PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Walter has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Marshal
vs
Walter

179 cm
22
168 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

177 cm
31
167 lbs
12 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Fight Night Nutrition
Brute

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eliah Marshal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Anton Walter!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marshal wants it to stay on the feet.
Marshal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walter.
Marshal wants to clinch.
Marshal digs a good hook to Walter's body.
Walter misses with a few strikes there.
Walter throws a body kick that misses.
Marshal misses with a low kick.
Walter moves out of range of the body kick from Marshal.

Marshal closes the distance and clinches.
Marshal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Anton Walter has been cut.
Marshal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walter tries to pull guard but Marshal won't allow it.
Eliah Marshal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Walter.
Walter looking to throw knees to the head but Marshal is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marshal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walter avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
Walter tries to pull guard but Marshal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marshal is leaning against Walter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marshal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walter looks winded!
Marshal stalling against the cage.
Walter is trying to pull guard but Marshal has him pressed against the cage.
Marshal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marshal lands a good knee to the midsection. Walter won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marshal.
Marshal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marshal working Walter over with knees to the body.
Marshal with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes 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 lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walter or not.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marshal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marshal is keeping busy.
Marshal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marshal lands with a light punch inside.
Marshal lands a nice uppercut.
Walter tries to break free but Marshal pushes him back against the cage.
Marshal tries to land knees in the clinch but Walter avoids the damage to the body.
Walter wants to stall.
Walter has Marshal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marshal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walter or not.
Marshal lands an elbow inside.
Walter being controlled against the cage.
Walter misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Marshal.
Marshal tries to land knees in the clinch but Walter avoids the damage to the body.
Walter wants a takedown.
Marshal lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Marshal.
Marshal landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marshal tries to throw a body punch but Walter avoids it by throwing Marshal back against the cage.
Walter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marshal smiles and moves away.
Anton Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshal lands a leg kick that knocks Walter off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marshal closes the distance and clinches.
Marshal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walter's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walter's defenses.
Walter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshal.
Walter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marshal to keep the fight standing.
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walter.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but Walter blocks with his arms.
Walter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marshal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marshal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marshal walks away with a smile on his face. Walter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Walter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marshal is fending him off so far but Walter persists. Nope, Marshal circles away and we're back to standing.
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 Anton Walter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Walter takes one to the side of the head.
Marshal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marshal is fending him off so far but Walter persists. Nope, Marshal circles away and we're back to standing.
Marshal lands a body shot.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walter misses with a takedown attempt

and Marshal counters by moving into the clinch.
Eliah Marshal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Walter.
Marshal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marshal connects with a knee to the head.

Walter is rocked!
Marshal with a knee to the head.
Walter is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshal finish him?
A hook to the body from Marshal.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marshal lands a nice knee to the body.
Walter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Marshal drops Walter with a big knee straight up the middle! Walter is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Walter is breathing heavily.

Marshal clinches.
Marshal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marshal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A shot in the inside from Marshal.
Walter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marshal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marshal working Walter over with knees to the body.
Marshal scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Marshal - that landed with a thud.
Marshal lands a damaging elbow.
Marshal has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Walter - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Marshal, and another! Walter is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Eliah Marshal!