PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Dantas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amarc Marc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Dantas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Amarc Marc's chin.

Dantas
vs
Marc

163 cm
26
139 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

150 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Dantas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Amarc Marc!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marc scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dantas is letting Marc control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marc wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dantas keeps working.
Marc tries to advance to mount but Dantas denies him.
Dantas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Marc wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dantas keeps working.
Marc creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dantas is looking for a sweep.
Marc controls the position.
Dantas sneaks back into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dantas trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantas is desperately trying to improve his position but Marc has a good base and remains in mount.
Marc trying to control but Dantas is having none of it.
Marc looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marc scoring with strikes but Dantas is staying in there.
Dantas tries to lock up and control but Marc gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marc controlling the pace for now.
Dantas gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dantas trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Marc manages to pass to mount!
Marc looking to control but Dantas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dantas tries to hold on but Marc pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marc prevents Dantas from getting the reversal.
Dantas is working hard here to advance position.
Marc trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marc avoids the attempt from Dantas to control.
The referee warns Dantas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marc controlling from mount.
Dantas is squirming around, avoiding Marc's attempts to control the action.
Dantas regains half guard.
Dantas is looking to improve his position.
Marc controlling the action here.
Marc is trying to control. Dantas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marc performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Amarc Marc wasn't active enough on the ground.

Marc shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dantas's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantas wants to sweep here but Marc controlling him for the moment.
Marc really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dantas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dantas is breathing heavily.
Marc slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dantas keeping moving, preventing Marc from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marc looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Amarc Marc wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dantas tries for a takedown but Marc circles away easily
and Marc counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dantas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marc misses with a hook

and Dantas counters with a single leg into guard. Marc didn't expect that.
Marc manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amarc Marc dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dantas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marc finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dantas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marc throws out the jab.

Marc looking to score a takedown here. Dantas is defending well but Marc drives through and ends up in Dantas's guard.
Marc stays in close to Dantas's body and controls the position.
Marc trying to control but Dantas is working from the bottom.
Dantas controls Marc momentarily but Marc frees himself.
Marc not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Amarc Marc was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dantas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantas shoots and misses
and Marc counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Dantas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dantas on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Marc gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marc in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Let's hope that Marc has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Marc is putting a hurting on Dantas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Marc slows the pace down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantas tries to buck Marc off but Marc is having none of it.
Dantas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in half guard, Marc seems content to control.
Dantas wants to improve his position but Marc is controlling well.
Dantas trying to hold on to Marc's head to control him but Marc postures up.
Marc passes the guard and advances to mount!
Marc tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marc has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy - UK. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Marc lands a big shot there that rocks Dantas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marc lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dantas hang on?
Marc lands a big shot there that rocks Dantas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dantas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marc looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dantas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marc with shots to the head and body - Dantas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Marc sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marc wants to control the pace but Dantas is squirming around nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marc takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marc wants to control the pace but Dantas is squirming around nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Amarc Marc.
Marc misses with a right hand
and Dantas counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Marc shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marc showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marc is thwarting Dantas's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amarc Marc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dantas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dantas has his takedown stuffed
and Marc counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slow jab from Marc misses its intended target.
Dantas misses with a takedown
and Marc makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dantas really felt that one!
Marc misses with a wild body shot.

Marc shoots in and bounces Dantas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amarc Marc has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marc is stalling in the full guard.
Dantas seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Dantas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dantas trying to keep a closed guard but Marc is proving a slippery customer.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Amarc Marc wasn't active enough on the ground.
Marc swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Dantas counters with a takedown into side control.
Marc manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dantas's best efforts.
Dantas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Marc is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dantas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dantas's back!
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!
Marc lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Dantas hold on?!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marc is not going to allow Dantas to sit and survive in this position.
Marc has good solid back control here.
Dantas just trying to survive but Marc is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
I would not like to be Dantas right now.
Dantas tries to roll but Marc sticks to his back.
Marc controlling from the back.
Marc scores with punches to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marc is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Marc lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Marc just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Marc's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Amarc Marc is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dantas turns into Marc and is now in his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marc is on top in guard.
Marc's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dantas is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantas being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Amarc Marc.
Nice defenses there by Dantas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dantas counters with a series of strikes. Marc will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marc will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dantas shoots for a double leg takedown but Marc sprawls well. He's pushed Dantas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Dantas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marc will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jose Dantas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Marc scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amarc Marc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marc 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amarc Marc!