PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Duncan
vs
Marx

190 cm
23
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
23
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grant Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Marx!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx fails with a takedown attempt.
Duncan throws a quick counter head kick but Marx was just out of range.

Marx closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Duncan quickly recovers to half guard.
Marx wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duncan keeps working.
Marx prevents Duncan from improving his position.
Duncan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marx scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marx lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marx looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marx wants to take a breather but Duncan is having none of it.
Marx misses with a head shot. Duncan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Marx missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan controls Marx momentarily but Marx frees himself.
Marx distracts Duncan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marx distracts Duncan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duncan controlling the position.
Duncan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Duncan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marx wants to control from the top but Duncan keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Duncan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Duncan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marx throws a big elbow that misses.
Marx with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marx preventing the sweep.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Duncan throws a head kick but Marx moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duncan tries to avoid it but Marx manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duncan to the ground. Duncan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grant Duncan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Duncan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marx to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Marx is working Duncan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marx accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duncan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marx in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marx stopping the sweep attempt from Duncan.
Marx pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duncan is keeping the position for now.
Duncan keeping moving, preventing Marx from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lou Marx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx misses with a takedown attempt
and Duncan counters with a low kick, right behind Marx 's knee.
Grant Duncan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Marx.
Marx shoots in and drives through. Duncan sprawls well.
Duncan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marx shoots in looking for a takedown but Duncan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marx's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Duncan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

Marx drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Marx looks winded!
Marx is looking to advance position but Duncan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Duncan content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duncan throws some wild stikes that Marx manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Marx dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Marx fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duncan avoids it really well and circles away.
Duncan looks to land a left hand but Marx moved out of range nicely.

Marx scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Marx not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Duncan wants to improve his position but Marx is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duncan wants to control but Marx is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marx wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duncan keeps working.
Marx thows a huge punch but Duncan dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan wants to get back to full guard.
Marx wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duncan keeps working.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marx misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fighters circling - Duncan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Marx.
Marx tries to advance to mount but can't.
The strikes coming from Marx are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Duncan struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Duncan regains half guard.
Marx has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duncan is not content to let Marx control the position.
Marx wants to pass to mount but Duncan is defending the position.
Marx thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx wants to pass to mount but Duncan is defending the position.
Marx is keen to just control but Duncan is a slippery customer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Marx darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Marx is trying to control the action in half guard but Duncan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marx stalling away here and it's allowed Duncan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lou Marx has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marx pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duncan is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx won't allow Duncan to sweep him here.
Marx tries to free his leg and advance position but Duncan is retaining full guard.
Duncan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marx controls the pace.
Duncan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marx.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marx blocks a head kick by Duncan.

Marx closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Duncan to the mat! Duncan manages to get full guard.
Duncan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marx.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Marx showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Marx shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duncan sprawls well. Duncan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marx gets slowly back to his feet.
Marx blocks a head kick by Duncan.
Duncan lands a nice shot to the body.
Duncan chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Duncan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marx to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Marx has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marx trying to control but Duncan is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duncan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marx controls the pace.
Duncan trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan looking for a sweep. Not yet Duncan, not yet.
Duncan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marx engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marx tries to stand but Duncan is controlling from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lou Marx is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Marx changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Duncan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Duncan seems a little lost for a moment, as Marx dominates the positioning.
Marx wants to control but Duncan is keeping him busy.
Marx happy to just control the position for now.
Duncan manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx slows the pace down in half guard.
Duncan trying to control but Marx postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Duncan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Marx slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marx stopping the sweep attempt from Duncan.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A head kick misses from Duncan.
Nice body punch from Duncan.

Marx decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Marx sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Duncan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Grant Duncan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marx looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marx slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Duncan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lou Marx comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marx winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lou Marx!
Lou Marx was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.