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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buffalo Marley (ranked 222 p4p, 39 weight class) and Elliot Rockwell (ranked 338 p4p, 45 weight class). Marley comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to Jamrock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
24 - 14 - 1 |
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185 cm
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188 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buffalo Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elliot Rockwell !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell works the jab nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rockwell .
Rockwell throws a shot from downtown. Marley moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Marley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rockwell lands with a good body shot.
Marley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rockwell lands a nice uppercut.
Marley pushes off an throws an elbow but Rockwell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rockwell blocks a body shot from Marley.
Our sources have told us that Marley has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rockwell lands a left hand.
Marley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rockwell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marley lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockwell tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Marley lands a knee to the body.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
Rockwell misses with a punch to the body.
Marley misses with a knee to the head.
Marley prevents a body shot from Rockwell .
Marley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley lands an uppercut.
Marley pushes Rockwell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rockwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marley is keeping busy.
Marley lands with a short shot to the head.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rockwell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Marley.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marley.
Rockwell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rockwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rockwell 's brow.
Rockwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
Marley landing knees to the head.
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 misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rockwell .
Marley tries a body shot but Rockwell blocks it.
Rockwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley works on Rockwell 's body with a couple of short punches.
Marley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rockwell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley misses with a punch to the body.
Rockwell told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Knees to the body from Marley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rockwell .
Rockwell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rockwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rockwell 's elbow.
A short left from Rockwell .
Marley looking to throw knees to the head but Rockwell is blocking nicely.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but Rockwell blocks with his arms.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
Rockwell prevents a body shot from Marley.
Rockwell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rockwell misses with an uppercut.
Rockwell tests Marley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rockwell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rockwell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marley lands with a good body shot.
Marley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rockwell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marley lands with a good body shot.
Marley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rockwell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rockwell throws a looping overhand right but Marley ducks down to avoid it.
Marley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rockwell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rockwell counters with a straight right hand.
Marley lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley swings for the body but Rockwell moves out of range.
Marley jabs Rockwell right on the nose. Rockwell blinks but takes it well.
Rockwell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rockwell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marley clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marley.
Rockwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rockwell lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rockwell .
Rockwell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marley or not.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
Marley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rockwell .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buffalo Marley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rockwell throws the left hand but Marley avoids the punch easily.
Marley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rockwell finds it's way round the side to connect with Marley's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marley.
Marley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch but Rockwell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marley moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRockwell .
Marley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marley looks to clinch
and Marley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rockwell lands a body shot.
Marley moves into range and clinches up with Rockwell .
Marley misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockwell is trying to maintain a safe position but Marley gets an underhook and turns Rockwell into the cage.
Marley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Rockwell .
Rockwell trying to stall but Marley improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rockwell backwards.
Rockwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
Rockwell blocks an uppercut.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rockwell is defending well for now.
Rockwell tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Rockwell can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Buffalo Marley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Marley.
A head punch on the inside from Marley fails to land.
Marley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rockwell can do to turn this around?
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rockwell 's elbow.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rockwell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rockwell is struggling to control the position.
Rockwell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rockwell keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Marley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marley misses with a left hand
and Rockwell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Elliot Rockwell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Rockwell throws out a counter right but Marley avoids it with no problem.
Marley punishes Rockwell 's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Rockwell swats away the attempt to clinch by Marley.
Nice uppercut lands for Rockwell . That snapped Marley's head back.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
A telegraphed right hand from Marley misses the target.
Rockwell lands a big uppercut and Marley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Marley looks OK. Rockwell waves Marley back to his feet!
Marley is rocked!
Marley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rockwell counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elliot Rockwell !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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