PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David C. Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marvin and Owen Thomas. Marvin comes to the cage accompanied by Superman Theme. Owen Thomas will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

C. Marvin
vs
Thomas

176 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David C. Marvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas closes the distance but Marvin moves to the side

and Marvin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marvin.
Marvin passes Thomas's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Marvin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Marvin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marvin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Marvin is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marvin seems to be looking for submissions.

Marvin is working for a kimura but Thomas is defending it quite comfortably.

Marvin seems to be working for a kimura but Thomas defends the submission attempt.

Thomas is defending against the submission attempts here by Marvin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marvin is trying to control. Thomas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marvin content to control rather than advance.
Thomas tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Marvin wants to work for an arm triangle but Thomas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Marvin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marvin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marvin trying to pass the guard but Thomas defending well.
Marvin is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Thomas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marvin pushing down on Thomas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Marvin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marvin wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin stalling.

Marvin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marvin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
An inside leg kick from Marvin misses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Thomas enables Marvin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thomas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David C. Marvin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Marvin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Marvin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Marvin from controlling successfully.
Marvin tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Marvin postures up.

Marvin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marvin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thomas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Marvin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Marvin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marvin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marvin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thomas sees it coming and defends easily.

Marvin 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.
Marvin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thomas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thomas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marvin is working away from the top position though.
Marvin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Marvin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Marvin seems to be looking for submissions.

Marvin wants to work for an arm triangle but Thomas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Marvin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thomas defends it well.
Marvin is looking to advance position but Thomas won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marvin is working for a submission of some sort.

Marvin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Marvin is controlling well.
Marvin is trying to control. Thomas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Marvin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marvin showed some decent athleticism there.
Thomas trying to control from the bottom.

Marvin is trying to work for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
Marvin is thwarting Thomas's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Thomas is defending against the submission attempts here by Marvin.
Thomas is staying active underneath Marvin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David C. Marvin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Marvin moves out of range of the body kick.
Thomas jabs Marvin right on the nose. Marvin blinks but takes it well.

Marvin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thomas to the ground. Marvin is now in Thomas's guard.
Marvin wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Marvin from controlling successfully.
Marvin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marvin wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.

Marvin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Marvin 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marvin 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.

Marvin is looking for a kimura but Thomas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marvin to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Marvin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Marvin is controlling well.

Marvin is looking for a kimura here.

Thomas is defending against the submission attempts here by Marvin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin is trying to control. Thomas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Owen Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Marvin is working for a kimura but Thomas is defending it quite comfortably.

Marvin is trying to work for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.

Marvin seems to be working for a kimura but Thomas defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thomas is pressing down on Marvin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marvin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marvin looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
David C. Marvin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Thomas tries to sprawl but Marvin drives through with a takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
David C. Marvin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marvin, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David C. Marvin!
David C. Marvin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.