PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Divac (ranked 583 p4p, 80 weight class) and Buffalo Marley (ranked 697 p4p, 99 weight class). Divac's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nas- Do you hate me now. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Divac
vs
Marley

186 cm
31
198 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
195 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Divac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buffalo Marley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Divac throws a hook to the side of Marley's head but Marley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Divac takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Divac throws a big shot that misses.
Divac moves forwards but Marley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Divac misses with a hook
enabling Marley to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Divac.
Divac avoids the body shot from Marley.
Divac swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Divac has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marley.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Divac throwing a counter right hand but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Divac ducks down to avoid it.
Marley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Divac's head.
Divac takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marley moves into the clinch.
Marley missing with knees to the body.
Divac wants to get back to striking at distance but Marley won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Divac.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Divac.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marley lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Marley.
Divac misses with a body punch.
Divac stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marley misses with a knee strike.
Divac working aggressively here.

Divac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marley throws a hook to the side of Divac's head but Divac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marley misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Divac.
Marley walks into a straight right hand from Divac.

It looks like Buffalo Marley has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Marley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Divac, pushing him back against the cage.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Divac has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Divac blocks an uppercut.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Divac is defending well for now.
Divac prevents a body shot from Marley.
Marley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Divac seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marley can turn it around.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
Divac takes a shot to the head.
Divac looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Marley lands with a right to the head.
Marley lands with a light punch inside.
Marley scores with a shoulder strike.
Divac throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marleys head.
Divac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Divac lands an uppercut.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Divac controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Divac fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marley.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Divac backwards.
Marley misses with the head strike.
Divac lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but Divac blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Marley fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marley.
A short right from Marley on the inside.
Marley tries a body shot but Divac blocks it.
Marley lands a nice shot to the body.
Divac blocks a body shot from Marley.
A short left from Marley.

It looks like Roman Divac has been cut.
Marley pushes Divac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Divac's efforts to push away.
Divac lands a nice uppercut.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Divac.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Divac can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Divac swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Divac avoids it by throwing Marley back against the cage.

Divac manages to break the clinch.

Marley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Divac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
Marley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Divac backwards.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Divac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Divac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marley presses Divac against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marley misses with a knee to the head.
Marley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Divac cracks Marley with a nice body shot.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marley misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Divac manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buffalo Marley dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Divac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Divac throws the left hand but Marley avoids the punch easily.
Divac with a nice cross.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Marley throws a shot from downtown. Divac moves away and avoids it.
Marley lands an overhand right.
Buffalo Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Divac moves away.
Divac takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marley connects with a body shot that sends Divac's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Divac throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marley cracks Divac with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Divac looks to land a right hand but Marley moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley misses with a body punch
and Divac connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marley throws out a leg kick but Divac moves out of range and Marley only half commits.
Divac walks into a jab.
Divac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marley was well out of range. Poor timing from Divac.
Divac swats away the attempt to clinch by Marley.
Divac takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Divac misses with a hook
and Marley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marley slips a jab from Divac.
Marley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marley cracks Divac with an open hand slap.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Divac moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Divac misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divac avoids a kick to the body.
Divac misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Marley to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marley.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marley pushes off an throws an elbow but Divac leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Divac can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Marley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Divac scores with a shoulder strike.
Divac pushes Marley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Marley.
Marley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley lands with a left to the head.
Divac wants to break free but Marley has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marley.
Buffalo Marley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Divac wants to break free but Marley has control.

Divac manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Divac.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Divac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Divac.
Good work by Divac as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Divac misses the target.
Marley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Divac doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Divac is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Divac scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Divac.
Divac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Divac seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Divac scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Divac was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Divac swinging wildly here.
Marley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Divac doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Divac is just out of range.
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Divac ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Marley.
Marley throws a right hand that misses
and Divac connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marley misses with a straight right.
Divac takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marley throws out a loose jab but Divac uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buffalo Marley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A jab from Divac finds it's way through Marley's defenses.

Marley is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Marley is looking to chop away at Divac's legs.
Marley is still on wobbly legs! Can Divac finish him?
Marley misses with a hook.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Marley seems to have recovered his senses.
Divac doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marley swinging wildly here.
Marley dips to his left and cracks Divac with an uppercut!
Divac keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Divac was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Divac in his tracks.
Marley wants to clinch up but Divac keeps it at a distance.
Jab by Marley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Divac misses with a straight right.
Marley defending well as Divac loads up on a big left hand.
Divac smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Divac's head.
Marley misses with a body shot
and Divac counters with a huge left! Marley is in big trouble! He's backing up but Divac isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Marley from any more damage. A dominating finish by Divac!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Divac!
During a confident post fight interview, Roman Divac thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.