PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Morgoslepov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Morgoslepov
vs
Marley

190 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
243 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Morgoslepov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Marley!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morgoslepov avoids it really well and circles away.
Morgoslepov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Marley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Morgoslepov's guard now.
Marley prevents Morgoslepov from getting back to his feet.
Marley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgoslepov is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marley lands a nice short elbow.
Marley should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Marley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Marley lands with a punch from half guard.
Morgoslepov is trying to stand.
Marley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Marley working over Morgoslepov with some ground and pound. Morgoslepov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marley trying to control from half guard but Morgoslepov is working away.
Morgoslepov gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morgoslepov looking for subs off his back but Marley has passed one foot through into half guard.

Morgoslepov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marley pulls his head out easily.
Morgoslepov is breathing heavily.
Morgoslepov is in trouble now - Marley has advanced to mount!
Marley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morgoslepov looks a forlorn figure.
Morgoslepov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marley on the ground.
Morgoslepov wants to try and get back to his feet.
Morgoslepov is in a horrible position here. Marley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Marley lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Marley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgoslepov can't escape the position.
Marley with good strikes from the mount here!
Marley landing strikes from the mount.
Morgoslepov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Marley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morgoslepov's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morgoslepov hang on?
Marley landing shots from mount.
Marley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marley lands with some strikes.
Morgoslepov can't escape the position.
Marley with the ground and pound from mount.
Marley punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley scoring with strikes but Morgoslepov is staying in there.
Marley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morgoslepov looks a forlorn figure.
Marley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morgoslepov looks a forlorn figure.
Marley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morgoslepov is in a horrible position here. Marley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Marley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morgoslepov?
Morgoslepov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marley landing strikes from the mount.
Marley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Morgoslepov can't escape the position.
Morgoslepov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Marley cracks Morgoslepov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morgoslepov?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marley with shots to the head and body - Morgoslepov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Marley prevents Morgoslepov from getting the reversal.
Marley landing shots from mount.
Morgoslepov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marley controlling his opponent.
Marley landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Morgoslepov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marley content just to control the position here.
Morgoslepov tries to buck Marley off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Marley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Marley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morgoslepov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marley's knee momentarily.
Morgoslepov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morgoslepov tries to work over Marley's front leg with a kick but Marley checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgoslepov.
Morgoslepov fails with the takedown

so Marley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Morgoslepov working for a triangle but Marley defends it easily.
Morgoslepov wants to stand and escape but Marley is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgoslepov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgoslepov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marley is controlling him.
Marley scoring with some ground and pound.
Marley working some strikes from top position.
Marley 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.
Morgoslepov has momentary wrist control but Marley slips an elbow through the middle.

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.
Marley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marley wants to control from the top but Morgoslepov keeps moving.
Bob Marley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marley stops Morgoslepov from standing up.

Morgoslepov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Morgoslepov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Marley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Marley wants to work for an arm triangle but Morgoslepov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Morgoslepov actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley working the head and body with strikes.
Marley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marley throwing shots but Morgoslepov is blocking nicely.
Morgoslepov wants to get back to his feet.
Marley lands with a punch from half guard.
Morgoslepov tries to roll over but Marley keeps him under control.
Marley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morgoslepov misses with a takedown

and Marley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morgoslepov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morgoslepov wants to stand up but Marley is controlling him.

Morgoslepov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marley defends well.
Morgoslepov is wriggling around but Marley manages to pass to half guard.

Morgoslepov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marley pulls his head out easily.
Morgoslepov is looking to escape.
Morgoslepov is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Marley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Marley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Morgoslepov!
Morgoslepov is looking to improve his position but Marley isn't that keen on the idea.
Morgoslepov wants to get back to his feet.
Marley controlling the pace for now.
Morgoslepov tries to reverse the position but Marley maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgoslepov taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marley with good strikes from the mount here!
Marley lands a nice shot to the head.
Marley landing strikes from the mount.
Marley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morgoslepov?
Marley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morgoslepov working to try and regain half guard.
Morgoslepov wants to get back to his feet.
Morgoslepov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley prevents Morgoslepov from getting the reversal.
Marley working Morgoslepov over with strikes here.

Marley is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Morgoslepov is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Morgoslepov flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Marley anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Morgoslepov and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Marley slips an arm under Morgoslepov chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Marley has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Marley is squeezing on Morgoslepov like an anaconda would it's prey. Morgoslepov fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bob Marley!