PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Michalak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marston comes to the cage accompanied by Bring it on motherfucker. Michalak has chosen Tupac - Hail Mary as his entrance music. Lucas Marston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marston
vs
Michalak

187 cm
26
220 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

183 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Michalak!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michalak connects with a solid leg kick.
Marston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michalak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marston walks into a jab.
Michalak looks to throw the jab but Marston is out of range.
Michalak throws the kick towards the body but Marston avoids it.
Marston seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Marston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Michalak.
Marston misses with a wild body shot.
Michalak thuds a left hand into Marston's body.
Marston avoids a kick to the body.
Michalak connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michalak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Michalak moves out of range as Marston throws a body kick.
Michalak's coach down at Wreckshop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Michalak's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Michalak defending well as Marston loads up on a big left hand.
Marston staying out of range there.
Marston appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marston takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalak ducks under a wild hook from Marston.

Marston has managed to clinch.
Marston prevents Michalak from breaking the clinch.
Michalak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marston tries to work over Michalak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Michalak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Marston's head coaches at LOD: Club Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Michalak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michalak misses with a wild body shot.
Michalak throws out a powerful jab.
Michalak swats away the attempt to clinch by Marston.
Michalak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marston's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donk. Michalak catches Marston right on the button with a cross.
Michalak checks the leg kick.
Michalak throws a leg kick
and Marston counters with a three punch combo that has Michalak backing up. Michalak nods at Marston to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Michalak - just one landing.
Michalak lands with a good body shot.
Michalak throws a jab but it's blocked by Marston.
Michalak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michalak lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Michalak.
Michalak misses with a hook
and Marston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marston misses with an uppercut.
Michalak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marston slips under a jab from Michalak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Michalak.
Marston walks into a straight right hand from Michalak.
Michalak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marston misses with an uppercut. Michalak saw that one coming.
Marston blocks a jab.
Michalak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marston.
Michalak misses with an uppercut. Marston saw that one coming.
Marston tries to counter by clinching up but Michalak breaks away and moves out of range.
Marston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michalak.
Marston is looking to counter the offense by Michalak and move into the clinch.
Michalak looks to throw the jab but Marston is out of range.
Michalak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Michalak thuds his shin into the meat of Marston's side.
Marston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Michalak swings widly with a right hand
and Marston counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A jab lands there for Michalak.
Michalak is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marston had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Michalak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marston.
Marston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Michalak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stefan Michalak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Michalak checks it well.
Michalak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Michalak swats away the attempt to clinch by Marston.
Michalak lands a nice hook to Marston's body. Marston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Michalak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marston.
Michalak takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Michalak dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Michalak misses with a body kick.
Michalak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marston throws an off balance right hand
and Michalak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michalak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michalak.
Michalak misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Marston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michalak.
Michalak with a jab.
Marston takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marston has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fighters circling - Michalak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marston is looking to counter punch.
Marston takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Michalak.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michalak. Marston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Marston has closed the distance and engaged Michalak in a clinch.

Michalak breaks the clinch.
Michalak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michalak throws a lazy uppercut
and Marston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Michalak. Those never looked like landing.
Marston is looking to counter the offense by Michalak and move into the clinch.
Marston with a hook.
Marston throws a leg kick which misses Michalak's front leg but catches the back leg as Michalak tries to avoid it.
Michalak throws a body shot but no joy.
Michalak punishes Marston's body with a nice straight punch.
Michalak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

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!
Marston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left and a right from Michalak both land. Nice combination.
Marston checks the leg kick.
Marston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marston looks to land a left hand but Michalak moved out of range nicely.
Michalak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Michalak misses with an uppercut. Marston saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Marston.
Marston misses with an uppercut. Michalak saw that one coming.
Marston throws a jab but it's blocked by Michalak.
Marston misses with a wild body shot.
Michalak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marston.
Marston wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalak clobbers Marston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marston looks to throw the jab but Michalak is out of range.
Michalak misses with a few strikes there.
Michalak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marston throws out the jab.
A low kick from Marston misses
and Michalak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marston feints and then cracks Michalak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michalak down.
Marston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marston lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marston takes the fight into the clinch.
Michalak has had enough of the clinch but Marston keeps him there for the moment.
Marston misses with a short punch on the inside.

Michalak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marston moves out of range of the strikes.
Marston throwing a counter right hand but Michalak manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Marston.
Michalak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marston.
Marston's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Michalak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marston scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michalak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marston.
Marston slips under a jab.
Michalak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Michalak tries to get set, Marston tries to push him back and clinch up but Michalak manages to avoid the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Michalak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Michalak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marston looks to land a left hand but Michalak moved out of range nicely.
Marston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michalak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michalak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Michalak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the body from Michalak misses
letting Marston counter with a right hand.
Michalak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marston slips a jab and a cross from Michalak.
Marston is looking to counter punch.
Marston tries to clinch up but Michalak circles away and keeps his distance.
Marston throws a hook but Michalak avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalak misses with a left hand
and Marston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michalak cracks a nice hook into Marston's ribs.
Marston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marston blocks the body kick.
Michalak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marston slips under a jab from Michalak.
Michalak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marston in his tracks.
Decent striking displayed by Michalak there.
Stefan Michalak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michalak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marston's head.

Marston is rocked!
Marston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michalak.
It looked like Marston was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oh Marston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michalak throws a head kick but Marston moves out of range.
Marston seems to have got his legs back now.
Marston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marston throws a right and a left that Michalak avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marston tries to clinch but Michalak moves out of range.
It seemed like Michalak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Michalak clobbers Marston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marston cracks Michalak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marston throws a leg kick but Michalak checks it.
Michalak scores with a shot to the body.
Marston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Michalak scores with a jab. Marston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Michalak misses with a wild body shot.
Marston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Michalak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lucas Marston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalak circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Marston drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Michalak follows Marston to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan Michalak!
During a confident post fight interview, Stefan Michalak thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.