PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Luiz
vs
Marsden

170 cm
32
143 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

165 cm
34
145 lbs
22 - 5 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Luiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Marsden circles away.
Luiz shoots in but no luck this time.
Luiz darts in looking for a takedown but Marsden gets double underhooks and turns Luiz into the cage.

Luiz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Marsden regains guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Luiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marsden keeping moving, preventing Luiz from controlling successfully.
Marsden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Luiz.
Luiz stopping the sweep attempt from Marsden.
Marsden is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marsden is still trying to improve position.
Luiz with a nice head shot there.
Luiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marsden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marsden wants to get back to his feet but Luiz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Luiz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Luiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marsden swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Luiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marsden keeping full guard, as Luiz tries to pass.
Luiz wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
Marsden looking for a sweep. Not yet Marsden, not yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Luiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marsden as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Luiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luiz fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Luiz misses its intended target.

Luiz forces Marsden back against the cage and clinches.
Luiz blocking some punches.
Marsden lands a right hand.
Marsden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Luiz.
Luiz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marsden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Luiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marsden keeps the fight on the outside.
David Luiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Luiz rushes Marsden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marsden working aggressively here.
Luiz blocks an uppercut.
Marsden is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marsden swings wildly with an uppercut but Luiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden.
Marsden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Marsden has double underhooks.
Luiz misses with a short punch on the inside.

Luiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marsden keeps the fight on the outside.
Luiz tries to clinch up

and Marsden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden stops a takedown attempt from Luiz.
Marsden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marsden.
Luiz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marsden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marsden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marsden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mike Marsden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marsden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden with a jab.
Luiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luiz misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Luiz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Luiz shoots in but no luck this time.
Luiz closes the distance looking to clinch

and Marsden counters by moving into the clinch.
Marsden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luiz blocks an uppercut.
Luiz wants a takedown but no success here.
Luiz tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Luiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luiz's efforts to push away.
Marsden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marsden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden is pressed up against the cage. Luiz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marsden down to the mat. Marsden avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Luiz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luiz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marsden throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marsden lands an uppercut.
Luiz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marsden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Luiz closes the distance but Marsden moves to the side

and Marsden counters by moving into the clinch.
Marsden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luiz backwards.

Luiz breaks the clinch.
Luiz wants to clinch but Marsden slips to the side

and Marsden counters by clinching up.
Marsden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsden has a couple of punches blocked by Luiz.
Luiz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marsden is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marsden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luiz tries for a takedown but Marsden manages to get underhooks.
Mike Marsden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Luiz wants a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsden.
Marsden misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden misses with some punches.
Marsden misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luiz wants a takedown.
Marsden throws a punch but it's blocked by Luiz.
Luiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luiz wants a takedown.
Marsden has a couple of punches blocked by Luiz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden.
Marsden swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Luiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
David Luiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Luiz.
Luiz wants to clinch up but Marsden keeps it at a distance.
Luiz tries to clinch

and Marsden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Luiz blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz misses with the head strike.
Luiz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marsden is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marsden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marsden misses with a punch on the inside.
Luiz is looking to control Marsden's arms but Marsden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Luiz has his back to the cage.
Luiz tries to score a body lock takedown but Marsden shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marsden throws a punch but it's blocked by Luiz.
Luiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marsden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luiz has a couple of punches blocked by Marsden.
Marsden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luiz backwards.

Luiz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Marsden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marsden tries to get to full guard but Luiz has control of the leg.
Marsden is looking to control Luiz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marsden avoid being mounted?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luiz is looking to advance position but Marsden won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is doing well to control the position and prevent Luiz from advancing to side control.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Marsden hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice sprawl there from Marsden as Luiz shoots in.
Marsden moves in looking to clinch but Luiz pushes him off.
Luiz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marsden as he jumps to the side.
Luiz shoots in for a double leg but Marsden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Marsden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Luiz. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marsden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Marsden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marsden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsden throws a head punch that misses.
Marsden misses with a punch on the inside.
Luiz has Marsden pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marsden manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marsden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marsden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luiz blocks an uppercut.
Luiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marsden throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luiz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marsden prevents it.
Luiz wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Luiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsden scores with a shoulder strike.
Marsden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsden can't find room to land a body shot as Luiz controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luiz.
Marsden working aggressively here.
Luiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marsden prevents the takedown attempt.
Marsden throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marsden.
Marsden lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden fails to land.
Marsden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marsden has a couple of punches blocked by Luiz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden throws a head punch that misses.
Luiz misses with the head strike.
Marsden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsden swings wildly with an uppercut but Luiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luiz can't break the clinch.
Marsden lands a right hand.
Luiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luiz is looking for a takedown.
Luiz wants a takedown.
Marsden lands with a right to the head.
Marsden is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marsden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsden swings wildly with an uppercut but Luiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden digs a right hand underneath Luiz's ribcage. Luiz let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Luiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marsden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Luiz drives through and clinches with Marsden against the cage.
Luiz tries to score a body lock takedown but Marsden shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marsden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luiz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marsden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Luiz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marsden avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Marsden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luiz is trying to push Marsden away but Marsden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Luiz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marsden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luiz tries to break the clinch but Marsden is controlling the position.
Luiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marsden has a couple of punches blocked by Luiz.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marsden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden.
Marsden has a couple of punches blocked by Luiz.
Luiz lands a shoulder strike.
Luiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marsden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luiz backwards.
Marsden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden working aggressively here.
Marsden misses with the head strike.

Luiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luiz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Marsden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marsden has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Marsden!
A very excited looking Mike Marsden made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.