PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coral Sea (ranked 2365 p4p, 246 weight class) and Marcus Aurelius (ranked 2525 p4p, 259 weight class). Sea comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Coral Sea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sea
vs
Aurelius

168 cm
31
158 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

167 cm
23
156 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Coral Sea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sea connects with a leg kick. Aurelius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sea misses with an uppercut.
Sea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sea throws a leg kick which misses Aurelius's front leg but catches the back leg as Aurelius tries to avoid it.
Sea cracks Aurelius with a right hand to the side of the head.

Aurelius fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sea to the ground. Aurelius is now in Sea's guard.
Sea wants to sweep here but Aurelius controlling him for the moment.

Sea is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aurelius is aware though and is defending well.
Aurelius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sea keeping full guard, as Aurelius tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sea trying to keep a closed guard but Aurelius is proving a slippery customer.
Sea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aurelius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aurelius is looking to advance position but Sea has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Sea throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Aurelius is looking to improve his position but Sea isn't that keen on the idea.
Sea trying to control but Aurelius is having none of it.
Aurelius keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sea breaks from Aurelius's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Aurelius is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sea fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sea content just to control the position here.
Sea thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sea throwing strikes but Aurelius recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Sea thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sea slaps away a takedown attempt from Aurelius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sea throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sea thuds his right hand into Aurelius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aurelius shoots in but no luck this time.

Aurelius shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sea's guard.
Coral Sea overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sea is on top in guard.

Sea lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sea landing some decent shots from guard.
Sea trying to control but Aurelius is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sea scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sea wants to control from the top but Aurelius keeps moving.
Sea content to stall in guard here.
Sea throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sea trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelius wants to get back to his feet but Sea is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aurelius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sea wants to control from the top but Aurelius keeps moving.
Sea is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aurelius wants to stand but Sea is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sea content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coral Sea dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Aurelius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sea.
Coral Sea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius stuffs the takedown attempt from Sea. Sea gets slowly back to his feet.
Sea swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aurelius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sea.
Aurelius staying out of range there.
Marcus Aurelius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Sea.

Sea looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Aurelius working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sea trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sea working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sea in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aurelius wants to stand and escape but Sea is having none of it.
Sea postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sea showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sea looking to sit in guard and control but Aurelius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sea looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aurelius is one step ahead there.
Sea has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throwing strikes from guard but Sea blocks nicely.

Sea looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aurelius stopping the sweep attempt from Sea.
Sea lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Sea trying to control but Aurelius is working from the bottom.
Marcus Aurelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sea is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coral Sea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sea has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Coral Sea!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Coral Sea!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Coral Sea!

Coral Sea wins by unanimous decision!
Coral Sea was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Marcus Aurelius had this to say: 'Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear'.