PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gaulterie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes into the arena with Never Quit blaring out of the sound system. Paul Gaulterie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Marshall
vs
Gaulterie

185 cm
26
205 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

191 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Gaulterie!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaulterie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marshall avoids it really well and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaulterie. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.

Marshall instigates a clinch.
Marshall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gaulterie looks gassed!
Gaulterie fails to pull guard.
Marshall lands an elbow inside that Gaulterie shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gaulterie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gaulterie takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Paul Gaulterie has been cut.
Marshall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaulterie backwards.
Marshall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marshall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marshall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marshall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshall lands an elbow that stopped Gaulterie in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshall.
Marshall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marshall lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marshall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gaulterie takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marshall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gaulterie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marshall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaulteries head.
Marshall lands an elbow inside.
Marshall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marshall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marshall lands an elbow that stopped Gaulterie in his tracks for a moment.
Marshall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gaulterie up against the cage.
Marshall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gaulterie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marshall lands a knee to the body.
Marshall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gaulterie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marshall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marshall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaulterie backwards.
Marshall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaulterie's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands with a light punch inside.
Marshall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marshall stalling in the clinch.
Marshall lands an elbow just above Gaulterie 's eye.
Gaulterie is looking to break free of the clinch but Marshall has double underhooks.
Marshall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaulterie's face.
Nice elbow from Marshall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshall.
Marshall utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marshall landing knees to the body.
Marshall lands a nice knee to the body.
Marshall effectively controlling the action here.
Gaulterie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marshall lands a shot to the body.
Marshall unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaulterie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marshall lands an elbow inside.
Marshall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marshall effectively controlling the action here.
Marshall crunches a lovely knee into Gaulterie's ribcage.
Marshall working Gaulterie over with knees to the body.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marshall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marshall scores with a knee to the head.
Marshall lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshall.
Marshall with a knee to the head.
Marshall lands a right hand.
Marshall misses with a knee strike.
Gaulterie tries a knee to the head but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gaulterie blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands an elbow inside.
Gaulterie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marshall displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gaulterie up against the cage.
Marshall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gaulterie managing to block the knees to the body from Marshall.
Marshall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marshall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marshall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marshall with a knee to the head.
Marshall lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marshall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaulterie's defenses.
A body shot lands from Marshall.
Marshall lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Marshall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Gaulterie's cut.
That's time! Marshall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gaulterie tries to keep at a distance but Marshall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshall obliges.
Marshall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gaulterie takes an elbow to the temple.
Marshall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marshall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaulterie backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshall.
Marshall pushes Gaulterie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall taking a breather.
Marshall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaulterie can do to turn this around?
Marshall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gaulterie is breathing heavily.
Marshall lands a good knee to the midsection. Gaulterie won't want to take too many of those.
Marshall lands a nice knee to the body.
Gaulterie letting Marshall take a breather here.
Marshall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaulterie backwards.
Marshall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gaulterie blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall landing knees to the body.
Marshall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gaulterie up against the cage.
Marshall connects with a knee to the head.
Marshall lands a nice elbow.
Gaulterie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marshall lands a knee to the head.
Marshall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marshall connects with a knee to the head.
Marshall lands a nice knee to the body.
Marshall lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gaulterie throws an elbow but misses.
Marshall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaulterie's face.
Marshall connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaulterie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marshall after a bit of a struggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Marshall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshall obliges.
Marshall avoids the elbow strike from Gaulterie, against the cage.
Marshall blocks an elbow strike.
Gaulterie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marshall fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Marshall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gaulterie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marshall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Andrei Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gaulterie.
Marshall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marshall landing knees to the body.
Marshall lands a body punch.
Marshall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Andrei Marshall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gaulterie takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marshall.
Marshall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaulterie's defenses.
Marshall landing knees to the head.
Gaulterie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marshall lands a damaging elbow.
Marshall working Gaulterie over with knees to the body.
Marshall lands a good knee to the midsection. Gaulterie won't want to take too many of those.
Marshall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marshall misses with a knee strike.
Gaulterie prevents a body shot from Marshall.
Gaulterie can't break the clinch.
Marshall dodges an elbow strike from Gaulterie.
Gaulterie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marshall fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gaulterie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marshall clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshall.
Marshall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gaulterie blocks it with crossed arms.
Marshall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gaulterie can't break the clinch.
Marshall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaulterie's face.
Marshall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gaulterie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gaulterie has a couple of punches blocked by Marshall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marshall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marshall.
Gaulterie blocks a body shot from Marshall.
Gaulterie is trying to pull guard but Marshall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marshall landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Marshall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Gaulterie's cut.
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!

Gaulterie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gaulterie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marshall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gaulterie throws a nice looking combination but Marshall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Marshall misses.

Marshall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gaulterie, pushing him back against the cage.
Gaulterie avoiding damage as Marshall throws knees to the body.
Gaulterie is looking to break free of the clinch but Marshall has double underhooks.
Marshall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gaulterie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marshall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaulterie's defenses.
Gaulterie is trying to break free.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marshall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gaulterie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Marshall.
Marshall lands a nice uppercut.
Marshall scores with a knee to the head.
Marshall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gaulterie avoiding damage as Marshall throws knees to the body.
Marshall landing knees to the head.
Marshall misses with an elbow strike.
Marshall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gaulterie goes for a takedown attempt but Marshall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gaulterie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marshall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Marshall closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Marshall.
A body shot lands from Marshall.
Paul Gaulterie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marshall scores a nice knee to the body.
Marshall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short left from Marshall.
Marshall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaulterie's defenses.
Marshall just leaning against Gaulterie, taking a breather.
Gaulterie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gaulterie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marshall lands an elbow that stopped Gaulterie in his tracks for a moment.
Marshall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gaulterie trying to land knees to the body.
Gaulterie working hard to break the clinch.
Marshall with a knee to the head.
Marshall misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Marshall.
Marshall looking to throw knees to the head but Gaulterie is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaulterie is trying to pull guard but Marshall has him pressed against the cage.
Andrei Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gaulterie.
Marshall misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gaulterie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marshall is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marshall crunches a lovely knee into Gaulterie's ribcage.
Marshall lands a knee to the body.
Marshall working Gaulterie over with knees to the body.
Andrei Marshall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gaulterie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marshall prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marshall.
Marshall's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Gaulterie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marshall instigates a clinch.
Gaulterie takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Gaulterie.
Marshall lands an elbow just above Gaulterie 's eye.
Marshall connects with a knee to the head.
Marshall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from Marshall.
Marshall lands a damaging elbow.
Marshall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marshall lands a good knee to the midsection. Gaulterie won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaulterie wants a takedown.
Marshall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marshall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marshall utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Marshall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marshall 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Marshall!
In his post fight interview, Andrei Marshall started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.