|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiny Foxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jammin Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tiny Foxton has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
27
187 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
|
194 cm
24
195 lbs
2 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tiny Foxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Jammin Marley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Foxton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab by Foxton.
Foxton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foxton. Marley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marley throws a sloppy head kick and Foxton moves out of range easily.
Marley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foxton.
Marley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Foxton doesn't manage to clinch there - Marley circles away.
Foxton misses with a takedown attempt - Marley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marley keeps the fight on the outside.
Foxton has closed the distance and engaged Marley in a clinch.
Marley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Foxton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marley letting Foxton take a breather here.
Marley avoiding damage as Foxton throws knees to the body.
Foxton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Foxton is trying to keep an underhook but Marley manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Foxton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Foxton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foxton is looking to stand up but Marley isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marley prevents Foxton from getting back to his feet.
Foxton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Foxton wants to sweep here but Marley controlling him for the moment.
Marley wants to control from the top but Foxton keeps moving.
Marley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Jammin Marley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Foxton is looking to clinch but Marley is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foxton has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiny Foxton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That kick from Marley tenderised Foxton's leg. Foxton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marley throws a sloppy head kick and Foxton moves out of range easily.
Foxton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Foxton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Foxton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marley misses with a takedown attempt - Foxton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Foxton stuffs the takedown.
Foxton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Foxton will feel that in the morning.
Tiny Foxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Foxton.
Marley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Marley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foxton closes the distance and clinches.
Marley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foxton avoiding damage.
Marley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Foxton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marley jumps guard but Foxton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Foxton tries to land knees in the clinch but Marley avoids the damage to the body.
Foxton can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Foxton stalling the fight.
Foxton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Marley.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foxton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Foxton drives through with a takedown into Marley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foxton wanted to stand there but Marley had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley working for a triangle but Foxton defends it easily.
Marley looks winded!
Foxton gets to his feet - Marley follows without any prompting.
Foxton walks into a left hand.
Marley avoids the head kick by Foxton.
Foxton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Foxton fails with a takedown attempt.
Foxton staying out of range there.
Marley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foxton swings for the body but Marley moves out of range.
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Foxton ducks down to avoid it.
Foxton tries to clinch there but Marley circles away.
Marley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiny Foxton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jab by Foxton.
Marley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foxton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foxton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marley circles away quickly and effectively.
Marley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foxton is looking to clinch but Marley is avoiding it.
Foxton tries to clinch up but Marley circles away and keeps his distance.
Foxton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiny Foxton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Marley.
Foxton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marley to the mat! Marley manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foxton looking to sit in guard and control but Marley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Foxton is trying to keep Marley in close.
Marley wants to stand and escape but instead Foxton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foxton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marley tries to strike from the bottom.
Marley keeping moving, preventing Foxton from controlling successfully.
Marley looking to control.
Foxton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Foxton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marley kicks Foxton off and gets to his feet.
A jab lands there for Marley.
Marley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marley throws a head kick that misses.
Marley shoots in and drives through. Foxton sprawls well.
Marley is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foxton stuffs the takedown attempt from Marley. Marley gets slowly back to his feet.
Foxton tries to close the distance and clinch but Marley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foxton wants to clinch up but Marley keeps it at a distance.
Foxton is looking to clinch but Marley is avoiding it.
Marley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foxton moves in looking to clinch but Marley pushes him off.
Foxton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foxton moves in looking to clinch but Marley pushes him off.
Foxton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marley, pushing him back against the cage.
Foxton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Foxton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Foxton lands with a right to the head.
Foxton tries to throw a body punch but Marley avoids it by throwing Foxton back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Foxton.
Foxton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foxton misses with a few strikes there.
Foxton moves out of range as Marley throws a body kick.
Foxton rushes Marley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Foxton has Marley pressed against the cage.
Marley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tiny Foxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Jammin Marley.
Marley tries to pull guard but Foxton won't allow it.
Marley is trying to drag Foxton to the mat but Foxton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Foxton breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Foxton does no damage.
Foxton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marley backs up against the cage.
Foxton closes the distance and pushes Marley back into the cage.
Foxton lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foxton is trying to force a seperation but Marley has the dominant position.
Foxton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marley avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Foxton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Foxton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Foxton breaks the clinch.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Foxton is just out of range.
Marley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Foxton looks to land a combination but Marley avoids it well.
Marley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Foxton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Foxton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tiny Foxton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foxton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marley's head.
Foxton throws a big right hand that misses.
Foxton stops Marley from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiny Foxton dominated that second round.
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 throws the left hand but Foxton avoids the punch easily.
Foxton instigates a clinch.
Marley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Foxton is trying to keep an underhook but Marley manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Marley is trying to control. Foxton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Foxton is looking for a sweep. Marley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Foxton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Foxton wants to control but Marley is keeping busy.
Foxton is trying to stand.
Marley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Foxton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marley trying to control the action but Foxton is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley thows a huge punch but Foxton dodges it nicely.
Marley wants to work for an arm triangle but Foxton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Foxton controlling the position well.
Foxton trying to hold on to Marley's head to control him but Marley postures up.
Marley prevents Foxton from standing back up.
Tiny Foxton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Foxton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marley thows a huge punch but Foxton dodges it nicely.
Marley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Foxton is defending against the submission attempts here by Marley.
Marley trying to pass the guard but Foxton defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley trying to advance position but Foxton counters by regaining guard.
Foxton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Foxton keeping moving, preventing Marley from controlling successfully.
Marley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Foxton is keeping the position for now.
Marley wants to control from the top but Foxton keeps moving.
Foxton has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Marley off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foxton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marley misses with a looping left.
Marley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marley misses with a takedown attempt - Foxton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Foxton pushes Marley up against the cage in a clinch.
Marley tries to pull guard but Foxton won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foxton lands a shoulder strike.
Foxton effectively controlling the action here.
Ben Jammin Marley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foxton lands an elbow inside that Marley shrugs off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Jammin Marley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Foxton 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiny Foxton!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
79% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
