PBP Commentary

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

Marley
vs
Coxall

170 cm
32
143 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

167 cm
38
135 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing
Conviction

SHINTO

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 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 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Coxall!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coxall connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice cross by Coxall.
A left and a right from Marley both land. Nice combination.
Coxall lands a body shot.
Marley throws a head kick that misses.
Coxall unleashes a big counter combination but Marley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Coxall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marley misses the jab.
Coxall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coxall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Coxall checks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Coxall.
Coxall avoids the body shot from Marley.
Marley throws a body shot but no joy.
Coxall misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Marley. That snapped Coxall's head back.
Marley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Coxall.
Coxall ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
A right-left combo lands from Coxall.
Coxall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley lands with a right hand.
Coxall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marley throws out the jab.
Coxall has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marley lands with an overhand left.
Coxall throws a combination that misses
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.

Coxall is rocked!
Coxall stalks Marley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marley's face. Marley staggers backwards, shaken.
Coxall is still on wobbly legs! Can Marley finish him?
Coxall lands with an uppercut that bounces Marley off the cage and back into range.
Coxall seems to have recovered his senses.
Coxall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marley. Marley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Coxall thuds a left hand into Marley's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coxall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marley misses the jab.
Marley missing with a left hand there. Coxall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Coxall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Coxall misses with a head kick.
Marley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coxall needs to keep his hands up - Marley had a free shot at his head there.
Marley throws a lazy right hand but Coxall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Coxall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomas Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Coxall has closed the distance and engaged Marley in a clinch.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coxall is defending well for now.
Marley presses Coxall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Coxall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coxall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coxall prevents a body shot from Marley.

Coxall tightens his grip and picks Marley up, before dumping him to the ground. Marley manages to land in guard.
Marley trying to control the position here.
Marley wants to control but Coxall passes easily into half guard.
Marley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Coxall's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Coxall's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
You can see the frustration on Coxall's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

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.
Marley continues to stall.
Marley is not going to allow Coxall to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Coxall dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Marley throws a poor cross that misses
and Coxall counters with a thumping low kick.
Coxall scores with a one two! Marley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coxall was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Coxall scores with a jab to the body.
Coxall scores with a push kick.
Alex Coxall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marley stuffs the takedown attempt from Coxall. Coxall gets slowly back to his feet.
Marley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coxall checks it well.
It seemed like Coxall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Coxall's shoulder, as Coxall tries to avoid the shot.
Coxall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marley checks it well.
Coxall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coxall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coxall manages to avoid it.
Coxall lands a head kick. Marley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Coxall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marley throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley throws a hook but Coxall avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Coxall.
A big left from Marley misses.
A slow jab from Marley misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Marley misses its intended target.
Coxall dodges the punch combination from Marley.
Coxall lands a head kick!
Marley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coxall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marley.
Marley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Coxall on the side of the head.
Coxall lands a body shot.
Coxall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marley looks to throw the jab but Coxall is out of range.
Marley throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coxall walks into a straight right hand from Marley.

It looks like Alex Coxall has been cut.
Marley throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coxall. That did some damage!
A punch combination from Marley misses.
Marley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coxall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marley misses with a lunging right hand
and Coxall counters with a straight right hand.
Coxall moves away from the strike by Marley.
Coxall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Coxall moved out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Coxall!
Marley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Coxall.
Coxall scores with a shot to the body.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Coxall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coxall scores with a shot to the body.
Marley misses with a low kick.
And Coxall tries to counter it with a takedown but Marley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Marley misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a lunging right hand
and Coxall counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Coxall.
Coxall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marley throws out the jab.
Coxall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marley eats them both and turns towards Coxall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Coxall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coxall throws a head kick but Marley moves out of range.
Marley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Coxall shoots in and drives through. Marley sprawls well.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Coxall moved out of range.
Marley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marley misses with a body punch
and Coxall counters with a right hand to the body.
Coxall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coxall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Coxall takes the fight into the clinch.
Coxall throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coxall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marley is pressed up against the cage. Coxall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marley down to the mat. Marley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tomas Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Coxall.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Coxall moved out of range.
Coxall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Coxall slips a jab and a cross from Marley.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Coxall.
Marley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coxall's head.
Coxall checks a low kick from Marley.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Coxall! But no joy.
Coxall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coxall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Coxall misses with a hook
and Marley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Marley as he checks the leg kick.
Coxall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marley throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tomas Marley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Coxall's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Coxall keeps Marley at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Coxall.
Marley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Coxall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coxall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marley cracks Coxall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coxall moves away.
Coxall cracks a nice hook into Marley's ribs.
Coxall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Coxall shoots in for a takedown but Marley shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Marley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marley swinging wildly here.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coxall moves away.
Coxall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marley.
Coxall scoring well with a low kick there.
Marley misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley misses with a straight left.
Marley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Coxall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Coxall throws out a counter right but Marley avoids it with no problem.
Marley is looking to land body kicks.
Marley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Coxall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coxall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Coxall misses its intended target.
Coxall throws a front kick aimed at Marley's knee but Marley avoids it well.
Marley scores with a hook to the body. Coxall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marley misses with a lunging right hand
letting Coxall counter with a right hand.
Marley throws a leg kick
and Coxall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Coxall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Coxall misses with a two punch combination.
Marley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marley lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coxall throws a hook to the side of Marley's head but Marley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Marley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marley misses with an uppercut. Coxall saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coxall throws a leg kick which misses Marley's front leg but catches the back leg as Marley tries to avoid it.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marley is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice side step and Coxall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marley throws a nice looking combination but Coxall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marley.
Coxall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coxall.
Coxall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coxall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Coxall.
Marley throws a right hand that Coxall ducks under and follows up with a left that Coxall also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Coxall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coxall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marley lands with a nice body punch.
Marley takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Coxall.
Coxall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coxall throws a combination. Marley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coxall manages to avoid it.
Marley ducks under a wild hook from Coxall.
Marley throws a lazy head kick
and Coxall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coxall avoids the body shot from Marley.
Marley stuns Coxall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Coxall scores with the left hand. Marley knows he should have avoided that one.
Marley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marley throws a hook but Coxall blocks it.
Coxall steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Marley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coxall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marley blocks a head kick by Coxall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Coxall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Coxall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marley scrambles back to his feet.
Marley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Coxall backs up against the cage.
Marley throws a low kick, looking for Coxall's leg but Coxall calmly moves out of range.
Marley moves away from the strike by Coxall.
Jab, jab by Coxall - just one landing.
A right-left combo lands from Marley.
Coxall throws a lazy right hand but Marley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coxall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coxall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marley with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coxall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marley misses with a hook
and Coxall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marley throws a lazy right hand but Coxall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coxall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marley circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Coxall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Coxall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Coxall!