PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eron Saunders (ranked 1721 p4p, 2413 weight class) and Rakeem Marley (ranked 230 p4p, 308 weight class). Marley has chosen Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Saunders
vs
Marley

194 cm
33
218
17 - 13 - 0

189 cm
30
216
9 - 13 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rakeem Marley!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eron Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley throws a right hand that Saunders ducks under and follows up with a left that Saunders also avoids with ease.
Saunders is looking to counter the offense by Marley and move into the clinch.
Marley swats away the attempt to clinch by Saunders.
Marley unleashes a big counter combination but Saunders bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Saunders looks to clinch
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marley misses with a series of wild punches.

Saunders moves into the clinch.

Marley breaks from the clinch.

Saunders has closed the distance and engaged Marley in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley is trying to break free.
Saunders scores with a shot to the side of Marley's head.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.

Marley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marley looks to land a combination but Saunders avoids it well.

Saunders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saunders.
Saunders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marley.
Marley gets through Saunders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Marley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Saunders rushes Marley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Marley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Saunders clinches up against the cage.
Saunders lands a left hand.

Marley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saunders throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
Saunders tries to clinch but Marley moves out of range.
Marley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Rakeem Marley has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley misses with a takedown attempt - Saunders sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders tries to clinch but Marley is having none of it.
Saunders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marley.
Saunders wants to clinch.
Marley unleashes a big counter combination but Saunders bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Saunders clinches with his opponent.
Saunders letting Marley take a breather here.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Marley avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the cage.
Marley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saunders walks away with a smile on his face. Marley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Saunders is looking to clinch.
Saunders wants to clinch but Marley slips to the side
and Marley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marley tries a head kick but it misses.
Marley swats away the attempt to clinch by Saunders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders dodges the punch combination from Marley.
Marley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saunders looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saunders is looking to clinch but Marley is avoiding it.
Marley looks to throw the jab but Saunders is out of range.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
Marley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saunders tries to counter by clinching up but Marley breaks away and moves out of range.
Saunders tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marley! But no joy.
Marley misses with a hook.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Saunders moved out of range.
Saunders dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saunders.
Saunders seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Saunders moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saunders works on Marley's body with a couple of short punches.
Marley can't find room to land a body shot as Saunders controls the action.
Saunders cracks Marley with a nice body shot.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saunders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley tries to break free but Saunders pushes him back against the cage.
Saunders lands an elbow that stopped Marley in his tracks for a moment.
Marley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saunders gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Rakeem Marley's cut even more.
Marley is trying to force a seperation but Saunders has the dominant position.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saunders is looking to take this one to the mat.
Saunders lands a nice uppercut.

Marley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saunders moves in looking to clinch but Marley pushes him off.
Marley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Saunders moves to clinch but Marley breaks away
and Marley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eron Saunders will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rakeem Marley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Saunders closes the distance and pushes Marley back into the cage.
Marley takes a shot to the head.
Marley wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saunders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marley working hard to break the clinch.
Saunders lands a shoulder strike.

Marley is rocked!
Saunders lands with a short shot to the head.
Marley is still on wobbly legs! Can Saunders finish him?
Marley is pressed against the cage. Saunders pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Marley! Two more big strikes from Saunders and Marley crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eron Saunders!
Eron Saunders gave a mention to FUClothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Rakeem Marley had this to say: 'I'll be back better, jah bless'.