|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Marshall (ranked 845 p4p, 83 weight class) and Mads Nordskov (ranked 319 p4p, 31 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nordskov's choice of entrance music: Fugle. Mads Nordskov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
33
139 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
|
171 cm
26
138 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tobias Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Nordskov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordskov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
Nordskov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marshall throws out the jab.
Nordskov just misses with a punch to the body.
Mads Nordskov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nordskov looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Nordskov slips the punch.
Nordskov walks into a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marshall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nordskovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nordskov lands with a cross.
Nordskov misses with a hook.
Nordskov misses with a body shot.
Marshall is looking to counter punch.
Marshall connects with a body shot.
Good exchange - Nordskov coming out on top.
Nordskov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A punch lands to the side of Marshall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Nordskov misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall throws a lazy right hand but Nordskov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marshall scores with a sloppy right hand. Nordskov should have avoided that one.
A punch lands to the side of Marshall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marshall misses with a looping right.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nordskov.
Marshall throwing a counter right hand but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Marshall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nordskov on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nordskov.
Marshall is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nordskov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nordskov lands a really nice looking cross but Marshall seems unphased.
Marshall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nordskov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marshall scrambles back to his feet.
Nordskov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marshall has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Nordskov scores with a leg kick.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall throws a big shot that misses.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nordskov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Nordskov saw that one coming.
Marshall walks into a jab.
Nordskov misses with a kick to the body.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Nordskov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nordskov lands a really nice looking cross but Marshall seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Marshall.
Marshall misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov misses the shot to the body.
Nordskov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nordskov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Nordskov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marshall throws out a loose jab but Nordskov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. Nordskov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nordskov is looking to clinch.
Nordskov avoids the body shot from Marshall.
Nordskov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshall.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Nordskov.
Marshall misses with a lunging right hand
and Nordskov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marshall throws out a powerful jab.
Marshall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Nordskov saw that one coming.
Nordskov looks for the body kick but Marshall saw that one coming.
Marshall is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A cross from Nordskov lands.
Marshall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nordskov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marshall misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Nordskov.
Nordskov misses with a wild body shot.
Marshall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nordskov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marshall scrambles back to his feet.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nordskov.
Nordskov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marshall lands a lovely overhand right.
Marshall throws an overhand right that lands on Nordskov's shoulder, as Nordskov tries to avoid the shot.
Nordskov connects with a leg kick. Marshall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nordskov slips a straight right by Marshall.
Nordskov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nordskov takes one to the side of the head.
Nordskov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nordskov.
Marshall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Marshall. Those never looked like landing.
Marshall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nordskovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Nordskov slips the punch.
A jab from Marshall misses.
Nordskov looks to land a right hand but Marshall moved out of range.
Nordskov looks to land a right hand but Marshall moved out of range.
Nordskov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marshall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall throws a body punch but Nordskov moves out of range.
Nordskov catches Marshall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nordskov misses with a kick to the body.
Nordskov misses the jab.
Marshall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nordskov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marshall under the eye.
Nordskov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marshall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nordskov.
Nordskov connects with a right hand. Marshall shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nordskov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshall moves out of range of the body kick.
Marshall throws a hook but Nordskov blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mads Nordskov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marshall throws an overhand right that lands on Nordskov's shoulder, as Nordskov tries to avoid the shot.
Mads Nordskov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nordskov throws a sloppy body shot
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crunch! Nordskov slams his shin into Marshall's torso.
Marshall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nordskov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marshall moves out of range of the body kick from Nordskov.
Marshall is looking to counter the offense by Nordskov and move into the clinch.
Nordskov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nordskov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nordskov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Nordskov.
Marshall throws a lazy uppercut
and Nordskov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Nordskov slips the punch.
Nordskov cracks Marshall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Nordskov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marshall checks the leg kick.
Marshall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nordskov.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall moves out of range as Nordskov strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Marshall thuds his right hand into Nordskov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marshall throws a hook but Nordskov blocks it.
Marshall takes one to the chin there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nordskov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marshall misses with a hook to the body
enabling Nordskov to counter with a crisp jab.
Marshall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nordskovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marshall blocks the body kick.
Marshall throwing a counter right hand but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Nordskov throws a hook but Marshall avoids it easily.
Marshall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nordskov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Marshall might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nordskov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nordskov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marshall takes a step back to recover.
Marshall cracks Nordskov with an open hand slap.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nordskov misses with a wild body shot.
Marshall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Nordskov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Nordskov misses
and Marshall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nordskov looks to throw the jab but Marshall is out of range.
Nordskov throws the kick towards the body but Marshall avoids it.
Nordskov misses with an uppercut
and Marshall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nordskov.
Marshall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nordskov tries to clinch but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Nordskov saw that one coming.
Marshall throws a body shot but no joy.
Nordskov looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Marshall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nordskov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marshall misses the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Marshall.
It looks like Mads Nordskov has been cut.
Nordskov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marshall misses with a hook.
Nordskov ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Nordskov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marshall finds it's way round the side to connect with Nordskov's head.
A good leg kick by Nordskov.
Marshall swings widly with a right hand
and Nordskov counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Marshall blocks a head kick by Nordskov.
Nice defenses there by Marshall.
Marshall throwing a counter right hand but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Marshall misses with a body shot.
Nordskov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nordskov slips under a jab.
Marshall throws a shot to the body.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Nordskov slips the punch.
Nordskov throws a push kick but Marshall slaps the foot to one side.
Nordskov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marshall.
Marshall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nordskov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Good exchange - Nordskov coming out on top.
Nordskov lands with an uppercut that bounces Marshall off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Nordskov.
Marshall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nordskov counters with an inside leg kick.
Marshall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nordskov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov looks to land a right hand but Marshall moved out of range.
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!
Nordskov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall walks into a left hand.
Nordskov cracks a nice hook into Marshall's ribs.
A jab from Marshall misses.
Marshall misses the jab.
Nordskov cracks Marshall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marshall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nordskov throws out a loose jab but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall misses with an uppercut.
Marshall throws a jab but it's blocked by Nordskov.
A head kick misses from Nordskov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall scores with a decent looking hook.
Nordskov clobbers Marshall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marshall misses with a body punch
and Marshall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nordskov is looking to slow Marshall down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Nordskov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mads Nordskov's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Marshall's corner calls for a 1-2. Marshall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marshall moves out of range as Nordskov strikes.
Marshall throwing a counter right hand but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Marshall connects with a crisp jab.
Nordskov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marshall misses with some punches.
Nordskov digs a right hand into Marshall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marshall's gas tank.
Nordskov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nordskov.
Marshall takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nordskov.
A short right from Nordskov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshall.
Marshall blocks an uppercut.
Nordskov misses with the head strike.
Nordskov has a couple of punches blocked by Marshall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nordskov.
Marshall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nordskov is leaning against Marshall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marshall lands with a left to the head.
Marshall tries to work over Nordskov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nordskov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nordskov prevents a body shot from Marshall.
Nordskov has a couple of punches blocked by Marshall.
Nordskov swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall tries a body shot but Nordskov blocks it.
Nordskov misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nordskov.
Marshall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nordskov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Nordskov fails to land.
Nordskov lands a hook that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Nordskov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nordskov has a couple of punches blocked by Marshall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nordskov pushes Marshall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nordskov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshall lands a shoulder strike.
Marshall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nordskov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nordskov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Nordskov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nordskov.
Nordskov blocks a body shot from Marshall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marshall.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
Nordskov scores with a shoulder strike.
Nordskov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Marshall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
Marshall throws a punch but it's blocked by Nordskov.
Nordskov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshall's elbow.
Nordskov blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Marshall - that landed with a thud.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Nordskov avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Marshall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nordskov.
Marshall misses with some punches.
Nordskov lands a hook that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Nordskov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mads Nordskov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Nordskov.
Nordskov tries a body shot but Marshall blocks it.
Nordskov can't find room to land a body shot as Marshall controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marshall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nordskov tries to throw a body punch but Marshall avoids it by throwing Nordskov back against the cage.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marshall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nordskov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshall throws a lazy right hand but Nordskov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Nordskov slips the punch.
Nordskov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
An attempted straight right counter from Marshall misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nordskov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marshall on the side of the head.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Nordskov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
A shot to the liver by Nordskov. Beautiful body shot.
Nordskov avoids the body shot from Marshall.
Marshall will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nordskov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nordskov tries to close the distance and clinch but Marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nordskov slips a straight right by Marshall.
Nordskov cracks the inside of Marshall's front leg.
Tobias Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nordskov tests Marshall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nordskov clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mads Nordskov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nordskov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mads Nordskov!
Mads Nordskov gave a mention to Aspire Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
84% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
