PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcellus Omari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Treasure Island. Marcellus Omari will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Doe
vs
Omari

180 cm
25
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcellus Omari!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doe.
Doe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Omari.
Omari tries to work over Doe's front leg with a kick but Doe checks it.
Omari throws a looping overhand right but Doe ducks down to avoid it.
Omari looks to land a left hand but Doe moved out of range nicely.
Doe blocks a leg kick.

Omari instigates a clinch.
Doe avoiding damage as Omari throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Doe throws an elbow but misses.
Omari blocks an elbow strike from Doe.
Doe misses with an elbow over the top.
Omari tries a knee to the head but Doe blocks it.
Doe lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Marcellus Omari has been cut.
Omari blocks the elbow strike.
Doe lands an elbow that stopped Omari in his tracks for a moment.
Omari missing with knees to the body.
Doe misses with an elbow strike.
Omari's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Doe misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Doe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Omari's brow.
Omari dodges an elbow strike from Doe.
Doe misses with an elbow over the top.
Omari blocks the elbow strike.
Omari working aggressively here.
Omari avoids the elbow strike from Doe, against the cage.
Omari misses with an elbow over the top.
Omari lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Nice elbow from Omari.
Omari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Omari misses with an elbow strike.
Doe blocks the elbow strike.
Doe lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Omari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doe's brow.
Doe misses with an elbow strike.
Omari avoids the elbow strike from Doe, against the cage.
Doe throws an elbow but it misses.
Omari tries a knee to the head but Doe blocks it.
Doe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Omari misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe blocks an elbow strike from Omari.
Doe avoiding damage as Omari throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Omari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doe blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Doe.
Omari can't find room to land a body shot as Doe controls the action.
Omari lands a nice shot to the body.
Omari misses with a knee strike.
Omari struggles to land a body shot inside as Doe controls his hands.
Doe lands a damaging elbow.
Omari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doe's defenses.
Doe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Omari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doe.
Omari misses with some punches.
Doe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Doe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Omari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doe avoids it.
Omari avoids a wild elbow strike from Doe.
Doe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Doe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Omari's brow.
Omari with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws an elbow that misses.
Doe lands an elbow inside that Omari shrugs off.

That has opened up Marcellus Omari's cut even more.
Omari blocks an elbow strike.
Omari trying to control the position but instead, Doe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Omari into the cage.
Omari blocks the elbow strike.
Omari has a couple of punches blocked by Doe.
Doe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Omari avoids the elbow strike from Doe, against the cage.
Doe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Doe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Omari blocks the elbow strike.
Omari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doe avoids it.
Omari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Omari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doe.
Omari is trying to stall.
Omari looking to throw knees to the head but Doe is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omari misses with a knee to the head.
Omari misses with an elbow strike.
Doe lands an elbow inside that Omari shrugs off.
Omari looks winded!
Omari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Marcellus Omari's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for Omari to work.
Omari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Omari dodges an elbow strike from Doe.
Doe throws an elbow but it misses.
Omari avoids the elbow strike from Doe, against the cage.
Omari misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Omari - that landed with a thud.
Doe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doe misses with an elbow over the top.
Omari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Omari is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Omari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcellus Omari will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Omari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Omari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doe throws out the jab.
Omari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Doe blocks the low kick.
Doe throws a hook but Omari blocks it.
A jab from Omari misses.
Doe throws a big shot that misses.
Doe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Omari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Omari just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Omari has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Omari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Omari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doe.
Doe misses with a looping left.
Omari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doe.
Doe misses with an uppercut. Omari saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omari throws a hook but Doe blocks it.
Doe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Doe clinches up with Omari and pushes him back against the cage.
Omari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Omari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Doe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Omari's brow.
Omari pushes off an throws an elbow but Doe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Omari lands an elbow that stopped Doe in his tracks for a moment.
Doe throws an elbow but it misses.
Omari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doe has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Omari throws an elbow that misses.
Omari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Doe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Omari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marcellus Omari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Omari missing with knees to the body.
Omari misses with a knee strike.
Omari takes an elbow to the forehead.
Omari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doe is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omari misses with a body punch.
Omari blocks an elbow strike from Doe.
Doe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Doe misses with an elbow over the top.
Doe throws an elbow but it misses.
Omari throws an elbow that misses.
Omari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Omari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doe avoids it.
Omari tries to stall but Doe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Doe is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Omari's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Omari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Omari is breathing heavily.
Doe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Omari struggles to land a body shot inside as Doe controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Doe throws an elbow but misses.
Omari takes an elbow to the forehead.

Marcellus Omari's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omari.
Doe pushes off an throws an elbow but Omari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Omari wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omari dodges an elbow strike from Doe.
Doe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Omari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doe throws an elbow that misses.
Doe misses with an elbow strike.
Doe throws an elbow but it misses.
Doe throws an elbow that misses.
Doe lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcellus Omari's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Doe!
Post fight, John Doe took to the microphone: 'go back to QFC baby'.