PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buffalo Marley (ranked 162 p4p, 23 weight class) and Conrad Tama Ginty (ranked 125 p4p, 18 weight class). Marley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Welcome to Jamrock. Tama Ginty has chosen Wear Your Love Like Heaven as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marley
vs
Tama Ginty

180 cm
28
195 lbs
23 - 13 - 1

187 cm
26
189 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buffalo Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Tama Ginty!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tama Ginty moves into the clinch successfully.
Marley lands an elbow that stopped Tama Ginty in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Conrad Tama Ginty has been cut.
Marley lands a nice shot to the body.
Marley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tama Ginty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Tama Ginty has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marley misses with a punch to the body.
Marley lands an elbow inside.
Tama Ginty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tama Ginty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Tama Ginty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tama Ginty throws a head punch that misses.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley tries to work over Tama Ginty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama Ginty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Marley.
Marley throws an elbow but it misses.
Tama Ginty tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Marley can't find room to land a body shot as Tama Ginty controls the action.
Marley takes a shot to the head.
Marley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marley has a couple of punches blocked by Tama Ginty.
Marley tries to land knees in the clinch but Tama Ginty avoids the damage to the body.
Marley tries to land knees in the clinch but Tama Ginty avoids the damage to the body.
Tama Ginty blocks the elbow strike.
Tama Ginty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Tama Ginty.
Marley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tama Ginty or not.
I was talking to Marley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tama Ginty scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Tama Ginty.
Marley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marley lands a nice uppercut.
Tama Ginty working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tama Ginty.
A hook to the body from Marley.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tama Ginty swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley gets through Tama Ginty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marley misses with a body punch.
Marley pushes Tama Ginty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marley misses with some punches.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
Tama Ginty has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Marley working aggressively here.
Marley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tama Gintys head.
Tama Ginty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch to the body.
Marley misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley blocks a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty scores with a shoulder strike.
Marley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tama Ginty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tama Ginty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marley has a couple of punches blocked by Tama Ginty.
Marley misses with a punch to the body.
Marley cracks Tama Ginty with a nice body shot.
Tama Ginty struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
Marley throws a punch but it's blocked by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tama Ginty tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tama Ginty misses with the head strike.
Marley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marley tries to land knees in the clinch but Tama Ginty avoids the damage to the body.
Tama Ginty struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
Marley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marley obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tama Ginty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tama Ginty.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marley tries a body shot but Tama Ginty blocks it.
Tama Ginty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Tama Ginty controls his hands.
Marley presses Tama Ginty against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch.

Tama Ginty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Marley misses
enabling Tama Ginty to counter with a crisp jab.
Marley wants to clinch up but Tama Ginty keeps it at a distance.
Marley throws a sloppy body shot
and Tama Ginty counters with a nice body shot.
Tama Ginty circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tama Ginty finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Buffalo Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley misses with a hook
and Tama Ginty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buffalo Marley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conrad Tama Ginty's cut.
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 lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tama Ginty's sensitive parts.

Marley rushes Tama Ginty and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marley lands a damaging elbow.
Tama Ginty wants to get back to striking at distance but Marley won't allow it.
Tama Ginty lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Tama Ginty.
Marley lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marley.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch to the body.
Tama Ginty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tama Ginty lands with a left to the head.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but Tama Ginty blocks with his arms.
Buffalo Marley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Tama Ginty.
Still in the clinch, Marley scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Tama Ginty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marley.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama Ginty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Tama Ginty avoids it by throwing Marley back against the cage.
Tama Ginty throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch to the body.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Tama Ginty controls his hands.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tama Ginty working aggressively here.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tama Ginty lands with a light punch inside.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch.
Marley throws a punch but it's blocked by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tama Ginty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
Marley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tama Ginty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marley.
Tama Ginty misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty tries to throw a body punch but Marley avoids it by throwing Tama Ginty back against the cage.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch to the body.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tama Ginty is defending well for now.
Tama Ginty working aggressively here.
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!
Stalling in the clinch from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley working aggressively here.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marley.
Marley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tama Ginty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Tama Ginty can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marley lands a good knee to the midsection. Tama Ginty won't want to take too many of those.
Marley blocks a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Marley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tama Ginty lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marley connects with a knee to the head.
Tama Ginty tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marley scores with a knee to the head.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Marley - that landed with a thud.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley lands with a left to the head.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tama Ginty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marley.
A short left from Tama Ginty.
Marley lands an elbow inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tama Ginty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tama Ginty can do to turn this around?
Tama Ginty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marley lands a nice shot to the body.
Tama Ginty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tama Ginty struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
Tama Ginty is leaning against Marley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
Marley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tama Ginty swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buffalo Marley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Conrad Tama Ginty's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tama Ginty moves out of range of the strikes.
Tama Ginty misses with an uppercut. Marley saw that one coming.
Marley throwing a counter right hand but Tama Ginty manages to avoid it.
Marley misses with a hook. Tama Ginty ducked under it nicely.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Tama Ginty's shoulder, as Tama Ginty tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tama Ginty.
Marley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marley takes a swing at Tama Ginty's ribcage but misses.
Tama Ginty let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tama Ginty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tama Ginty connects with a body shot.
Marley misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tama Ginty to score with a decent uppercut.
Tama Ginty walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Tama Ginty is just out of range.
Tama Ginty connects with a leg kick. Marley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marley misses with a hook.
Marley backing away here, and Tama Ginty unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama Ginty lands a glancing blow to the side of Marley's head.
Marley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marley throws a lazy uppercut
letting Tama Ginty counter with a right hand.
Tama Ginty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tama Ginty throws a big shot that misses.
Marley throws a big shot that misses.
Tama Ginty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tama Ginty misses with a head kick.
Marley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tama Ginty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marley is looking to slow Tama Ginty down with leg kicks.
Conrad Tama Ginty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tama Ginty scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tama Ginty on the side of the head.
Marley blocks a head kick by Tama Ginty.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tama Ginty moves away.
Nice jab there from Marley.
Marley slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by Tama Ginty.
Marley throws a body shot but no joy.
Tama Ginty is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marley with a body shot.
Tama Ginty slips a jab from Marley.

Tama Ginty gets tackled into the cage by Marley. Marley maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Marley - that landed with a thud.
Marley misses with the head strike.
Marley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tama Ginty avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch on the inside.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch.
Marley working aggressively here.
Tama Ginty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tama Ginty swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buffalo Marley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short body shot lands from Tama Ginty as the two fighters clinch.
Tama Ginty lands a nice shot to the body.
Tama Ginty misses with the head strike.
Tama Ginty lands a nice uppercut.
Tama Ginty lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marley or not.
Marley prevents a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Marley lands an elbow inside.
Tama Ginty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marley misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tama Ginty has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Tama Ginty can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tama Ginty blocks it with crossed arms.
Marley prevents a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Marley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tama Ginty lands a shot to the body.
Marley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Tama Ginty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
Tama Ginty struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Conrad Tama Ginty.
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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buffalo Marley!
Buffalo Marley decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.