PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Chavo
vs
Marshall

180 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Chavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chavo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marshall napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chavo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Marshall is trying to get back to half guard.
Chavo controls the position.
Marshall takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Marshall is looking for a sweep.
Chavo grinds an elbow into Marshall's temple.
Chavo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
An elbow from Chavo crashes against the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Marshall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chavo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Marshall is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chavo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Marshall sneaks back into half guard.
Chavo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marshall on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall gets full guard.
Chavo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marshall lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chavo!
Marshall controlling the pace for now.
Marshall trying to control but Chavo is having none of it.
Chavo wants to hold on but Marshall pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo is working to get back to half guard.
Marshall controlling the position easily from mount.
Chavo tries to reverse the position but Marshall maintains control.
Marshall takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marshall trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall controlling his opponent.
Marshall avoids the attempt from Chavo to control.
Marshall controlling from mount.
Chavo is squirming around, avoiding Marshall's attempts to control the action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Colin Marshall was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Chavo looking to score a takedown here. Marshall is defending well but Chavo drives through and ends up in Marshall's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavo postures up.
Marshall wants to sweep here but Chavo controlling him for the moment.
Marshall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marshall wants to sweep here but Chavo controlling him for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marshall is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marshall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavo won't allow Marshall to sweep him here.
Marshall is trying to control the position but Chavo postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Colin Marshall wasn't active enough on the ground.
Marshall shoots for a takedown but Chavo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Colin Marshall will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chavo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Chavo is looking for submissions but instead, Marshall has regained full guard.

Chavo gets to his feet. Marshall looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Chavo instigates a clinch.
Chavo gets through Marshall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marshall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chavo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chavo misses with a knee to the head.
Chavo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marshall working hard to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Chavo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chavo smiles and moves away.
Marshall stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Chavo with that takedown attempt.

Marshall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marshall working hard to break the clinch.

Marshall jumps guard.
Marshall is pulling down on Chavo's head to control his posture.

Marshall scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Marshall is breathing heavily.

Chavo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chavo lands in his opponent's guard.
Marshall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Marshall is looking for a triangle but Chavo pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Marshall has his feet on Chavo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Eddie Chavo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marshall fails with a takedown attempt.
Eddie Chavo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colin Marshall.

Marshall tries to keep at a distance but Chavo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chavo jumps guard but Marshall stands there with Chavo around his waist. Chavo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marshall is working for takedown but Chavo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marshall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chavo has him pressed against the cage.

Chavo has clasped his hands together around Marshall's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall struggling a bit here.
Chavo is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo working the ground and pound.
Chavo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chavo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Marshall tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Marshall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Chavo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Eddie Chavo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chavo is staying tight to Marshall's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Marshall gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chavo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chavo is pressing down on Marshall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marshall is holding on for now.
Chavo prevents Marshall from improving his position.
Chavo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marshall keeping control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavo is looking to take a break and control but Marshall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chavo is thwarting Marshall's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Chavo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Marshall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chavo is trying to defend but Marshall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chavo is looking to escape.
Well, if Marshall 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.
Chavo is looking to escape.
Marshall sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chavo is not content to let Marshall control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Colin Marshall.

Chavo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marshall is trying to defend but Chavo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marshall is trying to stand.
Marshall is looking for a sweep. Chavo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chavo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marshall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chavo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marshall defending well though.
Marshall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chavo with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Chavo is now in half guard.
Marshall is looking to control Chavo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marshall avoid being mounted?
Chavo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Chavo seems to be looking for submissions.
Marshall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marshall wants to stand and escape but Chavo is having none of it.
Chavo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marshall wants to sweep but no luck.
Chavo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo looking to sit in guard and control but Marshall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marshall looking to sit in guard and control but Chavo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chavo is fighting to break Marshall's control of his arms but Marshall is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chavo 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.
Chavo lands a couple of digs.
Chavo tries to free his leg and advance position but Marshall is retaining full guard.
Chavo scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marshall looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Chavo is defending well. Marshall quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Chavo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Marshall celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Colin Marshall!