PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vince Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Felipe Marques was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Reynolds
vs
Marques

191 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vince Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Marques!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marques has taken the fight to the clinch.

Marques breaks from the clinch.
Marques fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reynolds avoids it really well and circles away.
Marques shoots for a double leg takedown but Reynolds sprawls well. He's pushed Marques's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice body punch from Marques.
Marques misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marques shoots in and drives through. Reynolds sprawls well.
Vince Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Marques.
Reynolds leaves Marques with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reynolds shoots in and drives through. Marques sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marques fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Reynolds to the ground. Marques is now in Reynolds's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Reynolds has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Marques looking to sit in guard and control but Reynolds gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reynolds has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marques is proving hard to escape from.
Marques has Reynolds pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marques wants to sweep but no luck.

Marques is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marques looking to control.
Marques is striking but Reynolds is not phased and passes to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds prevents Marques from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marques manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reynolds won't allow Marques to sweep him here.
Marques trying to control the position.
Reynolds really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marques pulls Reynolds in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Felipe Marques was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Marques shoots and misses
and Reynolds counters with a low kick, right behind Marques 's knee.
Reynolds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marques scores with a kick to the body.
Marques shoots in and drives through. Reynolds sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reynolds wants to clinch up but Marques keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Marques dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Reynolds gets tackled into the cage by Marques. Marques maintains the clinch.
Reynolds jumps guard but Marques turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marques wants a takedown.
Reynolds jumps guard but Marques turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Marques manages to break the clinch.

Marques closes the distance and clinches.

Marques has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reynolds uses from the top position.
Marques is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marques is trying to control the position but Reynolds postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds stopping the sweep attempt from Marques.
Marques is pulling down on Reynolds's head. It's preventing any offense from Reynolds, at least for the moment.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Felipe Marques hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Marques throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marques closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reynolds circles away.

Marques clinches up with Reynolds and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
Marques fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vince Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Marques.
Reynolds is trying to pull guard but Marques has him pressed against the cage.
Marques has Reynolds pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reynolds manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reynolds as Marques tries to tie him up.
Marques is breathing heavily.
Reynolds wants to get back to striking at distance but Marques won't allow it.

Marques breaks from the clinch.
Marques swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Reynolds moves into the clinch.
Marques has Reynolds pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reynolds manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Reynolds manages to pull guard.
Reynolds tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reynolds is trying to control the position but Marques postures up.
Marques controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marques fails with the takedown
and Reynolds counters with a low kick, right behind Marques 's knee.
Reynolds shoots in but no luck this time.
Marques shoots in looking for a takedown but Reynolds manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marques's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Felipe Marques is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown but Marques shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marques fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marques shoots in and drives through. Reynolds sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reynolds.
Reynolds dives in for a single leg takedown but Marques sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marques avoiding damage.

Marques pulls guard effortlessly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Marques showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Reynolds gets a double leg takedown into Marques's guard.
Reynolds postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Reynolds working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marques wants to improve his position but instead Reynolds has moved into half guard.
Marques slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marques tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques is trying to control the position but Reynolds postures up.
Marques looking for a sweep. Not yet Marques, not yet.
Marques is still trying to improve position.
Reynolds is fighting to break Marques's control of his arms but Marques is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Felipe Marques.
Marques dives in and grabs Reynolds's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reynolds pushes down on Marques's head and hops out.
Marques takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marques with a poor takedown

and Reynolds counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reynolds.
Reynolds can't find room to land a body shot as Marques controls the action.
Reynolds fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds jumps guard but Marques stands there with Reynolds around his waist. Reynolds gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marques wants to stall.
Reynolds is trying to force a seperation but Marques has the dominant position.
Reynolds is trying to pull guard but Marques has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marques leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marques is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marques has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reynolds after a bit of a struggle.
Reynolds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Reynolds pulls guard successfully.
Marques throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reynolds works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reynolds trying to keep a closed guard but Marques is proving a slippery customer.
Marques wants to pass the guard but Reynolds is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marques throwing strikes from guard but Reynolds blocks nicely.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Marques decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Reynolds, up you get!
Marques misses with a takedown
and Reynolds counters with a big head kick but Marques shrugs it off.
Felipe Marques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marques fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marques as he jumps to the side.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felipe Marques.
Well Marques 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Marques!