PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marley
vs
Gold

170 cm
31
147 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

179 cm
30
158 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomas Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley 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.
Gold slips a jab from Marley.
Marley swings widly with a right hand
and Gold counters with a left and a right that stings Marley.
Gold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Marley ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Marley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Marley scores with a takedown into Gold's guard.
Marley wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
Marley landing some decent shots from guard.
Marley tries to free his leg and advance position but Gold is retaining full guard.
Marley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marley trying to control the position from guard on top but Gold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gold tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marley controlling from the top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gold holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gold lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marley at a distance.
Marley has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gold throws a right hand that Marley ducks under and follows up with a left that Marley also avoids with ease.
Gold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gold lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marley at a distance.
Marley throws a front kick aimed at Gold's knee but Gold avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gold, as that shot connected.
Marley throws a lazy uppercut
and Gold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marley moves out of range of the body kick from Gold.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
The fighters circling - Gold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gold connects with a leg kick. Marley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marley moves out of range of the body kick.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Marley's shoulder, as Marley tries to avoid the shot.
Gold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Gold lands a head kick. Marley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marley jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Marley is working for a kimura but Gold is defending it quite comfortably.
Marley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gold is not content to let Marley control the position.
Marley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gold keeps working.
Gold keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold wants to improve his position but Marley is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marley trying to control the action but Gold is working from the bottom.
Marley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gold blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liquid Gold dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Marley landing a few strikes.
Marley trying to control the position but Gold is working away.
Marley in side control, throwing shots but Gold defends.
Gold avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Marley.
Marley trying to control the action but Gold is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Marley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Marley tries to pass to full mount but Gold defends it.
Marley not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marley working Gold over with strikes.
Marley is trying to control. Gold wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gold is trying to control but can't.
Marley is looking to take a break and control but Gold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gold keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gold wants to control but Marley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gold gets back to full guard.
Marley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marley works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold wants to control but Marley is keeping busy.
Marley slows the pace down in half guard.
Gold trying to control but Marley postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Marley takes the fight into the clinch.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Marley back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice body punch from Marley.
A hook to the body from Gold.
A head punch on the inside from Marley fails to land.
Marley lands with a left to the head.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Marley digs a right hand into Gold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gold's gas tank.
Gold misses with some punches.
Marley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marley working aggressively here.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gold.
A shot in the inside from Gold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Marley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Marley moves out of range of the body kick from Gold.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marley.

Marley closes the distance and clinches.
Gold working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
Marley wants to take the fight to the mat but Gold manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gold is looking to control Marley's arms but Marley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gold has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley tries to work over Gold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golds head.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold tries to stall but Marley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley digs a right hand into Gold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gold's gas tank.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.

Marley works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gold is pulling down on Marley's head to control his posture.
Gold trying to keep a closed guard but Marley is proving a slippery customer.
Marley trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
Gold pulls Marley in to control the position.
Marley throws a big elbow that misses.
Marley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold keeping moving, preventing Marley from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marley misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Gold to counter with a crisp jab.
Marley works over Gold's head and body with a nice combination.

Gold is rocked!
Marley digs a good hook to Gold's body.
Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can Marley finish him?
Gold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gold.
A little feinted left hand from Marley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gold seems to have recovered his senses.
Gold stalks Marley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marley's face. Marley staggers backwards, shaken.
Marley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marley lands a jab to Gold's midsection.

Marley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gold manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marley wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
Marley postures up and lands a big shot to Gold's brow.
Marley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marley trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
Marley scoring with some ground and pound.
Marley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gold working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marley.
Gold has momentary wrist control but Marley slips an elbow through the middle.
Tomas Marley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gold looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gold is trying to control the position but Marley postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gold lands a front kick.
Marley is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gold's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Marley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gold blocks a low kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Marley!
After the big win, Tomas Marley made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.