PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James McCorcke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

McCorcke
vs
Marshal

183 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

179 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, James McCorcke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eliah Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal misses with a low kick as McCorcke jumps back.
McCorcke looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
McCorcke lands a two punch combo.
Marshal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marshal misses with a leg kick.
Marshal misses with a kick to the body.
A nice combination there by McCorcke.
Marshal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCorcke manages to avoid it.
Marshal throws a body punch but McCorcke moves out of range.

Marshal clinches.
McCorcke wants to break free but Marshal has control.
Marshal looking to throw knees to the head but McCorcke is blocking nicely.
McCorcke being controlled against the cage.
Marshal lands an elbow just above McCorcke 's eye.

It looks like James McCorcke has been cut.
McCorcke managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
Marshal avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Marshal's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eliah Marshal.
McCorcke misses with a two punch combination.
James McCorcke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCorcke manages to avoid it.
Marshal slips under a jab from McCorcke.
McCorcke stalks Marshal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marshal's face. Marshal staggers backwards, shaken.
Marshal takes a swing at McCorcke's ribcage but misses.
Marshal throws a low kick but McCorcke avoids it.
McCorcke blocks the body kick.

Marshal has McCorcke up against the cage in a clinch.
McCorcke avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
McCorcke avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but McCorcke blocks with his arms.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCorcke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal pushes off an throws an elbow but McCorcke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marshal throws an elbow that misses.
Marshal lands an elbow inside that McCorcke shrugs off.
Marshal trying to land knees to the body.
McCorcke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCorcke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCorcke.
McCorcke managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCorcke avoids it.
Marshal trying to land knees to the body.
Marshal lands a good knee to the midsection. McCorcke won't want to take too many of those.
Marshal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McCorcke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marshal looking to throw knees to the head but McCorcke is blocking nicely.
Marshal misses with a knee to the head.
Marshal lands an elbow that stopped McCorcke in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCorcke is defending well for now.
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCorcke.
McCorcke is trying to force a seperation but Marshal has the dominant position.
Marshal is stalling here.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCorcke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but McCorcke blocks it.
Marshal lands a nice knee to the body.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCorcke's defenses.
Marshal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCorcke blocks it with crossed arms.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
McCorcke avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
McCorcke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCorcke is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCorcke takes an elbow to the temple.
Marshal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCorcke blocks it with crossed arms.
Marshal has McCorcke pushed against the cage.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Marshal throws an elbow that misses.
McCorcke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marshal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marshal tries to land knees in the clinch but McCorcke avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCorcke is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCorcke avoids it.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Marshal lands an elbow that stopped McCorcke in his tracks for a moment.
McCorcke wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshal won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eliah Marshal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James McCorcke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Marshal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McCorcke managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
Marshal scores a nice knee to the body.
McCorcke blocks an uppercut.
Marshal lands a damaging elbow.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Marshal is struggling to control the position.
Marshal misses with some punches.
Marshal scores with a knee to the head.
Eliah Marshal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCorcke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marshal misses with a body punch.
McCorcke wants to break free but Marshal has control.
Marshal scores with a knee to the head.
Marshal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marshal trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marshal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marshal looking to throw knees to the head but McCorcke is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Marshal.
Marshal lands a good knee to the midsection. McCorcke won't want to take too many of those.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marshal just misses with a elbow thrown towards McCorcke's brow.
Marshal lands a good knee to the midsection. McCorcke won't want to take too many of those.
Marshal lands an elbow inside that McCorcke shrugs off.
Marshal'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.
McCorcke dodges an elbow strike from Marshal.
Marshal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marshal swings wildly with an uppercut but McCorcke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshal slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCorcke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marshal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marshal working McCorcke over with knees to the body.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but McCorcke blocks with his arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marshal connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCorcke's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but McCorcke blocks it.
Marshal misses with a punch to the body.
Marshal trying to land knees to the body.
McCorcke avoids the elbow strike from Marshal, against the cage.
Marshal looking to throw knees to the head but McCorcke is blocking nicely.
Marshal tries to land knees in the clinch but McCorcke avoids the damage to the body.
Marshal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McCorcke up against the cage.
Marshal trying to land knees to the body.
Marshal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McCorcke wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshal won't allow it.
McCorcke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marshal throws an elbow but misses.
Marshal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCorcke avoids it.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCorcke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marshal avoiding damage.
Marshal keeps control of McCorcke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCorcke is defending well for now.
Marshal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marshal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCorcke wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshal won't allow it.
McCorcke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCorcke avoids it.
McCorcke is trying to break free.
McCorcke takes an elbow to the temple.
Marshal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCorcke's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshal tries to land knees in the clinch but McCorcke avoids the damage to the body.
McCorcke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marshal pushes off an throws an elbow but McCorcke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eliah Marshal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James McCorcke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

McCorcke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marshal misses with a body kick.
Marshal looks to score with a jab to the body but McCorcke is just out of range.
Marshal misses the shot to the body.
McCorcke avoids the head kick by Marshal.

Marshal clinches up against the cage.
McCorcke dodges an elbow strike from Marshal.
McCorcke is trying to force a seperation but Marshal has the dominant position.
McCorcke has had enough of the clinch but Marshal keeps him there for the moment.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but McCorcke blocks with his arms.
Marshal lands a knee to the head.
Marshal gets through McCorcke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marshal lands an elbow that stopped McCorcke in his tracks for a moment.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal just leaning against McCorcke, taking a breather.
Marshal looking to throw knees to the head but McCorcke is blocking nicely.
Marshal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marshal is pushing McCorcke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marshal lands an elbow inside.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCorcke is defending well for now.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCorcke avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
Marshal trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Marshal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marshal misses with an elbow over the top.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCorcke is defending well for now.
Marshal looking to throw knees to the head but McCorcke is blocking nicely.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marshal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marshal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but McCorcke blocks with his arms.
McCorcke tries to break the clinch but Marshal is controlling the position.
Marshal throws an elbow that misses.
McCorcke managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
Marshal keeps control of McCorcke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCorcke is trying to break the clinch but Marshal is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCorcke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marshal looking to throw knees to the head but McCorcke is blocking nicely.
McCorcke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marshal stalling in the clinch.
McCorcke is trying to force a seperation but Marshal has the dominant position.
Marshal looking to throw knees to the head but McCorcke is blocking nicely.
McCorcke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McCorcke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marshal lands an elbow inside.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Marshal misses with a knee strike.
Marshal throws an elbow but it misses.
McCorcke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McCorcke is trying to break the clinch but Marshal is controlling him.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marshal lands a knee to the head.
Marshal throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCorcke is trying to push Marshal away but Marshal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marshal misses with a knee strike.
McCorcke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshal has him pressed against the cage.
Marshal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McCorcke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCorcke is trying to push Marshal away but Marshal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Marshal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshal tries to land knees in the clinch but McCorcke avoids the damage to the body.
McCorcke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCorcke.
James McCorcke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshal misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eliah Marshal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marshal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliah Marshal!