PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Jamie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Marley
vs
Jamie

189 cm
24
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
24
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Marley!
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, Kevin Jamie!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamie thows a body shot but no joy.

Marley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jamie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jamie keeps working.
Jamie struggling a bit here.

Marley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jamie wants to control but Marley postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamie regains half guard there - taking advantage of Marley's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Marley trying to pass the guard but Jamie defending well.
Jamie is staying active underneath Marley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Jamie makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Marley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jamie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamie throws a nice looking combination but Marley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jamie lands a nice shot to the body.
Marley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marley has a takedown stuffed.
Jamie lands a nice shot to the body.
Jamie misses with a jab to the body
and Marley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marley moves forwards but Jamie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marley misses with a body kick.
Marley has his takedown stuffed
and Jamie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Marley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marley is breathing heavily.
Marley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jamie will feel that in the morning.
Marley moves forwards but Jamie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marley has a takedown stuffed.
Jamie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marley rather than just go for the knockout.
Jamie jabs at Marley's body.
Jamie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jamie connects with a crisp jab.
Marley misses with a body kick.
Kevin Jamie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Jamie.
Jamie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jamie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marley shoots in but Jamie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Jamie does no damage.
Marley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jamie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marley shoots in and drives through. Jamie sprawls well.
Marley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jamie throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jamie scores with the left hand. Marley knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Jamie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jamie cracks Marley with a good jab.
Jamie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marley doesn't seem bothered though.
Marley fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Jamie as Marley shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marley.
Jamie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jamie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marley at a distance.
Jamie jabs Marley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marley dodges the punch combination from Jamie.
Jamie looks to score with a jab to the body but Marley is just out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jamie throws a series of punches but Marley avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley shoots for a double leg takedown but Jamie sprawls well. He's pushed Marley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Marley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jamie circles away.
Jamie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jamie lands a nice hook to Marley's body. Marley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jamie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jamie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jamie throws a series of punches but Marley avoids them all with ease.
Stan Marley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jamie misses with a wild combination.
Jamie lands with a nice body punch.
Jamie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marley backs up against the cage.
Jamie misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jamie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jamie wants it to stay on the feet.
Jamie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice shot by Jamie.
Jamie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marley.
Jamie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jamie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jamie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marley circles away quickly and effectively.
Jamie cracks Marley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jamie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jamie lands a right hook to the body.
Jamie throws out a loose jab but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jamie's waist but Jamie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marley off to one side.
Jamie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jamie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jamie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marley counters with a nice leg kick.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
Marley scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jamie throws a right hand that Marley ducks under and follows up with a left that Marley also avoids with ease.
Marley is looking to clinch but Jamie is avoiding it.
Marley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jamie misses with a double jab.
Jamie swats away the attempt to clinch by Marley.
Kevin Jamie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jamie throws a hook to the side of Marley's head but Marley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marley is defended easily by Jamie.
Jamie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Jamie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Marley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jamie.
Jamie dips to his left and cracks Marley with an uppercut!
Jamie stuffs the takedown.
Marley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marley staying out of range there.
Kevin Jamie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jamie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jamie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jamie misses with a wild body shot.
Jamie shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marley eats them both and turns towards Jamie to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marley tries to move into range but Jamie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jamie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jamie connects with a looping right hand.
Horrible takedown by Marley or perhaps it was just good defense by Jamie which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Marley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jamie tries to avoid it but Marley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jamie to the ground. Jamie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jamie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marley circles away quickly and effectively.
Jamie lands with a right hand.
Jamie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Jamie scores with a four punch combination!
Jamie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marley tries for a takedown but Jamie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jamie misses with a double jab.
Jamie lands a body shot.
Marley dives in and grabs Jamie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jamie pushes down on Marley's head and hops out.
Jamie just misses with a punch to the body.
Marley fails with the takedown.
Jamie digs a good body shot into Marley's ribs.
Marley has his takedown stuffed
and Jamie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Jamie finds it's target.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jamie moves away.
Nice shot lands for Jamie.
Jamie thuds his right hand into Marley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jamie works over Marley's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice takedown defense from Jamie. No joy for Marley on that attempt.
Jamie scores with a jab. Marley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jamie misses with a double jab.
Jamie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marley.
Jamie stalks Marley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marley's face. Marley staggers backwards, shaken.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch but Jamie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kevin Jamie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley moves out of range as Jamie strikes.
Marley tries to land a front kick but Jamie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jamie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marley.
Jamie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marley under the eye.

Marley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jamie to the mat! Jamie manages to get full guard.
Marley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jamie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marley is one step ahead there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jamie swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Jamie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jamie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Kevin Jamie!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Kevin Jamie!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Kevin Jamie!

Kevin Jamie wins by unanimous decision!
Kevin Jamie tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.