PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cross Archangel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marley has chosen Jammin' as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Archangel
vs
Marley

182 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
22
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cross Archangel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Marley!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley throws a series of punches but Archangel moves out of range.
Archangel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marley.
Archangel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marley.
Archangel throws a right and a left that Marley avoids nicely.
Marley throws out a leg kick but Archangel moves out of range and Marley only half commits.
Archangel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Archangel avoids a kick to the body.
Marley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archangel.
Archangel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Archangel moves out of range as Marley throws a body kick.
Archangel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Archangel throws a shot from downtown. Marley moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Marley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marley as Archangel tries to tie him up.
Marley slowing the pace effectively.
Archangel throws a head punch that misses.
Marley blocks the elbow strike.
Archangel throws a head punch that misses.
Marley lands a damaging elbow.
Archangel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Archangel is breathing heavily.
Archangel takes an elbow to the forehead.
A bit of stalling here from Marley.
Marley scores with a shot to the side of Archangel's head.
Marley scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Cross Archangel has been cut.
Marley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marley stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Archangel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley connects with a knee to the head.
Archangel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marley works on Archangel's body with a couple of short punches.
Marley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Archangel up against the cage.
Marley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marley presses Archangel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marley gets through Archangel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Marley.
Nice elbow from Marley.
Archangel can't break the clinch.
Marley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Archangel's face.
Marley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Archangel backwards.
Marley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marley lands an elbow inside that Archangel shrugs off.

Archangel is rocked!
Archangel takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley has Archangel pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marley.
Oh Archangel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marley slowing the pace effectively.
Archangel seems to have got his legs back now.
Marley lands a knee to the body.
Marley presses Archangel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marley lands an elbow just above Archangel 's eye.
Marley slows down the pace here.
Archangel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marley lands a damaging elbow.
Marley crunches a lovely knee into Archangel's ribcage.
Marley lands a shot to the body.
Archangel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marley lands with a light punch inside.

Marley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marley lands a head kick!

Marley gets a clinch.
Marley landing knees to the body.
Marley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marley.
Marley lands a nice shot to the body.
Marley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Archangel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marley lands with a light punch inside.
Marley stalling.
A short left from Marley.
A knee to the head by Marley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Marley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cross Archangel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Archangel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Marley.
Marley and Archangel are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Marley throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Archangel into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Marley knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bob Marley!