PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Specials - A Message To You Rudy. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Repomies
vs
Marley

178 cm
20
144 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
135 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rauno Repomies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Marley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Repomies moves into range and clinches up with Marley.
Marley working hard to break the clinch.

Repomies breaks from the clinch.
Repomies throws a lazy uppercut
letting Marley counter with a right hand.

Repomies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Repomies tries a knee to the head but Marley blocks it.
Nice body punch from Repomies - that landed with a thud.

Repomies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley stuns Repomies with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Repomies.
Repomies looks to clinch
and Marley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Repomies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rauno Repomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Marley misses the target.
Repomies throws a sloppy head kick and Marley moves out of range easily.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Repomies misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies tries to clinch but Marley is having none of it.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Repomies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Repomies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Repomies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Repomies - that will leave a mark!
A head kick misses from Repomies.
Repomies gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marley misses with a few strikes there.
Marley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Repomies - that will leave a mark!
Marley checks a leg kick.
Marley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Repomies on the side of the head.
Repomies throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marley takes a swing at Repomies's ribcage but misses.
Repomies throws a head kick but Marley moves out of range.
Marley lands a jab to Repomies's midsection.
Repomies scores with a head kick. Marley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Rudy Marley has been cut.
Repomies is breathing heavily.
Repomies swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marley counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a really nice looking cross but Repomies seems unphased.
Repomies throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repomies takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marley digs a good body shot into Repomies's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Repomies.
Repomies moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Marley.
Marley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Repomies had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marley avoids the head kick by Repomies.
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Repomies misses with a right hand
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Repomies moves forwards but Marley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Repomies.
Marley jabs Repomies to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies connects with a high kick.
Repomies misses with a kick to the body.
Marley stuns Repomies with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Repomies slips under a jab from Marley.
Marley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Repomies misses with a head kick.
Repomies tries to clinch but Marley is having none of it.
Jab by Marley.
Good exchange - Marley coming out on top.
Repomies throws a nice head kick!
Repomies does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Repomies backs up against the cage.
Repomies takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Repomies moves away.
Marley lands a nice shot to the body.
Marley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Decent striking displayed by Marley there.
Marley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Repomies's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses.
Repomies lands a head kick. Marley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A right-left combo lands from Marley.
Marley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Repomies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marley's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Marley duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Repomies tried to score with a low kick but Marley checks it.
Repomies misses with a leg kick.
Repomies tries to clinch up but Marley circles away and keeps his distance.
Repomies takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marley lands a jab to Repomies's midsection.
Repomies slips a jab and a cross from Marley.
Repomies throws a head kick but Marley moves out of range.
Marley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Marley.
Marley stuns Repomies with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marley lands a nice looking body shot.
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudy Marley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rudy Marley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A jab from Marley finds it's way through Repomies's defenses.
Marley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Repomies doesn't seem bothered though.
Marley clobbers Repomies with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Repomies walks into a stiff left hand from Marley.
Marley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Repomies has time to react.
Marley thuds his right hand into Repomies's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marley blocks a leg kick.
Marley misses with an uppercut.
Repomies looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Repomies shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Repomies.
Jab by Marley.
Marley scores with a nice right hand.
Marley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Repomies.
Repomies takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That kick from Repomies tenderised Marley's leg. Marley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Repomies on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marley scores with a jab. Repomies acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Repomies throws a sloppy head kick and Marley moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Marley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Repomies moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Repomies finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marley misses with a hook. Repomies ducked under it nicely.
Marley throws a lazy right hand but Repomies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marley blocks a head kick by Repomies.
Marley takes a swing at Repomies's ribcage but misses.
Repomies misses with a hook to the body
and Marley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Repomies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Repomies throws a sloppy body shot
and Marley counters with a stiff right hand.
Repomies misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Repomies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Marley. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley keeps the fight on the outside.
Marley avoids the head kick by Repomies.
Marley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marley checks a leg kick nicely.
Marley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Repomies takes a jab right on the kisser.
Repomies throws a sloppy head kick and Marley moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marley, as that shot connected.
Repomies tries to clinch up
and Marley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marley with a hook.
Repomies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Repomies throws a sloppy head kick and Marley moves out of range easily.
Repomies tries to clinch but Marley moves out of range.
Good work by Marley as he checks the leg kick.
A lazy left from Marley finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a looping right.
Repomies tried to score with a low kick but Marley checks it.
Rauno Repomies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marley lands a right hook to the body.
Rudy Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Repomies walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot by Marley.
No joy there for Marley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Repomies chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marley blocks a head kick by Repomies.
Repomies misses with a body kick.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Marley.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Repomies throws a chopping leg kick but Marley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Repomies throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Repomies is looking to clinch.
Repomies takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marley scores with the left hand. Repomies knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch but Marley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A left lands for Marley.
Repomies throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Repomies.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Repomies.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marley tests Repomies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Marley lands with a straight right. Repomies didn't see that one coming.
Marley avoids the head kick by Repomies.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Repomies throws a wild body kick that Marley sees coming a mile off.
Repomies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marley works Repomies's body with a nice hook.
Marley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Repomies doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Repomies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudy Marley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rudy Marley's cut.
That's time! Repomies's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Marley loads up on a big right hand but Repomies slips the punch.
Repomies throws a head kick but Marley moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Marley there.
A big right from Marley misses.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marley!
Marley thows a body shot but no joy.
Repomies throws a head kick but Marley moves out of range.
Repomies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marley's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Repomies.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Repomies.
Repomies misses with a body kick.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Repomies moves away.
Marley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Repomies.
Marley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Repomies pushes Marley away with a front kick.
Repomies misses with a head kick.
Marley scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Repomies ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Good leg kick by Repomies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marley scores with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Marley misses.
Repomies scores with a leg kick.
Marley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Repomiess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Repomies lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice combination there by Marley.
Repomies tries a head kick but it misses.
Repomies throws a sloppy head kick and Marley moves out of range easily.
Marley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Repomies tries a head kick but it misses.
Marley scores with a nice right hand.
Repomies misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marley clobbers Repomies with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Repomies takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marley, as that shot connected.
Marley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Repomies momentarily.
Marley digs a good hook to Repomies's body.
Repomies does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marley lands a nice shot that snaps Repomies's head back.
Marley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Repomies tries to clinch there but Marley circles away.
Marley throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Repomies stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Repomies tries to clinch up
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marley avoids the head kick by Repomies.
Repomies takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Marley.
Marley lands with a shot to the body.
Marley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Repomies ducks right into an uppercut from Marley.
Marley digs a good body shot into Repomies's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Marley.
Repomies's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Repomies scrambles back to his feet.
Marley connects with a looping right hand.
Rauno Repomies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Repomies tries to clinch
and Marley counters with a right hand to the body.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Marley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a straight right.
Marley avoids the head kick by Repomies.
Repomies on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marley misses with a hook. Repomies ducked under it nicely.
Repomies shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Repomies looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rudy Marley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Repomies throws a head kick that Marley semi-blocks.
Marley avoids the head kick by Repomies.
Marley misses with a series of wild punches.
Marley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marley digs a good hook to Repomies's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marley scores with a body shot.
Repomies tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rudy Marley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudy Marley!