PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcell Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amran Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Swag Surfin. Marcell Washington could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Amran Aliyev's chin.

Washington
vs
Aliyev

185 cm
29
205 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

175 cm
27
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcell Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amran Aliyev!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliyev misses with a wild combination.
Aliyev slips a jab and a cross from Washington.
Aliyev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amran Aliyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aliyev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Washington throws a leg kick but Aliyev moved away.
Aliyev closes the distance but Washington moves to the side
and Washington counters with a head kick. That will keep Aliyev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aliyev staying out of range there.
Aliyev is looking to clinch but Washington is avoiding it.
Aliyev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Washington throws out the jab.
Aliyev wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
Washington connects with a looping right hand.
We've been told by Washington's head coaches at VENDETTA Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Washington misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Washington finds it's target.
Washington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aliyev is out of range.
Washington digs a good body shot into Aliyev's ribs.
Washington throws a leg kick that misses.
Aliyev tries to clinch but Washington is having none of it.
Aliyev walks into a left hand.
Aliyev is looking to clinch but Washington is avoiding it.
Aliyev looks to land a combination but Washington avoids it well.
Aliyev misses with a series of wild punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Aliyev blocks the leg kick.
Aliyev gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev walks into a straight right hand from Washington.
Washington pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aliyev back to the cage. Washington follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aliyev throws a hook to the side of Washington's head but Washington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aliyev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aliyev misses with a body shot.
Aliyev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Washington in his tracks.
Aliyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Washington!
Washington is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aliyev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Aliyev tries to clinch but Washington moves away
and Aliyev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Washington takes a swing at Aliyev's ribcage but misses.
Washington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Aliyev.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aliyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aliyev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aliyev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Washington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Washington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Aliyev is out of range.
Aliyev ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Aliyev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Washington finds it's way round the side to connect with Aliyev's head.
Washington misses with a low kick as Aliyev jumps back.
Aliyev scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev throws a hook but Washington avoids it easily.
Aliyev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Washington thows a body shot but no joy.
Washington misses with an uppercut.
Aliyev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aliyev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aliyev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Washington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Washington misses its intended target.
Washington lands the left hand.
Washington throws a right hand that Aliyev ducks under and follows up with a left that Aliyev also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcell Washington dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Aliyev tries to land a leg kick but Washington saw it coming and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Aliyev.
Washington avoids the head kick by Aliyev.
Washington looks to land a right hand but Aliyev moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aliyev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Washington has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Washington and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aliyev throws a right hand that Washington ducks under and follows up with a left that Washington also avoids with ease.
Washington looks to land a combination but Aliyev avoids it well.
Washington scores with a jab to the jaw.
Washington moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Washington lands a jab.
Marcell Washington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington scores with a leg kick.
Aliyev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aliyev looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.
Aliyev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Washington checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Washington lands a right hook to the body.
Aliyev moves out of range as Washington strikes.
Aliyev throws a big shot that misses.
Aliyev is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Washington misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Aliyev misses the target.
Washington connects with a body shot that sends Aliyev's belly button to the back.
Aliyev scores with the left hand. Washington knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Washington. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Washington.
Washington swings widly with a right hand
and Aliyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aliyev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Aliyev misses with an uppercut.
Washington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aliyev blocks a low kick nicely.
Aliyev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Washington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Washington cracks Aliyev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aliyev blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aliyev.
Aliyev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Washington.
Aliyev throws a front kick aimed at Washington's knee but Washington avoids it well.
A lazy left from Washington finds it's target.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Washington lands a slapping body shot.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Washington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aliyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Washington misses.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Aliyev is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington slips a jab and a cross from Aliyev.
A punch combination from Washington misses.
Washington throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aliyev.
Aliyev throws a hook but Washington blocks it.
Washington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aliyev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington misses with a looping left.
Aliyev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Aliyev misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington lands the left hand.
Aliyev avoids the body shot from Washington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcell Washington dominated that second round.
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!

Aliyev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aliyev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Washington.

Washington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Washington throws a chopping leg kick but Aliyev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aliyev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Washington.
Aliyev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Washington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aliyev looks to land a body kick but Washington moved away.
Aliyev throws a low kick, looking for Washington's leg but Washington calmly moves out of range.
Washington slips a jab from Aliyev.
Washington takes a swing at Aliyev's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice cross by Washington.
Aliyev throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Aliyev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Washington moves out of range of the strikes.
Aliyev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Washington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Washington.
Washington lands a nice shot that snaps Aliyev's head back.
Washington connects with a body shot that sends Aliyev's belly button to the back.
Aliyev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aliyev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aliyev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Washington sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aliyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Washington checks a low kick from Aliyev.
Aliyev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aliyev throws a hook but Washington avoids it easily.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Aliyev rushes Washington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Washington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aliyev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Washington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aliyev counters with a left and a right that stings Washington.
Aliyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aliyev closes the distance but Washington moves to the side
letting Washington counter with a right hand.
Aliyev looks to clinch
and Washington counters with a three punch combo that has Aliyev backing up. Aliyev nods at Washington to acknowledge the strikes.
Washington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aliyev misses with a body kick.
Marcell Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
Aliyev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Washington connects with a jab.
Aliyev fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Washington does no damage.
Aliyev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a hook. Aliyev ducked under it nicely.
Washington misses with a hook. Aliyev ducked under it nicely.
Aliyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Washington moves out of range as Aliyev strikes.
Washington tries a head kick but it misses.
Aliyev staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aliyev throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aliyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aliyev throws a jab but it's blocked by Washington.
Amran Aliyev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aliyev looks to land a right hand but Washington moved out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcell Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Washington, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcell Washington!
Marcell Washington very nearly forgot to thank Hellraiser FightGear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.