PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Alliteration (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jammin Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Jammin Marley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alliteration
vs
Jammin Marley

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

194 cm
23
195 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Alliteration!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Jammin Marley!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alliteration doesn't manage to clinch there - Marley circles away.
Marley misses with a head kick.
Marley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alliteration misses with a double jab
and Marley counters with a stiff right hand.
Andy Alliteration seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Marley throws a lazy body kick
and Alliteration counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marley's knee momentarily.
Marley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alliteration defends it nicely.
Marley shoots in for a takedown but Alliteration shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alliteration misses with a double jab.
Marley tries a head kick but it misses.
Alliteration connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marley stuns Alliteration with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Alliteration misses.
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Alliteration ducks down to avoid it.
Alliteration lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alliteration displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marley.
Andy Alliteration has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Jammin Marley.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Alliteration is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley missing with a left hand there. Alliteration was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alliteration throws a combination. Marley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marley throws a big shot that misses.
Alliteration will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some wild striking there from Alliteration.
Sloppy strikes from Alliteration. Those never looked like landing.

Alliteration clinches.

Alliteration manages to break the clinch.
Alliteration will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Alliteration does no damage.
Alliteration misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marley throws a front kick aimed at Alliteration's knee but Alliteration avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Marley.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alliteration crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marley - the referee stops the clock and Alliteration gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marley. Alliteration manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marley misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marley looks gassed!

Alliteration drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marley struggling a bit here.
Alliteration advances to full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alliteration landing strikes from the mount and Marley is in trouble!
Alliteration working Marley over with strikes here.
Alliteration with the ground and pound from mount.
Marley trying desperately to get to his feet.
Marley taking shots to the head.
Marley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alliteration cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alliteration working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marley is in a horrible position here. Alliteration smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alliteration looking to finish Marley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marley!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alliteration putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Alliteration in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alliteration tries to control but Marley wriggling away.
Alliteration punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alliteration scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marley?
Alliteration connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alliteration lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alliteration is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Marley is rocked!
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!
Alliteration with good strikes from the mount here!
Marley is still in real trouble! Can Alliteration finish him?
Alliteration is landing with some decent strikes but Marley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Marley working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alliteration looking to finish Marley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marley!
Alliteration fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alliteration landing shots from mount.
Alliteration working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Marley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Marley is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marley flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Marley is in a horrible position here. Alliteration smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Alliteration connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Alliteration raining down shots from the mount!
Alliteration in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marley is trying to escape the mount.
Alliteration has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marley's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alliteration unloading with bombs!
Alliteration loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Marley scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Alliteration land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Alliteration stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Alliteration!
Post fight, an emotional Andy Alliteration said 'I am average andy average andy, aint that dandy, im average andy.'.