PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Maldonado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Marley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marley
vs
Maldonado

197 cm
19
283 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
239 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Marley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldonado catches Marley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Marley.
Marley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maldonado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marley.
Maldonado lands a nice hook to Marley's body. Marley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marley throws a body punch but Maldonado moves out of range.
Marley has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Maldonado looks to score with a jab to the body but Marley is just out of range.
Maldonado moves out of range of the body kick from Marley.
Marley takes one to the side of the head.

Maldonado sends Marley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Maldonado is motioning to the referee to let Marley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley misses with a lunging right hand

and Maldonado moves into the clinch.
Maldonado misses with a body punch.
Maldonado blocking some punches.
Maldonado tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maldonado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maldonado lands a left hand.
Marley misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Marley successfully pulls guard.

Maldonado wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Marley's closed guard. He's half up but Marley has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Marley pivots and extends the arm, Maldonado falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Marley! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Marley!
James Marley is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, James Marley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.