PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pena Rohkea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziggy Marloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rohkea
vs
Marloney

163 cm
19
141 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

165 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Rohkea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ziggy Marloney!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rohkea takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rohkea takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rohkea.
Marloney manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rohkea's best efforts.
Marloney gets back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marloney can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rohkea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marloney not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marloney is on top in guard.
Rohkea is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marloney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rohkea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rohkea knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marloney on the ground.
Rohkea wants to get back to his feet but Marloney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marloney showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ziggy Marloney has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rohkea shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marloney - that will leave a mark!
Marloney fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rohkea.
An inside leg kick lands from Marloney.
Rohkea looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marloney is fending him off so far but Rohkea persists. Nope, Marloney circles away and we're back to standing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marloney, right into the meat.
Rohkea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marloney can pounce on him.
Marloney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rohkea's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marloney.
Rohkea is breathing heavily.
Marloney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rohkea takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rohkea steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marloney. That one must have hurt.
Rohkea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marloney can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marloney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Marloney.
Marloney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marloney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rohkea's calf.
Marloney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rohkea is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rohkea fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pena Rohkea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marloney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marloney.
Ziggy Marloney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Marloney lands but Rohkea takes it in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marloney. That's going to slow Rohkea down.
Marloney fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rohkea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marloney scores with a head kick. Rohkea tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marloney stuffs the takedown.
Marloney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rohkea's sensitive parts.
Marloney lands a leg kick that knocks Rohkea off balance momentarily.
Marloney throws a leg kick which misses Rohkea's front leg but catches the back leg as Rohkea tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rohkea has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marloney.
Marloney thows a body kick. Rohkea tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rohkea stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marloney.
Rohkea takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Marloney.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marloney.
Marloney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rohkea takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marloney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rohkea. That did some damage!
Marloney throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rohkea's head.
Rohkea tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marloney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rohkea somewhat.
Marloney scoring well with a low kick there.
Marloney lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marloney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marloney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rohkea tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rohkea tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rohkea tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marloney.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marloney.
Marloney scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marloney.
An inside leg kick lands from Marloney.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marloney. That's going to slow Rohkea down.
Marloney goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marloney throws a head kick that Rohkea semi-blocks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rohkea takes a kick to the side of the head.
Marloney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marloney lands a leg kick that knocks Rohkea off balance momentarily.
Rohkea has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marloney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ziggy Marloney dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rohkea takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rohkea on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marloney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marloney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marloney throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marloney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marloney scores with a leg kick.
Rohkea takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marloney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marloney fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rohkea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marloney connects with an inside leg kick.
Marloney connects with a solid leg kick.
Marloney lands a leg kick that knocks Rohkea off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Marloney.
Marloney scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marloney thumps Rohkea with a low kick.
Marloney scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rohkea shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marloney napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marloney sneaks back into half guard.
Marloney gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rohkea accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marloney lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rohkea!

Rohkea defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Marloney.

Marloney jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rohkea manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Marloney tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marloney has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marloney misses with the ground and pound.

Marloney stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rohkea shoots for a takedown but Marloney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marloney fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rohkea.
Pena Rohkea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marloney delivers a nice body kick.
Marloney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marloney throws a leg kick but Rohkea moved away.
Rohkea will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rohkea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marloney can pounce on him.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rohkea.
You can see the frustration on Marloney's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marloney tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rohkea lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Marloney down.
Rohkea throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rohkea fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rohkea lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rohkea cracks Marloney with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rohkea looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Marloney is avoiding damage well.
Marloney manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rohkea's best efforts.
Marloney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rohkea.
Rohkea not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rohkea is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marloney makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marloney.
Rohkea throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rohkea throws a big right hand that misses.
Rohkea missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marloney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rohkea.
Rohkea throwing strikes but missing.
Marloney looking to control.
Ziggy Marloney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rohkea trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rohkea thows a big elbow that misses.
Rohkea with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rohkea won't allow Marloney to get back to his feet.
Rohkea thows a big elbow that misses.
Rohkea missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rohkea landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ziggy Marloney 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!

Marloney with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marloney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rohkea. That did some damage!
Marloney finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Rohkea shoots in and bounces Marloney off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rohkea working some strikes from top position.
Marloney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rohkea is one step ahead there.
Rohkea throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marloney is on top in guard.
Marloney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rohkea is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marloney is controlling him.

Marloney thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marloney prevents Rohkea from getting back to his feet.
Marloney wants to control from the top but Rohkea keeps moving.
Marloney passes Rohkea's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marloney trying to control the action but Rohkea is working from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Marloney seems content to control.
Rohkea tries to kick Marloney off but Marloney keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

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.
Rohkea 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.
Marloney drops an elbow to the side of Rohkea's head.

Marloney postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rohkea to stand up.
Marloney throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rohkea.
Marloney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rohkea takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rohkea shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marloney sprawls well. Marloney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rohkea gets slowly back to his feet.
Rohkea shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marloney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rohkea fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pena Rohkea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rohkea closes the distance and clinches up with Marloney, looking for a takedown. Rohkea pushes Marloney against the cage but Marloney circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marloney.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rohkea throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marloney's waist but Marloney gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rohkea off to one side.
Marloney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rohkea takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rohkea shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marloney pinned against the cage. Marloney gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rohkea has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marloney.
Rohkea takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marloney.
Marloney lands a nice looking body kick.
Marloney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Rohkea looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Marloney slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marloney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rohkea looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marloney slips a nice elbow through Rohkea's hands, connecting with Rohkea's forehead.
Rohkea is staying active underneath Marloney, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ziggy Marloney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rohkea wants to get back to his feet.

Marloney postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rohkea to stand up.
Marloney lands with a kick to the temple. Rohkea shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marloney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marloney lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marloney fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rohkea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Rohkea bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pena Rohkea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marloney manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rohkea's best efforts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Marloney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marloney 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziggy Marloney!