PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaetan Lordrion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Marsh
vs
Lordrion

207 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Micheal Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaetan Lordrion!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lordrion looking to score a takedown here. Marsh is defending well but Lordrion drives through and ends up in Marsh's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lordrion prevents Marsh from getting back to his feet.
Marsh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lordrion wants to stand and escape but instead Marsh has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Marsh postures up.
Marsh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lordrion on the ground.
Marsh preventing the sweep.
Lordrion has his hands on Marsh's head, controlling the position.
Lordrion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh being controlled here momentarily.
Marsh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lordrion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lordrion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lordrion fails to land the takedown.

Lordrion scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marsh tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Marsh tries to buck Lordrion off but he can't manage it.
Lordrion avoids the attempt from Marsh to control.
Lordrion is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lordrion unloads with some shots from mount but Marsh bucks and avoids them well.
Marsh is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Marsh is bucking up trying to escape but Lordrion cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Marsh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lordrion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marsh tries to hold on but Lordrion postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lordrion cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lordrion controlling from the full mount.
Marsh wants to hold on but Lordrion pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lordrion putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Lordrion is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Marsh has managed to escape the submission attempt.
You get the feeling that Marsh really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Marsh tries to hold on but Lordrion postures up.
Lordrion trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marsh tries to hold on but Lordrion pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lordrion looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marsh is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Lordrion avoids the attempt from Marsh to control.
Lordrion sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lordrion thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaetan Lordrion dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Marsh.
Lordrion tries to clinch up but Marsh circles away and keeps his distance.

Marsh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lordrion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marsh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marsh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lordrion is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lordrion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh is pulling down on Lordrion's head. It's preventing any offense from Lordrion, at least for the moment.
Lordrion wants to stand but Marsh has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lordrion postures up in Marsh's guard and throws a big left but Marsh blocks it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kaetan Lordrion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lordrion stops Marsh from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lordrion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Marsh looking to score a takedown here. Lordrion is defending well but Marsh drives through and ends up in Lordrion's guard.
Lordrion is trying to keep Marsh in close.
Marsh controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Lordrion keeps moving.

Lordrion is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marsh defends well.
Lordrion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marsh content to stall in guard here.
Marsh preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marsh postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lordrion is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Marsh, into his guard.
Marsh is looking to stand up but Lordrion isn't so interested in that idea.
Lordrion won't allow Marsh to sweep him here.
Lordrion controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lordrion is working Marsh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marsh keeping full guard, as Lordrion tries to pass.

That's four 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marsh shoots in for a double leg but Lordrion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Lordrion drives through with a takedown into Marsh's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marsh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lordrion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lordrion passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marsh struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaetan Lordrion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lordrion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marsh.
Marsh tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lordrion manages to circle out of the way.
Lordrion tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Lordrion. No joy for Marsh on that attempt.

Marsh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lordrion manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Marsh won't allow Lordrion to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Marsh stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Lordrion has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Marsh manages to get his head free but now Lordrion has transitioned to an armbar! Marsh grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Lordrion! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kaetan Lordrion!