PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Hammarstrom (ranked 8244 p4p, 534 weight class) and Mauricio Macri (ranked 8456 p4p, 539 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hammarstrom
vs
Macri

195 cm
20
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
243 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Markus Hammarstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Macri!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Macri has managed to clinch.
Macri taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hammarstrom has had enough of the clinch but Macri keeps him there for the moment.
Hammarstrom tries to break the clinch but Macri is controlling the position.

Hammarstrom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Macri fails with the takedown.
Hammarstrom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Macri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hammarstrom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Macri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammarstrom tries to circle away but Macri has him pinned against the cage.
Hammarstrom misses with a body punch.

Hammarstrom breaks from the clinch.
Mauricio Macri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Macri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Macri leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammarstrom wants to get back to striking at distance but Macri won't allow it.

Macri jumps guard.

Hammarstrom is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Macri has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hammarstrom is looking to defend but Macri has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hammarstrom! Macri pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hammarstrom taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mauricio Macri!
During a confident post fight interview, Mauricio Macri thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.