PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parnell Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenord Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calhoun comes into the arena with "Big Pimpin" by Jay Z blaring out of the sound system. Parnell Calhoun is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Calhoun
vs
Marshall

187 cm
23
214 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

192 cm
23
218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Parnell Calhoun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenord Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Calhoun misses the target.
Marshall shoots in but Calhoun avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marshall closes the distance and clinches up with Calhoun, looking for a takedown. Marshall pushes Calhoun against the cage but Calhoun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Calhoun sprawls well. Calhoun wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marshall gets slowly back to his feet.
Parnell Calhoun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenord Marshall.
Marshall closes the distance and clinches up with Calhoun, looking for a takedown. Marshall pushes Calhoun against the cage but Calhoun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marshall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Calhoun tries to avoid it but Marshall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Calhoun to the ground. Calhoun escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Calhoun!
Marshall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marshall shoots in but Calhoun avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun scores with a body shot.
Marshall looks gassed!
Marshall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Calhoun sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Calhoun. No joy for Marshall on that attempt.
Calhoun lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Calhoun.
Marshall blocks the body kick.
Calhoun scores with a one two! Marshall had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Calhoun cracks a nice hook into Marshall's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Calhoun.
Marshall is trying desperately to land a takedown but Calhoun is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Marshall.
Marshall ducks right into an uppercut from Calhoun.
Calhoun with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Calhoun finds it's way round the side to connect with Marshall's head.
Calhoun with a nice cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Calhoun.
Marshall drops his hands momentarily and Calhoun takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Calhoun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parnell Calhoun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Calhoun.
Calhoun stuns Marshall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Calhoun bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Calhoun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Calhoun displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun scores with a hook to the body. Marshall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marshall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marshall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marshall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Calhoun digs a good hook to Marshall's body.
Calhoun throws a series of strikes that have Marshall backpedaling.
Calhoun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lenord Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calhoun lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calhoun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marshall needs to keep his hands up - Calhoun had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Calhoun stalks Marshall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marshall's face. Marshall staggers backwards, shaken.
Calhoun is working the combinations to good effect here.
Calhoun lands a two punch combo.
Calhoun is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Calhoun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A right-left combo lands from Calhoun.
Calhoun lands a jab.
Marshall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calhoun lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parnell Calhoun 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.

Marshall walks into a left hand.
Marshall fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Calhoun avoids it really well and circles away.
Calhoun jabs Marshall right on the nose. Marshall blinks but takes it well.
Marshall shoots in but no luck this time.
Calhoun works the jab nicely.
Calhoun slaps away a takedown attempt from Marshall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Parnell Calhoun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenord Marshall.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Calhoun moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun connects with a single shot there.
Calhoun scores with a jab. Marshall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marshall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calhoun scores with a sloppy right hand. Marshall should have avoided that one.
Lenord Marshall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calhoun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Calhoun looks to land a combination. Marshall sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Calhoun lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marshall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calhoun lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marshall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marshall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Calhoun uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marshall has time to react.
Calhoun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marshall drops his hands momentarily and Calhoun takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Calhoun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marshall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall takes one to the side of the head.
Calhoun scores with a nice right hand.
Calhoun lands a jab-cross combination.
Calhoun tests Marshall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Calhoun cracks Marshall with a good jab.
Parnell Calhoun is winning the standup battle so far.
Marshall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marshall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marshall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Calhoun pinned against the cage. Calhoun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Calhoun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marshall's hands.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Marshall might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Calhoun has got the better of the exchanges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calhoun lands a jab.
Calhoun throws a good cross that connects.
Marshall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marshall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parnell Calhoun dominated that second 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. 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.

Calhoun's corner calls for a 1-2. Calhoun obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Calhoun digs a good body shot into Marshall's ribs.
Calhoun cracks Marshall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Calhoun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marshall fails with a takedown attempt.
Marshall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marshall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calhoun moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calhoun takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Calhoun.
Calhoun scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marshall in his tracks.
Calhoun jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Calhoun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marshall can do to turn this around?
Calhoun throws a good cross that connects.
Calhoun scores with the left hand. Marshall knows he should have avoided that one.
Calhoun with a jab.
Calhoun keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Calhoun scores with a sloppy right hand. Marshall should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun scores with a decent looking hook.
Marshall shoots for a takedown but Calhoun saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Parnell Calhoun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenord Marshall.
Marshall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marshall walks into a straight right hand from Calhoun.
Marshall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calhoun's corner calls for a 1-2. Calhoun obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Calhoun does it's job there.
Calhoun uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marshall has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good exchange - Calhoun coming out on top.
Calhoun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Calhoun with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circle momentarily. Calhoun darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Calhoun punishes Marshall's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice jab there from Calhoun.
Marshall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Calhoun lands with an overhand left.
Calhoun bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marshall's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall shoots for a double leg takedown but Calhoun sprawls well. He's pushed Marshall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Calhoun throws a combination. Marshall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calhoun cracks Marshall with a good jab.
Marshall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Calhoun.
Calhoun throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marshall on the side of the head.
Calhoun scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Calhoun. That snapped Marshall's head back.
Calhoun changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lenord Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calhoun throws a series of strikes that have Marshall backpedaling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Parnell Calhoun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Calhoun has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:24
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Parnell Calhoun!