PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Dimarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Dimarco
vs
Marshall

186 cm
25
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
191 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Dimarco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Marshall!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Dimarco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.
Dimarco throws a jab when Marshall was well out of range.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Dimarco.
Dimarco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.
Nice defenses there by Marshall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimarco throws a lazy uppercut
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Brandon Dimarco has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dimarco misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimarco's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dimarco duly obliges.
Marshall ducks right into an uppercut from Dimarco.
Dimarco thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Dimarco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dimarco with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimarco lands with an overhand left.
Dimarco takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Marshall blocks a jab.
Dimarco throws an off balance right hand
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
Dimarco misses with an uppercut
and Marshall counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimarco misses with a hook.
Dimarco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marshall slips under a jab from Dimarco.
Dimarco misses with a hook.
Dimarco takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dimarco misses.
Dimarco misses with a hook. Marshall ducked under it nicely.
Dimarco misses with a right hand
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
Brandon Dimarco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimarco misses with a hook. Marshall ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimarco looks to throw the jab but Marshall is out of range.
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 Brandon Dimarco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brandon Dimarco's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dimarco throws out a loose jab but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimarco throws out a loose jab but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimarco throws a big shot that misses.
Dimarco misses with an uppercut. Marshall saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimarco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marshall circles away quickly and effectively.
Dimarco stalks Marshall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marshall's face. Marshall staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimarco misses with a hook.
Dimarco throws a lazy right hand but Marshall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dimarco tries to bum rush Marshall with a series of wild strikes but Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dimarco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marshall.
Dimarco throws a jab when Marshall was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marshall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dimarco.
Marshall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimarco throws out the jab.
Dimarco throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dimarco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marshall blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dimarco misses with a hook. Marshall ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Dimarco misses.
Dimarco throws a combination that misses
letting Marshall counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Marshall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dimarco catches Marshall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marshall slips a jab from Dimarco.
Marshall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimarco.
Dimarco misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Dimarco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Dimarco'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!

Dimarco just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimarco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marshall circles away quickly and effectively.
Dimarco misses the jab.
Dimarco lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimarco cracks Marshall with an open hand slap.
Marshall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall drops his hands momentarily and Dimarco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dimarco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marshall's head backwards.
A shot to the body from Dimarco misses
and Marshall counters with a nice body shot.
Dimarco misses the jab.
Dimarco misses with a looping left.
Dimarco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimarco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Dimarco.
A slow jab from Dimarco misses its intended target.
A jab from Dimarco misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimarco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marshalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marshall avoids the body shot from Dimarco.
Dimarco looks to land a left hand but Marshall moved out of range nicely.
Dimarco misses with a wild combination.
Marshall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimarco.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marshall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dimarco throws the left hand but Marshall avoids the punch easily.
Marshall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marshall staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Dimarco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dimarco 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Dimarco!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Brandon Dimarco waved his t-shirt featuring Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy's logo in front of the cameras.