PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marques Roy (ranked 4008 p4p, 3909 weight class) and Bear Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bear Loman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Roy
vs
Loman

188 cm
25
188
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
195
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marques Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bear Loman!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman stuns Roy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bear Loman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loman.
Loman connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick lands for Loman.
Loman sizes up Roy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Loman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Loman throws a body shot but no joy.
Roy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Loman sprawls and moves away.
Loman throws a low kick but Roy avoids it.
Loman loads up on a big right hand but Roy slips the punch.
Loman looks to score with a jab to the body but Roy is just out of range.
Loman misses with a double jab

and Roy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Loman's guard.
Roy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roy connects with a couple of short punches.
Roy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roy landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roy throwing strikes from guard but Loman blocks nicely.
Roy slips nicely into half guard.
Loman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Roy is nestled in close to Loman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Roy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roy working Loman over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roy drops an elbow to the side of Loman's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Loman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Roy works his way into full mount!
Roy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Roy 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loman is bucking up trying to escape but Roy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Loman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Loman is bucking up trying to escape but Roy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Roy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Loman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy landing strikes from the mount and Loman is in trouble!
Loman is bucking up trying to escape but Roy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Loman is rocked!
The referee warns Loman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Loman is still in real trouble! Can Roy finish him?
Roy is landing with some decent strikes but Loman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A big strike lands for Roy! That's really hurt Loman and he's turned his back - Roy keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Roy jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marques Roy!