few strikes there.
Quaid shoots for a takedown but Marchegiano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Quaid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marchegiano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marchegiano 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.
Quaid shoots in but Marchegiano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marchegiano lands a two punch combo.
Marchegiano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marchegiano slaps away a takedown attempt from Quaid, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rocco Marchegiano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marchegiano throws a right hand that Quaid ducks under and follows up with a left that Quaid also avoids with ease.
Marchegiano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marchegiano swats away the attempt to clinch by Quaid.
Quaid doesn't manage to clinch there - Marchegiano circles away.
Marchegiano misses with a straight right.
Marchegiano looks to score with a jab to the body but Quaid is just out of range.
Quaid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marchegiano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quaid closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Quaid lands in his opponent's guard.
Marchegiano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marchegiano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quaid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quaid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marchegiano swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Quaid thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Douglas Quaid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quaid distracts Marchegiano with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Quaid advances position into side control!
Marchegiano takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Quaid tries for a kimura but Marchegiano is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marchegiano can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid working the ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Quaid tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Quaid lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Quaid is working to tighten is grip on Marchegiano's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Marchegiano has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Quaid is really squeezing tight and eventually Marchegiano passes out! Quaid breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Douglas Quaid!
A very excited looking Douglas Quaid made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.