PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buffalo Marley (ranked 1005 p4p, 120 weight class) and Dany Crosby (ranked 1289 p4p, 156 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dany Crosby was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Marley
vs
Crosby

180 cm
24
195 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

180 cm
27
200 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Sportivité

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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buffalo Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dany Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marley.
Crosby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crosby.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crosby misses with a two punch combination.
Marley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crosby looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crosby throws a jab when Marley was well out of range.
Marley misses with an uppercut.
Crosby throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crosby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Crosby as he connects with a hook.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.

Marley drives through and clinches with Crosby against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Marley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crosby misses with some punches.
Crosby managing to block the knees to the body from Marley.
Crosby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marley lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crosby's elbow.
Crosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crosby working aggressively here.
Crosby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Crosby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marley.
Marley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crosby.
Marley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
Marley misses with the head strike.
Crosby lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Marley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley digs a right hand underneath Crosby's ribcage. Crosby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Crosby avoids it by throwing Marley back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marley throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crosby misses with some punches.
Crosby working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
Marley blocking some punches.
Crosby misses with some punches.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marley misses with some punches.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Marley misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
Marley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Marley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
Marley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marley lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marley scores with a shot to the side of Crosby's head.
Marley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crosby.
Marley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
Marley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
Marley scores with a hook to the body.
Crosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crosby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
A short left from Marley.
Marley scores with a shoulder strike.

Crosby is rocked!
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!
Marley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crosby is still on wobbly legs! Can Marley finish him?
Marley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crosby.
Crosby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marley dips a shoulder and cracks Crosby with a mighty uppercut! Crosby falls back against the cage and Marley unloads with a barrage of strikes! Crosby is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Marley screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buffalo Marley!
Buffalo Marley tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.