PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gristle McThornbody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McThornbody comes into the arena with Tame blaring out of the sound system. Marshall has chosen Warrior's Pride as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Gristle McThornbody has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gristle McThornbody seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

McThornbody
vs
Marshall

188 cm
33
210 lbs
35 - 9 - 0

188 cm
36
220 lbs
31 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[CLOSED] Nothing For Sale!
Syndicate Nutrition

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
[CLOSED] Nothing For Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gristle McThornbody!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Trey Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall misses with a two punch combination.
McThornbody misses with an uppercut.
A big right from McThornbody misses.
Marshall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McThornbody.
McThornbody lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marshall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McThornbody doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McThornbody's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marshall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McThornbody scrambles back to his feet.
McThornbody with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McThornbody throws a chopping leg kick but Marshall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sloppy strikes from Marshall. Those never looked like landing.
McThornbody misses with a head kick.
Marshall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McThornbody throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McThornbody walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McThornbody connects with the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marshall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McThornbody has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McThornbody and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marshall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marshall moves out of range of the leg kick from McThornbody.
McThornbody rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marshall counters with a nice leg kick.
McThornbody tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marshall is able to avoid easily.
Marshall takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall looks to throw the jab but McThornbody is out of range.
Marshall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McThornbody chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Marshall.
McThornbody throws a leg kick but Marshall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Marshall.

Marshall pushes McThornbody up against the cage in a clinch.
McThornbody working hard to break the clinch.
McThornbody goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Marshall.
McThornbody prevents a body shot from Marshall.
McThornbody blocking some punches.
McThornbody stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, McThornbody scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marshall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McThornbody tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from McThornbody.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McThornbody tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshall's elbow.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but McThornbody avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Marshall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marshall lands a left hand that snaps the head of McThornbody backwards.
Marshall working aggressively here.
McThornbody lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McThornbody throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshalls head.
Marshall lands a left hand.
A short right from Marshall on the inside.
Marshall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshall swings wildly with an uppercut but McThornbody uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McThornbody blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marshall struggles to land a body shot inside as McThornbody controls his hands.
Marshall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McThornbody is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marshall looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody misses with some punches.
McThornbody lands an elbow inside.
McThornbody utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McThornbody.
McThornbody using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marshall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McThornbody misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshall.
McThornbody lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
A short uppercut from McThornbody.
Marshall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McThornbody.
A right hook to the body lands for McThornbody.
McThornbody struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
McThornbody stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McThornbody lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McThornbody lands an uppercut.
McThornbody swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
McThornbody lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Marshall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Marshall is rocked!
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marshall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Oooooh!!! McThornbody has knocked Marshall down with a huge combo! McThornbody steps away and waves a wobbly Marshall back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Marshall is still on wobbly legs! Can McThornbody finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McThornbody lands with a big right hook that stumbles Marshall - he's out on his feet here! McThornbody follows up with another monster hook that separates Marshall from consciousness! Marshall falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! McThornbody stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gristle McThornbody!
Gristle McThornbody retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Gristle McThornbody thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.