PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kale Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Strong
vs
Law

197 cm
24
270 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

205 cm
27
255 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kale Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Law!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Law moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Law doesn't manage to clinch there - Strong circles away.

Law forces Strong back against the cage and clinches.
Law takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Marshall Law has been cut.
Law's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Strong stalling in the clinch but Law improves position.
Law controlling the action here for a moment.
Law on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Law tries to stall but Strong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Come on Strong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Law.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
Law works on Strong's body with a couple of short punches.
Law lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Strong backwards.
Law lands a shoulder strike.
Law looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Law trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong taking a breather.
Strong blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Law.
Law blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strong blocking some punches.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but Law blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Law.
Strong blocks a body shot from Law.
Strong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Strong tries to stall but Law uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Strong scores with a shot to the side of Law's head.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
Strong dodges an elbow strike from Law.
The referee calls for Law to work.
Law looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
A head punch on the inside from Strong fails to land.
Strong tries to stall but Law uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Law misses with a hook to the ribs.
Law tries to work over Strong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Law lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Law swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Law misses with a body punch.
Law pushes Strong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Law goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Law stalling the fight.
Law lands a body punch in the clinch.
Law misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Law can't find room to land a body shot as Strong controls the action.
Strong wants to stall.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Law misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Law.
Law stalls.
Law tries a knee to the head but Strong blocks it.
Law working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Strong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Law blocking some punches.
Strong managing to block the knees to the body from Law.
Law throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Law.
Law being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Law softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Law goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Law looking to throw knees to the head but Strong is blocking nicely.
Strong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Law has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Law takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Law tries to land a knee to the head but Strong blocks with his arms.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Strong tries to stall but Law uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Law misses with a hook to the ribs.
Law can't find room to land a body shot as Strong controls the action.
Law misses with a knee strike.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Law doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Law dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marshall Law's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Law tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Strong clinches up with Law and pushes him back against the cage.
Law using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Strong leaning against his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Law has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strong with a knee to the head.
Law dodges an elbow strike from Strong.
Law cracks Strong with a nice body shot.
Law tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Law tries a knee to the head but Strong blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law trying to control the position but instead, Strong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Law into the cage.
Law pushes Strong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Strong landing knees to the head.
Law wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Law misses with some punches.
Law blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Law.
Strong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Law is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Strong takes a shot to the head.
Law tries a knee to the head but Strong blocks it.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Law.
Strong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Strong lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Law's elbow.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Law.
Law misses with a body punch.
Strong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Strong lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong tries a knee to the head but Law blocks it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Law. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for Strong to work.
Law content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Law digs a right hand into Strong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strong's gas tank.
Strong prevents a body shot from Law.
Law lands a shoulder strike.
Marshall Law seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Law on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strong working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Law.
Law content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Law digs a right hand into Strong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strong's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A body shot lands from Law.
Law struggles to land a body shot inside as Strong controls his hands.
Strong misses with some punches.
A short right from Law on the inside.
Law with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Law scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Kale Strong has been cut.
Strong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Strong has Law pressed against the cage.
Strong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Law blocks it with crossed arms.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Law stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Law taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law presses Strong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Law has Strong pressed against the cage.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Law misses with the head strike.
A short right from Strong on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Law.
Strong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Law - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Strong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Law doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strong throws a punch but it's blocked by Law.
Law lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strong backwards.
Law struggles to land a body shot inside as Strong controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Law.
Strong is leaning against Law and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Law showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Strong misses with a head kick.

Law has managed to clinch.
Law is trying to stall.
Law throws an elbow but it misses.
Strong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Law working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Law looking to throw knees to the head but Strong is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Law - that landed with a thud.
Law throws a head punch that misses.
Law throws a head punch that misses.
Law working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Law tries a body shot but Strong blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strong blocking some punches.
Law's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Law taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Law misses with a body punch.
Strong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Law has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Strong stalling.
A body shot lands from Strong.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Law controlling the action here for a moment.
Law tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Law blocks an uppercut.
Strong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Law.
Law pushes off an throws an elbow but Strong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong slows down the pace here.
Law digs a right hand underneath Strong's ribcage. Strong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Law misses with some punches.
Strong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Law tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Strong fails to land.
Law lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Strong trying to stall but Law improves his position.
Kale Strong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Law missing with knees to the body.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Law lands a body punch.
Strong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Law blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Law.
Law has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Strong with a knee to the head.
Strong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Come on Law - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strong.
Law looking to slow down the pace here.
Strong is looking to control Law's arms but Law gets an underhook and turns him. Now Strong has his back to the cage.
Law takes a knee right on the jaw!
Strong takes an elbow to the temple.
Strong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Law lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Law misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strong struggles to land a body shot inside as Law controls his hands.
Law scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Law stalling in the clinch but Strong improves position.
Strong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strong misses with a knee strike.
Law swings wildly with an uppercut but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Law working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Law is struggling to control the position.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marshall Law is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Law avoids the elbow strike from Strong, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Law comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Law winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Law!
Our winner, Marshall Law, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.