PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pat Marr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solid Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marr's entrance music is Earthshine by Rush. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Marr
vs
Snake

172 cm
21
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

177 cm
24
163 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pat Marr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Solid Snake!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Marr or perhaps it was just good defense by Snake which made him look bad.
Marr shoots for a takedown but Snake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Marr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Snake is trying to defend but Marr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marr moves nicely into side control.
Snake wants to get back to his feet but Marr drags him back down.
Marr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Snake takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Snake explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Marr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Marr throwing shots but Snake is blocking nicely.
Marr prevents Snake from standing back up.

Marr wants to work for an arm triangle but Snake is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Marr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marr wants to free his trapped foot but Snake is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marr stops Snake from getting back to his feet.
Marr passes the guard and advances to mount!
Snake holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marr tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Marr thowing shots but they're missing.
Marr sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Snake is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Snake is in a horrible position here. Marr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marr looking to finish with strikes here!
Marr lands a big shot there that rocks Snake but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Snake takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Marr throwing strikes here but Snake is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Marr with shots to the head and body - Snake looks very uncomfortable down there.
Marr sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Marr has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Snake's face.
Marr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marr unloads with some shots from mount but Snake bucks and avoids them well.
Snake is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marr unloads with some shots from mount but Snake bucks and avoids them well.
Marr throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Snake because Marr loaded up on that one.
Marr working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Snake slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.

Marr seems to be working for a kimura but Snake defends the submission attempt.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Snake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marr shoots in but Snake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Marr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Snake - just one landing.
Snake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marr slips a straight right by Snake.
Marr fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Snake as Marr shoots in.
Marr is breathing heavily.
Snake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Snake pinned against the cage. Snake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Snake misses with a straight left.
Snake defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marr.
Snake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marr shoots for a double leg takedown but Snake sprawls well. He's pushed Marr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Snake.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Snake defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marr is defended easily by Snake.
Solid Snake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snake throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Marr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Snake misses with a hook. Marr ducked under it nicely.
Snake throws an overhand right that lands on Marr's shoulder, as Marr tries to avoid the shot.
Marr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Snake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marr somewhat.
Some wild striking there from Snake.
Marr shoots in for a double leg but Snake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Snake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Snake circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Marr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marr slips a jab and a cross from Snake.
Marr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Snake sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marr shoots in for a double leg but Snake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Snake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marr.
A punch combination from Snake misses.
Snake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake throws a looping overhand right but Marr ducks down to avoid it.
Marr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snake.
A jab lands there for Snake.
Snake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horrible takedown by Marr or perhaps it was just good defense by Snake which made him look bad.
The fighters circle momentarily. Snake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No luck for Marr with that takedown attempt.
Snake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marr.
Snake leaves Marr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Snake swinging wilding here.
Snake throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marr avoids the head kick by Snake.
Marr closes the distance and clinches up with Snake, looking for a takedown. Marr pushes Snake against the cage but Snake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Snake throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake throws a series of punches but Marr avoids them all with ease.
Snake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Snake stuffs the takedown attempt from Marr. Marr gets slowly back to his feet.
Snake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Snake lands a jab-cross combination.
Marr slips a jab and a cross from Snake.
Snake misses with a wild combination.
Marr dodges the punch combination from Snake.
Marr misses with a hook. Snake ducked under it nicely.
Snake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Snake but Snake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Snake defends it nicely.
Snake misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Snake tries to bum rush Marr with a series of wild strikes but Marr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snake lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Snake.
Snake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Marr has managed to clinch.
Marr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Snake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marr has Snake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Snake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marr wants a takedown.
Snake working hard to break the clinch.
Marr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marr keeps control of Snake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Snake fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Snake misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Snake as he jumps to the side.
Marr looks to land a right hand but Snake moved out of range.
Marr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Snake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snake looks to score with a jab to the body but Marr is just out of range.
Marr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snake.
Marr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Snake swivels and escapes.
Snake throws a shot to the body.
Solid Snake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snake throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Snake looks to land a combination. Marr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Marr is rocked!
A lazy left from Snake finds it's target.
Oh Marr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Snake throws a one two combo.
Marr loses concentration momentarily and Snake pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Marr crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Snake finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Solid Snake!