PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Marshal (ranked 1088 p4p, 167 weight class) and Laat Dovah-Kinn (ranked 2002 p4p, 304 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marshal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ЦельРазгроl. Dovah-Kinn has chosen Disturbed - Immortalized as his entrance music. Laat Dovah-Kinn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aleksei Marshal's chin.

Marshal
vs
Dovah-Kinn

178 cm
32
177 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

178 cm
30
175 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Aspire Clothing
Aspire Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksei Marshal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Laat Dovah-Kinn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dovah-Kinn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marshal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dovah-Kinn.
Marshal scores with a head kick.

It looks like Laat Dovah-Kinn has been cut.
Marshal looks to land a body kick but Dovah-Kinn moved away.
Marshal sizes up Dovah-Kinn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marshal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dovah-Kinn wants to counter with a clinch but Marshal pushes him away.
Marshal looks for the body kick but Dovah-Kinn saw that one coming.
Dovah-Kinn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Dovah-Kinn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marshal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marshal wants to improve his position but Dovah-Kinn is controlling well.
Dovah-Kinn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Marshal is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dovah-Kinn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marshal's head.

Dovah-Kinn wants to work for an arm triangle but Marshal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dovah-Kinn looks to land a strike but Marshal avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dovah-Kinn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marshal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dovah-Kinn wants to control from the top but Marshal keeps moving.
Dovah-Kinn throws a strike but Marshal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn trying to keep a closed guard but Marshal is proving a slippery customer.
Marshal is stalling in the full guard.
Dovah-Kinn looking to control.
Marshal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal wants to control from the top but Dovah-Kinn keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dovah-Kinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aleksei Marshal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Marshal misses

and Dovah-Kinn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dovah-Kinn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marshal keeping full guard, as Dovah-Kinn tries to pass.
Marshal controls Dovah-Kinn momentarily but Dovah-Kinn frees himself.
Marshal pulls Dovah-Kinn in to control the position.
Dovah-Kinn trying to control but Marshal is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dovah-Kinn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dovah-Kinn trying to control but Marshal is working from the bottom.
Dovah-Kinn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dovah-Kinn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dovah-Kinn raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Marshal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dovah-Kinns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dovah-Kinn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marshal as he jumps to the side.
Dovah-Kinn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshal.
Dovah-Kinn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksei Marshal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Laat Dovah-Kinn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a right hand.
Jab by Dovah-Kinn.

It looks like Aleksei Marshal has been cut.
Marshal jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Dovah-Kinn feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Marshal sprawling to the canvas! Marshal rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dovah-Kinn finish him?!

Marshal is rocked!
Dovah-Kinn moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Marshal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dovah-Kinn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marshal.
Marshal stuns Dovah-Kinn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dovah-Kinn feints a jab and as Marshal dips his head, Dovah-Kinn unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Marshal right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Marshal falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Dovah-Kinn smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Laat Dovah-Kinn!
Our winner, Laat Dovah-Kinn, 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.