PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Marsh is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Marsh
vs
Champ

168 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Champ!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh fails to land with a series of punches.
Marsh tries to bum rush Champ with a series of wild strikes but Champ uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marsh tries to clinch up.
Champ swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marsh thows a left - swing and a miss!

Marsh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Marsh wants to control but Champ is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Champ is trying to stand back up but Marsh is controlling him
Marsh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Champ wants to control but Marsh is keeping busy.
Marsh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marsh wants to take a breather but Champ is having none of it.
Champ trying to hold on to Marsh's head to control him but Marsh postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Champ steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsh.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but Champ shows good takedown defense.

Marsh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Champ is refusing to be controlled, as Marsh sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Champ wants to control but Marsh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marsh prevents Champ from standing back up.
Champ won't allow Marsh to pass to mount.
Champ blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marsh.
Champ tries to kick Marsh off but Marsh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marsh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Randy Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Champ.
Marsh is looking to clinch.
Marsh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marsh connects with a looping right hand.
Champ avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Champ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marsh throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Marsh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Champ's head.
Marsh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Champ sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marsh somewhat.
Marsh slips under a jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Champ circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but Champ shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Champ swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marsh ducks under a wild hook from Champ.
Marsh closes the distance and clinches up with Champ, looking for a takedown. Marsh pushes Champ against the ropes but Champ circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Champ moves out of range as Marsh strikes.
Champ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsh.
Marsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marsh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Champ gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is looking to work some ground and pound but Champ has wrist control.
Champ keeping full guard, as Marsh tries to pass.
Marsh won't allow Champ to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marsh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Champ is retaining full guard.
Marsh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Champ keeps moving.
Champ not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marsh ducks under a wild hook from Champ.

Marsh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Champ is looking to regain half guard here but Marsh keeps moving and retains side control.
An elbow from Marsh crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Marsh 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. And we move into the final round!

Marsh looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Champ is retaining full guard.
Marsh is working hard here to advance position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Champ can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marsh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Champ swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Champ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Champ looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Champ is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marsh sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Champ's guard.
Champ blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marsh.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Marsh clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Marsh gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Marsh sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Champ's guard.
Marsh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Champ's head.
Champ is trying to get back to full guard.
Champ keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Champ blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marsh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marsh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Champ sees it coming and defends easily.
Champ tries to get to full guard but Marsh has control of the leg.
Marsh wants to take a breather but Champ is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Champ lands with a hook. Marsh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Randy Marsh has been cut.
Champ loads up on a big right hand but Marsh slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champ looks to land a left hand but Marsh moved out of range nicely.
Champ throws a looping overhand right but Marsh ducks down to avoid it.
Marsh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Champ on the side of the head.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Champ sprawls well. Champ wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Champ uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsh.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Champ sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marsh somewhat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Champ. Marsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Champ thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Champ circles away.
Champ circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Champ swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Champ uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsh.
A big left from Marsh misses.
A big right from Champ misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Champ blocks a jab.
Champ keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Marsh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Champ pushes Marsh off looking to stand but Marsh dives back in and keeps control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marsh trying to pass the guard but Champ defending well.
Marsh thows a huge punch but Champ dodges it nicely.
Marsh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marsh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Champ's head.
Marsh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marsh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Marsh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marsh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Champ is looking to get back to is feet but Marsh passes into side control.
Champ really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marsh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Marsh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marsh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Marsh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marsh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Randy Marsh!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Randy Marsh!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Randy Marsh!

Randy Marsh wins by unanimous decision!