PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Paris (ranked 20366 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksei Marshal (ranked 2265 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Paris
vs
Marshal

175 cm
34
183 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

178 cm
37
177 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sportivité

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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cody Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksei Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marshal's coach down at The Foundry was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marshal's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marshal.
Marshal is looking to slow Paris down with leg kicks.
Paris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marshal tests Paris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paris walks into a left hand.
Paris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Paris misses its intended target.
Marshal appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Paris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marshal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Paris takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice uppercut lands for Marshal. That snapped Paris's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paris takes a swing at Marshal's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Paris.
Paris takes a jab right on the kisser.

Marshal cracks Paris with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Paris looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Marshal finish him?

Paris is rocked!
Marshal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Paris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marshal drops Paris with a huge uppercut! Paris drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Marshal is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksei Marshal!
Aleksei Marshal very nearly forgot to thank Sportivité amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Cody Paris stepped up to the mic, saying 'Who cares, I'm here for a good time, not a long time.'.