PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between John Grammaticus (ranked 23262 p4p, 2723 weight class) and Brandon Marsden Jr (ranked 697 p4p, 373 weight class). Marsden Jr has chosen 7 Words by Deftones as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Grammaticus
vs
Marsden Jr

180 cm
35
185
20 - 15 - 4

183 cm
34
177
16 - 7 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Grammaticus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Marsden Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus lands a jab to the head.
Grammaticus throws a jab when Marsden Jr was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Marsden Jr misses.
We've been informed that Marsden Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Grammaticus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marsden Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grammaticus throws a hook to the side of Marsden Jr's head but Marsden Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grammaticus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marsden Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grammaticus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marsden Jr. That did some damage!
Marsden Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Grammaticus off the ropes and back into range.
Grammaticus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Decent striking displayed by Marsden Jr there.
Grammaticus misses with a straight left.
Grammaticus lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Marsden Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grammaticus misses with a looping right.
Marsden Jr swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grammaticus .
Marsden Jr cracks Grammaticus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marsden Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grammaticus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marsden Jr lands a head shot.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Grammaticus .
Marsden Jr throws a front kick that sends Grammaticus stumbling back into the ropes.
Marsden Jr looks to throw the jab but Grammaticus is out of range.
Marsden Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Grammaticus 's shoulder, as Grammaticus tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Grammaticus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marsden Jr lands the left hand.
Grammaticus blocks a leg kick.
Marsden Jr connects with a right hand. Grammaticus shakes it off.
Grammaticus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grammaticus defending well as Marsden Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Marsden Jr punishes Grammaticus 's body with a nice straight punch.
Grammaticus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grammaticus on the side of the head.
Grammaticus misses with an uppercut. Marsden Jr saw that one coming.
Marsden Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Grammaticus .
Marsden Jr wants to land a leg kick but Grammaticus is out of range.
Grammaticus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsden Jr.
Nice straight punches there by Marsden Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Grammaticus avoids it easily.
Marsden Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Marsden Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grammaticus throws out the jab.
Marsden Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Grammaticus is just out of range.
Marsden Jr slips a jab from Grammaticus .
Marsden Jr connects with a right hand. Grammaticus shakes it off.
Marsden Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Grammaticus 's shoulder, as Grammaticus tries to avoid the shot.
Marsden Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Marsden Jr ducks under a wild hook from Grammaticus .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus throws an overhand right that lands on Marsden Jr's shoulder, as Marsden Jr tries to avoid the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marsden Jr.
Grammaticus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marsden Jr scores with a nice strike.
Marsden Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marsden Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marsden Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Grammaticus 's shoulder, as Grammaticus tries to avoid the shot.
Grammaticus avoids the head kick by Marsden Jr.
Grammaticus slips a jab from Marsden Jr.
A telegraphed right hand from Grammaticus misses the target.
A big left from Grammaticus misses.
Grammaticus walks into a straight right hand from Marsden Jr.
Grammaticus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grammaticus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grammaticus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marsden Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grammaticus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden Jr scores with a body shot.
Marsden Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grammaticus is out of range and Marsden Jr settles back down.
Marsden Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grammaticus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden Jr. Grammaticus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grammaticus thinks about countering with a head kick.
Marsden Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grammaticus counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Marsden Jr misses.
Marsden Jr avoids the head kick by Grammaticus .
Marsden Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Grammaticus 's head back.
Grammaticus throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Marsden Jr lands.
Marsden Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grammaticus . Grammaticus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden Jr jabs at Grammaticus 's body.
Grammaticus throws a head kick but Marsden Jr moves out of range.
Marsden Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Grammaticus counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Marsden Jr misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Marsden Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marsden Jr misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden Jr. Grammaticus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grammaticus scoring well with a low kick there.
Marsden Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marsden Jr lands a body shot.
A jab from Marsden Jr finds it's way through Grammaticus 's defenses.
Grammaticus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsden Jr throws out the jab.
Marsden Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marsden Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marsden Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grammaticus .
Marsden Jr avoids the head kick by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grammaticus lands a jab.
Grammaticus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grammaticus throws a shot from downtown. Marsden Jr moves away and avoids it.
Marsden Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marsden Jr sizes up Grammaticus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr misses the shot to the body.
Marsden Jr throws a leg kick but Grammaticus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marsden Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grammaticus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grammaticus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook
letting Grammaticus counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Grammaticus misses its intended target.
Marsden Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marsden Jr scores with a jab.
Marsden Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grammaticus .
Marsden Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsden Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grammaticus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grammaticus misses with a hook.
Marsden Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsden Jr avoids the head kick by Grammaticus .
No joy there for Marsden Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marsden Jr, as that shot connected.
Marsden Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Grammaticus tries to land a leg kick but Marsden Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Nice jab there from Marsden Jr.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grammaticus tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsden Jr counters with a body kick.
Grammaticus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marsden Jr.
Grammaticus throws a head kick that misses
and Marsden Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Marsden Jr throws out a loose jab but Grammaticus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grammaticus looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsden Jr is just out of range.
Grammaticus 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marsden Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grammaticus scrambles back to his feet.
Marsden Jr defending well as Grammaticus loads up on a big left hand.
Marsden Jr takes one on the button.
Grammaticus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grammaticus takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marsden Jr!
Marsden Jr scores with a hook to the body. Grammaticus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grammaticus .
Grammaticus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsden Jr.
Grammaticus moves out of range of the strikes.
Marsden Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marsden Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marsden Jr lands with a hook. Grammaticus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grammaticus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marsden Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grammaticus wants to slow Marsden Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Grammaticus throws a sloppy head kick and Marsden Jr moves out of range easily.
Marsden Jr throws out a loose jab but Grammaticus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grammaticus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marsden Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grammaticus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marsden Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marsden Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grammaticus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marsden Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marsden Jr blocks a leg kick.
Grammaticus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marsden Jr throws a low kick but Grammaticus avoids it.
A head kick misses from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus throws a head kick but Marsden Jr moves out of range.
Grammaticus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marsden Jr.
A telegraphed right hand from Grammaticus misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Marsden Jr does it's job there.
Grammaticus throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marsden Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Marsden Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Grammaticus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marsden Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Grammaticus swings widly with a right hand
and Marsden Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grammaticus throws a head kick but Marsden Jr moves out of range.
Good shot there by Marsden Jr.
A cross from Marsden Jr lands.
Grammaticus just misses with a punch to the body.
Grammaticus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grammaticus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grammaticus throws a low kick, looking for Marsden Jr's leg but Marsden Jr calmly moves out of range.
Grammaticus blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Grammaticus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marsden Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grammaticus to score with a decent uppercut.
Grammaticus throws a big shot that misses.
Grammaticus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Grammaticus misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr scores with the left hand. Grammaticus knows he should have avoided that one.
Grammaticus throws a head kick that misses
and Marsden Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Grammaticus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsden Jr.
A little feinted left hand from Grammaticus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grammaticus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grammaticus needs to keep his hands up - Marsden Jr had a free shot at his head there.
A good leg kick by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marsden Jr with a hook.
Marsden Jr blocks a jab.
Marsden Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsden Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Grammaticus cracks Marsden Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grammaticus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marsden Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsden Jr misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Grammaticus finds it's target.
John Grammaticus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marsden Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Grammaticus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grammaticus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grammaticus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grammaticus misses the jab.
It seemed like Marsden Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grammaticus throws a body shot but no joy.
Grammaticus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grammaticus defending well as Marsden Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Grammaticus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grammaticus misses with a hook. Marsden Jr ducked under it nicely.
Marsden Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Marsden Jr throws a body punch but Grammaticus moves out of range.
Grammaticus lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr avoids the head kick by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus slips a straight right by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marsden Jr lands a high kick!
Grammaticus misses with a right hand
and Marsden Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Marsden Jr.
Grammaticus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsden Jr.
Grammaticus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grammaticus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marsden Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Grammaticus finds it's way through Marsden Jr's defenses.
Marsden Jr slips a straight right by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus throws the left hand but Marsden Jr avoids the punch easily.
Marsden Jr missing with a left hand there. Grammaticus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marsden Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grammaticus tries to move into range but Marsden Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grammaticus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marsden Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Grammaticus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marsden Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marsden Jr lands a two punch combo.
Marsden Jr checks a low kick from Grammaticus .
Marsden Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grammaticus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grammaticus throws a low kick, looking for Marsden Jr's leg but Marsden Jr calmly moves out of range.
Grammaticus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden Jr misses with an uppercut. Grammaticus saw that one coming.
Grammaticus throws a leg kick
and Marsden Jr counters with a good low kick that Grammaticus was not able to check.
Grammaticus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsden Jr throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Marsden Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marsden Jr 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Marsden Jr!
Post fight, an emotional Brandon Marsden Jr said 'I ain't surprised'.