PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan comes to the cage accompanied by The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger. The crowd seem to be enjoying Marshall's choice of entrance music: I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Duggan
vs
Marshall

181 cm
27
175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

187 cm
33
185 lbs
19 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Marshall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marshall lands a jab to Duggan's midsection.
Marshall catches Duggan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Dean Duggan has been cut.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duggan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duggan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Marshall clinches.
Marshall lands a nice knee to the body.
Duggan blocks an uppercut.
Duggan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duggan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marshall looking to throw knees to the head but Duggan is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshall obliges.
Duggan lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Duggan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Marshall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duggan lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall checks the leg kick.
Duggan throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Marshall throws a big counter head kick but Duggan avoids it with no problem.
Marshall misses with a double jab.
Duggan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marshall.
Marshall dodges the punch combination from Duggan.
Duggan blocks a head kick by Marshall.
Duggan throws a leg kick
and Marshall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
Marshall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Duggan counters with a stiff right hand.
Marshall throws a big shot that misses.
Duggan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marshall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duggan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duggan cracks Marshall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duggan.
Marshall counters with a body kick.

Duggan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duggan wants to get up but he can't break Marshall's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Duggan preventing the sweep.
Marshall told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

Marshall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Duggan trying to control the position from guard on top but Marshall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marshall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Duggan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Marshall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marshall can't keep his opponent in guard - Duggan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Marshall is staying active underneath Duggan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marshall trying to control from the bottom.
Duggan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marshall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Marshall misses.
Marshall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duggan scoring well with a low kick there.
Duggan connects with a looping right hand.
Marshall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duggan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall.
Marshall lands with a right hand.

Marshall closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Duggan's guard.
Duggan keeping moving, preventing Marshall from controlling successfully.
Marshall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duggan is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Riley Marshall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

That kick from Duggan tenderised Marshall's leg. Marshall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marshall throws a sloppy head kick and Duggan moves out of range easily.
Duggan cracks Marshall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duggan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshall.
Marshall throws a jab when Duggan was well out of range.
Duggan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marshall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duggan counters with a low kick, right behind Marshall 's knee.
Duggan scoring well with a low kick there.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Marshall throws a front kick aimed at Duggan's knee but Duggan avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall lands a nice shot to the body.
Duggan misses the jab.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marshall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duggan.
Duggan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marshall misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan looks to land a combination but Marshall avoids it well.
Duggan lands a glancing blow to the side of Marshall's head.
Duggan tried to score with a low kick but Marshall checks it.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duggan as he avoids it easily.
Marshall takes one to the side of the head.
Dean Duggan is winning the standup battle so far.
Marshall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duggan counters with an inside leg kick.
Duggan feints and then cracks Marshall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marshall down.
An inside leg kick lands from Duggan.
Marshall checks a low kick from Duggan.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duggan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Marshall just manages to avoid it.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dean Duggan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marshall swings for the body but Duggan moves out of range.
Duggan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marshall cracks Duggan with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marshall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duggan throws the kick towards the body but Marshall avoids it.
Marshall throws a poor cross that misses
and Duggan counters with a nice leg kick.
Duggan connects with a body shot.
Duggan fakes the leg kick and cracks Marshall in the body.
Duggan thumps Marshall with a low kick.
Duggan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marshall slips a jab from Duggan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duggan.
Marshall takes a swing at Duggan's ribcage but misses.
Marshall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marshall checks the leg kick.
Duggan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marshall checks the leg kick.
Marshall misses with a lunging right hand
and Duggan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Marshall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duggan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Duggan as Marshall shoots in.
Duggan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Marshall is rocked!
Marshall is looking to land body kicks.
Marshall is still on wobbly legs! Can Duggan finish him?
Duggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Duggan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. Duggan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall connects with a jab.
Marshall misses with a hook.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Duggan! Marshall is out on his feet! Duggan rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Marshall is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Marshall is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Duggan!
A relieved looking Dean Duggan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Riley Marshall had this to say: 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.