PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordechai Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bernard
vs
Marx

195 cm
24
275 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

193 cm
25
270 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Milwaukee's Best 159's - $75

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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saint Bernard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mordechai Marx!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marx is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bernard.

Bernard clinches.
Bernard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marx blocks it with crossed arms.
Marx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bernard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Mordechai Marx has been cut.
Bernard trying to land knees to the body.
Bernard misses with a knee to the head.
Bernard prevents Marx from breaking the clinch.
Marx wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bernard misses with a knee strike.
Bernard lands with a light punch inside.
Bernard misses with a body punch.
Bernard with a knee to the head.
Bernard presses Marx against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marx looks gassed!
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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Bernard.
Bernard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marx takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bernard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marx tries to circle away but Bernard has him pinned against the cage.
Bernard lands a knee to the body.
Bernard lands a knee to the body.
Bernard tries to work over Marx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bernard lands a hook that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Bernard is working Marx over against the cage.
Bernard tries to throw a body punch but Marx avoids it by throwing Bernard back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernard scores a nice knee to the body.
Bernard landing knees to the body.
Bernard scores with a shot to the side of Marx's head.
Bernard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marx takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bernard lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernard landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Mordechai Marx's cut even more.
Bernard digs a right hand underneath Marx's ribcage. Marx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bernard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bernard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bernard.
Bernard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marxs head.
Bernard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bernard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bernard crunches a lovely knee into Marx's ribcage.
Bernard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bernard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marx lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marx looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bernard lands a knee to the head.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bernard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marx backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard scores with a shot to the side of Marx's head.
Bernard tries a body shot but Marx blocks it.
Bernard landing knees to the head.

The cut above Mordechai Marx's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bernard scores with a shot to the side of Marx's head.
Bernard working Marx over with knees to the body.
Bernard lands an elbow just above Marx 's eye.
Bernard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bernard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bernard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marx lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Bernard.
Bernard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bernard lands an elbow inside.
Bernard lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Bernard.
Bernard lands an elbow inside that Marx shrugs off.

Mordechai Marx's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard working Marx over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bernard obliges.
Bernard lands an elbow inside that Marx shrugs off.
Bernard lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mordechai Marx's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Saint Bernard!
Saint Bernard managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 159's - $75, into his post fight interview.