PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contemprato's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cats. Marsden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Feiticeira by Deftones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Contemprato
vs
Marsden

175 cm
38
165 lbs
40 - 20 - 4

176 cm
31
170 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 40 - 20 - 4, fighting out of London, Noel Contemprato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marsden shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marsden showed some decent athleticism there.
Marsden is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Marsden slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Contemprato prevents Marsden from improving position.
Contemprato gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden trying to pass the guard but Contemprato defending well.
Contemprato wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Contemprato manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Contemprato wants to sweep but no luck.
Marsden tries to free his leg and advance position but Contemprato is retaining full guard.
Marsden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Contemprato keeping full guard, as Marsden tries to pass.
Contemprato is pulling down on Marsden's head. It's preventing any offense from Marsden, at least for the moment.
Marsden wants to pass the guard but Contemprato is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Contemprato is trying to keep Marsden in close.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Marsden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A big right from Contemprato misses.
Contemprato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsden.
Marsden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Contemprato was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marsden.
Marsden throws a leg kick but Contemprato checks it.
Marsden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Contemprato is out of range.
Marsden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Contemprato sprawls well. Contemprato wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marsden gets slowly back to his feet.
Marsden is looking to land body kicks.
Contemprato blocks a head kick by Marsden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marsden. Contemprato shrugs it off though.
Contemprato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden.
Contemprato throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Contemprato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
Contemprato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Contemprato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marsden counters with a three punch combo that has Contemprato backing up. Contemprato nods at Marsden to acknowledge the strikes.
Contemprato slips under a jab from Marsden.
Contemprato misses with a wild body shot.
Marsden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Contemprato thuds a left hand into Marsden's body.
Marsden's corner calls for a 1-2. Marsden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marsden shoots in for a double leg but Contemprato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contemprato throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden misses with a series of wild punches.
Contemprato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Contemprato is just out of range.
Marsden scores with a nice right hand.
Marsden lands with a nice body punch.
Marsden throws a push kick but Contemprato slaps the foot to one side.
Contemprato was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marsden missing with a left hand there. Contemprato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Contemprato blocks a head kick by Marsden.
Marsden throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Contemprato throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Contemprato misses with a body shot.
Marsden tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Noel Contemprato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Contemprato throws the left hand but Marsden avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Marsden misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Contemprato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Contemprato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marsden counters with a stiff right hand.
Contemprato misses with a low kick.
Marsden swings widly with a right hand
and Contemprato counters with a right hand to the body.
Contemprato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Contemprato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Decent striking displayed by Contemprato there.
An inside leg kick from Marsden misses.
Contemprato avoids the body shot from Marsden.
Marsden pivots, looking for a leg kick but Contemprato is out of range and Marsden settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contemprato swinging wildly here.
Contemprato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Contemprato throws a series of strikes that have Marsden backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato throws a big shot that misses.
Noel Contemprato is winning the standup battle so far.
Contemprato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden moves out of range as Contemprato strikes.
Contemprato tried to score with a low kick but Marsden checks it.
Contemprato blocks a head kick by Marsden.
A bone on bone clash there as Marsden blocks the leg kick.
Contemprato throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big right from Marsden misses.
Contemprato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Contemprato.
Contemprato swings for the body but Marsden moves out of range.
Contemprato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marsden's hands.
Marsden moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marsden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Contemprato's head backwards.
Marsden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marsden misses with an uppercut. Contemprato saw that one coming.
Contemprato is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Contemprato looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsden is just out of range.
Marsden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marsden ducks right into an uppercut from Contemprato.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden misses the body punch
and Contemprato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Contemprato takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
Marsden avoids the body shot from Contemprato.
Contemprato misses with a left hand
letting Marsden counter with a right hand.
Contemprato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Contemprato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Contemprato looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato lands a nice hook to Marsden's body. Marsden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Contemprato.
Contemprato misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marsden.
Marsden throws the kick towards the body but Contemprato avoids it.
Contemprato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marsden cracks the inside of Contemprato's front leg.
Contemprato misses with a kick to the body.
Contemprato misses with a wild body shot.
Marsden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marsden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Contemprato is out of range.
Contemprato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marsden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marsden works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marsden has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Contemprato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden throws a looping overhand right but Contemprato ducks down to avoid it.
Marsden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Contemprato.
Contemprato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Marsden now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Contemprato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Contemprato is looking to wear down Marsden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Contemprato throws a low kick, looking for Marsden's leg but Marsden calmly moves out of range.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsden scores with a nice body kick.
Marsden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Contemprato swings for the body but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden misses with a head kick.
A big right from Marsden misses.
Marsden's corner calls for a 1-2. Marsden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Contemprato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noel Contemprato dominated that second round.
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!

Contemprato takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
Contemprato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Marsden's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick from Contemprato lands but Marsden takes it in his stride.
Contemprato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Contemprato tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contemprato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contemprato throws a leg kick which misses Marsden's front leg but catches the back leg as Marsden tries to avoid it.
Contemprato checks a leg kick nicely.
Marsden takes a swing at Contemprato's ribcage but misses.
Marsden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Contemprato. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsden doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Contemprato moves out of range as Marsden strikes.
Contemprato tried to counter with a leg kick but Marsden avoided it.
Contemprato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marsden on the side of the head.
Marsden connects with an inside leg kick.
Contemprato works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden slips under a jab from Contemprato.
Contemprato checks a leg kick.
Contemprato lands a two punch combo.
Contemprato misses with an uppercut.
Marsden feints the counter takedown.
Contemprato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marsden.
Nice cross by Contemprato.
Contemprato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marsden misses with a right hand
and Contemprato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Contemprato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Contemprato throws a low kick but Marsden avoids it.
Marsden unleashes a big counter combination but Contemprato bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden looks to land a combination but Contemprato avoids it well.
Marsden throws an off balance right hand
and Contemprato counters with a good right hand that lands 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!
Marsden avoids the body shot from Contemprato.
Contemprato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marsden feints the counter takedown.
Marsden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Contemprato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden was well out of range. Poor timing from Contemprato.
Marsden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Contemprato.
Contemprato was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marsden.
A big right from Marsden misses.
Marsden scores with a body shot.
Marsden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Contemprato.
Marsden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Contemprato.
Contemprato throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick and Contemprato moves out of range easily.
Contemprato takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Contemprato drops Marsden with a beautiful combination! Marsden stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Contemprato is looking for the KO!

Marsden is rocked!

It looks like Brandon Marsden has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Contemprato.
Marsden is still on wobbly legs! Can Contemprato finish him?
Marsden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Contemprato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marsden misses with a left hand
and Contemprato counters with a left to the body.
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!
Contemprato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Contemprato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marsden looks up at the clock. Bad move! Contemprato lands a right hand from hell, dropping Marsden. Contemprato pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noel Contemprato!
Noel Contemprato decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Brandon Marsden spoke after the fight, saying 'I didn't lose that fight in my mind. True victory is to give all of yourself, without regret. '.