PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bruin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsden comes into the arena with Foe Tha Love Of Money by Bone Thugs-n- Harmony blaring out of the sound system. Brandon Marsden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marsden
vs
Bruin

176 cm
26
170 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

175 cm
23
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bruin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruin looks to clinch
letting Marsden counter with a right hand.
Bruin misses with a shot to the body
and Marsden counters with a nice body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bruin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruin throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Brandon Marsden has been cut.
Marsden circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marsden counters with a right hand to the body.
Bruin throws a head kick that misses.
Bruin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marsden is out of range.
Marsden blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bruin clinches up against the cage.
Marsden avoiding damage as Bruin throws knees to the body.
Marsden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bruin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bruin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden can't break the clinch.
Bruin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marsden has a couple of punches blocked by Bruin.
Bruin pushes Marsden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bruin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Bruin.
Bruin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marsden backwards.

Marsden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden defending well as Bruin loads up on a big left hand.
Bruin throws a head kick that misses.
Jack Bruin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruin tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bruin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bruin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marsden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden moves forwards but Bruin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruin.
Bruin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruin lands with a kick to the temple. Marsden shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bruin.
Bruin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruin thuds his shin into the meat of Marsden's side.
Bruin tries to close the distance and clinch but Marsden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruin moves in looking to clinch but Marsden pushes him off.
Bruin falls off balance throwing a combination

and Marsden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bruin's guard.
Bruin keeping full guard, as Marsden tries to pass.
Marsden passes Bruin's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruin wants to improve his position but Marsden is controlling well.
Bruin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marsden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden with the ground and pound but Bruin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Marsden stopping the sweep attempt from Bruin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bruin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Marsden's cut.
That's time! Marsden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bruin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
A head kick from Bruin lands but Marsden takes it in his stride.
Bruin is looking to land body kicks.
Bruin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marsden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bruin works the jab nicely.
Bruin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
Bruin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bruin throws an overhand right that lands on Marsden's shoulder, as Marsden tries to avoid the shot.
Bruin throws a right and a left that Marsden avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruin wants to clinch up but Marsden keeps it at a distance.
Bruin misses with a hook
and Marsden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bruin thinking.
Bruin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marsden is out of range.
Bruin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marsden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruin thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruin is looking to clinch.
Bruin throws a head kick that misses.
Bruin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bruin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bruin moves in looking to clinch but Marsden pushes him off.
Bruin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marsden moves out of range of the leg kick from Bruin.
Bruin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marsden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marsden circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bruin gets a clinch.
Marsden working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Bruin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Marsden is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bruin to the mat. Bruin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden throws a big right hand that misses.
Marsden tries to free his leg and advance position but Bruin is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marsden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruin is keeping the position for now.
Bruin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marsden stopping the sweep attempt from Bruin.
Marsden throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marsden works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marsden is thwarting Bruin's attempts to control the position.
Marsden throwing shots but Bruin is blocking nicely.
Marsden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marsden looks to land a strike but Bruin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marsden looking to pass the guard.
Bruin is trying to keep Marsden in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bruin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Marsden's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Bruin throws a head kick that Marsden semi-blocks.
Bruin connects with a leg kick. Marsden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruin. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruin looks for the body kick but Marsden saw that one coming.
Bruin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bruin throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Bruin misses.
Bruin misses with a double jab.
Bruin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruin throws an off balance right hand
and Marsden counters with a straight right hand.
Bruin connects with an inside leg kick.
Bruin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsden swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruin.
Bruin wants to clinch.
Bruin doesn't manage to clinch there - Marsden circles away.
Marsden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jack Bruin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruin tries a low kick but Marsden avoids it.
Bruin lands a nice hook to Marsden's body. Marsden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bruin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruin wants to clinch
and Marsden counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marsden counters with a left to the body.
Bruin throws a poor cross that misses

and Marsden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marsden wants a takedown.
Bruin swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsden uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Marsden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marsden drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marsden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marsden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marsden blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Marsden manages to break the clinch.
Jack Bruin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruin throws a quick inside leg kick.

Bruin moves into the clinch successfully.
Marsden is trying to break the clinch but Bruin is controlling him.
Marsden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bruin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsden's elbow.

Marsden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruin lands a high kick!
Bruin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruin looks to land a left hand but Marsden moved out of range nicely.
Bruin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bruin throws a head kick but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Bruin throws a good cross that connects.
Brandon Marsden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marsden keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruin thuds his shin into the meat of Marsden's side.
Jack Bruin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marsden steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bruin. That one must have hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Bruin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bruin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Bruin!
Jack Bruin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.