PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Merquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mclane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Merquez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mind Da Gap feat. Valete - Não Pára. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Merquez
vs
Mclane

177 cm
23
193 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
197 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Damnfield clothing

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Felix Merquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Mclane!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Merquez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mclane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mclane defending well as Merquez loads up on a big left hand.
Merquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mclane.
Merquez throws out a loose jab but Mclane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mclane catches Merquez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Merquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mclane.
A jab from Mclane misses.
Mclane misses with a few strikes there.
Mclane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Merquez dives in and grabs Mclane's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mclane pushes down on Merquez's head and hops out.

Merquez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mclane to the mat! Mclane manages to get full guard.

Mclane is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Merquez is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mclane is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Merquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mclane trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Mclane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Merquez is working Mclane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Merquez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Merquez connects with a couple of short punches.
Merquez postures up.
Merquez won't allow Mclane to sweep him here.
Merquez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Merquez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merquez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mclane's head.
Merquez is looking to take a break and control but Mclane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclane trying to control from the bottom.
Merquez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mclane is looking to improve his position.
Mclane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Merquez wants to control but Mclane is keeping him busy.
Mclane trying to hold on to Merquez's head to control him but Merquez postures up.
Merquez lands strikes from half guard.

Merquez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Merquez 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.
Merquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mclane keeps working.
Merquez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merquez is trying to control. Mclane wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Merquez wants to pass to mount but Mclane is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Merquez is working hard here to advance position.
Mclane is looking for a sweep. Merquez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mclane gets full guard.

Mclane looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Merquez has picked Mclane up and slammed him! Mclane can't keep hold of the triangle and Merquez manages to pass to side control!
Merquez lands an elbow.
Mclane gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Well, if Merquez 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merquez drops an elbow to the side of Mclane's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merquez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mclane is looking to improve his position.
Merquez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mclane is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Merquez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Merquez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Merquez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merquez is looking to take a break and control but Mclane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Merquez seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Merquez is pressing down on Mclane's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mclane is holding on for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Merquez lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Merquez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Merquez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Merquez.
Mclane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Merquez backwards.

It looks like Felix Merquez has been cut.
Merquez has a couple of punches blocked by Mclane.
Merquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mclane gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Merquez.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mclane wants to break free but Merquez has control.
Mclane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mclane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Mclane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Mclane circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Merquez as he checks the leg kick.
Merquez misses with a straight right.
Mclane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Merquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mclane throws out a loose jab but Merquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mclane lands a slapping body shot.
Merquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab by Merquez.
Merquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mclane swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merquez throws the left hand but Mclane avoids the punch easily.
Merquez misses with a wild body shot.
John Mclane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mclane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Merquez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mclane's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mclane takes a swing at Merquez's ribcage but misses.
Mclane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Felix Merquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mclane digs a good hook to Merquez's body.
Merquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Merquez.
Merquez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merquez throws a low kick but Mclane moves out of range easily.
Merquez lands a leg kick that knocks Mclane off balance momentarily.
Mclane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mclane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Merquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Merquez misses.
Mclane throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Mclane gets caught flat footed, as Merquez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Merquez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Merquez throws a strike but Mclane rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Merquez scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Mclane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merquez is keeping the position for now.
Mclane trying to control the position from guard on top but Merquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Merquez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mclane defends it easily.
Merquez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mclane's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Merquez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felix Merquez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Merquez misses with a two punch combination.
Mclane lands with an overhand left.
Merquez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mclane is able to avoid easily.
Mclane slips a jab from Merquez.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Merquez.
Merquez lands an elbow.
Mclane is not content to let Merquez control the position.
Mclane is trying to improve his position.
Merquez cracks Mclane with an elbow. That is naaassty.
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!
Merquez is putting a hurting on Mclane here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merquez working the ground and pound.
Merquez blocks the strikes from Mclane.
Felix Merquez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Merquez is trying to get an arm triangle but Mclane is defending well.
Mclane is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Merquez working away.
Mclane taking a bit of punishment here - Merquez scoring with strikes.

Mclane is rocked!
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!
Mclane is trying to get back to half guard.
Mclane is not content to let Merquez control the position.
Merquez advances to mount.
Merquez avoids the attempt from Mclane to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merquez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mclane is looking to get to half guard.
Merquez looking to finish Mclane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mclane!
Mclane is still in real trouble! Can Merquez finish him?
Merquez landing punches.
Mclane is working to get back to half guard.
Mclane is squirming around, avoiding Merquez's attempts to control the action.
Mclane seems to have recovered his senses.
Merquez loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Mclane scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Merquez land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Merquez stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Merquez!
Felix Merquez gave a mention to Valhalla Q160 Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).