PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luule Growlsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: chronnixx they don't know. Luule Growlsworth looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Growlsworth
vs
Marley

180 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

KAISER

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luule Growlsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mick Marley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Growlsworth.
Growlsworth throws a leg kick

and Marley moves into the clinch.
Growlsworth stalling in the clinch but Marley improves position.
Marley crunches a lovely knee into Growlsworth's ribcage.
Growlsworth is breathing heavily.
Marley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Growlsworth's face.

Marley pulls guard successfully.
Marley keeping full guard, as Growlsworth tries to pass.
Growlsworth preventing the sweep.

Marley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marley doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Growlsworth tries to free his leg and advance position but Marley is retaining full guard.
Marley wants to stand but Growlsworth is controlling the position.
Marley is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Marley kicks Growlsworth off and gets to his feet.
Marley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Growlsworth but Growlsworth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Growlsworth. Growlsworth obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Growlsworth.

Marley rushes Growlsworth and presses him up against the cage.

Marley gets control of Growlsworth's arms and successfully pulls guard. Marley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Growlsworth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marley is keeping the position for now.
Growlsworth trying to control but Marley is working from the bottom.
Marley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marley working for a triangle but Growlsworth defends it easily.
Growlsworth preventing the sweep.

Marley kicks Growlsworth off and gets to his feet.
Growlsworth fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luule Growlsworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Growlsworth fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Growlsworth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Marley clinches up against the cage.
Marley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Growlsworth's face.
Marley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marley goes for a takedown attempt but Growlsworth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Marley clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Marley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Marley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Growlsworth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Growlsworth's face.
Marley is trying to pull guard but Growlsworth has him pressed against the cage.
Marley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Growlsworth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marley avoids it.

Marley wants the takedown. Growlsworth is fighting it off but Marley persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Growlsworth's guard against the cage.
Marley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Growlsworth is keeping the position for now.
Marley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Growlsworth trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Marley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Marley wants to stand but Growlsworth is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Growlsworth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Growlsworth keeping moving, preventing Marley from controlling successfully.
Marley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Growlsworth wants to get back to his feet but Marley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Growlsworth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Growlsworth has his foot on Marley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marley works his way back into a safe position though.
Marley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Growlsworth's head.

Marley stands and steps away. Growlsworth gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Marley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Growlsworth defends it nicely.
A good leg kick by Marley.

Growlsworth tries to keep at a distance but Marley has taken the fight into the clinch.

Marley gets control of Growlsworth's arms and successfully pulls guard. Marley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Growlsworth is aware though and is defending well.
Growlsworth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marley's guard.

Growlsworth looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Marley kicks Growlsworth off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Growlsworth or perhaps it was just good defense by Marley which made him look bad.
Marley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Marley clinches with his opponent.
Marley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marley fails to pull guard.
Luule Growlsworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Marley.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Growlsworth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marley.
Marley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Growlsworth pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marley goes for a takedown attempt but Growlsworth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Marley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Marley wants to clinch.
Marley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley wants to clinch.
Growlsworth shoots in but Marley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Luule Growlsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Growlsworth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marley circles away.

Marley shoots in and bounces Growlsworth off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Marley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Marley gets to his feet. Growlsworth looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Marley moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley avoiding damage.
Marley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Growlsworth gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Growlsworth fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luule Growlsworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marley lands an elbow inside that Growlsworth shrugs off.
Marley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Marley on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mick Marley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Growlsworth blocks it with crossed arms.
Marley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Growlsworth's efforts to push away.
Growlsworth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marley with a knee to the head.

Marley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Growlsworth misses

and Marley moves into the clinch.
Marley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Growlsworth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marley.
Marley looking for a takedown.
Marley misses with a knee to the head.
Mick Marley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a body punch in the clinch.

Growlsworth manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Growlsworth looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Marley!
Marley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Growlsworth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marley manages to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley is looking to improve his position.
Luule Growlsworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Growlsworth seems to be looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Marley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Marley!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mick Marley thanked KAISER for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).