PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Marquez (ranked 6362 p4p, 565 weight class) and Sam Rinaldi (ranked 4716 p4p, 498 weight class). Sam Rinaldi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marquez
vs
Rinaldi

195 cm
18
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
24
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edwin Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinaldi tries to clinch there but Marquez circles away.
Rinaldi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marquez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rinaldi's head.

It looks like Sam Rinaldi has been cut.
Marquez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rinaldi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marquez tries to avoid it but Rinaldi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marquez to the ground. Marquez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rinaldi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rinaldi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marquez on the side of the head.
Marquez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rinaldi's corner calls for a 1-2. Rinaldi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Marquez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rinaldi weaves into range and cracks Marquez right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Marquez goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Rinaldi is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Rinaldi!
Edwin Marquez spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back before you know it or I'll get fat and watch Netflix. It's one or the other, really.'.