PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lion comes into a darkened arena with his song building. roit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Erickson
vs
Lion

175 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marshall Erickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dion Lion!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Erickson moves into the clinch successfully.
Erickson is trying to pull guard but Lion has him pressed against the cage.
Erickson managing to block the knees to the body from Lion.
Erickson slowing the pace effectively.
Erickson managing to block the knees to the body from Lion.
Erickson can't get the takedown.
Erickson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lion avoids the damage to the body.
Erickson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Erickson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Erickson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lion shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Erickson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lion!
Erickson controlling from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lion keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Lion manages to reverse the position and now he's in Erickson's guard. Nice work there by Lion.
Erickson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lion is one step ahead there.

Lion gets to his feet - Erickson follows without any prompting.
Lion misses with a takedown

and Erickson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lion!
Lion is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erickson wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erickson lands with some strikes.
Erickson controlling from mount.
Lion tries to reverse the position but Erickson maintains control.
Erickson unloading with bombs!
Lion really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lion looks gassed!
Erickson works his way to his opponent's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erickson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Lion is in bad spot here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Erickson controlling the positon.
Erickson doesn't have the hooks in and Lion manages to turn into his guard.

Erickson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lion defends it easily.

Lion stands up and waves to Erickson to follow him.

Erickson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Erickson breaks the clinch.

Erickson scores a takedown into full mount!
Lion keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erickson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lion hang on?
Erickson dominating with strikes here.
Erickson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Erickson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erickson controlling his opponent.
Lion is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Erickson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Erickson pushes Lion up against the cage in a clinch.
Erickson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lion just stands there and leans against the cage.

Erickson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lion regains guard immediately.

Lion looking for a guillotine here but Erickson defends easily.

Lion looking for subs off his back but Erickson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lion is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lion is looking to improve his position.
Erickson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lion!

Erickson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lion is surviving well by controlling Erickson's body position as best he can.
Lion is looking to improve his position but Erickson isn't that keen on the idea.
Erickson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lion keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erickson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erickson controlling from mount.
Erickson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Erickson with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erickson scoring with strikes but Lion is staying in there.
Lion is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Lion that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Erickson controlling from the full mount.
Erickson lands a heavy elbow.

Lion is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erickson controlling from the full mount.
Erickson working the ground and pound effectively.

Erickson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Erickson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Erickson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lion is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Erickson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Erickson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Lion to take his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erickson controlling well, preventing Lion from escaping the position.
Erickson biding his time, looking for the opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Erickson looking to break Lion's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Lion remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Erickson will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Erickson is landing with strikes. Lion can't take much more of this.
Erickson has Lion flattened out and is raining down punches.
Erickson is hanging on to Lion's back as he tries to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Erickson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Lion tries to escape the position.
Erickson gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Erickson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Erickson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lion with a lazy takedown attempt

and Erickson counters by clinching up.
Erickson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Erickson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lion.
Erickson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Erickson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Erickson tries to work over Lion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erickson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lion is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lion to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Erickson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Erickson stalling against the cage.
Erickson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Erickson.
Lion missing with knees to the body.
Erickson dodges an elbow strike from Lion.
Erickson missing with knees to the body.
Dion Lion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erickson lands with a light punch inside.
Lion can't find room to land a body shot as Erickson controls the action.
Erickson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Erickson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Erickson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Erickson fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Erickson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Erickson breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lion misses with a takedown attempt

and Erickson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Erickson avoiding damage as Lion throws knees to the body.
Lion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Erickson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Erickson avoiding damage as Lion throws knees to the body.
Erickson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Erickson tries to pull guard but Lion holds him up against the cage and eventually Erickson drops back down to his feet.
Erickson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Erickson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lion can do to turn this around?
Erickson avoiding damage as Lion throws knees to the body.
Lion prevents the takedown attempt.

Erickson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Erickson instigates a clinch.
Erickson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lion just stands there and leans against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Erickson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Erickson 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for Marshall Erickson!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Marshall Erickson!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Marshall Erickson!

Marshall Erickson wins by unanimous decision!