PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Rannanjarvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthy's entrance music is Drop the world. A fine choice. Rannanjarvi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stonehenge by Spinal Tap kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Antti Rannanjarvi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Worthy
vs
Rannanjarvi

182 cm
29
167 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

195 cm
33
169 lbs
30 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlon Worthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Antti Rannanjarvi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Worthy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rannanjarvi throws a lazy right hand but Worthy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rannanjarvi is looking to clinch.
Rannanjarvi looks to score with a jab to the body but Worthy is just out of range.
Worthy misses with a straight left.
Rannanjarvi closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Worthy counter with a right hand.
Worthy blocks a head kick by Rannanjarvi.
Worthy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rannanjarvi lands with a hook. Worthy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Worthy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rannanjarvi is out of range.
Worthy throws a series of punches but Rannanjarvi avoids them all with ease.
Rannanjarvi walks into a left hand.
Worthy throws out a leg kick but Rannanjarvi moves out of range and Worthy only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi tries to clinch but Worthy is having none of it.
Worthy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rannanjarvi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Worthy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rannanjarvi. Rannanjarvi obviously looking to wear him down.
Antti Rannanjarvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rannanjarvi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rannanjarvi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Worthy slips under a jab from Rannanjarvi.
Worthy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rannanjarvi misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Worthy.
Rannanjarvi lands a really nice looking cross but Worthy seems unphased.
Rannanjarvi takes one to the chin there.
Worthy throws out a loose jab but Rannanjarvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worthy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Worthy duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rannanjarvi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Worthy is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi wants to clinch up but Worthy keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Worthy.
A slow jab from Rannanjarvi misses its intended target.
Rannanjarvi throws a series of punches but Worthy moves out of range.
Worthy checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Rannanjarvi. Those never looked like landing.
Rannanjarvi connects with a solid leg kick.
Rannanjarvi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Worthy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rannanjarvi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rannanjarvi.
Worthy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Worthy digs a good hook to Rannanjarvi's body.
Rannanjarvi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rannanjarvi takes a swing at Worthy's ribcage but misses.
Rannanjarvi misses with a body kick.
Rannanjarvi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rannanjarvi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Worthy.
Rannanjarvi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rannanjarvi lands with a slapping head kick.
Good work by Worthy as he checks the leg kick.
Rannanjarvi throws a big shot that misses.
Worthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Rannanjarvi is just out of range.
Rannanjarvi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rannanjarvi tries to land a front kick but Worthy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Worthy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rannanjarvi misses with a wild body shot.
Rannanjarvi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Worthy.
Worthy slips a jab from Rannanjarvi.
Worthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rannanjarvi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rannanjarvi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Worthy has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rannanjarvi thows a body shot but no joy.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rannanjarvi moves out of range of the strikes.
Worthy scores with a sloppy right hand. Rannanjarvi should have avoided that one.
Rannanjarvi throws a shot from downtown. Worthy moves away and avoids it.
Worthy avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick from Worthy lands but Rannanjarvi takes it in his stride.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Worthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rannanjarvi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Worthy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Worthy lands.
Rannanjarvi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Worthy.
Rannanjarvi connects with a body shot that sends Worthy's belly button to the back.
Rannanjarvi looks to land a body kick but Worthy moved away.

Rannanjarvi drives through and clinches with Worthy against the cage.
Worthy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rannanjarvi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Worthy misses with some punches.
Rannanjarvi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Worthy.
Worthy takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Worthy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rannanjarvi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rannanjarvi scores with a hook to the body.
Rannanjarvi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rannanjarvi.
A nice left hand lands by Worthy.
Rannanjarvi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Worthy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rannanjarvi can't find room to land a body shot as Worthy controls the action.
Rannanjarvi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Worthy.
Worthy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Worthy.
Rannanjarvi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Worthy blocking some punches.
Worthy stalling.
Worthy lands a nice uppercut.
Rannanjarvi tries to work over Worthy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Worthy.
Rannanjarvi looks winded!
Rannanjarvi tries a body shot but Worthy blocks it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Worthy lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Worthy.
Rannanjarvi looking to throw knees to the head but Worthy is blocking nicely.
Rannanjarvi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Worthy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rannanjarvi's elbow.
A short right from Worthy.
Worthy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rannanjarvi trying to land knees to the body.
Worthy scores with a shot to the side of Rannanjarvi's head.
Worthy blocks a body shot from Rannanjarvi.
Worthy avoiding damage.
Rannanjarvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Worthy.
Worthy is trying to maintain a safe position but Rannanjarvi gets an underhook and turns Worthy into the cage.
Rannanjarvi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Worthy is defending well for now.
Rannanjarvi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worthy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Worthy dodges an elbow strike from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Worthy as the two fighters clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Worthy - that landed with a thud.
Worthy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A right hand to the body from Worthy.
A hook to the body from Worthy.
Worthy is leaning against Rannanjarvi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Worthy as the two fighters clinch.
Worthy lands a nice uppercut.
Worthy lands a nice uppercut.
Worthy lands a nice uppercut.
Worthy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rannanjarvi backwards.
A shot in the inside from Worthy.
Rannanjarvi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Worthy lands a nice uppercut.
Worthy lands a left hand.
Worthy blocks the elbow strike.
Worthy slowing the pace effectively.
Worthy gets through Rannanjarvi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Worthy.
Rannanjarvi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rannanjarvi can't find room to land a body shot as Worthy controls the action.
Worthy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Worthy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Worthy.

Worthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Worthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Worthy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rannanjarvi misses with a low kick.
Rannanjarvi misses with the combination.
Worthy lands a head kick!
Rannanjarvi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Worthy drops Rannanjarvi with a beautiful combination! Rannanjarvi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Worthy is looking for the KO!

Rannanjarvi is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worthy scores with a shot to the body.
Rannanjarvi is still on wobbly legs! Can Worthy finish him?
Worthy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlon Worthy dominated that 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.

Worthy has closed the distance and engaged Rannanjarvi in a clinch.
Rannanjarvi seems to have recovered his senses.
Worthy cracks Rannanjarvi with a nice body shot.
Rannanjarvi misses with some punches.
Worthy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rannanjarvi backwards.
Rannanjarvi struggles to land a body shot inside as Worthy controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Worthy.
Worthy can't find room to land a body shot as Rannanjarvi controls the action.
Rannanjarvi misses with a punch on the inside.
Worthy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rannanjarvi misses with some punches.
Rannanjarvi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rannanjarvi misses with a punch to the body.
Worthy taking a breather.
Worthy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Worthy.
Rannanjarvi is breathing heavily.
Worthy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rannanjarvi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Worthy dips a shoulder and cracks Rannanjarvi with a mighty uppercut! Rannanjarvi falls back against the cage and Worthy unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rannanjarvi is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Worthy screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marlon Worthy!
After winning the bout, Marlon Worthy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.