PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt The Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hurt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stayin' Alive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Marley
vs
The Hurt

170 cm
27
147 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

168 cm
31
145 lbs
22 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

Bullet Proof System
Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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 13 - 8 - 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 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burt The Hurt!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley connects with a solid leg kick.
Marley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Hurt's hands.
Marley throws a hook but The Hurt avoids it easily.
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.
The Hurt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Hurt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The Hurt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marley's sensitive parts.
Marley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marley blocks a jab.
The Hurt misses with an uppercut.
The Hurt moves away from the strike by Marley.
Marley drops his hands momentarily and The Hurt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marley looks for the body kick but The Hurt saw that one coming.
The Hurt dips to his left and cracks Marley with an uppercut!
Marley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Hurt. That did some damage!
The Hurt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
The Hurt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Hurt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marley throws a leg kick which misses The Hurt's front leg but catches the back leg as The Hurt tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marley.
The Hurt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marley.
Marley jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hurt misses with a kick to the body.
Marley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The Hurt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tomas Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Hurt manages to avoid it.
Marley misses with an uppercut. The Hurt saw that one coming.
Marley avoids a punch combination nicely.
As The Hurt backs away, Marley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The Hurt checks a leg kick.
The Hurt feints a counter leg kick.
Marley with a nice cross.
Marley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Hurt.
An inside leg kick from The Hurt misses.
Marley defending well as The Hurt loads up on a big left hand.
Marley sizes up The Hurt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Hurt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Hurt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Hurt defending well as Marley loads up on a big left hand.
The Hurt swings for the body but Marley moves out of range.
The Hurt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Hurt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt cracks Marley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Hurt walks into a straight right hand from Marley.
The Hurt throws a hook but Marley blocks it.
The Hurt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marley is looking to counter punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Hurt.
The Hurt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Hurt.
And Marley counters with a quick kick to the body but The Hurt blocks it.
Marley lands with an uppercut that bounces The Hurt off the cage and back into range.
The Hurt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Marley.
The Hurt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Hurt ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
The Hurt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marley scores with a hook.
The Hurt 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.
The Hurt throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Hurt defending well as Marley loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley takes a swing at The Hurt's ribcage but misses.
The Hurt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Hurt with a nice cross.
The Hurt slips a jab from Marley.
A shot to the liver by The Hurt. Beautiful body shot.
The Hurt needs to keep his hands up - Marley had a free shot at his head there.
Marley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The Hurt scores with a nice strike.
The Hurt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Hurt punishes Marley's body with a nice straight punch.
Marley throws a solid leg kick but The Hurt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marley.
The Hurt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marley's head backwards.
Marley misses with a right hand
and The Hurt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Hurt slips a straight right by Marley.
A swing and a miss from Marley.
The Hurt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Hurt cracks a nice hook into Marley's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a hook. The Hurt ducked under it nicely.
The Hurt connects with a body shot.
The Hurt scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Marley misses
and The Hurt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from The Hurt misses the target.
The Hurt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Hurt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marley checks a low kick from The Hurt.
Marley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Hurt moves out of range as Marley strikes.
The Hurt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marley connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from The Hurt misses.
The Hurt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marley is looking to chop away at The Hurt's legs.
A shot to the liver by The Hurt. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burt The Hurt 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 shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burt The Hurt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like The Hurt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marley avoids the head kick by The Hurt.
Marley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Hurt.
A big right from The Hurt misses.
The Hurt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from The Hurt.
The Hurt throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Hurt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Hurt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Hurt throws out a counter right but Marley avoids it with no problem.
The Hurt throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by The Hurt.
The Hurt throws a good cross that connects.
Marley throws a hook but The Hurt avoids it easily.
Marley throws a low kick but The Hurt moves out of range easily.
It seemed like The Hurt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Hurt scores with a hook to the body. Marley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Hurt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from The Hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Marley.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Hurt.
The Hurt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marley.
The Hurt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marley slips a jab from The Hurt.
Marley misses with a head kick.
Marley throws a low kick, looking for The Hurt's leg but The Hurt calmly moves out of range.
The Hurt feints and then cracks Marley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marley down.
The Hurt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Hurt avoids the head kick by Marley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Hurt at a distance.

The Hurt rushes Marley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Hurt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Hurt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but The Hurt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Hurt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Tomas Marley has been cut.
Marley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marley lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Hurt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marley misses with the head strike.
Marley scores with a knee to the head.
The Hurt lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The Hurt swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Hurt.
The Hurt swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marley keeps control of The Hurt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Hurt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marley lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Hurt misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by The Hurt.

The Hurt manages to break the clinch.
Marley misses with a wild combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Hurt.
Marley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Hurt looks for the body kick but Marley saw that one coming.
The Hurt misses the jab.
Marley blocks a jab.
The Hurt misses with a head kick.
Marley lunges at The Hurt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Hurt's hand.
The Hurt throws a leg kick but Marley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marley throws a front kick aimed at The Hurt's knee but The Hurt avoids it well.
The Hurt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marley sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley wants to clinch.
Marley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Hurt blocks a low kick nicely.
Marley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marley misses with a looping right.
Marley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marley misses with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - The Hurt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marley tries to clinch but The Hurt is having none of it.
The Hurt tries a quick counter leg kick but Marley is wise to it.
Marley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Hurt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Marley misses.
Marley slips a jab and a cross from The Hurt.
It looked like Marley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burt The Hurt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tomas Marley'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

The Hurt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The Hurt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Hurt connects with a body shot that sends Marley's belly button to the back.
The Hurt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marley. Marley obviously looking to wear him down.
Marley misses the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Hurt, right into the meat.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but The Hurt is just out of range.
The Hurt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Marley throws an off balance right hand
and The Hurt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marley quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Marley misses with a hook to the body
and The Hurt counters with a three punch combo that has Marley backing up. Marley nods at The Hurt to acknowledge the strikes.
The Hurt looks to land a right hand but Marley moved out of range.
Marley lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Marley missing with a left hand there. The Hurt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

The Hurt forces Marley back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The Hurt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley tries to work over The Hurt's front leg with a kick but The Hurt checks it.
The Hurt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marley moves out of range as The Hurt strikes.
The Hurt missing with a left hand there. Marley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley misses with a low kick as The Hurt jumps back.
Marley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Hurt blocks a leg kick.
The Hurt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Marley throws a hook but The Hurt blocks it.
The Hurt throws a chopping leg kick but Marley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Marley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marley counters with a stiff right hand.
Marley throws a hook to the side of The Hurt's head but The Hurt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marley lands with a nice body punch.
The Hurt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marley under the eye.
The Hurt lands a jab to Marley's midsection.
The Hurt checks a leg kick.
The Hurt throws out a loose jab but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Hurt works Marley's body with a nice hook.
The Hurt tries to land a leg kick but Marley saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt throws a looping overhand right but Marley ducks down to avoid it.
The Hurt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Marley scores with a sloppy right hand. The Hurt should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Marley.
A head kick from The Hurt lands but Marley takes it in his stride.
Marley avoids the body shot from The Hurt.
A little feinted left hand from Marley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Hurt scores with a push kick.
The Hurt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marley.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Hurt throws a low kick, looking for Marley's leg but Marley calmly moves out of range.
The Hurt swats away the attempt to clinch by Marley.
The Hurt tries a low kick but Marley avoids it.
Marley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Hurt's head.
That kick from Marley tenderised The Hurt's leg. The Hurt is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries a low kick but The Hurt avoids it.
The Hurt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marley.
The Hurt throws out a counter right but Marley avoids it with no problem.
The Hurt scores with a shot to the body.
Marley misses with an uppercut. The Hurt saw that one coming.
A jab from The Hurt does it's job there.
Marley misses with a straight left.
The Hurt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Hurt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tomas Marley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marley throws the kick towards the body but The Hurt avoids it.
Marley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Hurt is out of range.
Nice shot by The Hurt.
The Hurt moves out of range of the leg kick from Marley.
The Hurt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Hurt thumps Marley with a low kick.
Marley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Hurt. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Hurt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Hurt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Hurt lands with a good body shot.
The Hurt lands with a good body shot.
Marley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marley scores with a leg kick.
The Hurt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
The Hurt throws out a counter right but Marley avoids it with no problem.
Marley walks forward, straight into a front kick from The Hurt.
Marley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Hurt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from The Hurt finds it's way through Marley's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like The Hurt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Hurt to score with a decent uppercut.

Marley is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Burt The Hurt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Hurt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burt The Hurt!
An out of breath Burt The Hurt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.