PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Cole (ranked 874 p4p, 229 weight class) and Lucas Marston (ranked 18 p4p, 6 weight class). Cole kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gerardo's Rico Suave. Marston has chosen Bring it on motherfucker as his entrance music. Lucas Marston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cole
vs
Marston

182 cm
37
168
31 - 17 - 1

187 cm
40
248
38 - 23 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Marston!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Marston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marstons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cole throws a shot to the body.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch but Marston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marston throws a leg kick
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cole has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Marston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cole throws a leg kick but Marston moved away.
Cole lands a right hook to the body.
Marston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marston looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Marston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cole.
Cole is looking to wear down Marston with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marston.
Cole fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marston on the side of the head.
Cole throws a head kick but Marston moves out of range.
Marston lands with a kick to the temple. Cole shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cole is out of range and Marston settles back down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cole.
Cole goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marston lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marston throws a jab but it's blocked by Cole.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marston sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cole takes a swing at Marston's ribcage but misses.
Rico Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole scores with a jab.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cole misses with an uppercut. Marston saw that one coming.
Cole checks the leg kick.
Marston staying out of range there.
Marston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cole to score with a decent uppercut.
Cole is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cole lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cole misses with a leg kick
and Marston counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cole lands with a nice combination. Marston backs away looking to recover.
Marston throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cole scores with a nice strike.
A bone on bone clash there as Cole blocks the leg kick.
Marston throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cole shoots in for a double leg but Marston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Cole does it's job there.
Lucas Marston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Marston on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cole tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marston counters with a head kick. That will keep Cole thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cole.
Cole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Marston moved out of range.
Marston feints a counter leg kick.
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!
Marston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cole scores with a hook.
Cole misses with a looping left.
Marston throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Cole staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Cole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marston.
A head kick misses from Marston.
Cole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Cole dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cole throws a leg kick which misses Marston's front leg but catches the back leg as Marston tries to avoid it.
Marston takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cole wants to clinch
and Marston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marston moves forwards but Cole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marston moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marston! But no joy.
Good work by Cole as he checks the leg kick.
Marston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Marston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cole thuds his right hand into Marston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Cole misses.
Good leg kick by Cole.
Cole throws a wild body kick that Marston sees coming a mile off.
Cole misses with an uppercut.
Marston feints a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Marston.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marston can do to turn this around?
Cole connects with a body shot.
Marston misses with a leg kick
and Cole counters with a stiff right hand.
Marston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marston defending well as Cole loads up on a big left hand.
Marston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marston just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marston checks a leg kick.
Marston ducks right into an uppercut from Cole.
Cole throws a push kick but Marston slaps the foot to one side.
Marston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cole is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cole taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Cole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marston sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Cole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cole tries to circle away but Marston has him pinned against the cage.

Cole breaks the clinch.
Cole is looking to clinch.
Marston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That kick from Cole tenderised Marston's leg. Marston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marston throws a low kick but Cole avoids it.
As Marston backs away, Cole returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marston. Cole does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cole counters with an outside leg kick.

Cole moves into the clinch.
Marston swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Cole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cole connects with a jab.
A low kick lands for Marston.
Cole connects with a body shot that sends Marston's belly button to the back.
Marston avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cole can pounce on him.
Cole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston scores with a hook to the body. Cole takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marston misses with a hook. Cole ducked under it nicely.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marston moves away.
Rico Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
Cole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marston.
Marston misses with an uppercut. Cole saw that one coming.
Cole with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Cole finds it's target.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cole scores with a leg kick.
Cole throws a lazy uppercut
and Marston counters with a good low kick that Cole was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Cole dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

No joy there for Cole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Cole gets a clinch.
Marston misses with the head strike.
Cole tries to break free but Marston pushes him back against the cage.
Cole is trying to break the clinch but Marston is controlling him.
Marston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marston looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marston.
Cole is trying to force a seperation but Marston has the dominant position.
Marston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston misses with a hook from the clinch.

Cole breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Cole.

Cole has closed the distance and engaged Marston in a clinch.
Marston misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marston.
Marston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cole prevents a body shot from Marston.

Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marston throws a low kick but Cole avoids it.
Marston swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Cole scores with a sloppy right hand. Marston should have avoided that one.
Marston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cole looks to land a body kick but Marston moved away.
Cole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marston.
Cole with a nice calf kick.
Marston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Marston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucas Marston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole avoids the body shot from Marston.
Cole looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Marston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cole is able to avoid easily.
Marston swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Rico Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cole, as that shot connected.
Marston misses with an uppercut.
Marston lands an overhand right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cole, as that shot connected.
Marston swings widly with a right hand
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cole lands a body shot.
Cole throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cole connects with a single shot there.
Cole jabs Marston right on the nose. Marston blinks but takes it well.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marston. That did some damage!
Marston walks into a jab.
Marston drops his hands momentarily and Cole takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Cole shoots in and gets a takedown into Marston's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Marston is looking for a triangle here but Cole uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Marston is trying to control Cole's posture but Cole avoids it.
Marston is looking to reverse the position.
Cole moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Cole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marston keeps working.
Marston tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cole, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Cole!
A relieved looking Rico Cole thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.