PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gomez Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Marcus
vs
Clegane

210 cm
22
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Pure Fight Science

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gomez Marcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sandor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clegane scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Clegane lands strikes from half guard.
Clegane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clegane thows a huge punch but Marcus dodges it nicely.

Marcus kicks off Clegane and gets to his feet.
Clegane shoots in but no luck this time.
Clegane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marcus lands a two punch combo.
Clegane shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marcus as he jumps to the side.

Marcus has managed to clinch.
Clegane is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marcus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gomez Marcus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandor Clegane.
Clegane can't get the takedown.
Marcus lands an elbow just above Clegane 's eye.

Marcus breaks the clinch.
Clegane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marcus tries to avoid it but Clegane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marcus to the ground. Marcus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Clegane looks gassed!
Marcus has his takedown stuffed

and Clegane decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marcus's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marcus is on top in guard.
Marcus stands up out of Clegane's guard for a moment - Clegane manages to land a nice upkick.
Marcus stands up over Clegane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marcus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marcus trying to control but Clegane is working from the bottom.
Marcus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marcus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clegane is trying to control the position but Marcus postures up.
Clegane throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Marcus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Marcus pulls guard effortlessly.
Clegane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Marcus pushes Clegane off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Marcus with a poor takedown

and Clegane counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marcus gets full guard.

Marcus looking for a guillotine here but Clegane defends easily.
Marcus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clegane chips away with some ground and pound.
Marcus trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Marcus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clegane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marcus raining down shots from the mount!
Clegane tries to lock up and control but Marcus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marcus with shots to the head and body - Clegane looks very uncomfortable down there.
Marcus cracks Clegane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Marcus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marcus avoids the attempt from Clegane to control.
Marcus lands a heavy elbow.
Clegane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Clegane gets back to half guard.
Marcus prevents Clegane from improving his position.
Clegane missing with punches from the bottom.
Marcus blocks the strikes from Clegane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clegane keeps working.
Clegane wants to improve his position but Marcus is controlling well.
Marcus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Marcus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clegane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clegane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Clegane misses with a takedown attempt

and Marcus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clegane can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marcus passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Clegane!
Clegane can't escape the position.
Marcus scoring with strikes but Clegane is staying in there.
Marcus cracks Clegane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Clegane throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Clegane is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane tries to lock up and control but Marcus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Clegane is desperately trying to improve his position but Marcus has a good base and remains in mount.
Clegane gets back to half guard.
Clegane trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clegane manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Clegane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clegane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Clegane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marcus is one step ahead there.
Marcus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Clegane takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Marcus scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gomez Marcus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Marcus clinches up with Clegane and pushes him back against the cage.
Marcus stops a takedown attempt from Clegane.

Marcus jumps guard and drags Clegane to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Marcus is trying to control the position but Clegane postures up.
Clegane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcus has momentary wrist control but Clegane slips an elbow through the middle.
Clegane postures up.
Marcus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Clegane!
Marcus raining down shots from the mount!
Marcus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Marcus landing punches.
Clegane is looking to get to half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marcus here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Clegane throwing hammer fists to the chest of Marcus. What's that going to do exactly?
Marcus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marcus working the ground and pound effectively.
Clegane really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marcus misses with a head shot.
Clegane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Clegane is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marcus working Clegane over with strikes here.
Clegane working to try and regain half guard.
Marcus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Clegane tries to hold on but Marcus postures up.
Clegane is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Clegane is in a horrible position here. Marcus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Clegane is in a horrible position here. Marcus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Marcus avoids the attempt from Clegane to control.
Clegane is bucking up trying to escape but Marcus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Marcus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Clegane because Marcus loaded up on that one.
Marcus prevents Clegane from getting the reversal.
Marcus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marcus breaks from Clegane's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Marcus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marcus is landing with some decent strikes but Clegane is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Clegane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Clegane is rocked!
Marcus unloading with bombs!
Clegane is still in real trouble! Can Marcus finish him?

Marcus quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Marcus but it's paid off an Clegane is forced to tap! Nice work by Marcus.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gomez Marcus!