PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Marshall (ranked 3578 p4p, 7678 weight class) and Max Collins (ranked 366 p4p, 557 weight class). Collins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Knock you out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Marshall
vs
Collins

170 cm
25
167
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
150
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Collins!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins throws a combination that misses
and Marshall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Collins scores with a nice right hand.
Collins fails to land the takedown.
Collins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Collins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marshall counters with an outside leg kick.
Marshall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Collins throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshall counters with a leg kick.
Collins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marshall's head.
Collins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marshall throws a quick counter head kick but Collins was just out of range.
Collins needs to keep his hands up - Marshall had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Max Collins has been cut.

Marshall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marshall manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marshall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshall.
Marshall looking to throw knees to the head but Collins is blocking nicely.
Marshall lands an elbow inside that Collins shrugs off.
Collins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Marshall lands an elbow inside.
Marshall is stalling here.
Marshall lands a shoulder strike.
Marshall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Collins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Max Collins's cut even more.
Marshall working Collins over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins tries to break free but Marshall pushes him back against the cage.
Collins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marshall content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marshall lands an elbow inside that Collins shrugs off.
Marshall has Collins pressed against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Marshall has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Marshall content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marshall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Collins tries to circle away but Marshall has him pinned against the cage.
Collins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Collins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands an elbow that stopped Collins in his tracks for a moment.
Marshall pressing his opponent against the cage.
Marshall avoiding damage.
Collins working hard to break the clinch.
Marshall scores a nice knee to the body.
Marshall utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Collins takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Max Collins's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Marshall taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marshall lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshall lands a knee to the head.
Collins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshall has him pressed against the cage.
Marshall manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marshall scores a nice knee to the body.
Marshall lands an elbow just above Collins 's eye.

Max Collins's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
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!
Marshall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Collins's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Max Collins's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marco Marshall!