PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arron Asham (ranked 195 p4p, 29 weight class) and Buffalo Marley (ranked 94 p4p, 14 weight class). Marley has chosen Welcome to Jamrock as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Asham
vs
Marley

185 cm
27
199 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

180 cm
28
195 lbs
24 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arron Asham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buffalo Marley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Marley misses.
Marley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marley throws a body kick that misses.
Asham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick from Marley misses.
Asham staying out of range there.
Asham half committed to a counter leg kick.
Asham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marley.
Marley jabs Asham right on the nose. Asham blinks but takes it well.
Buffalo Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley throws a body punch but Asham moves out of range.
Asham swings widly with a right hand
and Marley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marley wants to slow Asham down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley's corner calls for a 1-2. Marley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marley connects with the punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marley. Asham shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asham misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Asham is just out of range.
Asham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Asham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Asham throws a good cross that connects.
Marley scores with a shot to the body.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asham.
Asham connects with a right hand. Marley shakes it off.
Marley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Asham moved out of range.

Marley clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asham scores with a shot to the side of Marley's head.
Nice body punch from Asham.
Asham misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Buffalo Marley has been cut.
Asham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asham blocks it with crossed arms.
Asham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Marley as the two fighters clinch.
Asham lands with a right to the head.
Asham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Asham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Asham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marley tries to clinch up.
Asham feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Asham lands a really nice looking cross but Marley seems unphased.
Asham misses with a leg kick.
Marley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley slips a straight right by Asham.
Marley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Asham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marley swings for the body but Asham moves out of range.
Asham swats away the attempt to clinch by Marley.
Asham avoids the body shot from Marley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Asham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asham with a nice cross.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asham moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Asham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asham takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Marley has closed the distance and engaged Asham in a clinch.
Marley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asham misses with a body punch.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
Marley works on Asham's body with a couple of short punches.
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asham cracks Marley with a nice body shot.
Marley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Asham seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marley can turn it around.
Marley lands with a left to the head.
Asham scores with a hook to the body.
Marley has a couple of punches blocked by Asham.
Asham scores a nice knee to the body.
Marley looks winded!
Marley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marley tries a knee to the head but Asham blocks it.
Marley throws a punch but it's blocked by Asham.
Marley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marley throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Buffalo Marley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buffalo Marley'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.

Asham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Asham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Asham checks it well.
Marley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Asham rather than just go for the knockout.
Marley misses with a wild combination.
Asham slips a jab and a cross from Marley.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Asham fires out a quick counter leg kick but Marley just manages to avoid it.
Marley tries to clinch but Asham is having none of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Asham misses its target.
Asham connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marley's hands.
Marley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asham swats away the attempt to clinch by Marley.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Asham scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley wants to stay close but Asham steps back to make room for something. Marley seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Asham and Marley drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arron Asham!
Arron Asham thanked the fans post fight for their support.