PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ndemi Abasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ndemi Abasi enters the ring!

Marston
vs
Abasi

190 cm
23
245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

194 cm
21
250 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ndemi Abasi!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abasi tries to clinch up.
Abasi tries to clinch but Marston is having none of it.
Abasi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marston keeps the fight on the outside.
Abasi tries to clinch there but Marston circles away.
Abasi tries to clinch up.
Abasi tries to clinch up.

Marston changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Abasi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Marston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abasi keeps working.
Marston moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Marston goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Abasi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Marston but great work by Abasi.
Abasi wants to stand but Marston is controlling his arm.
Marston gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marston manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Marston working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abasi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abasi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abasi wants to stand and escape but instead Marston has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Marston slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Marston stops Abasi from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marston wants to control from the top but Abasi keeps moving.
Marston passes Abasi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marston stops Abasi from getting back to his feet.
Marston thows a huge punch but Abasi dodges it nicely.

Marston looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Marston lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abasi looks like he's trying to stand up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Abasi moves in looking to clinch but Marston pushes him off.
Marston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abasi tries to clinch but Marston moves out of range.
Abasi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Marston misses the target.
Abasi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Marston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Marston circles away.
Abasi moves in looking to clinch but Marston pushes him off.

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.
Abasi slips a jab and a cross from Marston.
Abasi tries to clinch but Marston moves out of range.
Abasi tries to clinch but Marston moves out of range.
Ndemi Abasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abasi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marston swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Marston moves into the clinch.
Marston lands an uppercut.

Marston works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Marston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Marston thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abasi wants to get back to his feet but Marston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marston is looking to advance position but Abasi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Marston dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Marston clobbers Abasi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abasi looks to clinch

and Marston counters with a single leg into guard. Abasi didn't expect that.
Marston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Marston won't allow Abasi to get back to his feet.
Marston wants to control from the top but Abasi keeps moving.
Marston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abasi is keeping the position for now.
Marston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abasi keeping moving, preventing Marston from controlling successfully.
Marston works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abasi is trying to stand back up but Marston is controlling him

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Abasi darts in trying to clinch

and Marston counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marston.
John Marston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marston wants to pass the guard but Abasi is keeping the position.
Abasi wants to stand but Marston is controlling the position.
Marston has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Abasi is breathing heavily.
Marston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abasi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marston stops Abasi from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston wants to pass the guard but Abasi is keeping the position.
Marston is working hard here to advance position.
Marston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abasi tries to clinch but Marston moves away

and Marston counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Abasi!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marston throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Marston landing strikes from the mount and Abasi is in trouble!
Marston can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abasi is looking to escape.
Abasi is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston breaks from Abasi's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Marston working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Marston trying to control but Abasi is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abasi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Abasi tries to buck Marston off but he can't manage it.
Marston in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Abasi is squirming around, avoiding Marston's attempts to control the action.
Marston throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Abasi is bucking up trying to escape but Marston cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abasi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Marston with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Marston dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Abasi closes the distance but Marston moves to the side

and Marston counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marston wants to pass to mount but Abasi is defending the position.
Marston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abasi's head.
Marston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abasi is trying to stand up here but Marston is controlling him well.
Marston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abasi is trying to stand back up but Marston is controlling him
Abasi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marston takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston is looking to advance position but Abasi won't allow it.
Abasi is trying to stand up here but Marston is controlling him well.
Marston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marston slips a nice elbow through Abasi's hands, connecting with Abasi's forehead.
Marston is looking to advance position but Abasi won't allow it.
Abasi has hold of Marston's hands but Marston slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ground and pound from Marston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abasi is looking to escape.
Abasi is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Marston wants to free his trapped foot but Abasi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Abasi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Marston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abasi wants to get back to his feet.

Marston is looking for a kimura but Abasi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marston to get the leverage.
Marston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abasi defending well though.
Abasi wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marston lands a jab to the head.
John Marston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston throws a right hand that Abasi ducks under and follows up with a left that Abasi also avoids with ease.
Abasi closes the distance looking to clinch

and Marston counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Abasi!
Marston looking to ground and pound but Abasi is blocking nicely.
Marston trying to control but Abasi is having none of it.
Abasi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marston.
Abasi wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston with shots to the head and body - Abasi looks very uncomfortable down there.

Marston looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Abasi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
John Marston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marston working Abasi over with strikes here.
Marston is in the full mount, landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Marston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marston 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for John Marston!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for John Marston!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for John Marston!

John Marston wins by unanimous decision!