PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asato Mikio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikio is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ain't No Grave. Asato Mikio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marshall
vs
Mikio

170 cm
26
139 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

168 cm
19
148 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 5 - 4 - 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Asato Mikio!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikio staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Mikio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marshall walks into a left hand.
A shot to the body from Mikio misses
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mikio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marshall was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marshall misses with a straight right.
Marshall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mikio.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mikio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marshall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Mikio finds it's target.
Mikio looks to land a right hand but Marshall moved out of range.
Marshall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mikio throws a hook but Marshall blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikio scores with a jab to the body.
Mikio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mikio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mikio looks to land a left hand but Marshall moved out of range nicely.
Marshall looks to land a right hand but Mikio moved out of range.
Marshall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mikio tries to clinch but Marshall moves away
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mikio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marshall went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mikio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marshall appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mikio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mikio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mikio scores with a sloppy right hand. Marshall should have avoided that one.
Marshall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mikio tries to work over Marshall's front leg with a kick but Marshall checks it.
Mikio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from Mikio.
Mikio tries to clinch up
and Marshall counters with a three punch combo that has Mikio backing up. Mikio nods at Marshall to acknowledge the strikes.
Mikio swinging wildly here.
Marshall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marshall throws out a loose jab but Mikio uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mikio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mikio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marshall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marshall avoids a kick to the body.
Mikio stuns Marshall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mikio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Mikio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mikio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice combination there by Mikio.
Marshall slips a jab from Mikio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Marshall.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marshall crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mikio - the referee stops the clock and Marshall gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mikio. Marshall manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Mikio.
That kick from Mikio tenderised Marshall's leg. Marshall is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. Mikio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mikio misses with a double jab
and Marshall counters with a stiff right hand.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Mikio.
Mikio misses with a wild body shot.
Mikio throws a right hand that misses
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
Mikio misses with a right hand
and Marshall counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mikio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mikio misses with a hook
and Mikio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mikio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mikio cracks Marshall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mikio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mikio punishes Marshall's body with a nice straight punch.
Mikio moves away from the strike by Marshall.
Marshall avoids the body shot from Mikio.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikio throws a shot from downtown. Marshall moves away and avoids it.
Mikio catches Marshall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marshall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikio lands a nice hook to Marshall's body. Marshall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mikio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mikio throws a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Mikio. Those never looked like landing.
Mikio throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Marshall counter with a right hand.
Mikio misses with a looping right.
Mikio throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mikio misses with a double jab.
Marshall throwing a counter right hand but Mikio manages to avoid it.
Marshall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mikio misses with an uppercut
and Marshall counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mikio swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mikio wants to clinch but Marshall slips to the side
and Marshall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mikio loads up on a big right hand but Marshall slips the punch.
Mikio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mikio misses with a jab to the body
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asato Mikio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mikio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mikio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mikio misses with an uppercut. Marshall saw that one coming.
Mikio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mikio throws a right hand that Marshall ducks under and follows up with a left that Marshall also avoids with ease.
Marshall throwing a counter right hand but Mikio manages to avoid it.
Mikio swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mikio. Those never looked like landing.
Marshall swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mikio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mikio throws a lazy uppercut
and Marshall counters with a left to the body.
Mikio is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Mikio.
A big right from Mikio misses.
Marshall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mikio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mikio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marshall swings for the body but Mikio moves out of range.
Mikio throws a counter combo.
Mikio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mikio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikio throws a right hand that misses
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asato Mikio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall avoids the body shot from Mikio.
Mikio swings widly with a right hand
and Marshall counters with a one-two to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marshall.

Mikio is rocked!
Marshall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mikio is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshall finish him?
Mikio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mikio seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab, jab by Mikio - just one landing.
Mikio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marshall to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mikio throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mikio avoids the body shot from Marshall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Asato Mikio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Mikio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mikio misses with a low kick.
Mikio throws a lazy uppercut
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Mikio.
Mikio throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marshall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marshall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Marshall was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mikio.
Marshall slips a jab and a cross from Mikio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mikio is looking to clinch but Marshall is avoiding it.
Mikio moves to clinch but Marshall breaks away
and Mikio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikio falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Marshall counter with a right hand.
Marshall closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Mikio! Marshall dives in looking to finish! Mikio is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Marshall!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tobias Marshall made sure he mentioned Sully's Bar & Grill, along with how happy he was to win his fight.