PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joel Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wally Portman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marquez
vs
Portman

166 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joel Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wally Portman!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez misses with the combination.
Marquez misses with the combination.
Marquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Portman tries to sprawl out of it but Marquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Portman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Portman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marquez throws a head kick that misses.
Marquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Portman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Portman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marquez sprawls well initially but Portman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Portman seems to be working for a kimura but Marquez defends the submission attempt.
Portman looks winded!
Portman prevents Marquez from improving his position.
Marquez really is a fat lump.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez is trying to stand back up but Portman is controlling him

Portman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marquez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Marquez moves into full guard.

Marquez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Portman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez managing to control the position.
Marquez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Portman manages to get himself to full guard.
Marquez trying to control but Portman is working from the bottom.
Marquez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Portman's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marquez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Marquez cracks Portman with a solid left hand.
Portman wants to sweep but no luck.
Marquez throws a big elbow that misses.
Marquez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marquez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez trying to control but Portman is working from the bottom.
Marquez postures up in Portman's guard and throws a big left but Portman blocks it.

Portman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marquez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marquez controls from within his opponent's guard.

Portman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marquez defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marquez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Marquez dominated that round.
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.

Portman looking to score a takedown here. Marquez is defending well but Portman drives through and ends up in Marquez's guard.
Marquez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marquez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Joel Marquez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marquez with good strikes from the mount here!
Marquez lands a heavy elbow.
Marquez lands a big shot there that rocks Portman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Marquez working for a submission but Portman is keeping him at bay.
Marquez controlling from the full mount.
Portman is breathing heavily.
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!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marquez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marquez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Marquez lands a heavy elbow.
Marquez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marquez controlling from the full mount.
Marquez working the ground and pound effectively.
Portman tries to hold on but Marquez pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portman stops Marquez from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Marquez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Portman hang on?
Marquez looking to control and managing it successfully.

Marquez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marquez prevents Portman from getting the reversal.
Portman taking shots to the head.

Marquez has control of Portman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Portman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Marquez unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez controlling the position easily from mount.
Marquez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Portman is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Marquez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marquez controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portman is working to get back to half guard.
Portman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marquez looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Marquez looking for a guillotine from mount but Portman is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marquez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Marquez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Marquez.

Marquez drives through with a takedown into guard.

Marquez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Portman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Marquez has Portman in his guard.

Marquez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marquez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Portman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marquez, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Portman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Portman moves to clinch but Marquez breaks away

and Marquez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Portman's guard.
Portman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marquez controls the pace.
Portman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marquez.
Marquez connects with a couple of short punches.
Marquez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Portman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marquez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marquez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Portman working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marquez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Portman blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Portman.
Marquez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Portman sprawls well. Portman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marquez gets slowly back to his feet.

Marquez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Marquez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Portman is looking to regain half guard here but Marquez keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez controlling the position from side mount.
Marquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Portman can do to turn this around?
Portman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Marquez connects with a decent elbow.

Marquez decides to stand back up.
Wally Portman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marquez tries to clinch but Portman moves out of range.
Marquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marquez blocks a head kick by Portman.
Sloppy strikes from Marquez. Those never looked like landing.
Portman scores with a one two! Marquez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Portman blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portman scores with a head kick.
Marquez fails in his attempt to clinch.

Portman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Marquez to the ground. Portman is now in Marquez's guard.
Marquez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Portman wants to control from the top but Marquez keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marquez is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Portman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marquez defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joel Marquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marquez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Marquez!