PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Ravencroft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Echo Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marx is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: How I could just kill a man. Echo Marx has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ravencroft
vs
Marx

190 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Ravencroft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Echo Marx!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marx gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Ravencroft thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marx looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ravencroft is one step ahead there.
Marx keeping moving, preventing Ravencroft from controlling successfully.
Marx looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ravencroft is one step ahead there.
Marx is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marx can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ravencroft controls the pace.
Ravencroft looking to pass the guard.
Ravencroft sitting in guard, not really doing much.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marx fails with the takedown

and Ravencroft counters with a single leg into guard. Marx didn't expect that.
Marx looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravencroft advances to half guard.
Ravencroft trying to control the pace.
Marx wants to get back to full guard.
Ravencroft stalling away here and it's allowed Marx to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ravencroft stays in close to Marx's body and controls the position.
Marx can't keep his opponent in guard - Ravencroft advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Ravencroft is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Ravencroft is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Marx is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Ravencroft!