PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Marion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Marion
vs
Jaeger

187 cm
21
198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
195 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayden Marion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Jaeger!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaeger was well out of range. Poor timing from Marion.
Jaeger lands a two punch combo.
Marion throws out a leg kick but Jaeger moves out of range and Marion only half commits.
A head kick misses from Jaeger.
Jaeger misses with a takedown attempt
and Marion counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marion throws a head kick but Jaeger moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Marion as he connects with a hook.

Jaeger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marion manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jaeger works over Marion with some ground and pound from guard.
Jaeger postures up.
Marion is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jaeger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marion controls Jaeger momentarily but Jaeger frees himself.
Jaeger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Jaeger drops back looking for a leg! Marion is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marion manages to kick Jaeger off! Jaeger jumps back into Marion's guard.
Jaeger trying to control the position from guard on top but Marion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jaeger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jaeger stops Marion from standing up.

Marion had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jaeger defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marion keeping moving, preventing Jaeger from controlling successfully.
Jaeger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

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.
Jaeger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marion regains half guard.
Jaeger tries to pass to full mount but Marion defends it.
Marion regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jaeger.
Jaeger throwing strikes but missing.
Marion trying to control the position.
Jaeger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jaeger trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Marion manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Marion preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger keeping moving, preventing Marion from controlling successfully.
Marion looking to pass the guard.
Jaeger is trying to hold Marion in close to prevent damage but Marion has managed to pass into half guard.
Jaeger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marion.
Jaeger wants to control but Marion is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marion looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jaeger trying to control from the bottom.
Jaeger misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jaeger wants to improve his position but Marion is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marion moves into full mount! Jaeger won't be happy about that!
Marion can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jaeger is looking to escape.
Jaeger tries to reverse the position but Marion maintains control.
Jaeger regains half guard.
Marion prevents Jaeger from improving his position.

Jaeger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Marion prevents Jaeger from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Jaeger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jaeger throws a head kick but Marion moves out of range.
Jaeger misses with a head kick.
Marion scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marion throws out a loose jab but Jaeger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marion lands a two punch combo.
Travis Jaeger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marion avoids the head kick by Jaeger.
Marion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jaeger defends it nicely.
Jaeger shoots for a takedown but Marion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marion tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaeger throws a head kick but Marion moves out of range.
Marion fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaeger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Travis Jaeger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marion scores with a jab to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaeger - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jaeger feints and as Marion raises his hands in defense, Jaeger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jaeger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jaeger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaeger.
Marion is wriggling around but Jaeger manages to pass to half guard.
Marion is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jaeger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jaeger's back!
Marion doesn't have the hooks in and Jaeger manages to turn into his guard.
Marion bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jaeger's guard.
Marion looking to sit in guard and control but Jaeger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marion is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marion 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger is trying to stand.
Jaeger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marion is working away from the top position though.
Marion wants to control but Jaeger is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jaeger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jaeger trying to keep a closed guard but Marion is proving a slippery customer.
Jaeger wants to sweep here but Marion controlling him for the moment.

Jaeger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marion won't allow Jaeger to sweep him here.
Marion scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jaeger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jaeger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marion keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jaeger's head.
Marion scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marion won't allow Jaeger to sweep him here.
Marion working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jaeger's head.
Marion trying to control but Jaeger is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jaeger is on top in guard.

Marion uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Jaeger is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Marion's half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Marion manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayden Marion dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jaeger throws a head kick that misses
and Marion counters with a three punch combo that has Jaeger backing up. Jaeger nods at Marion to acknowledge the strikes.
Jaeger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marion.
Jaeger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marion throws a hook but Jaeger blocks it.
Marion blocks the body kick.
Jaeger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marion swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaeger.
Jaeger tries for a takedown but Marion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jaeger gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Marion counters with a straight right hand.
Marion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marion lands a high kick!

Jaeger gets caught flat footed, as Marion shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marion scoring with some ground and pound.
Marion looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaeger lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marion!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marion is looking to improve his position but Jaeger isn't that keen on the idea.
Jaeger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Jaeger is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Marion has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jaeger wants to control the pace but Marion is squirming around nicely.
Marion is looking to get to half guard.
Jaeger controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger throws some wild stikes that Marion manages to avoid easily.
Jaeger landing shots from mount.
Travis Jaeger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marion is trying to escape the mount.
Marion is working hard here to advance position.
Jaeger throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Marion takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jaeger cracks Marion with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jaeger with good strikes from the mount here!
Jaeger lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jaeger can't control as he wanted to and Marion manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marion is not content to let Jaeger control the position.
Marion is trying to control but can't.
Jaeger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marion tries to get to full guard but Jaeger has control of the leg.
Jaeger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marion keeps working.
Jaeger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marion's head.
Marion is refusing to be controlled, as Jaeger sits in half guard.
Jaeger winds up and cracks Marion with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

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.
Jaeger trying to control from half guard but Marion is working away.
Jaeger tries to pass to full mount but Marion defends it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jaeger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaeger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jaeger in particular looking to stall.
Jaeger looks to land a strike but Marion avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Marion keeping moving, preventing Jaeger from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marion is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaeger.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Jaeger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jaeger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Jaeger!