PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Baldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kanye West - Amazing. Stan Marsh will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Baldridge
vs
Marsh

182 cm
26
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

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 Tokyo, Marcus Baldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baldridge slips a jab from Marsh.
Marsh defending well as Baldridge loads up on a big left hand.
Marsh misses with a looping left.
Baldridge works Marsh's body with a nice hook.
Baldridge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Marsh throws a big shot that misses.
Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baldridge.
Marsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baldridge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldridge slips under a jab from Marsh.
Baldridge throws a shot from downtown. Marsh moves away and avoids it.
Baldridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
Baldridge misses the shot to the body.
Baldridge throws a wild body kick that Marsh sees coming a mile off.
Baldridge throws a looping overhand right but Marsh ducks down to avoid it.
Marsh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baldridge is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge shoots in for a double leg but Marsh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Baldridge slips a jab from Marsh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baldridge. Marsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcus Baldridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Marsh misses.
Baldridge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baldridge thows a body shot but no joy.
Marsh throws a head kick but Baldridge moves out of range.
Baldridge takes a swing at Marsh's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Marsh misses the target.
Marsh slips a jab from Baldridge.
Baldridge looks to land a body kick but Marsh moved away.
Baldridge misses with a low kick.
Marsh throws a hook but Baldridge avoids it easily.
Baldridge throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
Marsh moves out of range of the body kick from Baldridge.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge throws a shot from downtown. Marsh moves away and avoids it.
Marsh throws out a loose jab but Baldridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baldridge throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
Baldridge darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stan Marsh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baldridge misses with a straight right.
Marsh blocks the body kick.
Marsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Baldridge dominated that 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.

Baldridge is looking to land body kicks.
Marsh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baldridge tries for a takedown but Marsh circles away easily
and Marsh counters with a nice kick to the body.
Baldridge throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
Baldridge thows a body shot but no joy.
Baldridge throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
Baldridge slips under a jab from Marsh.
Marsh misses with an uppercut. Baldridge saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh misses with an uppercut. Baldridge saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Marsh.
A big right from Baldridge misses.
Marsh missing with a left hand there. Baldridge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baldridge just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baldridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
Marsh ducks under a wild hook from Baldridge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marsh doesn't seem bothered though.
Baldridge throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
Baldridge misses with an uppercut.
Baldridge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsh throws a hook to the side of Baldridge's head but Baldridge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baldridge throws a front kick aimed at Marsh's knee but Marsh avoids it well.
Baldridge takes a swing at Marsh's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Baldridge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh missing with a left hand there. Baldridge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baldridge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marsh defends it nicely.
Baldridge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baldridge misses with a wild body shot.
Marsh misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marsh misses with a looping left.
Baldridge is looking to wear down Marsh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Baldridge closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marsh quickly recovers to half guard.
Baldridge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Baldridge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baldridge stops Marsh from getting back to his feet.
Baldridge passes to side control.
Baldridge throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Marsh works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Marsh wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Baldridge moves out of range as Marsh strikes.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baldridge.
Baldridge tries to land a leg kick but Marsh saw it coming and moves away.
Baldridge slips under a jab.
Baldridge swings for the body but Marsh moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Baldridge is out of range.
Baldridge is looking to score with low kicks.
Marsh 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldridge misses the shot to the body.
Marsh avoids a kick to the body.
Baldridge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsh.
Baldridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
Marsh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marsh lands a head kick!
Baldridge ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marsh's waist but Marsh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baldridge off to one side.
Marsh throws an overhand right that lands on Baldridge's shoulder, as Baldridge tries to avoid the shot.
Baldridge misses the shot to the body.
Marsh scores with a hook.
Marcus Baldridge is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsh lands a nice hook to Baldridge's body. Baldridge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baldridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
Marsh throws the left hand but Baldridge avoids the punch easily.
Marsh misses with a hook.
Marcus Baldridge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baldridge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsh.
Marsh takes a swing at Baldridge's ribcage but misses.
Marsh throws an overhand right that lands on Baldridge's shoulder, as Baldridge tries to avoid the shot.
Baldridge slips a straight right by Marsh.
Baldridge misses with a straight left.
Baldridge throws a leg kick but Marsh checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge checks a leg kick nicely.
Marsh misses with an uppercut. Baldridge saw that one coming.
Baldridge shoots in for a double leg but Marsh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Baldridge is out of range.
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsh misses with a straight right.
Stan Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baldridge looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsh is just out of range.
Baldridge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stan Marsh.
Well Baldridge 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Baldridge!
Marcus Baldridge seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.