PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mcpeeny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roan Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Mcpeeny
vs
Marshall

186 cm
24
250 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

192 cm
26
279 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Mcpeeny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roan Marshall!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcpeeny shoots in and drives through. Marshall sprawls well.
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Marshall shoots and misses

and Mcpeeny counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marshall's defenses.

It looks like Roan Marshall has been cut.
Mcpeeny tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshall avoids the damage to the body.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marshall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marshall tries to pull guard but Mcpeeny holds him up against the ropes and eventually Marshall drops back down to his feet.
Marshall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcpeeny throws an elbow but it misses.
Mcpeeny looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mcpeeny throws an elbow but it misses.
Mcpeeny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marshall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside that Marshall shrugs off.
Marshall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Marshall managing to block the knees to the body from Mcpeeny.
Marshall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
James Mcpeeny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roan Marshall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny lands a knee to the body.
Marshall looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcpeeny using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mcpeeny landing knees to the body.
Mcpeeny working Marshall over with knees to the body.
Mcpeeny tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshall avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcpeeny misses with a knee to the head.
Marshall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mcpeeny lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Roan Marshall's cut even more.
Mcpeeny unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marshall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mcpeeny landing knees to the body.
Mcpeeny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcpeeny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marshall tries to score a body lock takedown but Mcpeeny shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marshall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside that Marshall shrugs off.
Mcpeeny using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marshall's defenses.
Marshall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow that stopped Marshall in his tracks for a moment.
Mcpeeny unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside that Marshall shrugs off.
Mcpeeny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcpeeny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall dodges an elbow strike from Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow that stopped Marshall in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Mcpeeny.
Marshall can't get the takedown.
Marshall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mcpeeny landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcpeeny prevents Marshall from breaking the clinch.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside that Marshall shrugs off.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow just above Marshall 's eye.
Mcpeeny lands a damaging elbow.
Mcpeeny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcpeeny missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny crunches a lovely knee into Marshall's ribcage.
Mcpeeny gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marshall's defenses.
Mcpeeny is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshall is defending well for now.
Mcpeeny misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshall.

Marshall gets control of Mcpeeny's arms and successfully pulls guard. Marshall will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mcpeeny throwing strikes but missing.
Marshall throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marshall wants to improve his position but instead Mcpeeny has moved into half guard.
Mcpeeny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcpeeny lands a nice short elbow.
Mcpeeny throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Marshall looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mcpeeny drops an elbow to the side of Marshall's head.
Marshall wants to get back to full 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.
Mcpeeny thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mcpeeny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marshall wants to get back to his feet.
Marshall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcpeeny.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Mcpeeny clinches up with Marshall and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mcpeeny putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marshall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mcpeeny utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mcpeeny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside.
Mcpeeny is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcpeeny lands a damaging elbow.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow that stopped Marshall in his tracks for a moment.
Mcpeeny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marshall's defenses.
Mcpeeny scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Mcpeeny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roan Marshall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mcpeeny lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mcpeeny here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mcpeeny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marshall but Marshall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mcpeeny fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mcpeeny is defended easily by Marshall.

Marshall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Marshall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marshall is trying to drag Mcpeeny to the mat but Mcpeeny just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow just above Marshall 's eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcpeeny trying to land knees to the body.
Mcpeeny throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshall blocks it with crossed arms.
James Mcpeeny has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcpeeny pushes off an throws an elbow but Marshall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mcpeeny misses with a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny pushes off an throws an elbow but Marshall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mcpeeny missing with knees to the body.
Mcpeeny prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marshall jumps guard but Mcpeeny stands there with Marshall around his waist. Marshall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
James Mcpeeny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roan Marshall.
Mcpeeny utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mcpeeny gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mcpeeny stops a takedown attempt from Marshall.
Mcpeeny misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshall.
Mcpeeny prevents the takedown attempt.
Mcpeeny missing with knees to the body.
Marshall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mcpeeny with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcpeeny lands a damaging elbow.
Marshall is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mcpeeny pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marshall blocks an elbow strike from Mcpeeny.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcpeeny throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mcpeeny missing with knees to the body.
Marshall wants a takedown.
Mcpeeny gets underhooks to prevent Marshall's takedown attempt.
Marshall tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcpeeny avoids the damage to the body.
Marshall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mcpeeny missing with knees to the body.
Mcpeeny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcpeeny throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marshall blocks an elbow strike.
Marshall is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside that Marshall shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mcpeeny.
Marshall fails to pull guard.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow.
Mcpeeny misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mcpeeny.
A short body shot lands from Marshall as the two fighters clinch.
Marshall avoids the elbow strike from Mcpeeny, against the ropes.
Mcpeeny missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is working for takedown but Mcpeeny is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marshall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcpeeny throws an elbow but it misses.
Marshall working hard to break the clinch.
Marshall tries to circle away but Mcpeeny has him pinned against the ropes.
Mcpeeny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marshall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcpeeny is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mcpeeny putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marshall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marshall jumps guard but Mcpeeny stands there with Marshall around his waist. Marshall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marshall is trying to force a seperation but Mcpeeny has the dominant position.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside that Marshall shrugs off.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow just above Marshall 's eye.
Mcpeeny landing knees to the body.
Marshall jumps guard but Mcpeeny stands there with Marshall around his waist. Marshall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marshall's defenses.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marshall's defenses.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

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.
Mcpeeny tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshall avoids the damage to the body.
Marshall is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mcpeeny pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marshall avoiding damage as Mcpeeny throws knees to the body.
Mcpeeny lands a damaging elbow.
Marshall fails to pull guard.
Mcpeeny throws an elbow but it misses.
Marshall blocks an elbow strike.
Marshall avoids the elbow strike from Mcpeeny, against the ropes.
Mcpeeny gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marshall.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marshall's defenses.
Mcpeeny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marshall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcpeeny tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshall avoids the damage to the body.
Mcpeeny trying to land knees to the body.
Mcpeeny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marshall can do to turn this around?
Mcpeeny lands a damaging elbow.
Mcpeeny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcpeeny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Mcpeeny dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roan Marshall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Marshall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Mcpeeny counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Marshall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marshall is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mcpeeny throwing strikes but missing.
Mcpeeny postures up in Marshall's guard and throws a big left but Marshall blocks it.
Mcpeeny slips nicely into half guard.
Mcpeeny takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshall is looking to control Mcpeeny's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marshall avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcpeeny lands strikes from half guard.
Mcpeeny landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Marshall is not content to let Mcpeeny control the position.
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.
Mcpeeny missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mcpeeny missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mcpeeny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marshall is looking for a sweep. Mcpeeny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marshall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mcpeeny working the head and body with strikes.
Mcpeeny lands strikes from half guard.
Mcpeeny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny trying to control from half guard but Marshall is working away.
Marshall wants to control but Mcpeeny is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marshall is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mcpeeny scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marshall tries to kick Mcpeeny off but Mcpeeny keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
James Mcpeeny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mcpeeny with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Marshall makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marshall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcpeeny sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marshall's guard.
Mcpeeny with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Marshall actively working from the bottom here.
Mcpeeny looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Marshall is trying to get back to full guard.
Mcpeeny is taking a breather. Marshall says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Marshall actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mcpeeny looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marshall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, if Mcpeeny is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mcpeeny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marshall's head.
Marshall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mcpeeny wants to take a breather but Marshall is having none of it.
Mcpeeny lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcpeeny lands a nice short elbow.
Mcpeeny sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Roan Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
James Mcpeeny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mcpeeny, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Mcpeeny!