PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo's entrance music is Terminator 2. A fine choice. Randy Marsh is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bravo
vs
Marsh

170 cm
26
169 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
183 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh misses the jab.

Marsh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bravo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo tries to buck Marsh off but Marsh is having none of it.
Marsh advances to full mount.
Marsh lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bravo is working to get back to half guard.
Marsh working Bravo over with strikes here.
Bravo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marsh lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Marsh with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bravo wants to hold on but Marsh pushes him away.
Marsh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bravo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marsh is landing with some decent strikes but Bravo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marsh raining down shots from the mount!

Marsh jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bravo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Marsh working away.
Bravo manages to get back to half guard.
Bravo is not content to let Marsh control the position.
Marsh lands strikes from half guard.
Bravo wants to get back to full guard.
Bravo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bravo trying to hold on to Marsh's head to control him but Marsh postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is looking to improve his position.
Bravo is trying to control but can't.
Bravo is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Marsh prevents Bravo from improving his position.
Marsh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bravo's head.
Marsh passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bravo!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marsh unloading with bombs!
Marsh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marsh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marsh putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Marsh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bravo is working to get back to half guard.

Marsh has control of Bravo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bravo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bravo tries to hold on but Marsh postures up.
Bravo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Marsh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marsh landing shots from mount.
Bravo working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh breaks from Bravo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bravo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Marsh looking to secure an arm triangle but Bravo defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh prevents Bravo from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Bravo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bravo tries to lock up and control but Marsh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bravo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Marsh.

Marsh looking to secure an arm triangle but Bravo defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Marsh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bravo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bravo looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh managing to control the position.
Marsh keeping full guard, as Bravo tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Marsh holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravois looking to pass into half guard but Marsh pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Marsh is in guard.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Marsh from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Marsh works over Bravo with some ground and pound from guard.
Marsh stopping the sweep attempt from Bravo.
Bravo is trying to control the position but Marsh postures up.

Marsh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marsh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bravo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marsh content to stall in guard here.
Bravo trying to keep a closed guard but Marsh is proving a slippery customer.
Marsh lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marsh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bravo is trying to control the position but Marsh postures up.
Bravo keeping full guard, as Marsh tries to pass.
Bravo wants to sweep but no luck.
Marsh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bravo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marsh scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is trying to keep Marsh in close.
Bravo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Marsh lands a couple of digs.
Bravo 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.
Bravo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bravo looking for a sweep. Not yet Bravo, not yet.
Bravo can't keep his opponent in guard - Marsh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bravo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marsh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bravo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marsh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bravo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to roll over but Marsh keeps him under control.
Bravo is trying to control but Marsh manages to pass to mount!
Marsh with a couple of short strikes.
Marsh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bravo's face.
Bravo wants to hold on but Marsh pushes him away.
Bravo is working to get back to half guard.
Marsh looking to finish Bravo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bravo!

Marsh working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bravo working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Marsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Marsh misses with a body shot.
Bravo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marsh to score with a decent uppercut.
Randy Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Marsh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bravo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Bravo is retaining full guard.
Bravo is trying to keep Marsh in close.
Marsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marsh preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
Marsh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marsh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bravo wants to sweep here but Marsh controlling him for the moment.
Bravo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bravo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Marsh is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bravo looking to control but Marsh passes into half guard.
Bravo is trying to control but Marsh passes into side control!
Randy Marsh has got the better of the ground game so far.
A lull in the action here.

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.
Marsh wants to control but Bravo is keeping him busy.
Bravo is trying to improve his position.
Marsh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Marsh has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bravo!
Bravo is looking to get to half guard.
Marsh lands a heavy elbow.
Bravo is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bravo tries to roll over but Marsh keeps him under control.
Bravo wants to control the action here but instead Marsh manages to pass to full mount!
Bravo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marsh with good strikes from the mount here!
Marsh with good strikes from the mount here!
Marsh with the ground and pound from mount.

Bravo is rocked!
Marsh postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Bravo in real trouble here! The ref calls for Bravo to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Marsh!