PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Cristos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Marsh
vs
Cristos

176 cm
22
172 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Cristos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristos misses with an uppercut.
Cristos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marsh circles away quickly and effectively.
Marsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cristos works the jab nicely.

It looks like Randy Marsh has been cut.
Marsh lands a big uppercut and Cristos crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cristos looks OK. Marsh waves Cristos back to his feet!

Cristos is rocked!

It looks like Martin Cristos has been cut.
Cristos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cristos is still on wobbly legs! Can Marsh finish him?
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Cristos is out of range.
Cristos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cristos seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cristos misses with a series of wild punches.
Cristos tries to bum rush Marsh with a series of wild strikes but Marsh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marsh slips a jab and a cross from Cristos.
Cristos scores with a jab to the head.
Cristos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marsh wants to clinch.

Marsh moves into the clinch.
Cristos is trying to break the clinch but Marsh has him pressed against the cage.
Marsh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cristos tries to break the clinch but Marsh is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cristos has had enough of the clinch but Marsh keeps him there for the moment.
Cristos is trying to break free.
Marsh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cristos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marsh has him pressed against the cage.
Cristos is trying to break free.
Marsh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marsh lands with a light punch inside.
Marsh is struggling to control the position.
Cristos is looking to break free of the clinch but Marsh has double underhooks.

Cristos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cristos lands with a nice body punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cristos, as that shot connected.
Cristos slips a jab from Marsh.
Marsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cristos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marsh tries to clinch up.
Cristos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Marsh moves into the clinch successfully.
Cristos wants to break the clinch but can't.

Cristos breaks the clinch.
Martin Cristos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Cristos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Marsh is rocked!
A combination from Cristos does no damage.
Oh Marsh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cristos misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Cristos misses its intended target.
Cristos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cristos fails to land with a series of punches.
Cristos looks gassed!
A punch combination from Cristos misses.
Cristos looks to land a left hand but Marsh moved out of range nicely.
Cristos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cristos misses with a straight left.
Marsh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cristos.
Cristos misses with an uppercut. Marsh saw that one coming.
Cristos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cristos misses with a wild combination.
Marsh defending well as Cristos loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristos misses with a double jab.
A big left from Cristos misses.
Cristos throws a hook to the side of Marsh's head but Marsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cristos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cristos slips under a jab from Marsh.
Marsh slips a straight right by Cristos.
Cristos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cristos misses with a double jab.
Cristos misses with a hook. Marsh ducked under it nicely.
Cristos keeps the fight on the outside.
Marsh staying out of range there.
Cristos misses with a wild combination.
Marsh is looking to clinch but Cristos is avoiding it.
Marsh wants to clinch.
Cristos misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A jab from Cristos misses.
Cristos throws an overhand right that lands on Marsh's shoulder, as Marsh tries to avoid the shot.
Marsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cristos misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Marsh.
Cristos throws a shot from downtown. Marsh moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Cristos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Cristos misses.
Cristos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marsh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cristos misses with an uppercut. Marsh saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Cristos.
Cristos throws a hook but Marsh avoids it easily.
Cristos moves out of range of the strikes.
Marsh seems to have got his legs back now.
Marsh misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Martin Cristos will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Marsh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Cristos.
Marsh tries to clinch but Cristos moves out of range.
Marsh defending well as Cristos loads up on a big left hand.
Cristos connects with a single shot there.
Marsh 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.
Cristos just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cristos Rushes Marsh and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Marsh is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Cristos Piles on the pressure and Marsh crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Cristos!