PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marley Namaste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Namaste
vs
Bauer

190 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marley Namaste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Bauer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namaste checks a low kick from Bauer.
Jack Bauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bauer tries to clinch up but Namaste circles away and keeps his distance.

Bauer drives through and clinches with Namaste against the cage.
Namaste tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Namaste is trying to maintain a safe position but Bauer gets an underhook and turns Namaste into the cage.

Bauer breaks from the clinch.
Bauer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Namaste changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bauer tries to avoid it but Namaste manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bauer to the ground. Bauer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bauer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Namaste closes the distance and clinches up with Bauer, looking for a takedown. Namaste pushes Bauer against the cage but Bauer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marley Namaste. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bauer forces Namaste back against the cage and clinches.
Bauer is struggling to control the position.
Bauer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Bauer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bauer fails with an attempt to clinch.

Namaste gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Namaste trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Namaste seems keen to control Bauer's posture.

Namaste looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bauer passes into half guard.
Namaste is trying to maintain the position but Bauer is very close to passing his half guard.
Namaste trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bauer tries to control but Namaste wriggling away.
Bauer avoids the attempt from Namaste to control.

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.
Namaste throwing punches despite being mounted.
Bauer avoids the attempt from Namaste to control.
Bauer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Namaste is looking to escape.
Namaste wants to hold on but Bauer pushes him away.
Bauer trying to control but Namaste is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer avoids the attempt from Namaste to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Namaste is looking to improve his position but Bauer isn't that keen on the idea.
Namaste wants to control but Bauer is having none of it.
Namaste looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Marley Namaste just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Namaste tries to clinch but Bauer is having none of it.
Bauer throws a hook but Namaste avoids it easily.
Bauer scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bauer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Namaste tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bauer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bauer receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bauer.
Bauer effectively controlling the action here.

Bauer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bauer lands with a hook. Namaste tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bauer scores with the left hand. Namaste knows he should have avoided that one.
Namaste has his takedown stuffed
and Bauer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bauer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Namaste slips under a jab.
Namaste shoots for a takedown but Bauer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Namaste is working for takedown but Bauer is calmly controlling the position for now.

Bauer gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Namaste regains guard.

Bauer stands up from Namaste's guard - Bauer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bauer tries to clinch but Namaste moves away

and Namaste counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Namaste.
Bauer wants to stand but Namaste is controlling the position.
Namaste throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bauer punching from the bottom - just letting Namaste know he's still in a fight.
Bauer wants to stand up but Namaste is controlling him.
Namaste throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bauer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Namaste is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Namaste pushing down on Bauer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Namaste stops Bauer from getting back to his feet.
Bauer is breathing heavily.
Namaste missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Namaste is looking to take a break and control but Bauer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Namaste 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.
Namaste missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Namaste wants to work for an arm triangle but Bauer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bauer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Namaste.
Namaste stops Bauer from getting back to his feet.
Bauer is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Namaste shoots and misses
and Bauer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marley Namaste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bauer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Namaste.

Bauer closes the distance and clinches.
Namaste goes for a takedown attempt but Bauer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bauer wants to clinch up but Namaste keeps it at a distance.
Namaste throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bauer's waist but Bauer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Namaste off to one side.

Bauer forces Namaste back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Namaste breaks from the clinch.
Namaste fails with the takedown.
Namaste avoids the body shot from Bauer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer darts in trying to clinch

and Namaste counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bauer flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Namaste content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Namaste has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bauer defend it? Namaste steps over the head and cranks it - Bauer is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Namaste!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marley Namaste!