PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eliza Marie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Muncie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muncie has chosen Eminem - The way i am as his entrance music. Eliza Marie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Drake Muncie's chin.

Marie
vs
Muncie

185 cm
23
185 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

193 cm
23
185 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eliza Marie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drake Muncie!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muncie ducks under a wild hook from Marie.
Marie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muncie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marie misses with a hook.
Muncie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marie cracks Muncie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body punch from Muncie.
Muncie staying out of range there.
A big left from Marie misses.
Marie tries to clinch but Muncie moves out of range.
Eliza Marie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marie is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Muncie's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Marie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muncie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marie tries to close the distance and clinch but Muncie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Muncie moves out of range as Marie strikes.
Marie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muncie.
Marie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marie doesn't manage to clinch there - Muncie circles away.
Muncie missing with a left hand there. Marie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marie misses with a body punch
and Muncie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marie thinking.
Marie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muncie was well out of range. Poor timing from Marie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marie lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Marie finds it's way through Muncie's defenses.

It looks like Drake Muncie has been cut.
Marie closes the distance but Muncie moves to the side

and Muncie counters by moving into the clinch.
Muncie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muncie misses with some punches.
Marie blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muncie.
Marie swings wildly with an uppercut but Muncie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Muncie fails to land.
Marie lands with a short shot to the head.
Muncie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Marie works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Marie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Marie trying to control the position from guard on top but Muncie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muncie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marie.
Marie trying to control but Muncie is working from the bottom.
Marie stops Muncie from standing up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Marie is looking to work some ground and pound but Muncie has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marie controlling from the top position.
Marie wants to control from the top but Muncie keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eliza Marie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Marie looks to land a right hand but Muncie moved out of range.
Muncie ducks under a wild hook from Marie.
Marie misses with a straight right.
Marie closes the distance but Muncie moves to the side
and Muncie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eliza Marie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drake Muncie's cut.
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.

Marie throws a jab but it's blocked by Muncie.
Muncie staying out of range there.
Marie avoids the body shot from Muncie.
Marie darts in trying to clinch
and Muncie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muncie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marie.
Marie throws a lazy right hand but Muncie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marie throws a hook but Muncie avoids it easily.

Muncie closes the distance and clinches.
Muncie blocks an uppercut.
Marie can't find room to land a body shot as Muncie controls the action.
Marie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muncie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marie tries to score a body lock takedown but Muncie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Muncie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Marie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muncie.
Marie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marie.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marie.
Marie pushes Muncie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Muncie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marie lands with a right to the head.
Marie misses with some punches.
Muncie working hard to break the clinch.

Muncie breaks the clinch.
Marie misses with an uppercut. Muncie saw that one coming.
Marie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muncie counters with a nice uppercut.
Muncie circles away from the clinch attempt

and Muncie counters by moving into the clinch.
Muncie lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marie blocking some punches.
Muncie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marie backwards.
Muncie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Muncie lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marie misses with a hook from the clinch.

Muncie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muncie ducks under a wild hook from Marie.
Muncie scores with a shot to the body.
Marie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Muncie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marie.
Marie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muncie.
Muncie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muncie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marie.
Muncie fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muncie pushes Marie up against the cage in a clinch.
Marie tries for a takedown but Muncie manages to get underhooks.
Muncie has a couple of punches blocked by Marie.
Marie is working for takedown but Muncie is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eliza Marie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marie lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Muncie fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muncie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muncie.
Marie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muncie working aggressively here.
Muncie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muncie throws a punch but it's blocked by Marie.
Marie is working for takedown but Muncie is calmly controlling the position for now.
Muncie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muncie lands a shoulder strike.
Muncie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marie lands a body shot in the clinch.

Marie turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marie throws a strike aimed at the side of Muncie's head but Muncie avoids it well.
Muncie is not content to let Marie control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Marie is working to tighten is grip on Muncie's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Muncie has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Marie is really squeezing tight and eventually Muncie passes out! Marie breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eliza Marie!