PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blank (ranked 168 p4p, 221 weight class) and Ezekiel Marley (ranked 23 p4p, 26 weight class). Marley has chosen WANTED as his entrance music. Billy Blank has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Blank
vs
Marley

225 cm
33
265
23 - 13 - 0

199 cm
25
265
12 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley ducks under a wild hook from Blank.
Marley tries to land a body kick
and Marley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
Jab from Blank.
Blank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marley.
Marley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blank misses with a looping left.

Blank gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blank throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blank throws a strike but Marley avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Marley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blank with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blank postures up in Marley's guard and throws a big left but Marley blocks it.
Marley wants to stand but Blank is controlling the position.
Marley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blank's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blank in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blank is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blank scoring with some ground and pound.
Blank is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Blank trying to control the position from guard on top but Marley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blank throws an elbow that misses. Marley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blank's guard. Nice move by Marley!

Marley stands up from Blank's guard - Marley perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley thumps Blank with a low kick.
Blank throws out a powerful jab.
Ezekiel Marley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blank throws a hook but Marley avoids it easily.
Marley feints and then cracks Blank's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blank down.
Marley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marley misses with a low kick as Blank jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blank takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blank misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marley feints a counter leg kick.
Marley throws a leg kick
letting Blank counter with a right hand.
Marley misses with a body kick.
Blank swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blank gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marley counters with a good low kick that Blank was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Blank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Marley tries to move into range but Blank moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marley blocks a jab.
Blank on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blank is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marley misses with a right hand
and Blank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Ezekiel Marley's cut even more.
Blank throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marley throws a lazy right hand but Blank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blank is able to avoid easily.
Marley is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Marley slams his shin into Blank's torso.
Marley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blank counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Blank was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blank throws an off balance right hand
and Marley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blank if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley thuds his shin into the meat of Blank's side.
Marley throws a head kick but Blank moves out of range.

Marley lands a big uppercut and Blank crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Blank looks OK. Marley waves Blank back to his feet!

It looks like Billy Blank has been cut.
Blank throws a poor cross that misses
and Marley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marley connects with a body shot that sends Blank's belly button to the back.
Marley throws a hook but Blank blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Marley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blank's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Marley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blank's sensitive parts.
Marley lands a body shot.
Marley scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Blank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Marley throws a sloppy head kick and Blank moves out of range easily.
Blank appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marley!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley lands a nice looking body shot.
Ezekiel Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marley connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Marley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Crunch! Marley slams his shin into Blank's torso.
Blank moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Marley misses.
Blank misses with a takedown
and Marley counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Blank is out cold! A devastating KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ezekiel Marley!
A relieved looking Ezekiel Marley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Billy Blank stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost focus and i paid for it. it was a great fight and i am coming back much better.'.