PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Marv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rye Whiskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marv kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eminem - No Love ft. Lil Wayne . Marv has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Rye Whiskey enters the cage!

Marv
vs
Whiskey

191 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Marv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rye Whiskey!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marv fails with a takedown attempt.
Marv is breathing heavily.

Whiskey drives through with a takedown into guard.
Whiskey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Whiskey looking to pass the guard.
Whiskey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whiskey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marv swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiskey is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Whiskey stays in close to Marv's body and controls the position.
Whiskey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marv swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whiskey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marv as he jumps to the side.

Whiskey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiskey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Whiskey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marv is refusing to be controlled, as Whiskey sits in half guard.
Marv keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Whiskey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marv does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiskey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Marv is staying active underneath Whiskey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Whiskey closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Marv is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Marv sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marv is not content to let Whiskey control the position.
Marv blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whiskey.
Marv keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Whiskey wants to advance to full mount but Marv doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Whiskey trying to control but Marv is working from the bottom.
Whiskeyis looking to pass into half guard but Marv pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Marv is in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rye Whiskey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marv shoots and misses

and Whiskey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Whiskey.
Whiskey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Whiskey wants to control from the top but Marv keeps moving.
Whiskey is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Whiskey lands a couple of digs.
Marv is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiskey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marv looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whiskey misses with a takedown

and Marv counters with a takedown into side control.
Whiskey is looking for a sweep.
Whiskey is not content to let Marv control the position.
Whiskey is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Whiskey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marv trying to control the action but Whiskey is working from the bottom.
Marv passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Whiskey!
Marv wants to control the pace but Whiskey is squirming around nicely.
Marv thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marv wants to control the pace but Whiskey is squirming around nicely.
Whiskey regains half guard.
Whiskey is controlling Marv's trapped leg to prevent Marv from advancing to side control.
Whiskey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marv scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marv takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Whiskey trying to hold on to Marv's head to control him but Marv postures up.

Marv looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Marv prevents Whiskey from improving his position.

That's four 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.
Marv trying to control from half guard but Whiskey is working away.
Whiskey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marv. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marv has his takedown stuffed

and Whiskey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marv's guard.
Whiskey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marv swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rye Whiskey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Marv gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Whiskey to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Whiskey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Whiskey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marv swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marv controls Whiskey momentarily but Whiskey frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiskey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Whiskey wants to pass the guard but Marv is keeping the position.
Whiskey trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Marv manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Marv is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Whiskey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marv stopping the sweep attempt from Whiskey.
Marv wants to control from the top but Whiskey keeps moving.
Whiskey looking for a sweep. Not yet Whiskey, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marv throwing strikes from guard but Whiskey blocks nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marv throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whiskey doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Marv counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marv.
Whiskey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whiskey managing to control the position.
Marv thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiskey keeping moving, preventing Marv from controlling successfully.
Whiskey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marv keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Whiskey's head.
Whiskey wants to get back to his feet but Marv is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rye Whiskey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marv working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Whiskey misses with a takedown attempt

and Marv counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marv throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jimmy Marv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rye Whiskey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marv throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Marv showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whiskey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rye Whiskey!