PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alien Invasion (ranked 903 p4p, 792 weight class) and Marques Roy (ranked 112 p4p, 93 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Invasion
vs
Roy

193 cm
26
189
7 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
188
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alien Invasion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marques Roy!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Invasion misses

and Roy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Roy winds up and cracks Invasion with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Roy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Invasion is looking for a sweep. Roy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roy is thwarting Invasion's attempts to control the position.
Roy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roy controlling the action here.
Invasion on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Invasion tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Invasion trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Invasion is looking for a sweep. Roy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy is thwarting Invasion's attempts to control the position.
Roy prevents Invasion from improving his position.
Roy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Invasion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roy working the head and body with strikes.
Roy working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Roy.
Roy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Roy lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Invasion tries to get to full guard but Roy has control of the leg.
Roy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Invasion trying to control here.
Invasion on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Invasion has hold of Roy's hands but Roy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roy trying to control from half guard but Invasion is working away.
Roy wants to pass the guard but Invasion is defending well.
Roy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Invasion trying to hold on to Roy's head to control him but Roy postures up.
Roy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Invasion wants to get back to full guard.
Roy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Roy in particular looking to stall.
Roy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roy working over Invasion with some ground and pound. Invasion looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Invasion trying to hold on to Roy's head to control him but Roy postures up.
Roy lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Invasion has hold of Roy's hands but Roy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roy throws a strike but Invasion avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Roy working some strikes from top position.
Roy with a nice head shot there.
Roy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roy with a nice head shot there.
Roy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Roy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Invasion looking for a sweep. Not yet Invasion, not yet.
Roy stands up over Invasion, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Invasion's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marques Roy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Invasion with a poor takedown
letting Roy counter with a right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Roy or perhaps it was just good defense by Invasion, which made it look bad.
Invasion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Invasion misses its intended target.
Roy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Invasion or perhaps it was just good defense by Roy, which made it look bad.

Invasion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Invasion in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy is trying to control Invasion's posture but Invasion avoids it.
Invasion definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Roy sneaks back into half guard.
Roy works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy pulls Invasion in close to prevent any damage.
Roy keeping moving, preventing Invasion from controlling successfully.
Roy wants to sweep but no luck.
Roy keeping moving, preventing Invasion from controlling successfully.
Invasion throwing strikes but missing.
Invasion has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roy wants to sweep but no luck.
Marques Roy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roy pulls Invasion in close to prevent any damage.
Invasion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roy is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Invasion trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Invasion distracts Roy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Invasion won't allow Roy to sweep him here.
Invasion is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Roy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roy is adopting a defensive guard.
Roy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Invasion manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy throwing strikes but missing.
Invasion has momentary wrist control but Roy slips an elbow through the middle.
Roy trying to control the position from guard on top but Invasion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Invasion is trying to control the position but Roy postures up.
Invasion is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Roy wants to get back to full guard.
Roy keeping control of the position.
Invasion thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roy's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Invasion lands a nice short elbow.
Roy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roy is trying to get back to full guard.
Roy is trying is best to control the position here.
Invasion trying to control from half guard but Roy is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Invasion is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alien Invasion dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Roy lands a nice looking body shot.

Roy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Roy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Roy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Invasion is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Invasion is trying to get back to full guard.
Roy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Invasion with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy working Invasion over with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Invasion manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Invasion 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.

Invasion had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Roy defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roy trying to control the position from guard on top but Invasion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Invasion wants to sweep here but Roy controlling him for the moment.
Roy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roy postures up.
Roy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Invasion is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roy connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Roy is in close to Invasion's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Invasion lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roy is on top in guard.

Invasion keeping moving, preventing Roy from controlling successfully.
Roy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roy works over Invasion with some ground and pound from guard.
Roy throws an elbow that misses. Invasion uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roy's guard. Nice move by Invasion!

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roy is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Invasion trying to keep a closed guard but Roy is proving a slippery customer.
Roy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roy throws a big right hand that misses.
Roy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Invasion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Invasion trying to keep a closed guard but Roy is proving a slippery customer.
Roy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Invasion tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Invasion has an active guard here but Roy has managed to pass into half guard.
Invasion is looking to control Roy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Invasion avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Roy there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roy wants to take a breather but Invasion is having none of it.
Roy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roy winds up and cracks Invasion with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marques Roy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marques Roy!
A very excited looking Marques Roy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.