PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Numb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Short had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Short
vs
Numb

175 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

196 cm
25
268 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Numb !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Numb with that takedown attempt.
Numb shoots in and drives through. Short sprawls well.
Short tries to close the distance and clinch up but Numb swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Numb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Numb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Numb is looking to clinch.
Numb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Numb drives through and clinches with Short against the cage.
Numb gets underhooks to prevent Short's takedown attempt.
Numb managing to block the knees to the body from Short.
Numb leaning his opponent against the cage.
Numb crunches a lovely knee into Short's ribcage.
Short is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Numb successfully pulls guard.
Numb wants to stand but Short is controlling the position.
Numb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Numb is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Short got a little sloppy there for a moment and Numb has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Short has managed to get both his arms back between Numb 's legs - danger averted.
Numb wants to sweep but no luck.
Short knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Numb on the ground.

Numb isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Short stacks Numb on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Short!
Short really is a fat lump.
Short misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numb isn't going anywhere.
Numb takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Numb can't do much from the bottom here.
Numb gets back to half guard.

Numb kicks Short off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Numb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Numb is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Short is defending well.
Marcus Short has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Numb .
Short has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Numb after a bit of a struggle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Numb manages to break the clinch.
Numb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Numb shoots for a takedown but Short saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Short keeps the fight on the outside.
Short tries to bum rush Numb with a series of wild strikes but Numb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Short stuffs the takedown attempt from Numb . Numb gets slowly back to his feet.
Short swinging wildly here.
Short slaps away a takedown attempt from Numb , before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Numb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Numb pulls guard.
Short throws an elbow that misses. Numb uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Short's guard. Nice move by Numb !
Short can't keep his opponent in guard - Numb advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Numb slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Numb escapes and gets back to his feet.
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!
Short misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Numb dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Short misses with the combination.
Numb shoots in and drives through. Short sprawls well.
Numb shoots in but Short avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marcus Short is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Short fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Numb fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Numb scores with a head kick. Short tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Marcus Short has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Short walks into a straight right hand from Numb .
Numb shoots in for a takedown but Short shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marcus Short has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Numb .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Numb tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Short defends well and Numb ends up having to push Short into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Numb breaks the clinch.
Short misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Short throws a series of punches but Numb avoids them all with ease.

Short gets tackled into the cage by Numb . Numb maintains the clinch.
Short gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Numb .

Numb manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Short missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Short throws a big elbow that misses.
Short has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numb wants to sweep but no luck.
Short throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Short throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Numb works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Numb is looking to stand up but Short isn't so interested in that idea.
Numb trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Short is looking to work some ground and pound but Numb has wrist control.
Short trying to control the position from guard on top but Numb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joey Numb has got the better of the ground game so far.
Short is in close to Numb 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Short throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Numb trying to keep a closed guard but Short is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Short won't allow Numb to sweep him here.

Numb is looking for a triangle but Short pushes his legs off easily.
Short is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Short postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Numb has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Short can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Numb wants to sweep here but Short controlling him for the moment.
Short with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numb pulls Short in close to prevent any damage.
Numb not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Short content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Numb working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Short.
Short loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Numb looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Numb has his hands on Short's head, controlling the position.

Numb looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Short loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Numb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Short's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Numb closes this distance looking for a takedown but Short circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Numb .
Joey Numb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Numb throws a head kick that misses.
Numb misses with a body kick.
Numb misses with a takedown attempt - Short sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marcus Short has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Numb .
Numb will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Short misses with a series of wild punches.
Numb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Numb wants to clinch up but Short keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Short dives in and grabs Numb 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Numb pushes down on Short's head and hops out.
Some wild striking there from Short.
Short swinging wildly here.

Numb has closed the distance and engaged Short in a clinch.
Short is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Numb to keep the fight standing.
Numb holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Numb prevents Short from breaking the clinch.

Numb pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Numb works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Numb is on top in guard.

Short looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Numb has picked Short up and slammed him! Short can't keep hold of the triangle and Numb manages to pass to side control!
Numb passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Short!
Numb controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Numb looking to secure an arm triangle but Short defends it well.
Numb trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numb sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Numb lands a big shot there that rocks Short but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Short 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.

Short actively working from the bottom here.
Numb frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Numb controlling from mount.
Short tries to hold on but Numb pushes him away.
Short reaches up to try and control the position but Numb seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Short rolls and tries to escape and now Numb has his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short trying to control the hands but Numb breaks the grip.
Numb somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Numb looking for the choke from the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Numb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Numb 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Numb !