PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Gerrard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsden comes to the cage accompanied by Feiticeira by Deftones. Gerrard has chosen Mama weer all crazy now as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Marsden
vs
Gerrard

176 cm
33
170 lbs
27 - 18 - 1

175 cm
31
158 lbs
24 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Marsden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Gerrard!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden scores with a jab to the head.
Marsden misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gerrard. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gerrard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gerrard swings widly with a right hand

so Marsden counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Gerrard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've been hearing that Marsden has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Marsden wants to pass the guard but Gerrard is keeping the position.

Gerrard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden stopping the sweep attempt from Gerrard.
Marsden passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gerrard is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Gerrard prevents Marsden from moving into mount.
Marsden throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gerrard is looking to regain half guard here but Marsden keeps moving and retains side control.
Marsden working away.
Marsden connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gerrard some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden scores with punches from side control.
Marsden lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gerrard down.
Gerrard is trying to control Marsden's posture but Marsden avoids it.
Marsden trying to control the action but Gerrard is working from the bottom.
Gerrard can't do much from the bottom here.

Marsden working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsden working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden prevents Gerrard from escaping the position.
Marsden looks up at the clock and then as Gerrard takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Marsden smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Marsden grinds an elbow into Gerrard's temple.
Gerrard regains half guard.
Gerrard is staying active underneath Marsden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gerrard is trying to control but can't.
Gerrard has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Gerrard kicks off Marsden and gets to his feet.
Gerrard throws a right and a left that both miss.

Marsden gets a double leg takedown into Gerrard's guard.
Marsden slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden winds up and cracks Gerrard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerrard is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gerrard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gerrard trying to control the position.
Gerrard keeping moving, preventing Marsden from controlling successfully.
Gerrard looking to control.
Marsden 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.
Gerrard wants to get back to his feet but Marsden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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!

Gerrard misses with a body shot.
Gerrard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsden.
Gerrard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsden throws out the jab.
And Gerrard responds with a good body kick, but Marsden manages to step out the way in time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gerrard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marsden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marsden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marsden half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marsden catches Gerrard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gerrard throws the left hand but Marsden avoids the punch easily.
Gerrard tries to bum rush Marsden with a series of wild strikes but Marsden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marsden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gerrard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marsden drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gerrard sprawls and moves away.
Marsden connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden is looking to score with low kicks.
Gerrard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marsden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gerrard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marsden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gerrard throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden avoids the head kick by Gerrard.
Marsden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marsden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gerrard, right into the meat.
Marsden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gerrard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gerrard. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gerrard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gerrard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marsden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marsden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gerrard can do to turn this around?
Marsden throws a jab but it's blocked by Gerrard.
Marsden digs a good body shot into Gerrard's ribs.

Gerrard tries to sprawl but Marsden drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerrard is looking for a sweep. Marsden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gerrard gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden throws a big elbow that misses.
Marsden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gerrard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gerrard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marsden lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marsden sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gerrard controls Marsden momentarily but Marsden frees himself.
Gerrard is controlling Marsden's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gerrard is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gerrard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A swing and a miss from Gerrard.

Marsden fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gerrard to the ground. Marsden is now in Gerrard's guard.
Gerrard trying to keep a closed guard but Marsden is proving a slippery customer.
Marsden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marsden's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marsden working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gerrard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marsden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Gerrard working for a triangle but Marsden defends it easily.

Gerrard has an active guard here but Marsden has managed to pass into half guard.
Marsden working over Gerrard with some ground and pound. Gerrard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marsden landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Marsden dominated that second round.
That's time! Marsden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Marsden shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Marsden is trying to control the action in half guard but Gerrard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marsden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gerrard is trying to stand back up but Marsden is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsden is thwarting Gerrard's attempts to control the position.
Gerrard keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerrard tries to get to full guard but Marsden has control of the leg.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden is pressing down on Gerrard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gerrard is holding on for now.
Marsden prevents Gerrard from improving his position.
Marsden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gerrard defending well though.
Marsden wants to pass the guard but Gerrard is defending well.
Marsden is thwarting Gerrard's attempts to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marsden shoots in but Gerrard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marsden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gerrard throws a body shot but no joy.
Gerrard lands a nice looking body shot.
Gerrard throws a head kick but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Marsden darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Marsden wants to control but Gerrard is keeping him busy.
Gerrard is looking to improve his position.
Marsden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gerrard keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Marsden is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gerrard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marsden passes to side control.
Marsden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gerrard keeps working.
Gerrard is trying to get back to half guard.
Marsden wants to control but Gerrard is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard tries to buck Marsden off but Marsden is having none of it.
Gerrard is trying to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Marsden are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brandon Marsden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gerrard struggling a bit here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Marsden thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gerrard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gerrard keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Marsden clearly takes 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.

Good exchange - Marsden coming out on top.
Marsden is looking to clinch but Gerrard is avoiding it.
Gerrard scores with a body shot.
Gerrard throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Marsden.
Marsden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gerrard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.

Marsden looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gerrard!
Marsden wants to control but Gerrard is keeping him busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gerrard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marsden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marsden working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gerrard is trying to get back to half guard.
Marsden trying to control the position but Gerrard is working away.
Gerrard wants to control but Marsden postures up.
Gerrard prevents Marsden from moving into mount.
Gerrard gets back to half guard.
Gerrard misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marsden is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Marsden maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Gerrard could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Marsden has cracked it and Gerrard is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Marsden!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brandon Marsden!
Brandon Marsden retains his lightweight title!
Post fight, Brandon Marsden stared into the camera and said 'A weakling like you doesn't deserve fists to fight with, now go fade to nothingness!'.