PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Julyfeather (ranked 4097 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcellus Marcus (ranked 2769 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Julyfeather
vs
Marcus

171 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
157 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Julyfeather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcellus Marcus !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcus tries to clinch but Julyfeather is having none of it.
Marcus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Julyfeather swivels and escapes.
Julyfeather feinted with a counter takedown.
Marcus is looking to clinch.
Julyfeather stuffs the takedown attempt from Marcus . Marcus gets slowly back to his feet.
Julyfeather lands with a nice body punch.
Julyfeather throws a series of punches but Marcus avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus shoots in for a takedown but Julyfeather shows good takedown defense.
Roger Julyfeather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcellus Marcus .
Marcus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Julyfeather as he avoids it easily.
Marcus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Julyfeather circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julyfeather digs a good hook to Marcus 's body.
Marcus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marcus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Julyfeather.
Julyfeather tries to counter with a takedown but Marcus is quick to defend against it.
Roger Julyfeather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcus shoots in for a takedown but Julyfeather shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Julyfeather lands with a shot to the body.
Julyfeather connects with a body shot.
Julyfeather scores with a jab to the body.
Marcus tries to clinch but Julyfeather moves out of range.
Julyfeather fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcus manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Julyfeather pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marcus back to the cage. Julyfeather follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Marcus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Julyfeather feinted with a counter takedown.
Marcus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marcus there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Marcus shoots in and bounces Julyfeather off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marcus is stalling in the full guard.
Marcus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marcus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus lands a couple of elbows.
Marcus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Marcus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Julyfeather is keeping the position for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Julyfeather utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marcus controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Julyfeather connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcus 's hands.
Marcus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Julyfeather as he jumps to the side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Julyfeather stalks Marcus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marcus 's face. Marcus staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Julyfeather dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Marcus fails to land with a series of punches.
Julyfeather drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marcus sprawls and moves away.
Marcus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Julyfeather as he avoids it easily.
Marcus closes the distance and clinches up with Julyfeather, looking for a takedown. Marcus pushes Julyfeather against the cage but Julyfeather circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marcus shoots in looking for a takedown. Julyfeather tries to sprawl out of it but Marcus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Julyfeather manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roger Julyfeather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcellus Marcus .
Julyfeather stuns Marcus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Julyfeather jabs at Marcus 's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julyfeather digs a good body shot into Marcus 's ribs.
Marcus shoots in and drives through. Julyfeather sprawls well.
Roger Julyfeather is winning the standup battle so far.
Julyfeather swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcus .
Marcus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Julyfeather appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Marcus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Julyfeather half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Julyfeather misses the shot to the body.
Marcus tries to clinch up but Julyfeather circles away and keeps his distance.
Julyfeather bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marcus 's head backwards.
Julyfeather tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcus was well out of range. Poor timing from Julyfeather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marcus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Julyfeather was covering up waiting for the punch and Marcus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Julyfeather is looking to stand back up but Marcus counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Julyfeather.
Julyfeather on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Julyfeather tries to get out of the position.
Marcus thows a huge punch but Julyfeather dodges it nicely.
Marcus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Julyfeather knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marcus moves into full mount! Julyfeather won't be happy about that!
Julyfeather is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Julyfeather manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Julyfeather, under a barage of strikes from Marcus .
Marcus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Marcus lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus slows the pace down in half guard.
Marcus wants to pass to mount but Julyfeather is defending the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marcus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roger Julyfeather will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Marcus tries to clinch up.
Julyfeather half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Julyfeather stuffs the takedown.
Julyfeather displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marcus .
Julyfeather half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marcus fails to land the takedown.
Julyfeather attempts a counter takedown but Marcus avoids it well and moves away.
Roger Julyfeather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcellus Marcus .
Julyfeather connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Julyfeather swivels and escapes.
Julyfeather half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marcus tries to clinch but Julyfeather is having none of it.
Marcus shoots in but no luck this time.
Julyfeather changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julyfeather connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marcus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Julyfeather's waist but Julyfeather gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marcus off to one side.
Marcus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Julyfeather swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Marcus with that takedown attempt.
Marcus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marcus misses with a wild combination.
A leg kick checked by Julyfeather.
Marcellus Marcus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julyfeather lands a nice looking body shot.
Julyfeather cracks Marcus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roger Julyfeather is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Julyfeather.
Julyfeather slips a jab and a cross from Marcus .
Julyfeather bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Julyfeather scores with a hook to the body. Marcus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Julyfeather throws a body shot but no joy.
Marcus throws a head kick that misses.
Julyfeather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marcus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Marcus misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Julyfeather just misses with a punch to the body.
Julyfeather defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marcus .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Julyfeather sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marcus somewhat.
Julyfeather throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marcus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Julyfeather jabs Marcus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marcus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Julyfeather as he avoids it easily.
Julyfeather appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Julyfeather is looking to wear down Marcus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marcus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marcus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Julyfeather pinned against the cage. Julyfeather gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julyfeather with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marcus .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Julyfeather defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marcus .
Nice takedown defense from Julyfeather. No joy for Marcus on that attempt.
Marcellus Marcus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julyfeather fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marcus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Julyfeather showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Julyfeather, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Julyfeather!
Our winner, Roger Julyfeather, 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.