PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Marney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Villia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marney comes to the cage accompanied by Cant stop me now. David Marney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marney
vs
Villia

175 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
29
150 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Marney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Villia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marney keeps the fight on the outside.
Marney throws a lazy uppercut
and Villia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Villia tries to clinch up but Marney circles away and keeps his distance.
Villia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marney throws an off balance right hand

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

Marney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Villia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Villia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Villia counters with a nice body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marney.
Marney misses with a left hand
and Villia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Villia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Villia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marney.
Marney throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Villia counters by clinching up.
Villia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Villia is trying to force a seperation but Marney has the dominant position.
Marney misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marney up against the cage.
Villia looking for a takedown.
Villia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Villia is looking to break free of the clinch but Marney has double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Marney.

Marney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Villia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Villia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marney throws an off balance right hand
and Villia counters with a three punch combo that has Marney backing up. Marney nods at Villia to acknowledge the strikes.
Marney is breathing heavily.
Marney misses with a few strikes there.
Villia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Marney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Villia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villia shoots in but Marney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Villia.
David Marney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Villia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marney misses with an uppercut
and Villia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Villia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Villia wants to break free but Marney has control.
Villia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marney is trying to force a seperation but Villia has the dominant position.
Villia tries to land knees in the clinch but Marney avoids the damage to the body.
Marney missing with knees to the body.
Marney letting Villia take a breather here.
Villia can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marney gets underhooks to prevent Villia's takedown attempt.
Marney tries to break the clinch but Villia is controlling the position.
Villia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marney is defending well for now.
Villia is looking to take this one to the mat.
Marney avoiding damage as Villia throws knees to the body.
Villia has had enough of the clinch but Marney keeps him there for the moment.
Villia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marney to keep the fight standing.

Villia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Villia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marney throws a lazy right hand but Villia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
David Marney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Villia counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marney moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Villia is rocked!
Marney throws a big shot that misses.
Villia is still on wobbly legs! Can Marney finish him?
Marney is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Villia's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Villia moves out of range of the strikes.
Marney looks to land a right hand but Villia moved out of range.
Villia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Villia misses with a takedown attempt - Marney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marney misses the jab.
Villia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Villia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Villia tries to close the distance and clinch but Marney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Villia.
Nice sprawl there from Marney as Villia shoots in.
Villia with a nice cross.
Marney throws a nice looking combination but Villia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Villia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Villia slips a straight right by Marney.
Marney dodges the punch combination from Villia.

Villia clinches up with Marney and pushes him back against the cage.
Villia tries to break free but Marney pushes him back against the cage.
Villia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marney has him pressed against the cage.
Villia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marney to keep the fight standing.
Villia looking for a takedown.

Marney breaks the clinch.
David Marney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villia looks for a takedown but Marney sprawls well.
Marney throws a hook to the side of Villia's head but Villia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marney misses with an uppercut. Villia saw that one coming.
Marney misses with a hook. Villia ducked under it nicely.
Marney is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marney missing with a left hand there. Villia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Villia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Marney as Villia shoots in.
Villia ducks under a wild hook from Marney.
Villia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marney.
Villia dodges the punch combination from Marney.
A big left from Marney misses.
Villia slips under a jab.
Villia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marney.
Marney throws a right hand that Villia ducks under and follows up with a left that Villia also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that David Marney will probably get the nod.
That's time! Marney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Villia closes the distance and clinches up with Marney, looking for a takedown. Villia pushes Marney against the cage but Marney circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Villia seems to have recovered his senses.
Marney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Villia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marney throws an off balance right hand
and Marney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Marney does no damage.
Marney misses with a right hand
and Villia counters with a left and a right that stings Marney.

Villia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marney prevents the takedown attempt.
David Marney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Villia.
Marney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Villia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marney's efforts to push away.
Villia tries to land knees in the clinch but Marney avoids the damage to the body.
Marney is trying to force a seperation but Villia has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marney prevents Villia from breaking the clinch.
Villia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marney fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Villia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marney keeps the fight on the outside.
Marney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Villia counters with a nice uppercut.
Villia looks for a takedown but Marney sprawls well.
Marney misses with a left hand
and Villia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Villia shoots in for a takedown but Marney shows good takedown defense.
Marney lands a body shot.

Villia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marney, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marney is trying to break the clinch but Villia has him pressed against the cage.
Villia is trying to pull guard but Marney turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marney misses with a punch to the body.
Villia tries to pull guard but Marney holds him up against the cage and eventually Villia drops back down to his feet.
Marney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Villia avoids the elbow strike from Marney, against the cage.
Villia is trying to pull guard but Marney has him pressed against the cage.
Villia looking for a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A bit of stalling here from Villia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Villia tries to score a body lock takedown but Marney shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marney tries to break free but Villia pushes him back against the cage.
Villia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marney's efforts to push away.
Marney tries a knee to the head but Villia blocks it.
Villia working hard to break the clinch.
Marney tries to circle away but Villia has him pinned against the cage.
Villia tries to break the clinch but Marney is controlling the position.
Villia jumps guard but Marney stands there with Villia around his waist. Villia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villia.
Villia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marney is defending well.
Villia prevents Marney from breaking the clinch.
Villia tries to pull guard but Marney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marney is trying to break the clinch but Villia is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Marney - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villia.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villia can't get the takedown.
Villia blocking some punches.
A short right from Marney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that David Marney will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Villia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marney sprawls well. Marney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Villia gets slowly back to his feet.
David Marney is winning the standup battle so far.
Villia jabs Marney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Villia.
Marney misses with a combination

and Villia moves into the clinch.
Villia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
David Marney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Villia.
Villia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Villia to work.
The crowd are getting on Villia's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Marney has Villia pressed against the cage, preventing Villia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marney lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marney wants to break the clinch but can't.

Marney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marney misses with a left hand

and Villia counters by moving into the clinch.
Villia tries to score a body lock takedown but Marney shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marney wants to get back to striking at distance but Villia won't allow it.
Villia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Villia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Villia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marney has him pressed against the cage.
Marney tries to circle away but Villia has him pinned against the cage.

Villia jumps into guard, dragging Marney to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marney throwing strikes from guard but Villia blocks nicely.

Villia working for a triangle but Marney defends it easily.
Marney trying to control but Villia is working from the bottom.

Villia working for submissions but it's allowed Marney to get to half guard.
Villia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Villia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marney trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Villia manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Marney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Villia on the ground.
Marney is looking to stand up but Villia isn't so interested in that idea.
Marney controls Villia momentarily but Villia frees himself.
Anthony Villia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Villia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marney might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marney utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Villia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Villia won't allow Marney to get back to his feet.
Villia wants to control from the top but Marney keeps moving.
Villia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anthony Villia wasn't active enough on the ground.
Villia lands with a nice body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Villia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marney has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Anthony Villia!