PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Marker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rez chrome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Marker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to rez chrome's chin.

Marker
vs
chrome

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alan Marker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, rez chrome!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

chrome closes the distance and pushes Marker back into the cage.
Marker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Marker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
chrome fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marker wants to clinch but chrome slips to the side

so chrome counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
chrome tries to free his leg and advance position but Marker is retaining full guard.

chrome decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marker, up you get!
chrome changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marker tries to avoid it but chrome manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marker to the ground. Marker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

chrome rushes Marker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

chrome has picked Marker up - he's going for a ride! chrome dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

chrome decides to stand up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marker scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Marker.
Marker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Marker as chrome shoots in.
Marker wants to clinch

and chrome decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marker's guard.
chrome looks gassed!
Marker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst chrome is controlling him.
chrome trying to control but Marker is working from the bottom.
Marker wants to stand but chrome is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
chrome trying to control but Marker is working from the bottom.
Marker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
chrome throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
chrome wants to control from the top but Marker keeps moving.
chrome should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by chrome.
chrome dodges the punch combination from Marker.

Marker closes the distance and pushes chrome back into the cage.
Marker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marker prevents the takedown attempt.
Alan Marker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rez chrome.
Marker tries a knee to the head but chrome blocks it.
Marker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
chrome keeps control of Marker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marker misses with a knee strike.
Marker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marker stops a takedown attempt from chrome.
Marker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
chrome is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marker wants to get back to striking at distance but chrome won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rez chrome dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

chrome fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marker.
Marker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

chrome moves into the clinch.
Marker avoiding damage as chrome throws knees to the body.
Marker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
chrome with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
chrome throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marker blocks it with crossed arms.
chrome is trying to maintain a safe position but Marker gets an underhook and turns chrome into the cage.
Marker tries to break the clinch but chrome is controlling the position.

chrome breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
rez chrome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

chrome fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marker sprawls well initially but chrome persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marker is trying to stand.

chrome seems to be working for a kimura but Marker defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marker looks like he's trying to stand up.
chrome is pressing down on Marker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marker is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
chrome trying to control from half guard but Marker is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
chrome is pressing down on Marker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marker is holding on for now.

chrome is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marker looks to clinch
and chrome counters with a series of strikes. Marker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marker tries to clinch up.
Nice body kick there by Marker.
Marker is looking to clinch but chrome is avoiding it.
chrome keeps the fight on the outside.
Marker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marker fails in his attempt to clinch.
chrome swats away the attempt to clinch by Marker.
Alan Marker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marker is looking to clinch but chrome is avoiding it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
chrome is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marker.
Marker's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Marker duly obliges.
chrome steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marker. That one must have hurt.
Marker tries to close the distance and clinch up but chrome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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 Alan Marker will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Marker closes the distance and pushes chrome back into the cage.
chrome unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
chrome misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marker.

chrome manages to break the clinch.
chrome tries to clinch but Marker is having none of it.
Marker looks to clinch

and chrome counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marker's guard now.
Marker is looking to stand up but chrome isn't so interested in that idea.

chrome gets to his feet. Marker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marker throws a nice looking combination but chrome bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
chrome tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marker is looking to clinch but chrome is avoiding it.
Marker keeps the fight on the outside.
Marker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marker is looking to clinch.
Marker thows a body kick. chrome tries to catch it but that hurt him.
chrome takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
chrome chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marker can pounce on him.
chrome avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marker looks to land a combination but chrome avoids it well.
chrome takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
chrome takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
chrome blocks a head kick by Marker.
Marker throws a head kick that misses

and chrome counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marker!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

chrome stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
chrome takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Marker misses with a series of wild punches.
chrome avoids a kick to the body.
chrome fails in his attempt to clinch.
chrome misses with a takedown attempt - Marker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
chrome is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marker. chrome shrugs it off though.
Marker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but chrome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marker tries to clinch but chrome moves away

and chrome counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marker!

chrome jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Marker manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Marker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for chrome on the ground.
Marker wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

chrome is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
rez chrome comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think chrome has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rez chrome!