PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tau Masunwendinghamar (ranked 1281 p4p, 225 weight class) and Ezekiel Marley (ranked 153 p4p, 31 weight class). Masunwendinghamar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, What You Gonna Do. Marley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: WANTED. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Masunwendinghamar
vs
Marley

196 cm
30
260
18 - 13 - 0

199 cm
24
265
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

ZERO Fightwear
Conviction

Savage Fightwear
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tau Masunwendinghamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masunwendinghamar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masunwendinghamar.
Marley shapes to counter with a head kick.
Marley dodges the punch combination from Masunwendinghamar.
Masunwendinghamar throws a hook but Marley blocks it.
Marley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Masunwendinghamar throws a right hand that misses
and Marley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Masunwendinghamar's knee momentarily.
Marley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Masunwendinghamar. That did some damage!
Masunwendinghamar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marley.
Marley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Masunwendinghamar misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masunwendinghamar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marley defending well as Masunwendinghamar loads up on a big left hand.
Marley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Masunwendinghamar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marley moves away.
Masunwendinghamar throws a good cross that connects.
Masunwendinghamar misses with a lunging right hand
and Marley counters with a nice body shot.
Masunwendinghamar scores with a nice head shot.
Masunwendinghamar on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Tau Masunwendinghamar has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marley.
Marley lands a head shot.
Masunwendinghamar throws a poor cross that misses
and Marley counters with a body kick that stops Masunwendinghamar in his tracks momentarily.
Masunwendinghamar is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley scores with a body shot.
Marley connects with an inside leg kick.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Masunwendinghamar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Masunwendinghamar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tau Masunwendinghamar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masunwendinghamar throws a hook but Marley blocks it.
Marley tests Masunwendinghamar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marley moves out of range as Masunwendinghamar strikes.
Masunwendinghamar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a nice looking body kick.
Marley keeps Masunwendinghamar at a distance using the push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marley.
Masunwendinghamar's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Marley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Masunwendinghamar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marley counters with a crisp right that sends Masunwendinghamar to the canvas! Marley follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezekiel Marley!
A victorious Ezekiel Marley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.