PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Ronaldo (ranked 924 p4p, 684 weight class) and Brooke Marsden (ranked 104 p4p, 76 weight class). Marsden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lunatic Fringe. This should be a great matchup!

Ronaldo
vs
Marsden

170 cm
36
146
18 - 10 - 1

170 cm
27
143
10 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Pound Town INC
Voodoo Nutrition

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 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brooke Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Marsden drives through and clinches with Ronaldo against the cage.
Marsden looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A frustrated look appears on Marsden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsden's elbow.
Marsden has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsden controls his hands.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo stalling against the cage.

Marsden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo 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.
Marsden throws a head kick but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Marsden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ronaldo takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
Marsden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marsden is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ronaldo.

Ronaldo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Marsden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jose Ronaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up.
Marsden misses with an uppercut
and Marsden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marsden circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marsden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ronaldo scores with a body shot.
Marsden throws a series of punches but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marsden under the eye.
Nice cross by Marsden.
Jose Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Marsden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ronaldo misses with a hook. Marsden ducked under it nicely.
Marsden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Marsden gets tackled into the cage by Ronaldo. Ronaldo maintains the clinch.
Marsden lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsden controls his hands.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsden's elbow.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Marsden blocking some punches.
Marsden working hard to break the clinch.
Ronaldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ronaldo works on Marsden's body with a couple of short punches.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsden tries to circle away but Ronaldo has him pinned against the cage.
Marsden blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from Marsden.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Marsden on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ronaldo.
A short right from Ronaldo on the inside.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Marsden avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsden controls his hands.

Marsden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch.
Marsden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ronaldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marsden.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot.
Marsden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marsden missing with a left hand there. Ronaldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marsden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marsden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marsden jabs at Ronaldo's body.
Ronaldo wants to clinch but Marsden slips to the side
and Marsden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marsden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marsden.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo scores with a jab to the body.

Marsden gets tackled into the cage by Ronaldo. Ronaldo maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Marsden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo throws an overhand right that lands on Marsden's shoulder, as Marsden tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Marsden.
Ronaldo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marsden on the side of the head.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch
and Marsden counters with a nice leg kick.
Ronaldo looks to clinch
and Marsden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ronaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden moves away.
Marsden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ronaldo connects with a body shot that sends Marsden's belly button to the back.
Marsden fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ronaldo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch
enabling Marsden to counter with a crisp jab.
Marsden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ronaldo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jose Ronaldo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Marsden fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Ronaldo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marsden.
Ronaldo thuds a left hand into Marsden's body.
Ronaldo lands a body shot.
Ronaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Marsden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot
and Marsden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ronaldo scores with the left hand. Marsden knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo wants to clinch
and Marsden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ronaldo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ronaldo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marsden at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Marsden.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marsden looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Ronaldo clinches up with Marsden and pushes him back against the cage.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Marsden avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Ronaldo stalling in the clinch but Marsden improves position.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Marsden controls the action.
Ronaldo has Marsden pressed against the cage, preventing Marsden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Marsden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronaldo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
Marsden misses with a hook.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marsden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marsden doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ronaldo moves into the clinch successfully.
Marsden lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo scores with a shoulder strike.
Ronaldo is trying to maintain a safe position but Marsden gets an underhook and turns Ronaldo into the cage.

Marsden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown attempt by Marsden or perhaps it was just good defense by Ronaldo, which made it look bad.
Ronaldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marsden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ronaldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronaldo checks a low kick from Marsden.
As Marsden looks to move away, Ronaldo throws a big counter combo but Marsden just gets out of the way.
Marsden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marsden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ronaldo.
Marsden is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Marsden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ronaldo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ronaldo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jose Ronaldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronaldo wants to clinch.

Ronaldo tries to keep at a distance but Marsden has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsden wants to get back to striking at distance but Ronaldo won't allow it.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Marsden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronaldo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMarsden.
Nice body punch from Ronaldo.
A shot to the body from Ronaldo misses
and Marsden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ronaldo throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marsden! But no joy.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marsden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marsden counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo tries to clinch up
and Marsden counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ronaldo's knee momentarily.
Ronaldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Marsden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Ronaldo dominated that second round.
That's time! Ronaldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ronaldo digs a good body shot into Marsden's ribs.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Marsden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Ronaldo moves into range and clinches up with Marsden.
Marsden blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
Marsden throws a head punch that misses.

Marsden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marsden misses with an uppercut.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the body
and Marsden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ronaldo has Marsden up against the cage in a clinch.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden lands a hook that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Marsden throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marsden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the side of Marsden's head but Marsden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ronaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo lands a slapping body shot.

Ronaldo clinches up with Marsden and pushes him back against the cage.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Marsden blocks it.
A short right from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsden controls his hands.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsden's elbow.
Marsden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jose Ronaldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Marsden avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsden.
Marsden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ronaldo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marsden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Marsden blocks it.
Ronaldo blocks an elbow strike.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsden's elbow.
Ronaldo leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo working aggressively here.

Marsden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marsden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ronaldo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch but Marsden is avoiding it.
Ronaldo tests Marsden's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Ronaldo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marsden, pushing him back against the cage.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jose Ronaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronaldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marsden's efforts to push away.
Ronaldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronaldo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ronaldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marsden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo keeps control of Marsden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Marsden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronaldo with a nice cross.
Marsden misses the shot to the body.
Marsden swings for the body but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ronaldo is looking to wear down Marsden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ronaldo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marsden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marsden fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Ronaldo misses its target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo punishes Marsden's body with a nice straight punch.
Ronaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsden is just out of range.
Good exchange - Marsden coming out on top.
Brooke Marsden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marsden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Marsden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Ronaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ronaldo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Ronaldo!