PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noam Zinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zinn has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Testify as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Marshall
vs
Zinn

170 cm
26
139 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

150 cm
25
148 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tobias Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noam Zinn!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marshall avoids it really well and circles away.
Marshall is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marshall seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Zinn tries to keep at a distance but Marshall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marshall lands a shoulder strike.
Zinn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marshall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zinn backwards.
Zinn tries to pull guard but Marshall holds him up against the cage and eventually Zinn drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Marshall.
A short right from Marshall.
Zinn wants a takedown but no success here.
Tobias Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noam Zinn.
Zinn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marshall to keep the fight standing.
Zinn is trying to drag Marshall to the mat but Marshall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marshall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zinn jumps guard but Marshall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marshall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zinn backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zinn backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall scores with a shoulder strike.
Marshall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Zinn is rocked!
Zinn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marshall to keep the fight standing.
Zinn is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshall finish him?
Marshall lands with a right to the head.
Zinn wants a takedown.
Zinn seems to have recovered his senses.
Marshall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zinn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marshall pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zinn fails to pull guard.
Zinn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zinn jumps guard but Marshall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marshall lands with a right to the head.
Zinn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Marshall.
Still in the clinch, Marshall scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marshall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marshall lands an uppercut.
Marshall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marshall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zinn backwards.
Marshall lands a right hand.
Marshall lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Zinn to his knees! Marshall keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Marshall!