PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jammin'. Emanuel has chosen I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica as his entrance music. Europha Emanuel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bob Marley's chin.

Marley
vs
Emanuel

179 cm
28
164 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

170 cm
32
163 lbs
26 - 17 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Granite chin

Syndicate Nutrition

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 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bob Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Europha Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emanuel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marley can pounce on him.
Emanuel blocks a head kick by Marley.
Emanuel with a jab.
Emanuel scores with a one two! Marley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Emanuel misses with a right hand
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.
Emanuel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marley.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Emanuel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Emanuel cracks a nice hook into Marley's ribs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emanuel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley lands a nice knee to the body.
Emanuel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marley scores with a shot to the side of Emanuel's head.
Marley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Marley.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Emanuel avoids it by throwing Marley back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Marley.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Emanuel avoids it by throwing Marley back against the cage.
Emanuel is leaning against Marley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marley lands a left hand.
Marley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Emanuel tries to land knees in the clinch but Marley avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Emanuel on the inside.
Marley misses with an elbow over the top.
Emanuel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.

Emanuel manages to break the clinch.
Emanuel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marley circles away quickly and effectively.
Emanuel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emanuel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Emanuel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marley can pounce on him.
Marley looks to throw a body kick
and Emanuel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Emanuel looks to land a right hand but Marley moved out of range.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Emanuel moved out of range.
Marley swings for the body but Emanuel moves out of range.

Marley rushes Emanuel and presses him up against the cage.
Come on Marley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Emanuel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Emanuel lands an uppercut.
Emanuel tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Emanuel pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Marley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emanuel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marley defends it easily.
Marley wants to get up but he can't break Emanuel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Marley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Emanuel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marley!
Emanuel misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel working the ground and pound effectively.
Emanuel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the head.
Emanuel trying to control but Marley is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emanuel throwing strikes here but Marley is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Emanuel prevents Marley from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emanuel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Emanuel scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Marley is rocked!

Marley defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Emanuel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Europha Emanuel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Emanuel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marley can pounce on him.

Emanuel clinches up against the cage.
Marley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Emanuel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emanuel moves out of range of the leg kick from Marley.
Marley misses with a low kick.
Emanuel staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Emanuel misses.
Marley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emanuel.

Emanuel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Marley.
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emanuel.
Bob Marley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marley lands a shoulder strike.
Marley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emanuel wants to break free but Marley has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emanuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marley gets through Emanuel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Emanuel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley throws a hook but Emanuel avoids it easily.
Marley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emanuel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut.

Emanuel gets a clinch.
Emanuel avoids the elbow strike from Marley, against the cage.
Emanuel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marley is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Marley.
Marley working aggressively here.
Marley lands a right hand.
Emanuel takes a shot to the head.
Emanuel lands an elbow inside.
Emanuel blocks a body shot from Marley.
Marley blocks a body shot from Emanuel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel digs a right hand underneath Marley's ribcage. Marley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Emanuel misses with a knee to the head.
Emanuel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Emanuel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marley to keep the fight standing.
Emanuel jumps guard but Marley stands there with Emanuel around his waist. Emanuel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Emanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Marley lands a hook that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Emanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
A head punch on the inside from Emanuel fails to land.
Marley tries to work over Emanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emanuel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Marley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emanuel is looking to break free of the clinch but Marley has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emanuel.
Marley works on Emanuel's body with a couple of short punches.
Marley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marley lands with a short shot to the head.
Emanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Marley avoids the elbow strike from Emanuel, against the cage.
Marley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marley lands a shot to the body.
Marley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Emanuel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marley prevents Emanuel from breaking the clinch.
Marley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emanuel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Emanuel is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Marley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emanuel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marley walks away with a smile on his face. Emanuel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bob Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Europha Emanuel.
Marley connects with a looping right hand.
Marley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Emanuel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marley cracks the inside of Emanuel's front leg.
Marley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emanuel's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marley. Marley obviously looking to wear him down.
Emanuel drops his hands momentarily and Marley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Emanuel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marley throws a leg kick but Emanuel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marley scores with a decent looking hook.
A leg kick checked by Emanuel.
Bob Marley is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Marley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marley.
Marley slips a jab from Emanuel.
Marley moves away from the strike by Emanuel.
Emanuel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marley counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Emanuel scores with the left hand. Marley knows he should have avoided that one.
Marley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Europha Emanuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emanuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Marley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Marley.
Emanuel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Emanuel closes the distance and clinches.
Emanuel working Marley over with knees to the body.
Emanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Emanuel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marley can't find room to land a body shot as Emanuel controls the action.
Nice elbow from Marley.
Marley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emanuels head.
Emanuel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Emanuel tries to pull guard but Marley won't allow it.
Emanuel tries to pull guard but Marley holds him up against the cage and eventually Emanuel drops back down to his feet.
A shot in the inside from Emanuel.
Marley blocking some punches.
Emanuel missing with knees to the body.
Marley lands a nice knee to the body.
Emanuel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Marley lands a nice shot to the body.

Emanuel breaks from the clinch.
Emanuel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel takes one to the side of the head.
Marley lands a jab to the head.
Marley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emanuel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emanuel thows a body shot but no joy.
Emanuel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Emanuel is out of range and Marley settles back down.
Marley with a jab.
Marley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Emanuel's head.
Marley lands a jab.
Emanuel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Marley.
Emanuel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marley.
Marley throws a hook to the side of Emanuel's head but Emanuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Emanuel throws a series of punches but Marley moves out of range.
Marley is looking to land body kicks.
Emanuel lands with a good body shot.
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!
Some wild striking there from Emanuel.
Emanuel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marley looks to land a body kick but Emanuel moved away.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Emanuel is just out of range.
Emanuel throws a shot from downtown. Marley moves away and avoids it.
Marley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emanuel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with a two punch combination.
Marley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marley scores with a sloppy right hand. Emanuel should have avoided that one.
Marley cracks the inside of Emanuel's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marley.
Marley throws a lazy right hand but Emanuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marley throws a shot from downtown. Emanuel moves away and avoids it.

Emanuel clinches up against the cage.
Emanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Marley.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Emanuel as Marley tries to tie him up.
Emanuel tries to pull guard but Marley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bob Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Europha Emanuel.
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emanuel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emanuel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Emanuel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emanuel jumps guard but Marley stands there with Emanuel around his waist. Emanuel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
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!
Marley lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marley.
Emanuel jumps guard but Marley stands there with Emanuel around his waist. Emanuel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Marley.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marley slows down the pace here.
Emanuel misses with a punch to the body.

Emanuel successfully pulls guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Marley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marley 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Marley!
As Bob Marley got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: UGH,uGH,Hugh,ugHHHHHHHHH!!!'.