PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Marsh (ranked 1072 p4p, 2068 weight class) and Lindsey Wofford (ranked 89 p4p, 153 weight class). Marsh comes to the cage accompanied by Morning Musume - Love Revolution 21. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Marsh
vs
Wofford

173 cm
21
152
5 - 1 - 0

174 cm
27
150
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Sakura Style
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lindsey Wofford!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wofford slips a jab from Marsh.
Wofford tries to counter by closing the distance.
Marsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marsh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wofford throws a shot from downtown. Marsh moves away and avoids it.
Wofford avoids the body shot from Marsh.
Wofford misses with a hook. Marsh ducked under it nicely.
Wofford staying out of range there.
A big left from Marsh misses.
Marsh moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Marsh misses.
Wofford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Marsh misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wofford throws a hook to the side of Marsh's head but Marsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marsh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wofford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsh.
Marsh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Marsh misses the target.
Wofford tries to counter with a clinch but Marsh shakes him off and moves away.
Wofford takes one on the button.
Marsh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wofford closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wofford misses the shot to the body.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Wofford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wofford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsh.
Marsh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wofford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wofford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marsh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wofford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wofford misses with an uppercut.
Wofford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsh.
Wofford is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wofford tries to clinch up.
We've been told by Marsh's head coaches at Kitano Fight Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wofford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsh.
Wofford slips under a jab from Marsh.
Wofford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marsh.
Marsh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wofford lands a jab to Marsh's midsection.
Marsh lands with a right hand.
Marsh jabs Wofford right on the nose. Wofford blinks but takes it well.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wofford.
Wofford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsh throws out the jab.
Marsh misses with an uppercut.
Wofford moves out of range as Marsh strikes.
Wofford wants to counter the offense by Marsh and move into the clinch position.
Nice uppercut lands for Marsh. That snapped Wofford's head back.
Marsh throws a body punch but Wofford moves out of range.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wofford scores with a decent looking hook.
Wofford misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marsh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Wofford is out of range.
Wofford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wofford has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marsh throws the left hand but Wofford avoids the punch easily.
Wofford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marsh.
Daniel Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh missing with a left hand there. Wofford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wofford lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsh with a hook.
Wofford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wofford there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marsh throws a big shot that misses.
Marsh sets himself, and Wofford steps forward looking for the clinch! Marsh avoids it this time.
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Wofford is out of range.
Wofford throws a shot from downtown. Marsh moves away and avoids it.
Wofford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marsh misses with a wild body shot.
Marsh tries a low kick but Wofford avoids it.
Wofford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marsh throws a body punch but Wofford moves out of range.
Marsh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wofford ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
Wofford misses with a hook. Marsh ducked under it nicely.
Wofford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot lands for Marsh.
Marsh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wofford momentarily.
Marsh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wofford at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Marsh.
Marsh throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Wofford moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wofford throws an elbow but misses.
Marsh dodges an elbow strike from Wofford.
Marsh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsh lands a left hand.
Wofford missing with knees to the body.
Marsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Marsh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wofford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsh throws out the jab.
Wofford scores with a jab to the head.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wofford moves away.
Wofford throws a body shot but no joy.
Marsh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marsh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wofford scores with a jab to the head.
Marsh throws the left hand but Wofford avoids the punch easily.
Marsh moves away from the strike by Wofford.
Wofford throws a combination that misses
and Marsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wofford was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Wofford is out of range.
Marsh misses with a wild body shot.
Marsh misses the jab.
Wofford tries to counter with a clinch but Marsh shakes him off and moves away.
Wofford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marsh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wofford can do to turn this around?
Marsh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marsh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wofford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marsh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wofford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marsh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Wofford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marsh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wofford backwards.
Wofford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wofford trying to land knees to the body.
Wofford misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Marsh.
Marsh misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Wofford.
Wofford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wofford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wofford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marsh is defending well for now.
Marsh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wofford fails to land.
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Wofford controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh avoiding damage as Wofford throws knees to the body.
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!
Wofford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wofford can't find room to land a body shot as Marsh controls the action.
Marsh pushes Wofford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wofford.
Marsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Marsh.
Marsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wofford's elbow.
Marsh tries to throw a body punch but Wofford avoids it by throwing Marsh back against the cage.
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Wofford controls his hands.
Marsh tries to work over Wofford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wofford misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Marsh.
Wofford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wofford misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh misses with some punches.
Wofford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wofford digs a right hand underneath Marsh's ribcage. Marsh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marsh misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Marsh fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Wofford.
Marsh throws a head punch that misses.
Wofford missing with knees to the body.
Marsh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Wofford.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wofford.
Marsh throws a head punch that misses.
Wofford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marsh takes a shot to the head.
Marsh avoiding damage as Wofford throws knees to the body.
Marsh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Marsh breaks from the clinch.
Wofford throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
Marsh tests Wofford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Marsh misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick from Marsh, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wofford moves out of range as Marsh strikes.
Wofford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsh throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wofford.
Marsh misses with an uppercut
and Wofford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Daniel Marsh has been cut.
Marsh thuds his right hand into Wofford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marsh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wofford is looking to clinch but Marsh is avoiding it.
Marsh lands a jab to Wofford's midsection.
Marsh scores with a jab to the body.
Marsh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marsh scores with a shot to the body.
Marsh takes a swing at Wofford's ribcage but misses.
Wofford misses with a looping left.
Marsh scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wofford takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wofford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marsh throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Marsh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Marsh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Marsh lands an overhand right.
Wofford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Wofford misses its intended target.
Marsh misses with an uppercut.
Wofford blocks a jab.
Wofford defending well as Marsh loads up on a big left hand.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Marsh misses with a low kick as Wofford jumps back.
Wofford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wofford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsh.
Marsh misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh tried to score with a low kick but Wofford checks it.
Wofford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wofford lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Wofford throws out a loose jab but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh throws out a loose jab but Wofford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wofford wants to counter the offense by Marsh and move into the clinch position.
Wofford on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marsh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wofford scores with a jab.
Wofford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marsh slips under a jab.
Marsh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wofford.
Wofford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marsh.
Wofford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Wofford instigates a clinch.
Wofford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marsh scores with a shot to the side of Wofford's head.
Wofford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wofford prevents a body shot from Marsh.
Marsh misses with some punches.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wofford digs a right hand underneath Marsh's ribcage. Marsh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wofford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marsh blocks it with crossed arms.
Wofford blocks an uppercut.
Marsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marsh digs a right hand underneath Wofford's ribcage. Wofford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wofford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wofford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marsh.
Wofford missing with knees to the body.
Wofford lands a shoulder strike.
Wofford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wofford misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.
Wofford looking to throw knees to the head but Marsh is blocking nicely.
Wofford tries to work over Marsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wofford blocks a body shot from Marsh.
Marsh throws a head punch that misses.
Marsh gets through Wofford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marsh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marsh is looking to break free of the clinch but Wofford has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wofford blocks an uppercut.

Marsh breaks the clinch.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wofford looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wofford walks into a stiff left hand from Marsh.
Wofford drops his hands momentarily and Marsh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wofford moves away from the strike by Marsh.
Marsh moves away from the strike by Wofford.
Wofford misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Wofford misses.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Wofford slips under a jab.
Wofford wants to counter with a clinch but Marsh pushes him away.
Marsh with a hook.
Wofford ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Wofford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Marsh cracks Wofford with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Wofford.
Wofford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marsh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wofford looks to land a left hand but Marsh moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Wofford.
Marsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Marsh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsh misses with a hook.
Marsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wofford throws out the jab.
Marsh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wofford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
Marsh misses with an uppercut.
Wofford lands a jab.
Wofford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marsh counters with a right hand to the body.
Marsh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wofford momentarily.
Lindsey Wofford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Wofford misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Marsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marsh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Marsh!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Marsh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.