PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Marcel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhakesh Alhazred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, city of angels. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Marcel
vs
Alhazred

170 cm
27
167 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

179 cm
30
160 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

RMC - Rio Mma Clothing

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Marcel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhakesh Alhazred!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Rhakesh Alhazred has been cut.
Marcel throws a right hand that misses
and Alhazred counters with a three punch combo that has Marcel backing up. Marcel nods at Alhazred to acknowledge the strikes.
Good exchange - Marcel coming out on top.
Alhazred dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marcel.
Jesse Marcel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcel lands an overhand right.
Marcel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marcel tries to score with a low kick but Alhazred moves his leg out of the way.
Marcel misses with a leg kick.
Marcel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcel misses with an uppercut. Alhazred saw that one coming.
Alhazred moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alhazred throws a leg kick but Marcel moved away.
Alhazred swinging wildly here.
Marcel scores with a spinning back kick!
Alhazred steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marcel.
Marcel misses with a body shot.
Alhazred misses with an uppercut. Marcel saw that one coming.
Marcel loads up on a big right hand but Alhazred slips the punch.
Marcel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marcel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alhazred missing with a left hand there. Marcel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alhazred's waist but Alhazred gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marcel off to one side.
Marcel scores with the left hand. Alhazred knows he should have avoided that one.
Marcel throws a lazy right hand but Alhazred sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alhazred slips a straight right by Marcel.
Marcel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alhazred fails to land with a series of punches.
Marcel tries to land a front kick but Alhazred steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rhakesh Alhazred is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcel scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcel throws a hook to the side of Alhazred's head but Alhazred sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marcel throws a lazy right hand but Alhazred sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marcel.
Alhazred slips under a jab from Marcel.
Alhazred throws a body punch but Marcel moves out of range.
Alhazred throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alhazred stuffs the takedown.
Marcel misses with a hook
and Alhazred counters with a nice body kick.
Alhazred throws a chopping leg kick but Marcel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alhazred keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alhazred throws a series of punches but Marcel moves out of range.
Marcel misses the shot to the body.
Marcel throws a right hand that Alhazred ducks under and follows up with a left that Alhazred also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcel misses with a hook. Alhazred ducked under it nicely.
Alhazred scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marcel in his tracks.
Alhazred uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marcel.
Alhazred keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcel.
Alhazred lands with a nice body punch.
Alhazred throws a body punch but Marcel moves out of range.
Marcel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alhazred throws a head kick but Marcel moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcel misses with a body shot.
Alhazred connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Marcel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rhakesh Alhazred's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sloppy strikes from Alhazred. Those never looked like landing.
Marcel scores with a decent looking hook.
Alhazred ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alhazred works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marcel throws a looping overhand right but Alhazred ducks down to avoid it.
Alhazred throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jesse Marcel is winning the standup battle so far.
Marcel loads up on a big right hand but Alhazred slips the punch.
Alhazred clobbers Marcel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alhazred misses with a wild body shot.
Marcel throws a looping overhand right but Alhazred ducks down to avoid it.
Marcel throws a right hand that misses
enabling Alhazred to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marcel throws a shot from downtown. Alhazred moves away and avoids it.
Marcel misses with a head kick.
Marcel misses the jab.
Marcel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marcel avoids the body shot from Alhazred.
Marcel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alhazred.
Alhazred throws a one two combo.

It looks like Jesse Marcel has been cut.
Alhazred looks to land a left hand but Marcel moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcel misses with a straight left.
Marcel misses with a hook.
Alhazred throws a nice head kick!
Alhazred jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marcel misses with a shot to the body
and Alhazred makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcel looks to land a body kick but Alhazred moved away.
Marcel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marcel lands a jab to Alhazred's midsection.
A big right from Marcel misses.
The fighters circling - Marcel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alhazred misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alhazred with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marcel avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Marcel misses its intended target.
Alhazred throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcel misses with a looping left.
Marcel throws an off balance right hand
and Alhazred counters with a series of strikes. Marcel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marcel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marcel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alhazred.
Alhazred has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alhazred checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alhazred avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alhazred stuffs the takedown attempt from Marcel. Marcel gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick from Alhazred lands but Marcel takes it in his stride.
Marcel cracks Alhazred with an open hand slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alhazred throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alhazred takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alhazred throws a one two combo.
Marcel is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rhakesh Alhazred showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Alhazred takes a swing at Marcel's ribcage but misses.
Marcel looks to land a left hand but Alhazred moved out of range nicely.
Marcel connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Marcel misses.
Rhakesh Alhazred is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marcel looks to land a body kick but Alhazred moved away.
A combination from Marcel does no damage.
Marcel misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Alhazred.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alhazred. Marcel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Marcel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marcel throws a head kick but Alhazred moves out of range.
Alhazred connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alhazred cracks Marcel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marcel throws a wild body kick that Alhazred sees coming a mile off.
Alhazred moves out of range as Marcel throws a body kick.
Alhazred digs a good hook to Marcel's body.
Marcel misses with a wild body shot.
Marcel misses with the body kick
and Marcel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alhazred slips under a jab from Marcel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Alhazred does no damage.
The fighters circling - Marcel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marcel misses with a left hand
and Alhazred counters with a nice kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alhazred.
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!
Marcel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alhazred misses with a body shot.
Alhazred tries a head kick but it misses.
Alhazred uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marcel.
Marcel is looking to chop away at Alhazred's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alhazred connects with an inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Marcel as he connects with a hook.
Marcel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alhazred slips a jab from Marcel.
Marcel misses with a few strikes there.
A bone on bone clash there as Alhazred blocks the leg kick.
Alhazred throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alhazred lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marcel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marcel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alhazred counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alhazred is able to avoid easily.
Alhazred throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marcel.
Alhazred lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Marcel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alhazred checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alhazred tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marcel connects with an inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Marcel
and Alhazred counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcel misses with a lunging right hand
and Alhazred counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alhazred buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rhakesh Alhazred comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alhazred has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rhakesh Alhazred!
Rhakesh Alhazred seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.