PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Marlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Andy Marlow has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Marlow
vs
Landry

181 cm
19
201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Marlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Landry!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Landry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Landry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marlow looks like he's trying to stand up.
Landry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Landry is looking for a kimura here.
Landry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry is controlling the pace.

Landry is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Landry controlling the action here.
Marlow on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry controlling the action here.
Marlow looks like he's trying to stand up.
Landry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jake Landry.
Marlow fakes the leg kick and cracks Landry in the body.
Marlow thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Landry if he has to take too many more of those.
Andy Marlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marlow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Landry keeps the fight on the outside.
Marlow is breathing heavily.
Marlow moves in looking to clinch but Landry pushes him off.
Marlow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Landry counters with a series of strikes. Marlow will be more careful next time no doubt.

Landry feints and as Marlow raises his hands in defense, Landry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Landry scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Landry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Landry is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Marlow is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Marlow has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Landry dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Marlow misses with a takedown

and Landry counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marlow's guard now.
Landry pushes down on Marlow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Landry not doing much here.
Marlow is trying to stand.

Landry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marlow defends it well.
Well, if Landry is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry drops an elbow to the side of Marlow's head.
Landry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Landry moves into full mount! Marlow won't be happy about that!
Marlow squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Landry has hold of Marlow's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Marlow manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Landry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Landry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Landry controlling from the full mount.
Landry cracks Marlow with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry lands a heavy elbow.
Landry controlling the position easily from mount.
Landry cracks Marlow with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Landry looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marlow in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry controlling from the full mount.
Marlow trying desperately to get to his feet.
Landry fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landry content just to control the position here.

Landry has hold of Marlow's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Marlow manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Landry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Landry lands with a nice combination. Marlow backs away looking to recover.
Marlow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Landry needs to keep his hands up - Marlow had a free shot at his head there.

Marlow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Landry forces his way into half guard.
Landry wants to free his trapped foot but Marlow is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Landry is nestled in close to Marlow, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Landry is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Landry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marlow is trying to stand.
Jake Landry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marlow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Landry scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Landry lands a nice short elbow.
Landry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Landry controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marlow is trying to stand back up but Landry is controlling him
Landry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Landry controlling the action here.
Landry's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Landry lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marlow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Landry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Landry is taking a breather. Marlow says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Landry stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Marlow to get to his feet.
Landry feints and then cracks Marlow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marlow down.

Landry closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Landry has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Marlow tries to sprawl but Landry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jake Landry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nice strikes from Landry there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marlow taking some punishment here, with Landry in his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Landry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Landry 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Landry!
Post fight, Jake Landry stared into the camera and said 'Big thanks to the guys at Hilo Pit, couldn't have done this without the help of my coaches and training partners.'.