PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caius Marius (ranked 2504 p4p, 2575 weight class) and Domino Hurley (ranked 321 p4p, 334 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Marius
vs
Hurley

183 cm
19
174
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
174
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Conviction
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caius Marius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Domino Hurley!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurley wants to clinch.
Marius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hurley.
Hurley staying out of range there.
Marius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hurley misses with a straight left.
Marius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius misses with a looping right.
Hurley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marius seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley misses with a looping right.
Hurley throws a hook but Marius blocks it.
Hurley throws a hook to the side of Marius's head but Marius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hurley looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
Marius is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marius stalks Hurley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hurley's face. Hurley staggers backwards, shaken.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurley misses the target.
Caius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius lands with a nice body punch.
Marius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hurley manages to avoid it.
Hurley tests Marius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marius digs a good hook to Hurley's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hurley.
Marius throws a hook to the side of Hurley's head but Hurley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurley throws a poor cross that misses
and Hurley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Hurley misses.
Marius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hurley counters with a nice uppercut.
Marius slips a straight right by Hurley.
Marius cracks Hurley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Marius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marius lands with a shot to the body.
Hurley misses with a straight left.
Hurley misses with a hook. Marius ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marius.
Hurley has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Marius throws a shot from downtown. Hurley moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Hurley misses.
Marius keeps the fight on the outside.
Marius lands with an overhand left.
Hurley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hurley throws out a counter right but Marius avoids it with no problem.
Hurley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hurley slips a straight right by Marius.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hurley! But no joy.
Marius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marius looks to throw the jab but Hurley is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hurley! But no joy.
Marius tests Hurley's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Hurley closes the distance and clinches.
Marius working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurley lands a really nice looking cross but Marius seems unphased.
Hurley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Hurley clinches up with Marius and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Hurley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marius working hard to break the clinch.
Hurley pushes off an throws an elbow but Marius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hurley fails to land.
Hurley scores with a shoulder strike.
Hurley lands with a right to the head.

Marius manages to break the clinch.
Marius lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hurley backs up against the cage.
Hurley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Hurley misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Hurley coming out on top.
A big right from Hurley misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Caius Marius dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Marius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hurley throws a body punch but Marius moves out of range.
Hurley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marius sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Oooh a lovely combination from Hurley sends Marius down but not out. Hurley dives into side control looking to finish.
Sloppy strikes there by Hurley.
Marius regains half guard, as Hurley was trying to land strikes.
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!
Marius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marius keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hurley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hurley is just content to waste time from the top position. Marius takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hurley being controlled here momentarily.
Hurley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marius is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hurley throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hurley tries to clinch up
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut.
Marius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marius slips a jab from Hurley.
Marius is looking to counter punch.
Marius throws a sloppy body shot
and Hurley counters with a left to the body.
Hurley wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Hurley misses
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marius moves out of range of the strikes.
Marius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hurley counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Hurley misses its intended target.
Marius lands a jab to the nose.
Hurley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marius blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Marius misses
and Hurley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marius connects with the punch.
Marius misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurley wants to clinch up but Marius keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Marius does it's job there.
Hurley looks to land a right hand but Marius moved out of range.
Marius cracks Hurley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hurley blocks a jab.
Hurley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marius stuns Hurley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marius slips under a jab.
Marius was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marius lands a jab to the nose.
Marius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hurley momentarily.
Hurley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marius.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Domino Hurley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Hurley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hurley has Marius pressed against the cage, preventing Marius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hurley avoiding damage.
Hurley misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hurley misses with some punches.
Marius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hurley is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hurley.

Marius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marius.
Hurley misses with an uppercut. Marius saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hurley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hurley darts in trying to clinch
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hurley tries to clinch but Marius is having none of it.
Marius connects with a body shot that sends Hurley's belly button to the back.
Hurley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut.
Marius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hurley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marius cracks Hurley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hurley counters with a nice body shot.
Hurley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hurley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hurley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hurley manages to avoid it.
Hurley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius punishes Hurley's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurley scores with a jab. Marius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marius changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marius lands with a good body shot.
Marius just misses with a punch to the body.
Marius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hurley looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
Marius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hurley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Hurley misses.
Marius was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurley misses the target.
It looked like Marius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley moves in looking to clinch but Marius pushes him off.

Hurley rushes Marius and presses him up against the cage.
Hurley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius avoids a wild elbow strike from Hurley.
Marius blocks an elbow strike.
Hurley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hurley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marius blocking some punches.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Hurley controls his hands.
Marius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marius avoids a wild elbow strike from Hurley.
Hurley lands a damaging elbow.
Hurley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marius avoids a wild elbow strike from Hurley.
Hurley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marius backwards.

Marius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marius cracks Hurley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Hurley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marius throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hurley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hurley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marius backwards.

Marius manages to break the clinch.
Hurley misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurley misses the target.
Hurley throws a lazy right hand but Marius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Hurley forces Marius back against the cage and clinches.
Marius takes an elbow to the forehead.

Marius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Caius Marius is winning the standup battle so far.
Marius misses with an uppercut. Hurley saw that one coming.
Marius scores with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Caius Marius.
I think Marius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caius Marius!