PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Marius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marius comes into the arena with My World - Dale Oliver blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!

Marius
vs
Clark

183 cm
22
198 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

175 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
World class MT
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Marius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Clark!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark misses with a takedown attempt
and Marius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark throws a lazy head kick
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Marius shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Clark is trying to defend but Marius finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Clark tries to get to full guard but Marius has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Marius has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Marius stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Clark is predictable there

and Marius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marius prevents Clark from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Clark is in trouble now - Marius has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Clark wants to control but Marius is having none of it.
Marius controlling from mount.
Clark tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Marius get's back to his feet.
Clark with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clark's knee momentarily.
Clark looks gassed!

Clark drives through and clinches with Marius against the cage.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marius lands a shoulder strike.
Clark tries to break the clinch but Marius is controlling the position.
Clark tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marius just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alexander Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Clark.
Clark is working for takedown but Marius is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Marius.
Marius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marius lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius working Clark over with knees to the body.
Marius leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marius using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Marius.
Marius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clark lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Marius.
Marius lands a knee to the body.
Clark takes an elbow to the temple.
Marius lands a good knee to the midsection. Clark won't want to take too many of those.
Marius lands a nice knee to the body.
Marius putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clark in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marius lands a nice knee to the body.
Marius crunches a lovely knee into Clark's ribcage.
Marius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marius pushes Clark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marius landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marius obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marius.
Marius lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Marius dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Marius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clark with a poor takedown
and Marius counters with a good low kick that Clark was not able to check.
Clark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marius counters with a stiff right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clark is trying to break free.
Marius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marius stops a takedown attempt from Clark.
Marius utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marius scores with a knee to the head.
Marius putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clark in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marius pushes Clark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marius scores a nice knee to the body.
Marius dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marius lands a knee to the head.
Marius lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marius landing knees to the body.
Marius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius connects with a knee to the head.
Clark is trying to push Marius away but Marius has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marius lands a damaging elbow.
Marius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Marius.
Clark tries to score a body lock takedown but Marius shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alexander Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Clark.
Marius with a knee to the head.
Marius scores a nice knee to the body.
Clark wants to get back to striking at distance but Marius won't allow it.
Marius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alexander Marius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marius lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Marius as the two fighters clinch.
Marius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marius.
Marius lands an elbow inside.
Marius cracks Clark with a nice body shot.
Marius using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marius.
Marius gets through Clark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clark's face.
Clark takes an elbow to the temple.
Clark letting Marius take a breather here.
Clark is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marius with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Marius.
Marius lands a nice elbow.
Marius working Clark over with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Marius.
Marius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clark's face.
Marius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clark or not.
Marius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clark's face.
Clark is trying to break free.
Clark drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clark takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marius landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clark is defending well for now.
Marius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marius with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clark is looking to control Marius's arms but Marius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clark has his back to the cage.
Marius is pressed up against the cage. Clark has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marius down to the mat. Marius avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
John Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius lands with a kick to the temple. Clark shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Clark misses with a takedown
and Marius counters with a big head kick but Clark shrugs it off.
Clark throws a head kick that misses
and Marius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clark misses with a takedown attempt
and Marius counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Clark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marius counters with a leg kick.
Marius lands with a good body shot.
Clark misses with a takedown
and Marius finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marius scores with a head kick. Clark tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Clark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Marius moves into the clinch.
Marius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marius keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marius crunches a lovely knee into Clark's ribcage.
Marius scores with a knee to the head.
Clark tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marius prevents Clark from breaking the clinch.
Marius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marius is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marius lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marius just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clark's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Marius dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Marius throws the kick towards the body but Clark avoids it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clark is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marius pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clark's efforts to push away.
Marius lands an uppercut.
Clark tries to break the clinch but Marius is controlling the position.
Marius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marius.
Still in the clinch, Marius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marius lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marius obliges.
Marius lands a damaging elbow.
Marius scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Marius.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clark drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clark's face.
Clark drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alexander Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Clark.
Marius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Marius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marius lands an elbow inside that Clark shrugs off.
Marius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clark takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Marius.
Marius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clark lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Marius.
Clark tries to pull guard but Marius holds him up against the cage and eventually Clark drops back down to his feet.
Marius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clark tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clark is trying to maintain a safe position but Marius gets an underhook and turns Clark into the cage.
Marius scores with a shot to the side of Clark's head.
Marius prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marius lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marius lands a knee to the body.
Marius is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Marius.
Marius lands a damaging elbow.
Clark fails to pull guard.
Marius crunches a lovely knee into Clark's ribcage.
Marius scores a nice knee to the body.
Marius landing knees to the head.
Marius lands an elbow inside.
Marius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marius utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clark tries to pull guard but Marius won't allow it.
Marius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marius has Clark pushed against the cage.
Marius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marius has Clark pressed against the cage, preventing Clark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Clark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marius with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clark has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marius lands a body shot in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Marius.
Marius lands an elbow that stopped Clark in his tracks for a moment.
Marius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marius working Clark over with knees to the body.
Clark tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clark is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marius pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marius with a knee to the head.
Marius lands a nice shot to the body.
Clark changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marius fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clark forces Marius back against the cage and clinches.
Clark jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marius walks away with a smile on his face. Clark gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marius throws a head kick that Clark semi-blocks.
Clark misses with a combination
and Marius counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick by Clark misses

and Marius counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marius.
Marius stalling against the cage.
Marius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marius prevents the takedown attempt.
John Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marius stalling against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Marius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Marius!