PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marty Snoozeman (ranked 2990 p4p, 3151 weight class) and Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 396 p4p, 414 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Snoozeman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Snoozeman
vs
Do Urden

183 cm
22
179
3 - 5 - 0

183 cm
21
177
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Marty Snoozeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizzt Do Urden!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Do Urden - just one landing.

It looks like Marty Snoozeman has been cut.
Do Urden throws a hook to the side of Snoozeman's head but Snoozeman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Do Urden dips to his left and cracks Snoozeman with an uppercut!
Do Urden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snoozeman.
Do Urden misses with a jab to the body

and Snoozeman counters with a takedown into side control.
Snoozeman trying to control the action but Do Urden is working from the bottom.
Do Urden prevents Snoozeman from improving position.

Snoozeman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Do Urden can do anything to dispel that myth.
Do Urden is trying to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Snoozeman's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Snoozeman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Do Urden has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
You can see the frustration on Do Urden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Do Urden stops Snoozeman from passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Snoozeman working the ground and pound.
Snoozeman lands a nice forearm strike.
A lull in the action here.
Snoozeman scoring with punches from side control.

Snoozeman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Snoozeman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Snoozeman trying to control the position but Do Urden is working away.

Snoozeman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Snoozeman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Do Urden tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do Urden is trying to control Snoozeman's posture but Snoozeman avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Do Urden some visible discomfort.
Snoozeman lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Snoozeman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Do Urden knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Do Urden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Do Urden tries to buck Snoozeman off but Snoozeman is having none of it.
Snoozeman trying to control the action but Do Urden is working from the bottom.
Do Urden tries to buck Snoozeman off but Snoozeman is having none of it.
Do Urden can't do much from the bottom here.

Snoozeman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden is looking to reverse the position.
Do Urden prevents Snoozeman from moving into mount.
Snoozeman lands some shots froms side control.
Snoozeman is putting a hurting on Do Urden here, landing some big shots from side control.
Do Urden stops Snoozeman from passing to mount.
Do Urden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Snoozeman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Do Urden is not content to let Snoozeman control the position.
Snoozeman 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.

Snoozeman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Snoozeman scoring with punches from side control.
Snoozeman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Snoozeman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Do Urden keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden has one of Snoozeman's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Do Urden is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Do Urden is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Snoozeman is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

Snoozeman working for a guillotine from mount but Do Urden is in no mood to give up.
Snoozeman cracks Do Urden with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Do Urden wants to control but Snoozeman is having none of it.
Snoozeman punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snoozeman landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marty Snoozeman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marty Snoozeman's cut.
That's time! Snoozeman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Good shot there by Snoozeman.
Do Urden stuffs the takedown attempt from Snoozeman. Snoozeman gets slowly back to his feet.

Snoozeman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Snoozeman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Snoozeman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Do Urden doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Snoozeman.
Snoozeman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Do Urden with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoozeman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Do Urden is looking to improve his position.

Snoozeman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Do Urden has managed to free his arm - good work.
Do Urden wants to control but Snoozeman is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snoozeman is working for a kimura but Do Urden is defending it quite comfortably.
Snoozeman is thwarting Do Urden's attempts to control the position.
Do Urden controlling the position for now.
Snoozeman working over Do Urden with some ground and pound. Do Urden looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Do Urden trying to control here.

Snoozeman seems to be working for a kimura but Do Urden defends the submission attempt.
Snoozeman wants to take a breather but Do Urden is having none of it.
Do Urden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Snoozeman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Snoozeman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Snoozeman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Do Urden keeps working.

Snoozeman is working for a submission of some sort.
Snoozeman drops an elbow to the side of Do Urden's head.
Snoozeman is trying to control the action in half guard but Do Urden is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Snoozeman lands a nice short elbow.
Snoozeman is controlling the pace.
Do Urden wants to control but Snoozeman is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Snoozeman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Do Urden can do to turn this around?
Do Urden works his way to full guard. Good work.
Snoozeman postures up.
Snoozeman content to stall in guard here.
Snoozeman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Do Urden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Do Urden seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Snoozeman looking to pass the guard.
Snoozeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Do Urden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snoozeman throws a big right hand that misses.
Do Urden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Snoozeman trying to control but Do Urden is working from the bottom.
Snoozeman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Do Urden's head.
Snoozeman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Snoozeman preventing the sweep.
Do Urden keeping full guard, as Snoozeman tries to pass.
Snoozeman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Snoozeman postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Snoozeman drops back looking for a leg! Do Urden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Do Urden manages to kick Snoozeman off! Snoozeman jumps back into Do Urden's guard.
Do Urden can't keep his opponent in guard - Snoozeman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marty Snoozeman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marty Snoozeman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Snoozeman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Do Urden throws out the jab.
Snoozeman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Do Urden.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do Urden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snoozeman.
Snoozeman throws a body shot but no joy.
Snoozeman shoots and misses
and Do Urden counters with a stiff right hand.
Do Urden slips under a jab from Snoozeman.
Snoozeman takes one to the chin there.
Snoozeman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Do Urden throws a body shot but no joy.
Do Urden lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoozeman loads up on a big right hand but Do Urden slips the punch.
Do Urden misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Do Urden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Snoozeman misses the shot to the body.
Do Urden connects with the punch.
Snoozeman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Do Urden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snoozeman circles away quickly and effectively.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut.
Do Urden throws a shot from downtown. Snoozeman moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Do Urden.
Do Urden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Do Urden misses its intended target.
Do Urden staying out of range there.
Do Urden missing with a left hand there. Snoozeman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snoozeman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do Urden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Snoozeman.
Do Urden is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Snoozeman with a body shot.
A slow jab from Snoozeman misses its intended target.
Snoozeman throws a jab when Do Urden was well out of range.
Snoozeman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Do Urden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snoozeman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Do Urden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snoozeman.
Do Urden throws a good cross that connects.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Do Urden misses with a right hand

and Snoozeman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Do Urden's guard.
Snoozeman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Do Urden wants to sweep here but Snoozeman controlling him for the moment.
Do Urden keeping full guard, as Snoozeman tries to pass.
Marty Snoozeman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden pulls Snoozeman in to control the position.
Snoozeman is in close to Do Urden's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Snoozeman connects with a couple of short punches.
Do Urden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snoozeman is one step ahead there.
Snoozeman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Do Urden looking for a sweep. Not yet Do Urden, not yet.
Do Urden wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Snoozeman is now in half guard.
Snoozeman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman is thwarting Do Urden's attempts to control the position.
Snoozeman is looking to take a break and control but Do Urden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Do Urden is defending against the submission attempts here by Snoozeman.
Do Urden is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Snoozeman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Snoozeman trying to control the action but Do Urden is working from the bottom.
Snoozeman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Snoozeman looking to finish Do Urden with some ground and pound. This is bad for Do Urden!
Drizzt Do Urden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marty Snoozeman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Do Urden is desperately trying to improve his position but Snoozeman has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drizzt Do Urden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Snoozeman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marty Snoozeman!
Post fight, Marty Snoozeman took to the microphone: 'Listen, I Fought This Fight Sitting At About 30%. Everybody Knows What I'm Capable Of. I Was 30% Right There And I Still Dominated A Tough So-Called Nonce. THAT WAS FOR MY MAN BALD MARTIN (352970) '.