PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Ryland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Marshall
vs
Ryland

177 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Speedy Supps + Laundry
Pitt Nutrition (160 Recovery, Stamina and Muscle)

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mason Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seth Ryland!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryland shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Marshall counters with a shoot takedown. Ryland fights it but they end up in guard.
Ryland working a defensive guard here.
Ryland is pulling down on Marshall's head to control his posture.
Marshall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ryland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marshall seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marshall's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Marshall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ryland fails with the takedown

and Marshall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ryland won't be happy with that.
Ryland can't do much from the bottom here.
Ryland tries to bench press Marshall off him but Marshall keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Ryland's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ryland looking for a sweep but Marshall has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ryland tries to hold on but Marshall pushes him away.
Ryland keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryland wants to control but Marshall is having none of it.
Marshall controlling his opponent.
Marshall prevents Ryland from getting the reversal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ryland is working to get back to half guard.
Marshall controlling from the full mount.
Ryland is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall controlling his opponent.
Ryland is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marshall controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Marshall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ryland doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Marshall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ryland has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marshall is working away from the top position though.

Ryland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marshall pulls his head out easily.
Ryland is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ryland is still trying to improve position.
Marshall is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ryland gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall tries to free his leg and advance position but Ryland is retaining full guard.

Ryland isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Marshall stacks Ryland on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Marshall!
Marshall advances to mount.
Marshall controlling his opponent.
Ryland is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall controlling from the full mount.
Marshall avoids the attempt from Ryland to control.
Marshall controlling the position easily from mount.
Ryland tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ryland sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Ryland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marshall pulls his head out easily.
Ryland trying to control but Marshall postures up.
Marshall moves into full mount! Ryland won't be happy about that!
Ryland is looking to improve his position but Marshall isn't that keen on the idea.
Marshall looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryland tries to lock up and control but Marshall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marshall controlling from mount.
Ryland wants to control but Marshall is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryland is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Marshall dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ryland drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mason Marshall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ryland trying to control the position from guard on top but Marshall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryland pushes down on Marshall's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ryland prevents Marshall from standing back up.
Ryland is looking to take a break and control but Marshall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marshall is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall is trying to stand up here but Ryland is controlling him well.
Ryland is trying to control. Marshall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Seth Ryland has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ryland with a lazy takedown attempt

and Marshall counters with a single leg into guard. Ryland didn't expect that.

Ryland working for a triangle but Marshall defends it easily.
Marshall not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryland looking to control.

Ryland working for a triangle but Marshall defends it easily.
Marshall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ryland is keeping the position for now.
Marshall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marshall happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryland stops Marshall from passing to mount.
Ryland tries to buck Marshall off but Marshall is having none of it.
Ryland sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Marshall is thwarting Ryland's attempts to control the position.
Marshall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ryland knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marshall seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryland is trying to get back to full guard.
Seth Ryland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshall trying to control the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mason Marshall just wasn't active enough.

Ryland looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seth Ryland.
I think Marshall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Marshall!