PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Marmot (ranked 6042 p4p, 5141 weight class) and Michael Boston (ranked 598 p4p, 539 weight class). Mason Marmot had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Marmot
vs
Boston

175 cm
29
180
6 - 17 - 0

182 cm
25
170
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Marmot !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Boston!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marmot wants to slow Boston down by chopping away at his legs.
Boston tries to clinch but Marmot is having none of it.
Marmot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marmot .
Marmot seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Marmot has managed to clinch.
Boston stops a takedown attempt from Marmot .
Boston's coach down at Next Level MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Boston's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Marmot pulls guard successfully.
Boston stands up over Marmot , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boston trying to control the position from guard on top but Marmot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boston working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marmot 's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marmot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boston is controlling him.
Boston trying to control the position from guard on top but Marmot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boston chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marmot pulls Boston in close to his closed guard and prevents Boston from doing any damage or advancing position.
Boston stopping the sweep attempt from Marmot .
Boston working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marmot 's head.
Boston won't allow Marmot to sweep him here.
Boston trying to control but Marmot is working from the bottom.
Boston landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marmot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boston with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boston is working Marmot over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marmot wants to sweep but no luck.
Boston working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boston trying to control but Marmot is working from the bottom.
Boston landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston wants to control from the top but Marmot keeps moving.
Boston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boston throws a big right hand that misses.
Boston wants to control from the top but Marmot keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boston misses with a few strikes there.
Marmot went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boston thuds his right hand into Marmot 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boston throws a right and a left that Marmot avoids nicely.
Boston swinging wildly here.
Marmot looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Boston falls off balance throwing a combination

and Marmot counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston tries to stall but Marmot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Marmot has Boston pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Marmot pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Boston tumbling to the mat - Marmot dives into Boston's guard.
Boston looking to control.
Marmot not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marmot tries to stand but Boston is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Boston dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Marmot avoids a punch combination nicely.

Marmot moves into range and clinches up with Boston.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Marmot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boston scores with the left hand. Marmot knows he should have avoided that one.
Boston lands with a nice combination. Marmot backs away looking to recover.

Marmot is rocked!
Boston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marmot is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Boston just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Marmot has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Boston!
Our winner, Michael Boston, 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.