PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Marques (ranked 3856 p4p, 373 weight class) and Repa Tiitti (ranked 2058 p4p, 236 weight class). Marques kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Raining Blood. Tiitti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC Back in Black . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Marques
vs
Tiitti

191 cm
34
185 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

182 cm
36
175 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Marques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Repa Tiitti!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiitti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.
Tiitti misses with a body kick.
Marques appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tiitti swinging wildly here.
Marques was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tiitti throws a sloppy head kick and Marques moves out of range easily.

Tiitti darts in and clinches Marques up against the cage.
Tiitti is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marques to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tiitti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Marques gets tackled into the cage by Tiitti. Tiitti maintains the clinch.

Marques pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiitti throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiitti scores with a head kick. Marques tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Billy Marques has been cut.

Tiitti gets a takedown into half guard.
Marques avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tiitti.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiitti controlling the action here.
Tiitti working over Marques with some ground and pound. Marques looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Tiitti wants to work for an arm triangle but Marques is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marques is trying to get back to full guard.
Tiitti is trying to control. Marques wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marques avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tiitti.
My spies in Rabid Dog inform me that Tiitti has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tiitti content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tiitti trying to control from half guard but Marques is working away.
Tiitti content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tiitti is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tiitti seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Tiitti is looking for a kimura but Marques is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tiitti to get the leverage.
Marques wants to control but Tiitti is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marques takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tiitti looks to clinch
and Marques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiitti misses with a takedown attempt
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tiitti throws a sloppy head kick
and Marques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marques circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marques was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiitti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Repa Tiitti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Marques's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tiitti clinches up with Marques and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiitti misses with an elbow strike.

Tiitti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiitti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Marques was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Marques moves out of range of the body kick.
Marques feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tiitti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Tiitti darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Marques kicks Tiitti off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiitti misses with a leg kick.
Marques was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiitti closes the distance but Marques moves to the side
and Marques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiitti throws a head kick that misses
and Marques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiitti throws a sloppy head kick and Marques moves out of range easily.

Tiitti instigates a clinch.

Tiitti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiitti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Repa Tiitti seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiitti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Tiitti gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tiitti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiitti moves in looking to clinch but Marques pushes him off.
Tiitti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marques but Marques pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Tiitti clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marques's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marques blocks a head kick by Tiitti.
Marques looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Tiitti rushes Marques and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Tiitti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiitti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Repa Tiitti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiitti fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiitti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whack! Tiitti lands a heavy head kick that drops Marques. The ref tackles Tiitti to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Marques was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Repa Tiitti!
An out of breath Repa Tiitti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Billy Marques was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.