PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Marques (ranked 2729 p4p, 2850 weight class) and Trey Wittman (ranked 346 p4p, 359 weight class). Trey Wittman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Marques
vs
Wittman

172 cm
25
185
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
26
175
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Marques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Wittman !
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marques has closed the distance and engaged Wittman in a clinch.
Wittman lands with a light punch inside.
Wittman misses with a body punch.
Marques tries to pull guard but Wittman won't allow it.
Marques tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wittman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marques tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Marques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wittman misses with a body punch.
Marques is looking to take this one to the mat.
A right hook to the body lands for Wittman .
Marques definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wittman as Marques tries to tie him up.
Wittman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marques jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wittman walks away with a smile on his face. Marques gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wittman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marques swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marques tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wittman wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wittman moves into the clinch successfully.
Marques can't get the takedown.
Wittman tries to throw a body punch but Marques avoids it by throwing Wittman back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wittman is keeping busy.
Marques trying to control the position but instead, Wittman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marques into the cage.
Wittman lands with a left to the head.
Wittman lands a body shot.
Wittman lands a nice shot to the body.
Marques is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Wittman .
Wittman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marques backwards.
Marques is trying to stall.
Wittman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marques backwards.
A hook to the body from Wittman .
Marques drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marques blocks a body shot from Wittman .
Marques has Wittman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wittman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wittman scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittman lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Wittman .
Wittman tries to throw a body punch but Marques avoids it by throwing Wittman back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Wittman .
Wittman pushes Marques back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wittman is leaning against Marques and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Wittman .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wittman lands a hook that snaps the head of Marques backwards.
Wittman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marques.
Wittman tries to throw a body punch but Marques avoids it by throwing Wittman back against the cage.
Wittman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marques backwards.
Wittman tries to work over Marques's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wittman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marques's elbow.
Wittman lands a nice uppercut.
Wittman lands an uppercut.
Wittman misses with a punch to the body.
Wittman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wittman scores with a hook to the body.
Wittman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wittman tries to throw a body punch but Marques avoids it by throwing Wittman back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Wittman .
Wittman can't find room to land a body shot as Marques controls the action.
A short right from Wittman on the inside.
A body shot lands from Wittman .
Wittman tries a body shot but Marques blocks it.
Wittman lands with a right to the head.
Wittman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Wittman - that landed with a thud.
Wittman lands a nice shot to the body.
Wittman can't find room to land a body shot as Marques controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wittman .
Wittman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wittman digs a right hand underneath Marques's ribcage. Marques let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wittman pushes Marques back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wittman lands with a right to the head.
Wittman pushes Marques back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wittman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Wittman .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wittman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wittman pushes Marques back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wittman pushes Marques back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Wittman - that landed with a thud.
Wittman is leaning against Marques and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wittman lands a shot to the body.
Wittman lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Wittman .
Wittman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Wittman .
Wittman pushes Marques back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wittman cracks Marques with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Wittman - that landed with a thud.
Wittman can't find room to land a body shot as Marques controls the action.
Wittman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wittman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wittman lands a body shot.
Wittman pushes Marques back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wittman lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Wittman 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.

Wittman tries to clinch up but Marques circles away and keeps his distance.
Wittman blocks a head kick by Marques.
Wittman wants to clinch.
Wittman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marques swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marques throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wittman tries to clinch but Marques is having none of it.
Wittman wants to clinch up but Marques keeps it at a distance.
Wittman wants to clinch.
Marques circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wittman is looking to clinch.
Marques drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wittman sprawls and moves away.
Wittman tries to close the distance and clinch but Marques swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wittman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marques swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques throws a head kick but Wittman moves out of range.
Wittman with the counter takedown but Marques avoids it easily.

Wittman moves into the clinch.
Marques blocks a body shot from Wittman .
Wittman lands a hook that snaps the head of Marques backwards.
Marques missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Wittman on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittman struggles to land a body shot inside as Marques controls his hands.
Marques wants a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wittman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marques is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wittman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marques or not.
Wittman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wittman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wittman presses Marques against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wittman struggles to land a body shot inside as Marques controls his hands.
Wittman lands a shot to the body.
Marques blocks a body shot from Wittman .
Wittman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marques backwards.
Wittman tries to work over Marques's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wittman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Wittman .
Wittman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marques has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wittman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wittman lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittman lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wittman presses Marques against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wittman .
Wittman misses with a body punch.
Wittman lands a body shot.
A short left from Wittman .
Wittman tries to work over Marques's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wittman scores with a shoulder strike.
Wittman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marques.
Wittman digs a right hand underneath Marques's ribcage. Marques let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Wittman .
A short left from Wittman .
A short uppercut from Wittman .
Trey Wittman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Wittman .
Wittman struggles to land a body shot inside as Marques controls his hands.
Wittman presses Marques against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wittman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Wittman .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wittman tries to work over Marques's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wittman tries to throw a body punch but Marques avoids it by throwing Wittman back against the cage.
Wittman pushes Marques back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Wittman .
A body shot lands from Wittman .
A short right from Wittman on the inside.
Wittman lands a body punch.
Wittman gets through Marques's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wittman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wittman lands a body shot.
Wittman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wittman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marques backwards.
Wittman lands a body shot.
Wittman tries to throw a body punch but Marques avoids it by throwing Wittman back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Wittman .
Wittman lands a body shot.
Marques blocks a body shot from Wittman .
Wittman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wittman .
A short body shot lands from Wittman as the two fighters clinch.
Wittman prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Marques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Wittman .
Wittman can't find room to land a body shot as Marques controls the action.
Marques wants a takedown but no success here.
A body shot lands from Wittman .
A short right from Wittman .
Wittman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Wittman .
Wittman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marques takes a shot to the head.
Wittman tries to throw a body punch but Marques avoids it by throwing Wittman back against the cage.
Wittman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marques's elbow.
Wittman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Wittman .
Wittman misses with a punch to the body.
Wittman lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Marques is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Wittman 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!

Wittman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wittman wants to clinch.
Wittman avoids the head kick by Marques.

Marques rushes Wittman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marques taking a breather.
Marques tries for a takedown but Wittman manages to get underhooks.
Marques has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wittman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marques jumps guard but Wittman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Marques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wittman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marques backwards.
Nice body punch from Wittman - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Wittman - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wittman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wittman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wittman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marques tries to land knees in the clinch but Wittman avoids the damage to the body.
Wittman lands a nice uppercut.
Wittman can't find room to land a body shot as Marques controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wittman lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Wittman .
Wittman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marques or not.
Wittman tries to throw a body punch but Marques avoids it by throwing Wittman back against the cage.
Marques prevents a body shot from Wittman .
Wittman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wittman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wittman .
Wittman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wittman lands a shot to the body.
Wittman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marques or not.
Nice body punch from Wittman .
Wittman digs a right hand into Marques's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marques's gas tank.
Wittman works on Marques's body with a couple of short punches.
Wittman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wittman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marques or not.
Wittman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trey Wittman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wittman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wittman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Wittman .
A shot in the inside from Wittman .
Wittman tries a body shot but Marques blocks it.
Marques tries a knee to the head but Wittman blocks it.
Marques drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wittman scores with a hook to the body.
Wittman misses with a body punch.
Wittman tries to throw a body punch but Marques avoids it by throwing Wittman back against the cage.
Wittman works on Marques's body with a couple of short punches.
Wittman misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Wittman .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wittman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wittman scores with a hook to the body.
Wittman lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Wittman .
Wittman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wittman pushes Marques back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Marques is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wittman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Wittman .
A nice right hand lands inside from Wittman .
Wittman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wittman lands a nice uppercut.
Wittman lands a shot to the body.
Wittman throws a big uppercut that drops Marques! More strikes from Wittman and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Marques lies dazed against the cage as Wittman celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trey Wittman !
Trey Wittman gave a mention to The Thrift Shop - in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).