PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Army Marine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Bolenge (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.

Marine
vs
Bolenge

191 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Army Marine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gareth Bolenge!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marine throws a shot to the body.
Marine looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolenge is just out of range.
Marine lands a jab.
Marine swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolenge.
Marine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bolenge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bolenge throws a head kick that Marine semi-blocks.

It looks like Army Marine has been cut.
Army Marine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marine swings for the body but Bolenge moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Marine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marine circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bolenge closes the distance and clinches.

Bolenge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marine misses with a series of wild punches.
Bolenge dodges the punch combination from Marine.
Marine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marine throws a nice looking combination but Bolenge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Army Marine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolenge throws a right and a left that Marine avoids nicely.
Marine tries to bum rush Bolenge with a series of wild strikes but Bolenge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bolenge tries to close the distance and clinch but Marine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bolenge throws a head kick that Marine semi-blocks.
Bolenge darts in trying to clinch
and Marine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marine throws a right and a left that Bolenge avoids nicely.
Marine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bolenge on the side of the head.
Marine looks to land a combination but Bolenge avoids it well.
Bolenge tries to clinch up
and Bolenge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bolenge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolenge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marine misses with an uppercut
and Bolenge counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Marine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolenge misses with a combination
and Marine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bolenge closes the distance and clinches up with Marine, looking for a takedown. Bolenge pushes Marine against the cage but Marine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bolenge fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marine jabs at Bolenge's body.
Bolenge looks gassed!
Bolenge takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Army Marine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Army Marine's cut.
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.

Bolenge takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marine misses with a few strikes there.
Bolenge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marine could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bolenge throws a nice looking combination but Marine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marine thows a body shot but no joy.
Bolenge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marine.
Marine lands a head shot.
Marine misses with the combination.
Marine falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bolenge counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bolenge.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marine misses with a body punch.

Bolenge manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Marine both land. Nice combination.
Marine lands with a nice combination. Bolenge backs away looking to recover.

Bolenge is rocked!
Marine throws a right and a left that Bolenge avoids nicely.
Marine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bolenge lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bolenge is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marine tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bolenge takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bolenge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marine misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Marine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bolenge on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick by Marine misses

and Bolenge holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bolenge.
Bolenge misses with a body punch.
Marine is working Bolenge over against the cage.
Marine misses with a punch on the inside.
Marine avoiding damage as Bolenge throws knees to the body.
Bolenge takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Marine.
Marine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marine has a couple of punches blocked by Bolenge.
Marine lands with a light punch inside.
Bolenge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bolenge blocks a body shot from Marine.

Bolenge drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Bolenge had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marine defends it easily.
Marine trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bolenge's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Army Marine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Army Marine'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!

A punch combination from Marine misses.
A punch lands to the side of Bolenge 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bolenge wants to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Bolenge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bolenge throws a sloppy head kick and Marine moves out of range easily.
Marine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marine scores with the left hand. Bolenge knows he should have avoided that one.
Marine jabs Bolenge right on the nose. Bolenge blinks but takes it well.
Marine thuds a left hand into Bolenge's body.
Marine lands a body shot.
Bolenge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marine misses with a few strikes there.
Marine takes a swing at Bolenge's ribcage but misses.
Marine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolenge.
Bolenge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marine.
Marine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolenge staying out of range there.
Marine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolenge can do to turn this around?
Bolenge is looking to clinch but Marine is avoiding it.
Marine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marine circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolenge's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bolenge scrambles back to his feet.
Marine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bolenge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marine.
Marine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bolenge.
Marine throws a good cross that connects.
Army Marine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marine misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marine drops Bolenge with a beautiful combination! Bolenge stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marine is looking for the KO!
Bolenge is still on wobbly legs! Can Marine finish him?
Army Marine is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolenge checks a leg kick.
Marine connects with the punch.
Marine lands a body shot.
Marine scores with a nice strike.
Marine misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Army Marine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Army Marine!