PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Pulin (ranked 9738 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Marques (ranked 6581 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulin is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. The key to victory for Vladimir Pulin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pulin
vs
Marques

175 cm
18
155 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

178 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vladimir Pulin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Marques!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulin misses with a few strikes there.
Pulin is breathing heavily.
Pulin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marques.
Marques lands a head kick!

Marques instigates a clinch.
Marques stalling.
Marques has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pulin after a bit of a struggle.

Marques successfully pulls guard.
Marques pulls Pulin in to control the position.
Marques throws a couple of heel strikes.
Marques lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marques throws a big right hand that misses.
Marques sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marques lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marques's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marques has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marques seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two 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.
Marques lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marques sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vladimir Pulin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marques fails to land the takedown.
Marques fails with a takedown attempt.
Vladimir Pulin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Marques.

Marques takes the fight into the clinch.

Marques pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marques misses with a takedown attempt - Pulin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Pulin. No joy for Marques on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marques closes the distance and clinches up with Pulin, looking for a takedown. Marques pushes Pulin against the cage but Pulin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Marques with that takedown attempt.
Pulin leaves Marques with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marques is defended easily by Pulin.
Pulin throws a combination. Marques tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marques tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pulin defends well and Marques ends up having to push Pulin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Marques shoots for a takedown but Pulin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lucas Marques will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Marques has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marques with a hook.

Marques gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marques goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pulin prevents it.

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 Pulin uses from the top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Marques holds on and takes a little breather.
Marques throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Marques looking for a guillotine here but Pulin defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulin is fighting to break Marques's control of his arms but Marques is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marques has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Pulin is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Marques's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marques fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pulin avoids it really well and circles away.
Marques misses with a takedown attempt - Pulin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vladimir Pulin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Marques.
Pulin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marques manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pulin swinging wildly here.
Marques drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pulin defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulin misses with a combination
and Marques counters with a good low kick that Pulin was not able to check.

Marques closes the distance and pushes Pulin back into the cage.

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 Pulin uses from the top position.
Marques lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Marques lands a couple of elbows.
Pulin being controlled here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Marques gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques shoots in looking for a takedown. Pulin tries to sprawl out of it but Marques keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pulin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Marques closes the distance and clinches.
Marques with a knee to the head.
Marques stalling.

Marques's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marques tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pulin swivels and escapes.
Pulin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pulin connects with a body shot.

Marques rushes Pulin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marques connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marques breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pulin throws a hook but Marques avoids it easily.
Marques fails with a takedown attempt.
Marques throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pulin's head.

Marques moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marques.
Marques has Pulin pressed against the cage.
Pulin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Marques showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Marques throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pulin's waist but Pulin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marques off to one side.

Marques closes the distance and pushes Pulin back into the cage.
Pulin is trying to break the clinch but Marques is controlling him.
Marques has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marques is looking to take this one to the mat.
Marques lands a body punch in the clinch.

Marques manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marques.
Vladimir Pulin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Marques.
Pulin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marques feints a counter leg kick.
Vladimir Pulin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pulin is fending him off so far but Marques persists. Nope, Pulin circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pulin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marques avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marques tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pulin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marques somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulin misses with a two punch combination.

Marques closes the distance and clinches.
Marques is stalling here.
Marques unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pulin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marques has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pulin after a bit of a struggle.
Pulin is trying to force a seperation but Marques has the dominant position.
Pulin can't break the clinch.
Marques is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marques is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulin gets underhooks to prevent Marques's takedown attempt.
Pulin tries to break the clinch but Marques is controlling the position.

Marques decides to pull guard.

Marques has his foot on Pulin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pulin works his way back into a safe position though.

Marques is looking for a triangle but Pulin pushes his legs off easily.
Pulin is looking to stand up but Marques won't let him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Marques holds on and takes a little breather.

Pulin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marques is pulling down on Pulin's head. It's preventing any offense from Pulin, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pulin's guard.

Marques with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marques sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four 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.
Pulin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marques.
Marques showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Marques comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marques 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

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