PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Claudio Tomic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall has chosen BLEED IT OUT as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tomic
vs
Marshall

195 cm
21
225 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Excellent MT
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Claudio Tomic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall blocks a head kick by Tomic.
Marshall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marshall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tomic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tomic jabs Marshall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No joy there for Tomic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomic throws a combination that misses
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tomic tries to clinch up.
Marshall lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomic doesn't manage to clinch there - Marshall circles away.
Marshall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Marshall.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshall lands a jab to the nose.
Tomic walks into a stiff left hand from Marshall.

Tomic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomic wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.
Tomic misses with a body shot
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marshall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tomic.
Tomic wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.
Marshall cracks Tomic with an open hand slap.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tomic loads up on a big right hand but Marshall slips the punch.

Tomic rushes Marshall and presses him up against the cage.
Marshall is trying to break free.
Tomic leaning against his opponent.
Tomic gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Tomic throws a head punch that misses.
Marshall stalling in the clinch but Tomic improves position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

Tomic breaks from the clinch.
Marshall feints and then cracks Tomic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tomic down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomic lands a leg kick that knocks Marshall off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Marshall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tomic doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut there from Marshall.
Marshall throws a shot to the body.
Marshall cracks Tomic with an open hand slap.
Marshall scores with a punch to the head.
Tomic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marshall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tomic back to the cage. Marshall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Marshall lands with a hook. Tomic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marshall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marshall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marshall lands a jab to the nose.
Tomic tries to clinch but Marshall moves out of range.
Tomic throws a leg kick
and Marshall counters with a leg kick.
Tomic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tomic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tomic is breathing heavily.
Tomic tries a head kick but it misses.
Marshall is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tomic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marshall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tomic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marshall moves out of range of the body kick from Tomic.
Marshall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marshall scores with a head kick. Tomic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marshall lands a jab to the head.
Tomic tries to clinch up.
Marshall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomic slips a jab and a cross from Marshall.
Marshall connects with a nice looking jab.

Tomic gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tomic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marshall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marshall moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marshall lands a jab to the nose.

Tomic moves into the clinch.
Tomic misses with a punch to the body.
Tomic trying to land knees to the body.
Tomic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marshall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tomic misses with the head strike.

Tomic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tomic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall.
Tomic throws out a leg kick but Marshall moves out of range and Tomic only half commits.
Tomic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tomic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomic is looking to score with low kicks.
Tomic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marshall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marshall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tomic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marshall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tomic tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.
Tomic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tomic blocks a head kick by Marshall.
Tomic throws a combination that misses
and Marshall counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Marshall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tomic tries to clinch up.
Marshall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marshall throws a right hand that Tomic ducks under and follows up with a left that Tomic also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomic doesn't manage to clinch there - Marshall circles away.
A lazy left from Marshall finds it's target.
Tomic avoids the head kick by Marshall.
Marshall throws a head kick that half lands.

Tomic moves into the clinch.
Tomic struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marshall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tomic's brow.
Marshall blocks the elbow strike.
Tomic crunches a lovely knee into Marshall's ribcage.
Tomic has had enough of the clinch but Marshall keeps him there for the moment.
Marshall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomic has him pressed against the cage.

Tomic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshall throws a good cross that connects.
Tomic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marshall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marshall lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marshall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marshall lands with a shot to the body.
Tomic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marshall misses with a two punch combination.
Tomic avoids the head kick by Marshall.
Claudio Tomic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marshall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marshall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Andrei Marshall seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Tomic moves into range and clinches up with Marshall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tomic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Tomic misses
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tomic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marshall lands a jab to Tomic's midsection.
Marshall throws a combination. Tomic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marshall.
Tomic tries to clinch but Marshall moves out of range.
Tomic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marshall throws a sloppy head kick and Tomic moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marshall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marshall.
Marshall scores with a jab. Tomic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomic tries to close the distance and clinch but Marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomic is looking to clinch but Marshall is avoiding it.
Marshall connects with a solid leg kick.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marshall throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marshall with a hook.
Tomic takes one to the side of the head.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Tomic moves out of range.
Marshall digs a good body shot into Tomic's ribs.
Marshall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Marshall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tomic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Marshall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A cross from Marshall lands.
Tomic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomic.
Marshall connects with a high kick.

Marshall gets tackled into the cage by Tomic. Tomic maintains the clinch.
Tomic slows down the pace here.
Marshall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marshall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marshall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marshall managing to block the knees to the body from Tomic.
A frustrated look appears on Marshall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marshall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tomic misses with a knee strike.
Marshall lands a shoulder strike.
Marshall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomic has him pressed against the cage.
Tomic avoids a wild elbow strike from Marshall.
Tomic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tomic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marshall throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by Marshall there.
Tomic takes one on the button.
Tomic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marshall. That one must have hurt.
Marshall lands a head kick. Tomic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marshall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tomic momentarily.
Marshall throws a sloppy head kick and Tomic moves out of range easily.
Marshall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomic is looking to clinch.
Marshall lands with a nice body punch.
A lazy left from Marshall finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall cracks Tomic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tomic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marshall counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marshall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marshall.
Marshall lands a high kick!

Tomic is rocked!
Marshall lands with a nice body punch.
Tomic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Tomic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marshall scores with the left hand. Tomic knows he should have avoided that one.
Marshall tries a head kick but it misses.
Tomic seems to have got his legs back now.
Tomic throws a solid leg kick but Marshall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tomic.
Marshall with a hook.
Marshall looks to land a combination. Tomic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tomic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marshall throws a head kick but Tomic moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands with a right hand.
Marshall scores with a jab to the body.
Claudio Tomic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall throws a head kick but Tomic moves out of range.
Tomic tries to move into range but Marshall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Marshall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marshall.

Tomic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andrei Marshall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marshall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tomic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marshall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tomic as Marshall tries to tie him up.
Tomic has Marshall pressed against the cage, preventing Marshall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshall is defending well for now.
Marshall tries to break the clinch but Tomic is controlling the position.
Marshall can't break the clinch.
Marshall avoiding damage as Tomic throws knees to the body.

Tomic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marshall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marshall jabs Tomic right on the nose. Tomic blinks but takes it well.
A punch lands to the side of Tomic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tomic tries to land a front kick but Marshall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tomic's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tomic stuns Marshall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Marshall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marshall winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Marshall!
Our winner, Andrei Marshall, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.