PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buck Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Trussell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Marley
vs
Trussell

195 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buck Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dennis Trussell!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Trussell pushes Marley away with a front kick.
Marley throws a head kick that misses
and Trussell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Trussell moves out of range of the body kick.
Trussell dives in for a single leg takedown but Marley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Trussell goes for a takedown attempt but Marley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Trussell closes the distance and pushes Marley back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Marley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trussell has him pressed against the cage.
Marley is looking to break free of the clinch but Trussell has double underhooks.

Marley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Marley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Trussell trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Trussell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Trussell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marley 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 not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trussell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marley trying to control but Trussell is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trussell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trussell keeping full guard, as Marley tries to pass.
Marley slips nicely into half guard.
Marley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trussell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marley is just content to waste time from the top position. Trussell takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Marley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Marley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trussell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Trussell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marley wants to control from the top but Trussell keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Buck Marley just wasn't active enough.
Marley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trussell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Marley scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trussell slips a straight right by Marley.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trussell was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Marley moves out of range as Trussell throws a body kick.
Marley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trussell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trussell shoots in for a double leg but Marley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Buck Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Trussell.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trussell throws a sloppy head kick
and Marley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trussell misses with a looping left.
Trussell fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Marley.
Marley misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Marley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marley shoots in and drives through. Trussell sprawls well.
Trussell avoids the head kick by Marley.
No joy there for Marley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marley misses with a leg kick
and Trussell counters with a thumping low kick.
Trussell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Marley misses.
Trussell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Trussell shoots in but Marley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Trussell moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Marley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buck Marley is winning the standup battle so far.
Marley fails with the takedown.
Trussell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dennis Trussell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trussell walks into a straight right hand from Marley.
Marley misses with a low kick.
Marley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marley throws a head kick that misses.
Marley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trussell on the side of the head.
Buck Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trussell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trussell somewhat.
Buck Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Trussell.
Marley slips a straight right by Trussell.
Trussell avoids the head kick by Marley.
Trussell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Marley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trussell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a one two combo.
Trussell fails with a takedown attempt.
Trussell blocks a head kick by Marley.
Trussell scoring well with a low kick there.
Trussell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Trussell slips under a jab from Marley.
Trussell shoots in but no luck this time.
Trussell leaves Marley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley scores with a jab to the body.
Trussell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marley duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a right and a left that Trussell avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Marley gets tackled into the cage by Trussell. Trussell maintains the clinch.
Come on Trussell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trussell has Marley pressed against the cage, preventing Marley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marley throws an elbow but it misses.
Marley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marley tries to break free but Trussell pushes him back against the cage.
Marley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marley working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trussell tries to pull guard but Marley won't allow it.
Trussell with a knee to the head.
Trussell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marley tries to break the clinch but Trussell is controlling the position.
Marley is trying to break free.
Marley wants to get back to striking at distance but Trussell won't allow it.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marley is trying to break free.

Trussell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trussell wants to clinch up but Marley keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Marley dominated that second round.
That's time! Marley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Marley as Trussell shoots in.
Trussell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trussell darts in looking for a takedown but Marley gets double underhooks and turns Trussell into the cage.

Trussell jumps guard and drags Marley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Marley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Trussell wants to improve his position but instead Marley has moved into half guard.
Marley winds up and cracks Trussell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Marley in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trussell keeps working.
Marley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Buck Marley.
A head kick misses from Marley.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Trussell is just out of range.
Marley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trussell circles away.
Marley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trussell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marley lands with an uppercut that bounces Trussell off the cage and back into range.
Marley pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley cracks Trussell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Trussell.
Trussell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marley misses with a head kick.
Trussell shoots in but Marley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Buck Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Trussell.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
Trussell tries to close the distance and clinch but Marley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Trussell with that takedown attempt.
Trussell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marley tries to bum rush Trussell with a series of wild strikes but Trussell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marley throws a low kick but Trussell moves out of range easily.
Trussell throws a hook but Marley blocks it.
Marley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trussell tries to clinch but Marley is having none of it.
Marley lands a really nice looking cross but Trussell seems unphased.
Trussell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marley scores with a decent looking hook.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trussell.
Marley scores with a spinning back kick!
Marley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A shot to the body from Marley misses

and Trussell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Trussell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Marley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marley is trying to break the clinch but Trussell has him pressed against the cage.
Trussell tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Trussell manages to break the clinch.
Marley tries to land a leg kick but Trussell saw it coming and moves away.
Trussell misses with an uppercut. Marley saw that one coming.
Marley looks to land a left hand but Trussell moved out of range nicely.
Marley throws a lazy right hand but Trussell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marley stuffs the takedown attempt from Trussell. Trussell gets slowly back to his feet.
Trussell avoids the body shot from Marley.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Trussell.
Trussell staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marley stuffs the takedown.
Marley leaves Trussell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dennis Trussell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trussell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Marley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marley 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Marley!
Buck Marley made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Im bout dat action'.