PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luka Marka (ranked 2940 p4p, 23549 weight class) and Chris Jarvis (ranked 312 p4p, 527 weight class). Marka comes to the cage accompanied by HADES. Luka Marka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marka
vs
Jarvis

180 cm
35
185
21 - 14 - 1

187 cm
27
197
4 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luka Marka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Jarvis!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jarvis on the side of the head.

Jarvis moves into the clinch.
Marka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Marka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarvis.
Marka feinted with a counter takedown.
Jarvis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marka misses with a wild combination.
Marka throws a looping overhand right but Jarvis ducks down to avoid it.
Jarvis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Marka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jarvis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at in shig we trust in the buildup to the fight.

Jarvis gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarvis.
Jarvis struggles to land a body shot inside as Marka controls his hands.
Marka scores with a shot to the side of Jarvis's head.
Marka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarvis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jarvis backwards.
Marka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marka misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marka has a couple of punches blocked by Jarvis.
Jarvis swings wildly with an uppercut but Marka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarvis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marka lands a hook that snaps the head of Jarvis backwards.
Jarvis lands a body shot.
Marka gets through Jarvis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jarvis throws a head punch that misses.
Jarvis works on Marka's body with a couple of short punches.
Jarvis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Marka fails to land.
Jarvis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jarvis wants to stall.
Marka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jarviss head.
Marka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarvis scores with a shot to the side of Marka's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Marka breaks from the clinch.
Marka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvis moves in looking to clinch but Marka pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jarvis under the eye.
Jarvis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marka.
Marka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarvis.
Marka misses with a wild body shot.
Jarvis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jarvis scores with a nice strike.
Jarvis tries to close the distance and clinch but Marka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jarvis moves into the clinch.
Jarvis lands with a short shot to the head.
Jarvis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Markas head.
Jarvis tries to throw a body punch but Marka avoids it by throwing Jarvis back against the cage.
Marka lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarvis.
Marka lands with a light punch inside.
Marka lands an uppercut.
Marka tries a body shot but Jarvis blocks it.
Marka lands a shot to the body.
Jarvis misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marka.
Jarvis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jarvis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marka misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marka.
Jarvis tries a body shot but Marka blocks it.
Jarvis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Marka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jarvis tries to close the distance and clinch but Marka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jarvis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marka.
Marka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarvis.
Marka lands a lovely overhand right.
Marka misses the shot to the body.
Jarvis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jarvis wants to clinch up but Marka keeps it at a distance.
Marka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Jarvis is rocked!
Marka weaves into range and cracks Jarvis right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Jarvis goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Marka is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luka Marka!
Luka Marka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.