PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eliah Marshal had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marshal
vs
Richards

179 cm
24
168 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
168 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Eliah Marshal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Richards!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal misses with a body kick.

Richards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Richards tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshal avoids the damage to the body.
Richards landing knees to the head.
Richards throws an elbow that misses.
Marshal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshal tries to throw a body punch but Richards avoids it by throwing Marshal back against the cage.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Marshal, against the cage.
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
Marshal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marshal takes an elbow to the temple.
Marshal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marshal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marshal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards misses with an elbow strike.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richards is defending well for now.
Richards lands an elbow just above Marshal 's eye.
Richards tries a knee to the head but Marshal blocks it.
Richards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marshal avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal taking a breather.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Richards misses with a knee strike.
Marshal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Richards lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marshal or not.
Marshal swings wildly with an uppercut but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marshal's face.
Richards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshal is defending well for now.
Richards manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Richards prevents a body shot from Marshal.
Marshal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Richards lands a knee to the body.
Richards has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Marshal is breathing heavily.
Richards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshal is defending well for now.
Marshal dodges an elbow strike from Richards.
Marshal misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal tries to throw a body punch but Richards avoids it by throwing Marshal back against the cage.
Richards misses with a knee to the head.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Richards.
Marshal throws a punch but it's blocked by Richards.
Marshal managing to block the knees to the body from Richards.
Richards utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marshal stalling in the clinch but Richards improves position.
Richards is looking to control Marshal's arms but Marshal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Richards has his back to the cage.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.
Richards creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marshal misses with a knee to the head.
Marshal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Richards landing knees to the head.
Marshal is pushing Richards up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richards is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Richards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Richards.
Marshal avoiding damage as Richards throws knees to the body.
Marshal managing to block the knees to the body from Richards.
Richards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Richards using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Richards unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marshal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Richards landing knees to the head.
Marshal takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Richards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Richards lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards digs a right hand underneath Marshal's ribcage. Marshal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Richards scores with a shot to the side of Marshal's head.
Marshal misses with the head strike.
Richards throws a knee to the head but misses.
Richards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Richards unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marshal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Richards misses with an elbow over the top.
Richards throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshal blocks it with crossed arms.
Richards throws a knee to the head but misses.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but Marshal blocks with his arms.
Richards misses with a knee to the head.
Richards looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards lands a right hand.
Richards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Richards blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Richards dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Richards.
Marshal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Richards lands a jab.
Richards paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Marshal is rocked!
That kick from Richards tenderised Marshal's leg. Marshal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh Marshal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richards drops Marshal with a huge uppercut! Marshal drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Richards is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Richards!
During a confident post fight interview, Keith Richards thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.