PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Marduk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bridges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marduk comes to the cage accompanied by Trick Daddy- Lets Go. Bridges has chosen Rohff Feat. Big Ali - Dirty Haus as his entrance music. Bruce Marduk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Marduk
vs
Bridges

193 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 Montreal, Bruce Marduk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Bridges!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marduk wants to clinch up but Bridges keeps it at a distance.
Marduk misses with a kick to the body.
Bridges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marduk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bridges misses with a kick to the body.
Marduk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bridges counters with a head kick.
Marduk misses with a head kick.
Marduk throws a head kick that misses.
Bridges misses with a wild combination.
Marduk throws a shot from downtown. Bridges moves away and avoids it.
Bridges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marduk.
Bridges throws a head kick that half lands.
Bridges tries to clinch but Marduk moves out of range.
Marduk is looking to clinch but Bridges is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Bridges.
Bridges throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Marduk.
Marduk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marduk throws a push kick but Bridges slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marduk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marduk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bridges.
Marduk blocks a head kick by Bridges.
Bridges misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marduk closes the distance but Bridges moves to the side
and Bridges counters with a body kick that stops Marduk in his tracks momentarily.
Bridges tries to clinch up but Marduk circles away and keeps his distance.
Marduk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce Marduk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bridges throws a head kick that misses.
Marduk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marduk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bridges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marduk tries to clinch up

and Bridges counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bridges.
Bridges creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bridges tries for a takedown but Marduk manages to get underhooks.
Marduk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marduk is breathing heavily.
Bridges blocks the elbow strike.
Marduk landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bridges.
Marduk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bridges lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marduk looking to throw knees to the head but Bridges is blocking nicely.
Bridges is trying to break free.
Marduk looking to throw knees to the head but Bridges is blocking nicely.
Bridges wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bridges drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marduk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bruce Marduk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Bridges.
Marduk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Bridges darts in and clinches Marduk up against the cage.
Bridges has had enough of the clinch but Marduk keeps him there for the moment.
Marduk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bridges is trying to break the clinch but Marduk has him pressed against the cage.
Bridges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marduk has him pressed against the cage.
Bridges tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marduk keeps control of Bridges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bridges is trying to break the clinch but Marduk has him pressed against the cage.
Marduk misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bridges just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marduk's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marduk keeps control of Bridges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bridges blocks an elbow strike.
Marduk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bridges wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marduk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bridges is trying to drag Marduk to the mat but Marduk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bridges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marduk has him pressed against the cage.
Marduk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bridges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bridges just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marduk's brow.
Bridges is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bridges is looking to break free of the clinch but Marduk has double underhooks.
Marduk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marduk landing knees to the body.
Bridges tries to pull guard but Marduk holds him up against the cage and eventually Bridges drops back down to his feet.
Marduk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marduk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bridges blocks it with crossed arms.

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.

Bridges lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bridges seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marduk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marduk is trying to stand up here but Bridges is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Marduk kicks Bridges off and gets back to his feet.
Bridges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marduk is looking to clinch but Bridges is avoiding it.
Bridges misses with a wild combination.
Bridges shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Bridges dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bridges looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Marduk!
Marduk trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bridges avoids the attempt from Marduk to control.
Bridges trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marduk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marduk tries to get out of the position.
Marduk is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bridges can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marduk is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bridges is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marduk trying desperately to get to his feet.
Marduk is looking to improve his position but Bridges isn't that keen on the idea.
Bridges looking to control but Marduk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marduk throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marduk is looking to get to half guard.
Marduk is squirming around, avoiding Bridges's attempts to control the action.
Marduk is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bridges trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bridges might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Marduk kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marduk really wants to buck Bridges off and get back to his feet.
Marduk can't escape the position.
Bridges is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marduk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
You get the feeling that Marduk really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bridges trying to control but Marduk is having none of it.
Marduk gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marduk is trying to control but can't.
Marduk is pressing down on Bridges's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marduk throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Marduk has his foot on Bridges's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bridges works his way back into a safe position though.
Marduk throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bridges stops Marduk from standing up.

Marduk pushes Bridges off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bridges connects with a single shot there.
Bridges is looking to clinch but Marduk is avoiding it.
Bridges takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Marduk looks to land a combination but Bridges avoids it well.
Marduk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marduk tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marduk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bridges throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bridges blocks the body kick.
Marduk moves in looking to clinch but Bridges pushes him off.
Bridges throws a sloppy head kick and Marduk moves out of range easily.
Bridges gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Marduk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marduk misses with a knee strike.
Bridges wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marduk being controlled against the cage.
Bridges wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bridges has had enough of the clinch but Marduk keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marduk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marduk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bridges has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marduk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bridges wants to break free but Marduk has control.
Marduk pushes off an throws an elbow but Bridges leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marduk prevents Bridges from breaking the clinch.
Bridges using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marduk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marduk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bridges with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marduk misses with a knee strike.
Marduk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bridges has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marduk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marduk throws an elbow but it misses.
Marduk scores with a knee to the head.
Bridges blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marduk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marduk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bridges wants a takedown.
Bridges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marduk prevents Bridges from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bridges is looking to break free of the clinch but Marduk has double underhooks.
Marduk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marduk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marduk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bridges lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marduk keeps control of Bridges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bridges blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marduk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marduk keeps control of Bridges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marduk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bridges's face.
Marduk is pressed up against the cage. Bridges has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marduk down to the mat. Marduk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bruce Marduk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Bridges.
Marduk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bridges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marduk throws a sloppy head kick and Bridges moves out of range easily.
Bruce Marduk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marduk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marduk clinches but Bridges breaks the clinch
and Bridges counters with a big head kick but Marduk shrugs it off.
Marduk looks to clinch

and Bridges counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Marduk.
Bridges is trying to break the clinch but Marduk has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marduk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marduk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marduk connects with a knee to the head.
Marduk misses with a knee to the head.
Marduk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bridges avoiding damage as Marduk throws knees to the body.
Marduk tries to land a knee to the head but Bridges blocks with his arms.
Bridges has had enough of the clinch but Marduk keeps him there for the moment.
Marduk landing knees to the body.
Marduk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marduk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marduk looking to throw knees to the head but Bridges is blocking nicely.
Marduk tries a knee to the head but Bridges blocks it.
Bridges wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marduk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marduk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marduk tries to land knees in the clinch but Bridges avoids the damage to the body.
Marduk avoiding damage as Bridges throws knees to the body.
Marduk landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marduk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marduk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marduk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bridges blocks it with crossed arms.
Marduk tries a knee to the head but Bridges blocks it.
Marduk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bridges tries to break the clinch but Marduk is controlling the position.
Bridges is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bridges tries to break the clinch but Marduk is controlling the position.
Bridges blocks an elbow strike from Marduk.
Marduk lands a knee to the head.
Bridges can't break the clinch.
Marduk keeps control of Bridges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Marduk.
Marduk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marduk misses with a knee to the head.
Bridges tries to pull guard but Marduk holds him up against the cage and eventually Bridges drops back down to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marduk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marduk keeps control of Bridges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marduk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bridges can't break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruce Marduk.
I think Marduk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Marduk!