PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shady Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Sotto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sotto
vs
Marshall

170 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Sotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shady Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Marshall misses.
Sotto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Sotto.
Sotto scoring well with a low kick there.
Sotto looks to land a combination but Marshall avoids it well.
Marshall throws a right hand that Sotto ducks under and follows up with a left that Sotto also avoids with ease.
Marshall throws a jab but it's blocked by Sotto.
Sotto really is a fat lump.
Sotto throws a series of punches but Marshall moves out of range.
A cross from Marshall lands.
Sotto dodges the punch combination from Marshall.
Sotto dodges the punch combination from Marshall.
A combination from Marshall does no damage.
Sotto misses with a two punch combination.
Sotto throws a head kick that misses.
Sotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sotto is breathing heavily.
Marshall misses with a few strikes there.
Sotto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sotto slips a jab and a cross from Marshall.
A head kick from Sotto lands but Marshall takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Marshall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marshall scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall throws a right hand that Sotto ducks under and follows up with a left that Sotto also avoids with ease.
Marshall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Marshall misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marshall stalks Sotto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sotto's face. Sotto staggers backwards, shaken.
Sotto throws the left hand but Marshall avoids the punch easily.
Jab by Marshall.
A jab from Marshall does it's job there.
A shot to the liver by Sotto. Beautiful body shot.
Marshall tests Sotto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sotto throws a sloppy head kick and Marshall moves out of range easily.
Marshall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marshall lands with a cross.
Marshall walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sotto.
Marshall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marshall throws a hook but Sotto avoids it easily.
Marshall misses with a few strikes there.
Marshall misses with a two punch combination.
Sotto connects with a nice looking jab.
Sotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshall.
Marshall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sotto circles away quickly and effectively.
Sotto is looking to land body kicks.
Marshall misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a nice looking combination but Sotto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sotto throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marshall misses with a looping left.
Marshall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marshall blocks a head kick by Sotto.
Marshall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sotto misses with a head kick.
Marshall is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sotto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sotto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marshall with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marshall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sotto back to the cage. Marshall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Marshall throws a hook but Sotto blocks it.
Sotto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marshall throws a hook but Sotto avoids it easily.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Sotto slips the punch.
A punch combination from Marshall misses.
Sotto scores with a three punch combo!
Marshall throws a series of punches but Sotto avoids them all with ease.
Sotto defending well as Marshall loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Sotto coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto misses with a kick to the body.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Sotto moves out of range.
Sotto lands with a nice combination. Marshall backs away looking to recover.
Marshall throws a big shot that misses.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marshall slips a jab and a cross from Sotto.
The fighters circling - Marshall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left and a right from Sotto both land. Nice combination.
Marshall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sotto.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Sotto avoids them all with ease.
Marshall might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Marshall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sotto throws a head kick that Marshall semi-blocks.
Marshall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sotto circles away quickly and effectively.
Sotto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marshall works over Sotto's head and body with a nice combination.
Sotto throws a sloppy head kick and Marshall moves out of range easily.
Marshall throws a hook but Sotto blocks it.
Marshall swinging wildly here.
Sotto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall swinging wildly here.
Marshall avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sotto throws a head kick but Marshall moves out of range.
Sotto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
A combination from Marshall does no damage.
Marshall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sotto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sotto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marshall blocks a head kick by Sotto.
A jab from Marshall does it's job there.
Marshall connects with a looping right hand.
Marshall avoids the head kick by Sotto.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Sotto moves out of range.
Sotto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sotto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marshall.
Marshall blocks the body kick.
A combination from Marshall does no damage.
Sotto misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marshall.
Sotto tries to bum rush Marshall with a series of wild strikes but Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sotto misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shady Marshall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marshall throws a nice looking combination but Sotto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sotto slips a jab and a cross from Marshall.
Sotto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sotto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marshall eats them both and turns towards Sotto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sotto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sotto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marshall looks to land a combination but Sotto avoids it well.
Marshall misses with a double jab.
Shady Marshall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshall moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Roberto Sotto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marshall misses with a looping left.
Sotto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marshall fails to land with a series of punches.
Sotto throws a head kick that Marshall semi-blocks.
Marshall misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sotto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marshall's hands.
Sotto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marshall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sotto scrambles back to his feet.
Marshall misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sotto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sotto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sotto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sotto.
Sotto throws a head kick but Marshall moves out of range.
Sotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.
Marshall misses with a few strikes there.
Marshall misses with a hook. Sotto ducked under it nicely.
Marshall misses with the combination.
Sotto is looking to wear down Marshall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sotto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sotto throws a head kick that misses.
Marshall fails to land with a series of punches.
Marshall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 scores with a decent looking hook.
Sotto slips a jab and a cross from Marshall.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sotto.
Marshall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sotto dodges the punch combination from Marshall.
Marshall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marshall misses with a double jab.

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.
Marshall throws a hook but Sotto blocks it.
Sotto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sotto throws a shot from downtown. Marshall moves away and avoids it.
Sotto misses with a body kick.
Marshall blocks a leg kick.
Marshall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marshall duly obliges.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marshall.
Marshall misses with a hook.
Sotto slips a straight right by Marshall.
Marshall misses the jab.
Sotto misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Sotto.
Marshall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sotto misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Marshall misses.
Sotto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marshall throws the left hand but Sotto avoids the punch easily.
Sotto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marshall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sotto on the side of the head.
Marshall throws a shot from downtown. Sotto moves away and avoids it.
Marshall swinging wildly here.
Sotto throws a head kick but Marshall moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto looks to land a body kick but Marshall moved away.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
A big right from Marshall misses.
Sotto misses with a two punch combination.
Marshall misses with a straight right.
Sotto throws a right and a left that Marshall avoids nicely.
No joy there for Sotto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall misses with a few strikes there.
Marshall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sotto misses with a two punch combination.
Sotto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall swinging wildly here.
Marshall misses with a two punch combination.
Marshall throws a nice looking combination but Sotto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sotto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marshall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sotto backs up against the cage.
Marshall misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Marshall catches Sotto right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marshall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Sotto moves out of range.
Sotto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marshall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sotto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sotto dodges the punch combination from Marshall.
Sotto misses with a double jab.
Marshall misses with a two punch combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Marshall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sotto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marshall connects with a single shot there.
Sotto avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marshall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Sotto moves out of range.
Sotto connects with a body shot that sends Marshall's belly button to the back.
Sotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Sotto 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. This is the final round!

Marshall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sotto misses with a head kick.
Sotto misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
Marshall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body punch from Sotto.
Sotto misses the shot to the body.
Sotto throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Marshall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marshall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marshall misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Marshall misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sotto.
Marshall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
Sotto takes one to the chin there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall connects with a looping right hand.
Marshall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marshall throws a hook but Sotto avoids it easily.
Sotto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sotto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marshall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sotto.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marshall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sotto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Marshall looks to land a combination but Sotto avoids it well.
Marshall misses with a double jab.
Marshall throws a nice looking combination but Sotto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marshall takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sotto looks for the body kick but Marshall saw that one coming.
Marshall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sotto throws a low kick but Marshall moves out of range easily.
Marshall avoids the head kick by Sotto.
Marshall throws a nice looking combination but Sotto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Marshall misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.

That's two 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.
Sotto misses with a two punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Marshall there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sotto.
Sotto scores with a nice body kick.
Sotto misses with a head kick.
Marshall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshall takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Sotto.
Sotto thows a body shot but no joy.
Sotto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Marshall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marshall blocks a head kick by Sotto.
Marshall scores with a three punch combo!
Sotto misses with a double jab.
A big right from Marshall misses.
Marshall tries to bum rush Sotto with a series of wild strikes but Sotto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marshall avoids the head kick by Sotto.
Marshall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sotto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sotto.
Sotto ducks right into an uppercut from Marshall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a jab but it's blocked by Sotto.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
Sotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from Sotto.
Sotto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marshall misses with a wild combination.
Sotto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marshall throws a hook but Sotto blocks it.
Sotto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sotto swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
Marshall throws a looping overhand right but Sotto ducks down to avoid it.
Sotto throws a series of punches but Marshall moves out of range.
Sotto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sotto moves away from the strike by Marshall.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marshall throws a right hand that Sotto ducks under and follows up with a left that Sotto also avoids with ease.
Sotto lands a high kick!
Sotto is looking to chop away at Marshall's legs.
Sotto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
A punch lands to the side of Marshall 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's four 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.
Marshall looks to land a combination. Sotto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marshall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sotto scores with a jab to the head.
Marshall throws a right hand that Sotto ducks under and follows up with a left that Sotto also avoids with ease.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Sotto misses.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marshall moves out of range of the body kick from Sotto.
Marshall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sotto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sotto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marshall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sotto backs up against the cage.
Sotto throws a head kick that misses.
Marshall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sotto misses with a few strikes there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Some wild striking there from Marshall.
Marshall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marshall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sotto misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roberto Sotto.
I think Sotto 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!