PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marley comes to the cage accompanied by Jammin'. Emanuel has chosen I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica as his entrance music. Europha Emanuel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marley
vs
Emanuel

179 cm
27
167 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

170 cm
32
163 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Syndicate Nutrition

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Europha Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel throws a jab when Marley was well out of range.
Marley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Emanuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Emanuel closes the distance but Marley moves to the side
and Marley counters with an outside leg kick.
Emanuel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marley counters with a low kick, right behind Emanuel 's knee.
A punch lands to the side of Emanuel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marley punishes Emanuel's body with a nice straight punch.
Europha Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emanuel wants to clinch but Marley slips to the side
and Marley counters with a nice uppercut.
Marley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emanuel.
Emanuel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Emanuel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marley at a distance.
Marley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emanuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Emanuel connects with a crisp jab.
Emanuel moves out of range of the leg kick from Marley.
Emanuel misses with a two punch combination.
Marley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emanuel is able to avoid easily.
Emanuel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marley.
Emanuel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Emanuel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emanuel blocks a low kick nicely.
Emanuel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Emanuel lands a really nice looking cross but Marley seems unphased.
Emanuel moves out of range of the body kick from Marley.
Marley takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emanuel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Emanuel lands a body shot.
Marley dips to his left and cracks Emanuel with an uppercut!
Emanuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marley moves forwards but Emanuel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Marley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emanuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emanuel throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
Emanuel sizes up Marley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marley throws a solid leg kick but Emanuel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marley.
Emanuel avoids a kick to the body.
Emanuel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emanuel lands a really nice looking cross but Marley seems unphased.

Marley darts in and clinches Emanuel up against the cage.
Emanuel lands a body punch.
Emanuel avoids a wild elbow strike from Marley.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Emanuel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marley's brow.

Emanuel pulls guard successfully.

Marley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Emanuel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emanuel throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel looks to throw the jab but Marley is out of range.
Emanuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley defending well as Emanuel loads up on a big left hand.
Marley slips a straight right by Emanuel.
Emanuel scores with a nice strike.
Emanuel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marley needs to keep his hands up - Emanuel had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Emanuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emanuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emanuel is looking to clinch.
Marley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Europha Emanuel will probably get the nod.
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.

Marley pushes Emanuel up against the cage in a clinch.

Emanuel manages to break the clinch.
Emanuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marley counters with a leg kick.
Marley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emanuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emanuel.
A jab lands there for Emanuel.
Good work by Emanuel as he checks the leg kick.
Emanuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Emanuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut. Marley saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley throws a head kick but Emanuel moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marley, right into the meat.
Marley swings for the body but Emanuel moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Emanuel.
Europha Emanuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel swinging wildly here.
Emanuel lands a body shot.
Emanuel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marley on the side of the head.
Emanuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emanuel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Emanuel duly obliges.

Emanuel clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Marley lands a nice elbow.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Marley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emanuel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Europha Emanuel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Emanuel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Emanuel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marley.
Emanuel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emanuel. Marley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emanuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Marley works Emanuel's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with a double jab
and Marley counters with a right hand to the body.
Marley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marley.
Emanuel throws a shot from downtown. Marley moves away and avoids it.
Emanuel loads up on a big right hand but Marley slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Marley. That snapped Emanuel's head back.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Emanuel throws a series of strikes that have Marley backpedaling.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut. Marley saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Emanuel misses the target.
Marley tries to score with a low kick but Emanuel moves his leg out of the way.

Emanuel moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Marley - that landed with a thud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
Emanuel tries to pull guard but Marley won't allow it.
Emanuel fails to pull guard.
Emanuel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emanuel taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Marley.
Marley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marley.

Emanuel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emanuel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 Bob Marley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.

Emanuel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Marley keeps it at a distance.
Emanuel looks to land a combination. Marley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Emanuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emanuel lands a nice shot that snaps Marley's head back.
Emanuel throws an overhand right that lands on Marley's shoulder, as Marley tries to avoid the shot.
Emanuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marley.
Emanuel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marley. Marley obviously looking to wear him down.
Marley lands a body shot.
Emanuel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Emanuel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emanuel takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley takes a swing at Emanuel's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marley scores with a spinning back kick!
Marley lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Emanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emanuel at a distance.
Marley misses with a head kick.

Emanuel gets tackled into the cage by Marley. Marley maintains the clinch.

Marley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley misses with a head kick.
Emanuel throws a shot from downtown. Marley moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emanuel. That did some damage!
Emanuel tries to clinch but Marley moves out of range.
Marley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emanuel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emanuel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good exchange - Emanuel coming out on top.
Emanuel checks a leg kick.
Marley swats away the attempt to clinch by Emanuel.
Nice shot lands for Emanuel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Emanuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emanuel moves in looking to clinch but Marley pushes him off.
Marley misses with a low kick.
Emanuel misses the jab.
Emanuel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Emanuel checks a leg kick.
A jab from Emanuel misses.
Marley throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Marley. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel throws a right and a left that Marley avoids nicely.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
Marley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Emanuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Marley.
Marley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Emanuel's calf.
The fighters circling - Emanuel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Emanuel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marley finds it's way round the side to connect with Emanuel's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emanuel throws a poor cross that misses
and Marley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emanuel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marley thuds a left hand into Emanuel's body.
Marley motions for Emanuel to come forward. Marley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emanuel throws a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Marley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!