PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bariga Marihuanich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lloyed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marihuanich comes to the cage accompanied by Idiot bez irokeza. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marihuanich
vs
Lloyed

175 cm
34
175 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

180 cm
28
178 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bariga Marihuanich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Lloyed!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyed moves in looking to clinch but Marihuanich pushes him off.
Marihuanich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lloyed swivels and escapes.

Marihuanich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lloyed manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Marihuanich preventing the sweep.
Lloyed keeping moving, preventing Marihuanich from controlling successfully.
Marihuanich is looking to work some ground and pound but Lloyed has wrist control.
Marihuanich wants to pass the guard but Lloyed is keeping the position.
Marihuanich trying to control the position from guard on top but Lloyed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marihuanich tries to free his leg and advance position but Lloyed is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyed keeping moving, preventing Marihuanich from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Bariga Marihuanich wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lloyed. Marihuanich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Lloyed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Marihuanich drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Marihuanich is looking to take a break and control but Lloyed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Lloyed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lloyed regains half guard there - taking advantage of Marihuanich's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyed has his hands clasped together around Marihuanich's back. He's all about the action.
Marihuanich wants to pass the guard but Lloyed is defending well.
Marihuanich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marihuanich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lloyed defending well though.
Marihuanich is looking to stall here but Lloyed recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyed pulls Marihuanich in close to his closed guard and prevents Marihuanich from doing any damage or advancing position.
Marihuanich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lloyed has momentary wrist control but Marihuanich slips an elbow through the middle.
Marihuanich postures up and lands a big shot to Lloyed's brow.
Marihuanich slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Marihuanich throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Marihuanich throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyed avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Marihuanich.
Lloyed prevents Marihuanich from moving into mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Marihuanich.
Marihuanich advances to mount.
Marihuanich looking to finish Lloyed with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lloyed!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marihuanich sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marihuanich misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lloyed keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Marihuanich with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bariga Marihuanich dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lloyed throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marihuanich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lloyed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lloyed throws a hook but Marihuanich blocks it.
Marihuanich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lloyed throws a predictable looking body shot

and Marihuanich counters by moving into the clinch.
Lloyed pushes Marihuanich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lloyed throws a punch but it's blocked by Marihuanich.
Lloyed lands an elbow inside that Marihuanich shrugs off.
Lloyed tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marihuanich avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lloyed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marihuanich trying to stall but Lloyed improves his position.
Lloyed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marihuanich misses with a body punch.
Marihuanich effectively controlling the action here.
Lloyed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marihuanich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lloyed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marihuanich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marihuanich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lloyed up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich looking to slow down the pace here.
Marihuanich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marihuanich is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bariga Marihuanich.
Lloyed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marihuanich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marihuanich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lloyed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Josh Lloyed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marihuanich dives in and grabs Lloyed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lloyed pushes down on Marihuanich's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bariga Marihuanich. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Marihuanich or perhaps it was just good defense by Lloyed which made him look bad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lloyed. Marihuanich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marihuanich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lloyed.
Lloyed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marihuanich.
Lloyed misses the shot to the body.
Lloyed scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marihuanich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lloyed but Lloyed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marihuanich wants to clinch.
Marihuanich tries for a takedown but Lloyed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lloyed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Lloyed misses.
Marihuanich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lloyed's corner calls for a 1-2. Lloyed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lloyed scores with a nice body kick.
Horrible takedown by Marihuanich or perhaps it was just good defense by Lloyed which made him look bad.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marihuanich.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Marihuanich looking to score a takedown here. Lloyed is defending well but Marihuanich drives through and ends up in Lloyed's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Lloyed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lloyed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lloyed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lloyed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lloyed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lloyed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marihuanich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lloyed sprawls well. Lloyed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marihuanich gets slowly back to his feet.
Lloyed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marihuanich fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bariga Marihuanich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lloyed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marihuanich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Marihuanich with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marihuanich tries for a takedown but Lloyed circles away easily
and Lloyed counters with a nice body kick.
Bariga Marihuanich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lloyed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marihuanich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marihuanich fails with a takedown attempt.
Marihuanich shoots in looking for a takedown but Lloyed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marihuanich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lloyed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marihuanich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lloyed scores with a kick to the midsection.
Josh Lloyed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marihuanich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lloyed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lloyed lands with a straight right. Marihuanich didn't see that one coming.
Lloyed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyed leaves Marihuanich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Marihuanich looking to score a takedown here. Lloyed is defending well but Marihuanich drives through and ends up in Lloyed's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marihuanich tries to free his leg and advance position but Lloyed is retaining full guard.
Marihuanich is fighting to break Lloyed's control of his arms but Lloyed is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Marihuanich advances position into side control!
Lloyed prevents Marihuanich from improving position.
Bariga Marihuanich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marihuanich is looking to take a break and control but Lloyed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich tries to move to mount but Lloyed blocks the move with his legs.
Lloyed is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lloyed tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Poor strikes thrown by Marihuanich there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Marihuanich throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Marihuanich unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich throwing strikes here but Lloyed is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marihuanich throwing strikes here but Lloyed is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lloyed sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Marihuanich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lloyed keeps working.
Lloyed trying to control from the bottom.
Marihuanich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lloyed keeps working.
Marihuanich wants to free his trapped foot but Lloyed is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lloyed tries to get to full guard but Marihuanich has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Lloyed.
I think Lloyed 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Lloyed!
Josh Lloyed made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER in his post fight interview.