PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Marquez (ranked 7361 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asmodius Crowley (ranked 4498 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jacques Marquez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Marquez
vs
Crowley

154 cm
21
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

205 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacques Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asmodius Crowley!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crowley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Marquez to the ground. Crowley is now in Marquez's guard.
Crowley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Crowley is looking to stand up but Marquez won't let him.
Marquez keeping full guard, as Crowley tries to pass.
Crowley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marquez working a defensive guard here.
Marquez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Crowley works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Marquez trying to hold on to Crowley's head to control him but Crowley postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Crowley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crowley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crowley is taking a breather. Marquez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crowley trying to pass the guard but Marquez defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Crowley in particular looking to stall.
Crowley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Let's hope that Crowley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marquez dives in and grabs Crowley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crowley pushes down on Marquez's head and hops out.
Crowley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crowley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marquez.
Crowley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez has his takedown stuffed

and Crowley counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Marquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Crowley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crowley has a takedown stuffed.

Crowley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've been informed that Crowley has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Crowley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Crowley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowley happy to just control the position for now.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Crowley.
Crowley working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asmodius Crowley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Crowley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Marquez gets caught flat footed, as Crowley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Crowley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crowley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marquez working a defensive guard here.
Asmodius Crowley has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Crowley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marquez is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Crowley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marquez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crowley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jacques Marquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asmodius Crowley.
Marquez shoots in looking for a takedown but Crowley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marquez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marquez tries to clinch up.
Crowley shoots in for a double leg but Marquez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marquez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Crowley manages to circle out of the way.

Crowley takes the fight into the clinch.
Marquez tries to break free but Crowley pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crowley jumps into guard, dragging Marquez to the mat.
Marquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowley is pulling down on Marquez's head. It's preventing any offense from Marquez, at least for the moment.
Marquez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is fighting to break Crowley's control of his arms but Crowley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Crowley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Crowley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marquez sprawls well initially but Crowley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Crowley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Crowley is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowley controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asmodius Crowley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Marquez closes the distance and clinches up with Crowley, looking for a takedown. Marquez pushes Crowley against the cage but Crowley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Crowley moves into range and clinches up with Marquez.
Crowley avoids the elbow strike from Marquez, against the cage.
Crowley is stalling here.

Marquez breaks the clinch.
Crowley shoots in for a double leg but Marquez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Marquez rushes Crowley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marquez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Crowley tightens his grip and picks Marquez up, before dumping him to the ground. Marquez manages to land in guard.
Marquez is striking from the bottom but Crowley uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Marquez trying to hold on to Crowley's head to control him but Crowley postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley not doing much here.
Crowley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marquez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Crowley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marquez won't allow Crowley to pass to mount.
Crowley moves into full mount! Marquez won't be happy about that!
A nice elbow there by Crowley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez tries to hold on but Crowley pushes him away.
BOOM! Crowley connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Crowley is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Marquez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Marquez shrugs it off.
Crowley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Crowley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Crowley wants to finish this one by submission but Marquez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Crowley.
Crowley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Crowley avoids the attempt from Marquez to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crowley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Crowley looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Crowley dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crowley scoring with strikes but Marquez is staying in there.
Crowley raining down hammerfists from mount.
Crowley controlling from mount.

Crowley working for a submission but Marquez is keeping him at bay.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crowley controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asmodius Crowley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crowley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asmodius Crowley!