PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Marcel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Spiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcel comes into the arena with city of angels blaring out of the sound system. Spiller comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I know you want me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marcel
vs
Spiller

170 cm
30
167 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

180 cm
25
159 lbs
20 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Marcel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Brandon Spiller!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiller wants to clinch
and Marcel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spiller tries a head kick but it misses.
Marcel swats away the attempt to clinch by Spiller.
Spiller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marcel with a nice cross.
Marcel lands with a nice combination. Spiller backs away looking to recover.
Spiller misses with a head kick.
A left and a right from Marcel both land. Nice combination.
Marcel throws the left hand but Spiller avoids the punch easily.
Marcel throws the left hand but Spiller avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Marcel.
Marcel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spiller.
A jab lands there for Marcel.
Spiller wants to clinch
and Marcel counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcel misses with a wild body shot.
Spiller moves out of range as Marcel strikes.
Spiller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marcel eats them both and turns towards Spiller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Jesse Marcel has been cut.
Marcel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marcel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marcel.
Spiller tries to clinch up
and Marcel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spiller really felt that one!
Spiller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spiller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcel.
Marcel misses with a double jab.
Marcel throws a head kick but Spiller moves out of range.
Spiller connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcel slips under a jab from Spiller.
Spiller tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spiller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marcel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spiller. Spiller obviously looking to wear him down.
Marcel throws a head kick but Spiller moves out of range.
Spiller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spiller throws a jab when Marcel was well out of range.
Spiller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spiller avoids a kick to the body.
That kick from Marcel tenderised Spiller's leg. Spiller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marcel misses the jab.
Marcel throws a big shot that misses.

Spiller moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spiller.
Marcel is stalling here.
Marcel blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcel throws a punch but it's blocked by Spiller.
Spiller has had enough of the clinch but Marcel keeps him there for the moment.
Marcel lands a left hand.
Marcel misses with a body punch.
Spiller misses with a body punch.
Marcel throws a head punch that misses.
Marcel tries to throw a body punch but Spiller avoids it by throwing Marcel back against the cage.
Marcel can't find room to land a body shot as Spiller controls the action.
Marcel tries to work over Spiller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Spiller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Spiller moves into the clinch.
Marcel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spiller takes a shot to the head.
Spiller is trying to break free.

Marcel breaks the clinch.
Spiller with a hook.
The fighters circling - Marcel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiller takes one to the side of the head.
Marcel lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spiller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marcel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcel misses with a hook. Spiller ducked under it nicely.
Marcel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Marcel.
Spiller throws a shot from downtown. Marcel moves away and avoids it.
Marcel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marcel throws a jab when Spiller was well out of range.
Marcel misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spiller tries a head kick but it misses.
Marcel lands a head kick. Spiller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marcel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jesse Marcel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesse Marcel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Marcel throws a sloppy head kick and Spiller moves out of range easily.
Marcel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spiller in his tracks.
Spiller throws a hook but Marcel avoids it easily.
Marcel checks a leg kick.
Marcel throws a head kick that misses.
Marcel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Spiller doesn't manage to clinch there - Marcel circles away.
Marcel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A good leg kick by Spiller.
A big right from Marcel misses.
Marcel throws a hook but Spiller avoids it easily.
Marcel misses with a looping right.
Marcel throws a big shot that misses.
Marcel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spiller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marcel throws out a leg kick but Spiller moves out of range and Marcel only half commits.
Spiller throws a leg kick but Marcel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marcel pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiller with a jab.
Marcel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Spiller has closed the distance and engaged Marcel in a clinch.
Spiller lands a nice shot to the body.
Spiller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marcel's elbow.
Marcel working aggressively here.
Spiller is looking to control Marcel's arms but Marcel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spiller has his back to the cage.
Spiller lands a right hand.
Marcel misses with the head strike.

Marcel breaks from the clinch.
Marcel lands with a nice combination. Spiller backs away looking to recover.
Spiller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spiller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcel moves away.
Spiller tries to clinch up.
Marcel slips a straight right by Spiller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spiller. Spiller obviously looking to wear him down.
Marcel misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiller cracks a nice hook into Marcel's ribs.
Marcel misses with an uppercut.
Marcel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Spiller. Those never looked like landing.
Spiller throws a hook but Marcel avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Spiller.
Marcel walks into a left hand.
Spiller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spiller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spiller tries to close the distance and clinch but Marcel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Spiller moves into the clinch.
Marcel wants to get back to striking at distance but Spiller won't allow it.

Spiller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marcel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spiller pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiller is looking to clinch but Marcel is avoiding it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spiller. That's going to slow Marcel down.
Marcel slips a jab from Spiller.
Spiller checks a leg kick.
Jab by Spiller.
Brandon Spiller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spiller. Marcel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spiller throws a lazy right hand but Marcel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Spiller blocks the leg kick.
Marcel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spiller can pounce on him.
Spiller tries to close the distance and clinch but Marcel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spiller tries to clinch there but Marcel circles away.

Spiller has taken the fight to the clinch.

Spiller breaks from the clinch.
Marcel misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcel looks to score with a jab to the body but Spiller is just out of range.
Spiller throws an off balance right hand
and Marcel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spiller scores with a hook to the body. Marcel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Spiller misses.
Marcel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marcel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spiller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spiller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spiller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcel's hands.
Marcel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spiller was well out of range. Poor timing from Marcel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcel scores with a jab.
Spiller thuds a left hand into Marcel's body.
Spiller tests Marcel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Spiller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesse Marcel's cut.
That's time! Marcel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Marcel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marcel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spiller wants to clinch.
Spiller throws a low kick but Marcel avoids it.
Spiller jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spiller tries to clinch there but Marcel circles away.
Spiller throws a good cross that connects.
Marcel misses with a looping right.
Marcel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marcel fails to land with a series of punches.
Spiller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spiller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Marcel is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcel throws a poor cross that misses
and Marcel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Marcel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marcel motions for Spiller to come forward. Marcel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spiller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marcel.
Marcel gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Spiller points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Marcel wakes up just in time to hear Spiller thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brandon Spiller!