PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Quinton Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes to the ring accompanied by John Lennon - Working Class Hero. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Marshall
vs
Ciosek

193 cm
34
235 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

220 cm
32
277 lbs
7 - 10 - 1

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zbigniew Ciosek!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciosek sizes up Marshall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
Ciosek cracks Marshall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ciosek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marshall is able to avoid easily.
Ciosek misses with an uppercut
and Marshall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marshall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ciosek.
Marshall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marshall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ciosek thows a body shot but no joy.
Ciosek misses with an uppercut. Marshall saw that one coming.
A head kick by Ciosek misses
and Marshall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciosek tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.
Marshall misses with a body shot.
Ciosek swings widly with a right hand
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Zbigniew Ciosek has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Ciosek saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ciosek.
Marshall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ciosek misses with an uppercut.
Ciosek swinging wildly here.
Ciosek misses the shot to the body.
Ciosek slips under a jab.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Ciosek scores with a push kick.
Ciosek cracks Marshall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall misses with a lunging right hand
and Ciosek counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marshall thinking.
Marshall misses with a body shot.

Marshall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marshall avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
Ciosek trying to land knees to the body.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshall.
Marshall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marshall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ciosek tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshall avoids the damage to the body.
Ciosek tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshall avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
Marshall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marshall avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
Marshall throws a head punch that misses.
Marshall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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 Quinton Marshall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Marshall connects with a jab.
Quinton Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall moves out of range of the body kick.
Marshall throws a body punch but Ciosek moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Marshall.
Marshall lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Marshall. Beautiful body shot.
Ciosek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marshall's corner calls for a 1-2. Marshall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. Ciosek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quinton Marshall is winning the standup battle so far.
Ciosek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ciosek moves out of range of the strikes.
Ciosek is breathing heavily.
Ciosek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marshall throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marshall tries to clinch up but Ciosek circles away and keeps his distance.
Ciosek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Ciosek misses.
Marshall cracks Ciosek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That has opened up Zbigniew Ciosek's cut even more.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
Ciosek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ciosek was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
Ciosek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall.
Marshall thows a body shot but no joy.
Ciosek digs a good body shot into Marshall's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marshall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good leg kick by Ciosek there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marshall here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Marshall lands the left hand.
Ciosek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marshall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ciosek misses with an uppercut.
Ciosek tries to move into range but Marshall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

The cut above Zbigniew Ciosek's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall takes a swing at Ciosek's ribcage but misses.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciosek moves away.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ciosek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Marshall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Marshall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cioseks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A head kick by Ciosek misses
and Marshall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 looks to land a right hand but Ciosek moved out of range.
Ciosek throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Ciosek saw that one coming.
Marshall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marshall thows a body shot but no joy.
Ciosek swings widly with a right hand
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
Ciosek misses with an uppercut. Marshall saw that one coming.
Ciosek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a looping right.
Ciosek throws a leg kick which misses Marshall's front leg but catches the back leg as Marshall tries to avoid it.
Ciosek misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Ciosek misses the target.
Ciosek avoids the body shot from Marshall.
Ciosek misses with a straight left.
Marshall slips a jab from Ciosek.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Ciosek avoids them all with ease.
Marshall throws the left hand but Ciosek avoids the punch easily.
Ciosek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ciosek takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek staying out of range there.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciosek is just out of range.
Marshall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Zbigniew Ciosek's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Marshall misses with a body shot.
Marshall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ciosek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Marshall. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ciosek.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciosek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Marshall clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ciosek swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Marshall lands a nice looking body shot.
Ciosek slips under a jab from Marshall.
Marshall misses with a right hand
and Ciosek counters with an outside leg kick.
Marshall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ciosek on the side of the head.
Marshall misses with a body shot.
Ciosek throws a lazy right hand but Marshall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ciosek tries to clinch but Marshall moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ciosek misses the target.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciosek moves away.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciosek is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek throws a jab when Marshall was well out of range.
Ciosek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marshall tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ciosek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ciosek.
Marshall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ciosek scores with a decent looking hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marshall checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Ciosek.
Ciosek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek scores with a head kick.
Ciosek throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall digs a good body shot into Ciosek's ribs.
Marshall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ciosek is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Marshall lands a nice shot that snaps Ciosek's head back.
Ciosek takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marshall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marshall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall works Ciosek's body with a nice hook.
Marshall throws a body punch but Ciosek moves out of range.
Marshall throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Marshall had his way with Zbigniew Ciosek in that round.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Marshall misses with an uppercut.
Marshall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Ciosek slips the punch.
Marshall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marshall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marshall misses with a left hand
and Ciosek counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ciosek tries to close the distance and clinch but Marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ciosek throws a right hand that Marshall ducks under and follows up with a left that Marshall also avoids with ease.
Marshall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ciosek wants to clinch
letting Marshall counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall scores with a decent looking hook.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zbigniew Ciosek's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Quinton Marshall!
After winning the bout, Quinton Marshall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.