PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Marley (ranked 16513 p4p, 0 weight class) and Culver Crimson (ranked 4984 p4p, 0 weight class). Marley comes to the cage accompanied by Mo Money Mo Problems. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Marley
vs
Crimson

197 cm
36
283 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

191 cm
40
244 lbs
27 - 32 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Marley.
Crimson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Crimson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marley.
Crimson throws a head kick that misses
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.
Crimson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marley is out of range and Crimson settles back down.
Marley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crimson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Marley has closed the distance and engaged Crimson in a clinch.
Marley blocks a body shot from Crimson.
Crimson tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marley lands with a light punch inside.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crimson's elbow.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Crimson controls his hands.
Marley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Crimson.
Crimson trying to land knees to the body.
Crimson tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marley working aggressively here.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crimson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marleys head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crimson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marley tries to work over Crimson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson misses with a body punch.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Crimson.
Crimson pushes Marley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crimson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crimson throws a head punch that misses.
Crimson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Marley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crimson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marley working aggressively here.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crimson tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crimson.
Crimson lands a nice uppercut.
Crimson misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Crimson as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crimson lands with a short shot to the head.
Crimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crimson can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Marley has a couple of punches blocked by Crimson.
Crimson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marley's face.
Crimson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Crimson prevents a body shot from Marley.
Crimson lands with a left to the head.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crimson's elbow.
Marley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crimson blocks a body shot from Marley.
Crimson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Crimson lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Crimson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marley is breathing heavily.
Crimson gets through Marley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crimson tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Marley blocks a body shot from Crimson.
A short body shot lands from Crimson as the two fighters clinch.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Crimson - that landed with a thud.
Crimson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crimson tries to land a knee to the head but Marley blocks with his arms.
Crimson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crimson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crimson tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crimson's elbow.
Crimson tries to throw a body punch but Marley avoids it by throwing Crimson back against the cage.
Marley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crimson to keep the fight standing.
Crimson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Crimson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crimson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crimson tries to land knees in the clinch but Marley avoids the damage to the body.
Crimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crimson prevents a body shot from Marley.
Crimson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crimson lands a hook that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.
Marley blocks an elbow strike from Crimson.
Marley working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crimson.
Crimson missing with knees to the body.
Marley misses with some punches.
Marley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crimson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crimson lands a right hand.
Marley has a couple of punches blocked by Crimson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Culver Crimson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Culver Crimson's cut.
That's time! Marley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Crimson scores with a sloppy right hand. Marley should have avoided that one.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marley scores with a three punch combo!
Marley fails with a takedown attempt.
Marley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marley misses with a leg kick.
Marley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Crimson moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marley blocking some punches.
Marley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marley misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley blocks a body shot from Crimson.
A head punch on the inside from Marley fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crimson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crimson tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Crimson has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Marley blocking some punches.
Crimson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crimson lands with a right to the head.
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Marley.
A head punch on the inside from Crimson fails to land.
Crimson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crimson can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Crimson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've been informed that Crimson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Marley works on Crimson's body with a couple of short punches.
Crimson prevents the takedown attempt.
Crimson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley blocks a body shot from Crimson.
Marley gets through Crimson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Marley - that landed with a thud.
Crimson is breathing heavily.
Crimson blocks an uppercut.
Marley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
Marley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crimson or not.
Marley throws a punch but it's blocked by Crimson.
A right hand to the body from Crimson.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crimson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Crimson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marley misses with a body punch.
A short right from Crimson on the inside.
Marley is working Crimson over against the cage.
Marley throws a punch but it's blocked by Crimson.
Crimson blocks a body shot from Marley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Crimson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
Marley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
Crimson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marley.
Crimson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marley misses with a punch to the body.
Crimson tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marley lands with a left to the head.
Crimson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crimson has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Marley scores with a shot to the side of Crimson's head.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Marley fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crimson.
Culver Crimson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crimson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crimson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crimson tries to land knees in the clinch but Marley avoids the damage to the body.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marley prevents a body shot from Crimson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
Crimson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley has a couple of punches blocked by Crimson.
Marley prevents a body shot from Crimson.
Marley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crimson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crimson tries a knee to the head but Marley blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Culver Crimson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Culver Crimson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Marley misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Crimson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marley missing with a left hand there. Crimson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crimson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marley.
Crimson tries to clinch but Marley is having none of it.
Crimson wants to clinch but Marley slips to the side
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.
Culver Crimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crimson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marley looks for the body kick but Crimson saw that one coming.
Crimson throws a counter combo.
Crimson doesn't manage to clinch there - Marley circles away.
Crimson throws a solid leg kick but Marley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crimson.
Crimson staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crimson misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Marley.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marley checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Crimson has Marley up against the cage in a clinch.
Crimson lands with a short shot to the head.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marley throws a punch but it's blocked by Crimson.
Crimson tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marley prevents a body shot from Crimson.
Crimson trying to land knees to the body.
Crimson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crimson presses Marley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crimson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crimson looking to throw knees to the head but Marley is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Marley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley lands a body punch.
Crimson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crimson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crimson misses with a knee to the head.
Marley prevents a body shot from Crimson.
Crimson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crimson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marley presses Crimson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crimson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marley.

Marley pulls Crimson into guard.
Marley trying to control the position.
Marley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crimson is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crimson wants to stand but Marley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Marley trying to keep a closed guard but Crimson is proving a slippery customer.
James Marley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Crimson stands and steps away. Marley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Marley swings for the body but Crimson moves out of range.
Marley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marley avoids the head kick by Crimson.
Marley tries for a takedown but Crimson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Crimson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marley is trying to pull guard but Crimson has him pressed against the cage.
Crimson tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Good body shot from Crimson.
Culver Crimson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Crimson avoids it by throwing Marley back against the cage.
Crimson tries to throw a body punch but Marley avoids it by throwing Crimson back against the cage.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crimson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crimson misses with a body punch.
Crimson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crimson's elbow.
Marley blocks the elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Culver Crimson.
I've got Crimson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Culver Crimson!
A very excited looking Culver Crimson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.