PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy No Neck (ranked 1763 p4p, 1923 weight class) and Caius Marius (ranked 240 p4p, 261 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

No Neck
vs
Marius

189 cm
19
174
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
174
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy No Neck!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caius Marius!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Marius misses its intended target.
No Neck seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No Neck throws a hook but Marius avoids it easily.
Marius connects with a good right hand that stumbles No Neck. No Neck circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Randy No Neck has been cut.
Marius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from No Neck.
No Neck takes one on the button.
Marius's coach down at GWad's Playpen was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
No Neck tries to move into range but Marius moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius throws a hook but No Neck blocks it.
No Neck wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Caius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius lands a right hook to the body.
Marius misses with a hook

and No Neck counters by moving into the clinch.
Marius is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
No Neck has a couple of punches blocked by Marius.

No Neck breaks from the clinch.
No Neck defending well as Marius loads up on a big left hand.
No Neck tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marius manages to circle out of the way.
No Neck slips a straight right by Marius.
Marius misses with a body shot.
No Neck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marius throws out the jab.
No Neck is looking to counter the offense by Marius and move into the clinch.
Marius misses with a body shot

and No Neck counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Neck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marius's efforts to push away.
Marius misses with a short punch on the inside.
No Neck working hard to break the clinch.

Marius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marius looks to score with a jab to the body but No Neck is just out of range.
Marius tests No Neck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marius misses with a left hand

and No Neck counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No Neck trying to control the position but instead, Marius has worked for underhooks and has pushed No Neck into the cage.

Marius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No Neck needs to keep his hands up - Marius had a free shot at his head there.
Marius misses with a straight left.
No Neck is looking to counter the offense by Marius and move into the clinch.
Marius throws a looping overhand right but No Neck ducks down to avoid it.
No Neck wants to clinch
letting Marius counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Marius misses the target.
Marius connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No Neck is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Neck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No Neck stuns Marius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No Neck moves away from the strike by Marius.
No Neck seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No Neck throws an off balance right hand
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.

Randy No Neck's cut is getting worse.
Marius throws a jab but it's blocked by No Neck.
No Neck blocks a jab.
Marius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marius swings for the body but No Neck moves out of range.
No Neck tries to counter by clinching up but Marius breaks away and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Caius Marius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy No Neck's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Marius lands a right hook to the body.
Marius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No Neck tries to counter by clinching up but Marius breaks away and moves out of range.
Marius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marius lands a glancing blow to the side of No Neck's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Marius misses the target.
No Neck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No Neck takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marius looks to land a left hand but No Neck moved out of range nicely.
No Neck tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marius manages to circle out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marius.
No Neck slips under a jab.
No Neck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by No Neck.
As Marius tries to get set, No Neck tries to push him back and clinch up but Marius manages to avoid the attempt.
No Neck staying out of range there.
No Neck walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marius catches No Neck with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius misses with a body shot

and No Neck counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Marius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
No Neck scores with a shot to the side of Marius's head.

No Neck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marius missing with a left hand there. No Neck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No Neck seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No Neck has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Marius takes a swing at No Neck's ribcage but misses.
No Neck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No Neck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius throws a lazy right hand but No Neck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No Neck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marius scores with a shot to the body.
Marius misses with a hook

and No Neck counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Neck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
No Neck wants to get back to striking at distance but Marius won't allow it.
Marius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

No Neck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No Neck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marius throws out the jab.
No Neck wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Marius looks to throw the jab but No Neck is out of range.
Marius throws a lazy uppercut

and No Neck counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by No Neck.
Marius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for No Neck.
Marius is trying to push No Neck away but No Neck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
No Neck misses with a hook from the clinch.
No Neck tries a body shot but Marius blocks it.
No Neck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
No Neck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Caius Marius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy No Neck's cut.
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!

Marius throws a hook but No Neck avoids it easily.
No Neck tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marius manages to circle out of the way.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No Neck slips under a jab from Marius.
Marius throws a lazy right hand but No Neck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No Neck wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
No Neck throws a lazy right hand but Marius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius throws a big shot that misses.
Marius looks to land a left hand but No Neck moved out of range nicely.
As Marius tries to get set, No Neck tries to push him back and clinch up but Marius manages to avoid the attempt.
Marius throws a body punch but No Neck moves out of range.
No Neck is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius throws a hook but No Neck blocks it.
No Neck wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
No Neck takes a body punch but keeps moving.

No Neck rushes Marius and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
No Neck stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

No Neck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No Neck defending well as Marius loads up on a big left hand.
No Neck is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marius.
Marius scores with a shot to the body.
Marius throws a body punch but No Neck moves out of range.
Randy No Neck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marius with a nice cross.
Marius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but No Neck was well out of range. Poor timing from Marius.
No Neck wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
No Neck slips under a jab from Marius.
No Neck lands a slapping body shot.
Marius misses with a right hand

and No Neck counters by moving into the clinch.

No Neck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No Neck staying out of range there.
Caius Marius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marius punishes No Neck's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Marius. That snapped No Neck's head back.
Marius throws a good cross that connects.
Marius lands a jab.
Marius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but No Neck was well out of range. Poor timing from Marius.
No Neck tries to counter by clinching up but Marius breaks away and moves out of range.
Marius looks to land a left hand but No Neck moved out of range nicely.
No Neck is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Neck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marius throws out the jab.
As Marius tries to get set, No Neck tries to push him back and clinch up but Marius manages to avoid the attempt.
No Neck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No Neck looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No Neck is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No Neck moves in looking to clinch but Marius pushes him off.
No Neck slips under a jab from Marius.
Marius sizes up No Neck with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A shot to the body from Marius misses

and No Neck counters by clinching up.
Marius blocks a body shot from No Neck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caius Marius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marius winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caius Marius!
Caius Marius is the new welterweight champion!