PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hefty Jack (ranked 1329 p4p, 172 weight class) and Reagan Marley (ranked 2055 p4p, 245 weight class). Reagan Marley will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jack
vs
Marley

180 cm
27
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hefty Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reagan Marley!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley misses with a lunging right hand

and Jack counters with a single leg into guard. Marley didn't expect that.
Jack scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marley wants to sweep but no luck.
Jack controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jack is looking to advance position but Marley has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Marley landing punches.
Marley sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jack's coaches at The Coffee Shop have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Jack regains half guard.
Marley lands with a punch from half guard.
Marley wants to take a breather but Jack is having none of it.
Marley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jack knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marley wants to take a breather but Jack is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Marley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jack tries to roll over but Marley keeps him under control.
Jack is controlling Marley's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Marley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Marley there.
Marley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jack keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Marley is trying to work for a kimura but Jack is defending well.
Jack looks like he's trying to stand up.
I've been told that Marley has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Marley is just content to waste time from the top position. Jack takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jack keeping moving, preventing Marley from controlling successfully.
Marley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jack looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Marley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jack is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Marley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jack is one step ahead there.
Jack lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley controls Jack momentarily but Jack frees himself.
Jack wants to control from the top but Marley keeps moving.
Jack has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jack distracts Marley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marley is controlling Jack's posture.
Marley looking for a sweep. Not yet Marley, not yet.
Jack works over Marley with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marley keeping full guard, as Jack tries to pass.
Marley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hefty Jack dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Marley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jack quickly recovers to half guard.
Jack has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marley is working away from the top position though.
Jack is staying active underneath Marley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marley trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jack is staying active underneath Marley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Marley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jack blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marley.
Jack keeping control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jack tries to roll over but Marley keeps him under control.
Jack might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jack is trying to control but can't.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Jack ducks down to avoid it.
Jack feinted with a counter takedown.
Marley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Jack closes the distance and pushes Marley back into the cage.

Jack tightens his grip and picks Marley up, before dumping him to the ground. Marley manages to land in guard.
Jack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marley wants to sweep here but Jack controlling him for the moment.
Jack trying to control but Marley is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack being controlled here momentarily.
Marley keeping moving, preventing Jack from controlling successfully.
Marley is looking to sweep but instead, Jack has passed into half guard.
Marley is trying to maintain the position but Jack is very close to passing his half guard.
Jack trying to mount his opponent but Marley defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jack trying to control from half guard but Marley is working away.
Marley is looking for a sweep. Jack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jack seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jack is thwarting Marley's attempts to control the position.
Jack is trying to control the action in half guard but Marley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jack is nestled in close to Marley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jack working Marley over with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jack working the head and body with strikes.
Marley wants to control but Jack is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marley keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Marley won't allow Jack to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hefty Jack will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Marley rushes Jack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jack pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Marley is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jack is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Marley to the mat. Marley regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Marley trying to keep a closed guard but Jack is proving a slippery customer.
Marley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hefty Jack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jack postures up and lands a big shot to Marley's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley trying to control the position.
Marley 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jack is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jack with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jack cracks Marley with a solid left hand.
Jack lands a couple of digs.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marley can do to turn this around?
Jack scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jack is looking to pass into half guard but Marley pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Marley is in guard.

Jack pulls Marley in to control the position.
Marley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marley won't allow Jack to sweep him here.
Jack is pulling down on Marley's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley throwing strikes from guard but Jack blocks nicely.
Marley wants to control from the top but Jack keeps moving.
Marley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jack's head.
Marley tries to free his leg and advance position but Jack is retaining full guard.
Jack pulls Marley in to control the position.
Jack looking for a sweep. Not yet Jack, not yet.
Jack looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jack's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jack gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Marley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jack tries to move to mount but Marley blocks the move with his legs.
Jack cracks Marley with a big elbow.
Marley is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jack taking a breather here.
Marley wants to control but Jack postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jack is staying active.
Marley is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Marley is trying to get back to full guard.
Reagan Marley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Marley trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marley manages to get to full guard.
Jack cracks Marley with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hefty Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jack, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hefty Jack!