PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aries Lagana (ranked 3820 p4p, 3698 weight class) and Bardhal Marku (ranked 295 p4p, 290 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lagana
vs
Marku

180 cm
19
150
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
147
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aries Lagana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bardhal Marku!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lagana's corner calls for a 1-2. Lagana obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lagana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marku looks to score with a jab to the body but Lagana is just out of range.
Lagana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marku moves out of range as Lagana strikes.
Marku misses with a body punch
and Lagana counters with a stiff right hand.
Marku defending well as Lagana loads up on a big left hand.
Lagana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marku throws a shot from downtown. Lagana moves away and avoids it.
Lagana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lagana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lagana throws a jab when Marku was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Marku.
Marku looks to score with a jab to the body but Lagana is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marku staying out of range there.
Lagana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marku slips under a jab from Lagana.
Marku just misses with a punch to the body.
Lagana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lagana swings widly with a right hand
enabling Marku to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marku slips a jab from Lagana.
Lagana misses with a two punch combination.
Lagana lands with a straight right. Marku didn't see that one coming.
Lagana lands a slapping body shot.
Marku blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marku! But no joy.
Marku misses with a looping right.
Marku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Marku clinches.
The referee calls for Marku to work.
Lagana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lagana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lagana misses with a punch to the body.
Marku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lagana stalling in the clinch but Marku improves position.
Lagana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lagana taking a breather.
Lagana blocks a body shot from Marku.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagana is looking to control Marku's arms but Marku gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lagana has his back to the cage.
Marku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marku is stalling here.
Marku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marku.
A short uppercut from Marku.
Marku misses with a punch on the inside.
Lagana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lagana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laganas head.
Marku gets through Lagana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lagana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lagana tries to break the clinch but Marku is controlling the position.
Marku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lagana's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marku.
Marku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Lagana breaks the clinch.
Lagana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marku lands a jab to the nose.
Marku connects with a right hand. Lagana shakes it off.
Marku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lagana.
Nice body punch from Marku.
Marku connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marku connects with a body shot that sends Lagana's belly button to the back.
Marku slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Marku.
Marku misses with a lunging right hand
and Lagana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Lagana.
Lagana looks to throw the jab but Marku is out of range.
Marku doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lagana throws out the jab.
Marku throws an off balance right hand
and Marku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marku has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Marku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marku misses with a hook. Lagana ducked under it nicely.
Lagana appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marku in his tracks.
A slow jab from Lagana misses its intended target.
Lagana is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Marku.
Lagana looks to land a right hand but Marku moved out of range.
Lagana misses with an uppercut.
Lagana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marku throws out the jab.
Lagana misses with a hook. Marku ducked under it nicely.
Marku let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lagana with a nice cross.
Marku moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marku missing with a left hand there. Lagana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marku moves out of range of the strikes.
Lagana smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marku cracks Lagana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lagana throws a shot from downtown. Marku moves away and avoids it.
Lagana stuns Marku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marku misses with a straight right.

Marku moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aries Lagana will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lagana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lagana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marku on the side of the head.
Lagana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marku swings for the body but Lagana moves out of range.
Lagana throws a big shot that misses.
Marku looks to throw the jab but Lagana is out of range.
Lagana is looking to counter punch.
Lagana throws a series of punches but Marku avoids them all with ease.
Marku misses the shot to the body.
Lagana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lagana cracks Marku with a good jab.
Marku throws a lazy right hand but Lagana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marku lands an overhand right.
Marku lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lagana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marku lands with an overhand left.
Marku connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lagana misses with a hook. Marku ducked under it nicely.
Marku slips a straight right by Lagana.
Marku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lagana manages to avoid it.
Lagana throwing a counter right hand but Marku manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marku.
Jab, jab by Lagana - just one landing.
A jab from Lagana misses.
Lagana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Marku.
Lagana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Marku. That snapped Lagana's head back.
Aries Lagana is winning the standup battle so far.
Lagana throws a lazy right hand but Marku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lagana misses with a looping left.
Lagana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marku.
Marku cracks Lagana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lagana works the jab nicely.
A jab from Marku misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marku in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marku lands a jab to the head.
Marku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lagana.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Marku misses.
Lagana swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marku moves in looking to clinch but Lagana pushes him off.
Marku ducks under a wild hook from Lagana.
Marku takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marku throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lagana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lagana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Markus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marku misses with an uppercut.
Marku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lagana throws a big shot that misses.
Marku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lagana.
A little jabbing left from Marku on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lagana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lagana counters with a straight right hand.
Marku throws a jab but it's blocked by Lagana.
Marku slips under a jab from Lagana.
Marku misses with a straight left.
Lagana throws a jab when Marku was well out of range.
Marku moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Marku.
Marku lands with a straight right. Lagana didn't see that one coming.
Marku throws an overhand right that lands on Lagana's shoulder, as Lagana tries to avoid the shot.
Marku swings for the body but Lagana moves out of range.
Lagana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marku throws out the jab.
Lagana misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marku, as that shot connected.
Lagana missing with a left hand there. Marku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lagana looks to score with a jab to the body but Marku is just out of range.
Marku with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lagana to score with a decent uppercut.
Lagana connects with a body shot that sends Marku's belly button to the back.
Marku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marku throws a jab but it's blocked by Lagana.
Lagana cracks Marku with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marku throws a combination. Lagana tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Marku there.
Lagana slips a jab from Marku.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Marku.
Lagana swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lagana misses with a hook.
Marku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lagana missing with a left hand there. Marku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marku with a nice cross.
Marku fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lagana scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Lagana.
Lagana missing with a left hand there. Marku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lagana takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marku fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lagana lands a jab to the nose.

Marku takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marku misses with a body punch.
Lagana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marku scores with a shot to the side of Lagana's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardhal Marku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Marku misses with a hook.
Marku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marku swings widly with a right hand
and Lagana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lagana misses with a hook.
Marku misses with an uppercut.
Lagana misses with a hook.
Lagana throws a hook but Marku blocks it.
Marku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lagana. Marku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lagana throws a shot from downtown. Marku moves away and avoids it.
Marku looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lagana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lagana blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lagana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marku was well out of range. Poor timing from Lagana.
Lagana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lagana.
Marku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lagana moves away.
Lagana slips a straight right by Marku.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marku thuds his right hand into Lagana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marku throws the left hand but Lagana avoids the punch easily.
Marku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lagana misses the shot to the body.
Marku missing with a left hand there. Lagana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Lagana misses the target.
Marku misses with an uppercut. Lagana saw that one coming.
Marku misses with a looping right.
Marku has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lagana missing with a left hand there. Marku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lagana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lagana takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lagana looks to throw the jab but Marku is out of range.
Marku swings for the body but Lagana moves out of range.
Marku looks to throw the jab but Lagana is out of range.
Lagana swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lagana.
Marku appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lagana was well out of range. Poor timing from Marku.
Marku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lagana.
A nice side step and Marku releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lagana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marku.
Marku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lagana throws out the jab.
Marku lands with a hook. Lagana tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lagana ducks under a wild hook from Marku.
Marku connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marku looks to land a left hand but Lagana moved out of range nicely.
Lagana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marku lands a really nice looking cross but Lagana seems unphased.
A big right from Lagana misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marku! But no joy.
Marku staying out of range there.
Marku looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lagana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lagana defending well as Marku loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Lagana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marku cracks Lagana with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Marku misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagana misses with a lunging right hand
and Marku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marku throws a right hand that misses
and Lagana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lagana slips under a jab.
It looked like Lagana wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lagana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marku.
Lagana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marku throws out the jab.
A combination from Lagana does no damage.
Lagana misses with a straight right.
Lagana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marku misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Marku.
Marku misses with a body shot.
Lagana misses with a hook.
A big right from Lagana misses.
Marku misses with a looping right.
Lagana swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marku has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lagana finds it's way round the side to connect with Marku's head.
Lagana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marku circles away quickly and effectively.
Marku swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagana's corner calls for a 1-2. Lagana obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lagana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marku.
Lagana swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marku throws a hook but Lagana avoids it easily.
Marku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lagana throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marku! But no joy.
Marku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lagana misses with a straight right.
A big left from Lagana misses.
It seemed like Marku was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Lagana misses.
Marku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marku misses with a wild body shot.
Lagana scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marku on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice defenses there by Lagana.
Lagana connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marku. Marku circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lagana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lagana misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aries Lagana.
I think Lagana has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!