PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Marsden Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsden Jr has chosen My Own Summer by Deftones as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Van Damme
vs
Marsden Jr

190 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden Jr!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme throws a nice looking combination but Marsden Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marsden Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Van Damme drives through and clinches with Marsden Jr against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Van Damme has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Marsden Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Van Damme.
Marsden Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Marsden Jr.
Van Damme is looking to break free of the clinch but Marsden Jr has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Marsden Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.

Van Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marsden Jr cracks a nice hook into Van Damme's ribs.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Van Damme really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Van Damme has managed to clinch.
Van Damme dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Van Damme manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Damme takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van Damme wants to clinch.
Marsden Jr cracks Van Damme with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marsden Jr lands a nice hook to Van Damme's body. Van Damme takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marsden Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marsden Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marsden Jr jabs at Van Damme's body.
Marsden Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marsden Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Damme momentarily.
Marsden Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Damme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marsden Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Damme has time to react.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Damme takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Damme with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marsden Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Damme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marsden Jr connects with a crisp jab.

Van Damme drives through and clinches with Marsden Jr against the cage.

Van Damme breaks the clinch.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marsden Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Van Damme rushes Marsden Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Damme prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands an uppercut.
Marsden Jr scores with a shot to the side of Van Damme's head.
Marsden Jr lands a nice shot to the body.

Van Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Marsden Jr moves out of range easily.
Van Damme is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Van Damme moves into the clinch.

Van Damme breaks from the clinch.
Marsden Jr connects with a right hand. Van Damme shakes it off.
Marsden Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Damme doesn't manage to clinch there - Marsden Jr circles away.
Marsden Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Marsden Jr finds it's way through Van Damme's defenses.
Marsden Jr wants to clinch.
Marsden Jr connects with a body shot that sends Van Damme's belly button to the back.
Van Damme doesn't manage to clinch there - Marsden Jr circles away.
Marsden Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Marsden Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Damme wants to clinch up but Marsden Jr keeps it at a distance.
Marsden Jr catches Van Damme with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marsden Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Van Damme had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsden Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marsden Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Damme momentarily.
Marsden Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marsden Jr avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marsden Jr cracks Van Damme with a good jab.
Marsden Jr moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Marsden Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Marsden Jr works Van Damme's body with a nice hook.
Marsden Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Marsden Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marsden Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marsden Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marsden Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Damme.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden Jr jabs at Van Damme's body.
Marsden Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Damme circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Marsden Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Marsden Jr tries to clinch up but Van Damme circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marsden Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marsden Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.

Marsden Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Damme wants a takedown but no success here.
Van Damme blocking some punches.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marsden Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Van Damme breaks from the clinch.
Marsden Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Damme.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Marsden Jr.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Marsden Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr connects with a body shot that sends Van Damme's belly button to the back.
Marsden Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marsden Jr stuns Van Damme with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marsden Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Damme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsden Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Damme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Marsden Jr as he connects with a hook.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
Marsden Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Marsden Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marsden Jr duly obliges.
Marsden Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Damme circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Damme takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Marsden Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marsden Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Marsden Jr lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr is working Van Damme over against the cage.
Van Damme blocks an uppercut.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Damme blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Damme controls his hands.
Marsden Jr lands a left hand.
Marsden Jr is leaning against Van Damme and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
Van Damme looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marsden Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Damme controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Marsden Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marsden Jr cracks Van Damme with a nice body shot.
Marsden Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsden Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Marsden Jr.
Van Damme 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.
Marsden Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Damme backwards.
Marsden Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marsden Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Damme backwards.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Van Damme controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Damme's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Damme looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Van Damme controls the action.
Van Damme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Marsden Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Marsden Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Marsden Jr on the inside.
Marsden Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Damme's elbow.
Van Damme blocking some punches.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Marsden Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Van Damme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Damme is looking for a counter combo.
Van Damme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marsden Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marsden Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Damme with a body shot.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Marsden Jr.
The crowd cheers as Marsden Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Damme doesn't seem phased though.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marsden Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Damme doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Marsden Jr is avoiding it.
Van Damme wants to clinch up but Marsden Jr keeps it at a distance.
Marsden Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Marsden Jr lands a lovely overhand right.

Van Damme is rocked!
Marsden Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Van Damme is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden Jr walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Van Damme drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Marsden Jr swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Van Damme's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Marsden Jr!
Brandon Marsden Jr made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I ain't surprised'.