PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Marker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

King
vs
Marker

160 cm
22
135 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
145 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Marker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
King misses with a low kick.
Marker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King misses with a straight right.
Marker connects with a jab.
Marker moves out of range of the leg kick from King.
King misses with a low kick.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Marker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
King misses with an uppercut.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marker walks forward, straight into a front kick from King.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Marker counters with a straight right hand.
King throws a lazy right hand but Marker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King takes one on the button.
King will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
King wants to clinch
and Marker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marker slips under a jab.
King scores with a jab. Marker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Josh Marker has been cut.
King is looking to slow Marker down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a combination that misses
and Marker counters with a straight right hand.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King throws a wild body kick that Marker sees coming a mile off.
King throws a lazy right hand but Marker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Marker.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marker slips a straight right by King.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marker throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King misses with a double jab
and Marker counters with a left to the body.
Marker slips under a jab.
King connects with a body shot.
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marker defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Marker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
King throws a body kick that misses.
Marker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marker counters with a right hand to the body.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marker connects with the punch.
Marker looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Marker slips under a jab.
Marker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Marker's head.
Marker circles away from the clinch attempt.
King looks to land a combination but Marker avoids it well.
King tries to clinch
and Marker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marker is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Marker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Marker moves out of range of the strikes.
Marker checks a low kick from King.

King rushes Marker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Marker is blocking nicely.
King is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Marker's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Marker takes an elbow to the temple.
King looks to throw an elbow but misses.
King stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with King for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
King lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marker is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
King lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Josh Marker's cut even more.
Come on King - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marker blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Marker is blocking nicely.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
King leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marker managing to block the knees to the body from King.
King lands an elbow that stopped Marker in his tracks for a moment.
King manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
King tries a knee to the head but Marker blocks it.
Marker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King throws an elbow that misses.
King throws an elbow but it's blocked.
King throws an elbow but it's blocked.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
King misses with a knee strike.
King lands an elbow just above Marker 's eye.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marker is defending well for now.
Marker managing to block the knees to the body from King.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, King throws an elbow but misses.
King trying to stall but Marker improves his position.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Marker is blocking nicely.
King lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Josh Marker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
King landing knees to the head.
King misses with a knee to the head.
King wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Marker's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marker taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Marker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King lands a good knee to the midsection. Marker won't want to take too many of those.
King lands a nice elbow.
Marker takes a knee right on the jaw!
King comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marker is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Marker is blocking nicely.
Marker tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King just leaning against Marker, taking a breather.
King throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Marker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King misses with a knee to the head.
King content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marker blocks an elbow strike.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King has Marker pressed against the cage.
King crunches a lovely knee into Marker's ribcage.
Marker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marker blocks it with crossed arms.
King will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marker up against the cage.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marker is defending well for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King leaning against his opponent.
King lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, King just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marker's brow.
Marker tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Marker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

King missing with a left hand there. Marker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marker defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King misses the jab.
Martin King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marker checks a leg kick nicely.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from King.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marker counters with a straight right hand.
King throws a leg kick
and Marker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marker takes one to the side of the head.
King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
King throws a low kick but Marker moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marker jabs at King's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to slow Marker down with leg kicks.
King throws a hook but Marker blocks it.
Nice shot lands for King.
King misses with a hook.
King tries to move into range but Marker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marker keeps the fight on the outside.
Marker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
King lands with a shot to the body.
King swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marker scores with a jab.
King is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
King wants to clinch up but Marker keeps it at a distance.
Marker throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King 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.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marker counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King misses with a low kick.
Marker misses with the combination.
Marker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin King clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Marker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Marker cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marker lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
Marker avoids the head kick by King.
King loads up on a big right hand but Marker slips the punch.
Marker moves out of range as King strikes.
King misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marker looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
A nice combination there by Marker.
Marker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King throws out a loose jab but Marker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marker moves out of range of the strikes.
Marker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King throws the left hand but Marker avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marker scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.

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 avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Marker.
A head kick misses from King.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marker.
Marker throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by King.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by King.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from King.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a leg kick but Marker moved away.
Marker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Marker moves out of range as King strikes.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King misses with a combination
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marker moves out of range of the strikes.
Marker throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!

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.
Nice shot by Marker.
King tries to work over Marker's front leg with a kick but Marker checks it.
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Marker.
King pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marker is out of range and King settles back down.
Martin King is winning the standup battle so far.
Marker checks the leg kick.
King feints and then cracks Marker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marker down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marker scores with a nice head shot.
King misses with a low kick.
Marker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Martin King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josh Marker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Marker scores with a body shot.
Marker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
King throws a leg kick but Marker moved away.
King throws out a powerful jab.
Marker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Marker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King throws a nice looking combination but Marker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King misses with a combination
and Marker counters with a nice body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
Marker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by King.
King misses with a body punch
and Marker counters with a left to the body.
Marker slips a straight right by King.
King takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King moves in looking to clinch but Marker pushes him off.
King slips a jab from Marker.
King works Marker's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
King tries to clinch up
and Marker counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Marker counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King throws the left hand but Marker avoids the punch easily.
Marker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King swings for the body but Marker moves out of range.
Marker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King darts in trying to clinch
and Marker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Josh Marker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King tries to clinch
and Marker counters with a nice uppercut.
Marker missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King misses with a looping right.

That's four 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.
Good leg kick by King there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by King. That's going to slow Marker down.
King throws a shot from downtown. Marker moves away and avoids it.
King misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from King, right into the meat.
King slips a jab from Marker.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
King tries to clinch but Marker is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46

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