PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Marker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Marker
vs
Chow

177 cm
24
145 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

162 cm
24
141 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Knock Out Artistry
Knock Out Artistry

MADE IN GERMANY
MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Marker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Raymond Chow!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow is looking to clinch.
Chow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chow swings for the body but Marker moves out of range.
Marker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marker slips a straight right by Chow.
A jab from Chow misses.
Marker tries to bum rush Chow with a series of wild strikes but Chow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chow thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marker counters with a left to the body.
Chow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marker sprawls well. Marker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chow gets slowly back to his feet.
Marker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow swings for the body but Marker moves out of range.
Raymond Chow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Chow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Marker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chow.

Chow drops back, looking for a kneebar! Marker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Marker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Marker!
Chow is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marker is looking to take a break and control but Chow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chow regains half guard.
Chow wants to improve his position but Marker is controlling well.
Marker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marker controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow is looking for a sweep. Marker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Chow looking for submissions off his back.

Chow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Marker blocks the strikes from Chow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chow was well out of range. Poor timing from Marker.
Chow misses with an uppercut.
Marker misses with a jab to the body

and Chow counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Chow is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marker is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chow thows a huge punch but Marker dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Chow dominated that round.
That's time! Marker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Marker. No joy for Chow on that attempt.
Chow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chow.
Chow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Marker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chow slips a jab and a cross from Marker.
Chow is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Marker moves away from the strike by Chow.
Marker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chow misses with a body punch
and Marker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chow misses with a body shot.
Marker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marker misses with an uppercut.
Chow misses with a takedown
and Marker counters with a nice uppercut.
Chow throws a big shot that misses.

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.
Marker moves away from the strike by Chow.
Decent striking displayed by Marker there.
Chow defending well as Marker loads up on a big left hand.
Chow misses with a jab to the body
and Marker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Josh Marker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Marker - just one landing.
Chow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chow shoots in for a takedown but Marker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Josh Marker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Chow.
Chow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marker at a distance.
Chow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marker manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Chow 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marker ducks under a wild hook from Chow.
Marker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chow.
Chow thows a body shot but no joy.
Marker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chow.
Chow avoids the body shot from Marker.
Marker scores with a three punch combo!
Marker moves away from the strike by Chow.
Marker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Marker.
Chow fails with the takedown.
Marker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chow throws out the jab.
Marker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marker was well out of range. Poor timing from Chow.
Chow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marker misses with a body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chow misses with a body punch
and Chow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Marker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Marker dominated that second 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.

Chow throws a hook to the side of Marker's head but Marker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marker thows a body shot but no joy.
Marker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chow.
Chow looks to throw the jab but Marker is out of range.
Chow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chow.
Chow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chow cracks a nice hook into Marker's ribs.
Chow thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marker defends it nicely.
Marker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marker avoids it really well and circles away.
Josh Marker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Chow.
Marker scores with a body shot.

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.
Chow misses with a hook to the body
and Marker counters with a straight right hand.
Chow shoots and misses
and Marker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marker works over Chow's head and body with a nice combination.
Chow shoots in but no luck this time.
Chow wants to clinch.
Marker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chow.
Chow misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marker with a nice cross.
Chow wants to clinch up but Marker keeps it at a distance.
Marker stuffs the takedown attempt from Chow. Chow gets slowly back to his feet.
Chow misses with a jab to the body
and Marker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chow throws a big shot that misses.
Chow looks to land a right hand but Marker moved out of range.
Chow misses with a looping right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chow.
Chow throws out a loose jab but Marker uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chow defending well as Marker loads up on a big left hand.
Marker needs to keep his hands up - Chow had a free shot at his head there.
Marker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chow.
Chow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marker circles away.
Marker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Marker clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chow misses with an uppercut. Marker saw that one coming.
Josh Marker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chow throws a sloppy body shot
and Marker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chow scores with a hook to the body. Marker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chow circles away quickly and effectively.
Marker works over Chow's head and body with a nice combination.
Chow dives in and grabs Marker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marker pushes down on Chow's head and hops out.
Chow misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chow misses the body punch
and Marker counters with a series of strikes. Chow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marker ducks under a wild hook from Chow.
Marker throws a series of punches but Chow avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marker lunges at Chow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chow's hand.
Marker misses with a series of wild punches.
Marker throws a looping overhand right but Chow ducks down to avoid it.
Marker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marker swinging wildly here.
Chow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marker ducks under a wild hook from Chow.

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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chow. Marker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marker tries to avoid it but Chow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marker to the ground. Marker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chow throws a hook to the side of Marker's head but Marker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Chow misses.
Chow thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Chow misses.
Marker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chow on the side of the head.
Marker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chow manages to avoid it.
Marker misses with a two punch combination.
Chow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marker was well out of range. Poor timing from Chow.
Chow blocks a jab.
Chow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marker sprawls well. Marker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chow gets slowly back to his feet.
Josh Marker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Chow.
Chow lands the left hand.

That's four 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.
Chow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chow misses with a body shot.
Chow takes a swing at Marker's ribcage but misses.
Marker scores with the left hand. Chow knows he should have avoided that one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marker looks to land a right hand but Chow moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Marker had his way with Raymond Chow in 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. This is the final round!

Chow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chow lands with a hook. Marker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marker.
Chow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chow closes the distance and clinches up with Marker, looking for a takedown. Chow pushes Marker against the cage but Marker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chow.
Chow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chow missing with a left hand there. Marker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chow misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Chow misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marker swings for the body but Chow moves out of range.
Chow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marker.
Marker avoids the body shot from Chow.
Chow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chow looks to score with a jab to the body but Marker is just out of range.
Marker misses with an uppercut. Chow saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marker staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Chow misses
enabling Marker to counter with a crisp jab.
Chow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marker's waist but Marker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chow off to one side.
Josh Marker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Chow.
Chow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chow misses with a straight left.
Marker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chow circles away quickly and effectively.
Marker throws a jab when Chow was well out of range.
Marker misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marker.
Chow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marker counters with a straight right hand.
Chow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chow misses with a body punch
and Marker counters with a nice body shot.
Chow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marker.
Chow misses with an uppercut. Marker saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chow.
Marker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chow lunges at Marker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marker's hand.
Chow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for Chow with that takedown attempt.
Chow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chow swings for the body but Marker moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chow looks to land a left hand but Marker moved out of range nicely.
Josh Marker is winning the standup battle so far.
Chow misses with a body shot.
Raymond Chow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chow wants to clinch up but Marker keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Josh Marker.
I think Marker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Marker!
Josh Marker is the new bantamweight champion!