PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korter Poundre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Marley
vs
Poundre

189 cm
22
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Demian Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korter Poundre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poundre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marley moves away.
Poundre misses with a wild body shot.
Poundre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Marley throws a right and a left that both miss.

Marley clinches with his opponent.
Marley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Marley.
Poundre can't break the clinch.
Marley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Marley.
Marley scores with a hook to the body.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marley scores with a shot to the side of Poundre's head.
Marley misses with a hook from the clinch.

Marley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poundre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Poundre punishes Marley's body with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poundre swinging wilding here.
Poundre lands a lovely overhand right.
Marley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marley misses with a hook to the body
and Poundre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poundre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poundre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Demian Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poundre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poundre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poundre avoids the body shot from Marley.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marley scores a takedown into full mount!
Marley looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poundre tries to reverse the position but Marley maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley controlling from the full mount.
Poundre is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marley controlling the position easily from mount.
Marley wants to take Poundre's back here but Poundre is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Marley forces Poundre back against the cage and clinches.
Poundre tries to pull guard but Marley holds him up against the cage and eventually Poundre drops back down to his feet.
Marley throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marley.

Marley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poundre scores with a shot to the body.
Poundre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marley as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters circling a little - Marley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Poundre moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Marley. No joy for Poundre on that attempt.
Demian Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korter Poundre.
A head kick from Marley lands but Poundre takes it in his stride.
Korter Poundre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poundre throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
A punch combination from Poundre misses.
Poundre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marley is fending him off so far but Poundre persists. Nope, Marley circles away and we're back to standing.
Marley swats away the attempt to clinch by Poundre.
Poundre lands the left hand.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Marley throws a hook but Poundre avoids it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marley prevents Poundre from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poundre takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marley.
Marley lands with a right to the head.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Marley.
Poundre trying to stall but Marley improves his position.
Marley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Poundre dodges an elbow strike from Marley.
Poundre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poundre tries to pull guard but Marley holds him up against the cage and eventually Poundre drops back down to his feet.
Poundre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marley has him pressed against the cage.
Marley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marley lands a damaging elbow.
Poundre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poundre dodges an elbow strike from Marley.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poundre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hand to the body from Marley.
Poundre looking to slow down the pace here.
Marley tries a body shot but Poundre blocks it.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Marley breaks the clinch.
Poundre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marley can pounce on him.
Poundre fails with an attempt to clinch.

Marley gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley trying to control the position but Poundre is working away.
Poundre can't do much from the bottom here.
Poundre tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley just content to control the position.
Marley prevents Poundre from escaping the position.

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.
Marley parries the strikes from Poundre easily there. Poundre is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Marley to escape.
The ground and pound from Poundre seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Poundre throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Marley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Poundre trying to control the action but Marley is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demian Marley 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. This is the final round!

Marley scores with a jab to the head.
Poundre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marley throws out the jab.
Poundre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Marley is rocked!
Marley looks to land a left hand but Poundre moved out of range nicely.
Oh Marley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poundre lands with a big right hook that stumbles Marley - he's out on his feet here! Poundre follows up with another monster hook that separates Marley from consciousness! Marley falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Poundre stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Korter Poundre!