PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Nathan (ranked 1697 p4p, 229 weight class) and Marcus Child (ranked 1636 p4p, 219 weight class). Child has chosen VooDoo as his entrance music. 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.

Nathan
vs
Child

175 cm
29
189 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

187 cm
37
198 lbs
20 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Nathan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Child!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nathan lands a lovely overhand right.
Child lands a glancing blow to the side of Nathan's head.
Nathan misses with a hook. Child ducked under it nicely.
Child is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nathan with a body shot.
Child misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Nathan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nathan throws the kick towards the body but Child avoids it.

Nathan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nathan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nathan tries to throw a body punch but Child avoids it by throwing Nathan back against the cage.
Nathan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nathan leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nathan misses with a punch to the body.
Child gets underhooks to prevent Nathan's takedown attempt.
Child missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Child breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marcus Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Child loads up on a big right hand but Nathan slips the punch.
Child throws a hook but Nathan avoids it easily.
Child swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Child checks a low kick from Nathan.
Nathan moves in looking to clinch but Child pushes him off.
Nathan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Child feints a counter leg kick.
Nathan thumps Child with a low kick.
Child steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nathan.
Nathan has been working on his balance at mickeyharts the greatest , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Child.
Child buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Child looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A counter left hand to the body from Nathan misses its target.
Child lands a nice shot that snaps Nathan's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Child.
Nathan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Child uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nathan.
Nathan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Child throws the left hand but Nathan avoids the punch easily.
Nathan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Child is out of range.
Nathan throws a shot from downtown. Child moves away and avoids it.
Nathan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Nathan closes the distance and clinches.
Nathan misses with a body punch.
Child is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nathan is defending well for now.
Child misses with a knee to the head.
Nathan avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nathan digs a right hand underneath Child's ribcage. Child let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nathan can't find room to land a body shot as Child controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Nathan fails to land.
Child crunches a lovely knee into Nathan's ribcage.
Child drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nathan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Child tries to land knees in the clinch but Nathan avoids the damage to the body.
Nathan struggles to land a body shot inside as Child controls his hands.
Nathan stalling the fight.
A body shot lands from Nathan.
Nathan digs a right hand into Child's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Child's gas tank.
Nathan goes for a takedown attempt but Child pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child scores with a leg kick.
Nathan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Child.
As Child backs away, Nathan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Child is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Child misses with a low kick as Nathan jumps back.
Nathan slips a jab from Child.
Child connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Child turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nathan misses with a double jab.
A jab from Child does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nathan cracks a nice hook into Child's ribs.
Nathan tries to close the distance and clinch but Child swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nathan is looking to clinch but Child is avoiding it.
Child throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcus Child will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nathan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Child cracks Nathan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Child misses its intended target.
Child lands with a straight right. Nathan didn't see that one coming.
Nathan slips a straight right by Child.
Child throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nathan misses with a head kick.
Child fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nathan.
Child moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nathan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Child.
Nathan defending well as Child loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nathan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Child keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Child keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nathan misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nathan swings for the body but Child moves out of range.
Nathan looks to throw the jab but Child is out of range.
Nathan loads up on a big right hand but Child slips the punch.
Child will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nathan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Child manages to circle out of the way.
Child swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nathan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Child scores with a decent looking hook.
Nathan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nathan.
Nathan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Nathan rushes Child and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nathan leaning against his opponent.
Nathan can't find room to land a body shot as Child controls the action.
A body shot lands from Nathan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child tries to work over Nathan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nathan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Child's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nathan tries to throw a body punch but Child avoids it by throwing Nathan back against the cage.
Child blocks a body shot from Nathan.
Nathan tries a body shot but Child blocks it.
Nathan controlling the action here for a moment.
Nathan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Child can't get the takedown.
Child misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nathan can't find room to land a body shot as Child controls the action.
Child's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nathan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Child up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nathan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nathan stalling.
Nathan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nathan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nathan blocking some punches.
Child unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Child blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nathan struggles to land a body shot inside as Child controls his hands.
Child tries for a takedown but Nathan manages to get underhooks.
Child misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nathan.
Child is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nathan is defending well for now.
Child fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nathan tries a body shot but Child blocks it.
Nice body punch from Nathan - that landed with a thud.
Child wants to get back to striking at distance but Nathan won't allow it.
Child softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nathan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nathan.
Child tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nathan's elbow.
Child lands a shot to the body.
Nathan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Child up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Child's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nathan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Child being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ray Nathan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Child throws a good cross that connects.
Good shot there by Child.
Child defending well as Nathan loads up on a big left hand.
Child lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Child tests Nathan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left and a right from Child both land. Nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nathan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Child misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Nathan misses the target.
Nathan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Child.
Child thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Child fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nathan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Child has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Child just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Child misses the target.

Nathan rushes Child and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Child misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nathan working aggressively here.
Nathan tries to work over Child's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nathan blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Nathan.
Nathan blocking some punches.
Nathan wants a takedown.
Nathan working aggressively here.
Nathan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nathan tries to score a body lock takedown but Child shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Child blocks a body shot from Nathan.
Nathan misses with the head strike.
Nathan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Nathan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Child with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Ray Nathan has been cut.

Child breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nathan. Child does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nathan blocks a jab.
Nathan motions for Child to come forward. Nathan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Child connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Nathan wants to clinch up but Child keeps it at a distance.
Child connects with a leg kick. Nathan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Child fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nathan on the side of the head.
Nathan swats away the attempt to clinch by Child.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child staying out of range there.
Nathan walks into a jab.
Nathan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Child.
Child uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nathan.
Marcus Child seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nathan defending well as Child loads up on a big left hand.
Nathan blocks a low kick nicely.
Child ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Child.
Child misses with a low kick.
Nathan avoids the body shot from Child.
Child tests Nathan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nathan cracks a nice hook into Child's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child throws a right hand that Nathan ducks under and follows up with a left that Nathan also avoids with ease.
Child lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Child misses with a wild body shot.
Child throws a hook but Nathan avoids it easily.
Nathan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Child.
Child misses with a body shot.
Nathan checks a low kick from Child.
Child misses the body punch

and Nathan counters by moving into the clinch.

Child's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nathan lands with a right hand.
Child throws an overhand right that lands on Nathan's shoulder, as Nathan tries to avoid the shot.
Child swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nathan throwing a counter right hand but Child manages to avoid it.

Nathan clinches up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Child comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Child has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marcus Child!
Marcus Child thanked the fans post fight for their support.