PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brooke Marsden (ranked 875 p4p, 1532 weight class) and Niko Alzate (ranked 99 p4p, 163 weight class). Marsden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lunatic Fringe. Brooke Marsden is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Marsden
vs
Alzate

170 cm
28
143
11 - 7 - 1

168 cm
33
135
15 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Pound Town INC

Conviction

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 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brooke Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Alzate!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzate fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alzate connects with a nice looking jab.
Niko Alzate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsden missing with a left hand there. Alzate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alzate throws a hook but Marsden blocks it.
Alzate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Alzate misses with a looping right.
Marsden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alzate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alzate throws a leg kick but Marsden moved away.
Alzate tries a low kick but Marsden avoids it.
Alzate throws a shot from downtown. Marsden moves away and avoids it.
Marsden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alzate throws a jab when Marsden was well out of range.
Marsden takes a swing at Alzate's ribcage but misses.
Alzate dips to his left and cracks Marsden with an uppercut!
Marsden throws the kick towards the body but Alzate avoids it.
Alzate cracks Marsden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alzate tests Marsden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alzate punishes Marsden's body with a nice straight punch.
Alzate bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marsden's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alzate with the inside leg kick.
Marsden 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.
Alzate throws a jab when Marsden was well out of range.
Marsden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick
and Alzate counters with a nice uppercut.
Alzate is looking to chop away at Marsden's legs.
Niko Alzate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden tries a low kick but Alzate avoids it.
Marsden throws a shot from downtown. Alzate moves away and avoids it.
Marsden fails with a takedown attempt.
Alzate scoring well with a low kick there.
Marsden throws a big shot that misses.
Marsden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Alzate misses.
Marsden was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alzate throws a leg kick which misses Marsden's front leg but catches the back leg as Marsden tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Alzate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marsden.
Marsden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alzate scores with a nice right hand.
Marsden misses with an uppercut. Alzate saw that one coming.
Marsden throws a jab but it's blocked by Alzate.
Marsden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alzate throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marsden.
Marsden 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.
Marsden moves away from the strike by Alzate.
Marsden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marsden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alzate fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marsden is out of range.
Marsden checks a leg kick.
Marsden tries to counter by clinching up but Alzate breaks away and moves out of range.
Alzate lands a jab to the head.
Marsden swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate tries to score with a low kick but Marsden moves his leg out of the way.
Alzate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsden.
Marsden connects with a nice looking jab.
Alzate misses with a straight left.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alzate.

Alzate gets tackled into the cage by Marsden. Marsden maintains the clinch.
Marsden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alzate's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Alzate fails to land.
Alzate lands with a right to the head.
Alzate misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marsden scores with a shot to the side of Alzate's head.
Marsden blocks a body shot from Alzate.

Marsden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Marsden.
Alzate lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alzate defending well as Marsden loads up on a big left hand.
Alzate chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden wants to clinch.
Marsden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alzate scoring well with a low kick there.
Marsden's corner calls for a 1-2. Marsden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab from Marsden.
Alzate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick and Alzate moves out of range easily.
Marsden misses with an uppercut.
Alzate throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marsden.
Marsden wants to land a leg kick but Alzate is out of range.
Alzate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden misses with an uppercut
and Alzate counters with a thumping low kick.
Alzate slips a jab from Marsden.
Marsden slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Marsden misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Alzate misses with a straight left.
Alzate digs a good body shot into Marsden's ribs.
Marsden just misses with a punch to the body.
Alzate was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Marsden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alzate connects with a looping right hand.
Marsden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alzate throws a front kick aimed at Marsden's knee but Marsden avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Alzate misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Marsden misses the target.
Marsden throws a hook to the side of Alzate's head but Alzate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marsden throws a leg kick that misses.
Alzate throws a jab but it's blocked by Marsden.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marsden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden checks a leg kick.
As Alzate backs away, Marsden returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Marsden cracks Alzate with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alzate does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marsden tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Marsden.
Marsden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Niko Alzate seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzate misses with a hook.
Alzate throws a leg kick but Marsden sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marsden throwing a counter right hand but Alzate manages to avoid it.
Marsden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alzate.
Marsden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alzate doesn't seem bothered though.
Alzate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marsden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick and Alzate moves out of range easily.
Marsden fails with the takedown.
Alzate lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marsden throws a right hand that misses
and Alzate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marsden just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alzate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marsden tries to land a leg kick but Alzate saw it coming and moves away.
Marsden throws a jab but it's blocked by Alzate.
Alzate tries a quick counter leg kick but Marsden is wise to it.
Marsden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden throws a jab but it's blocked by Alzate.
Alzate swings for the body but Marsden moves out of range.
Alzate connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alzate misses with a hook. Marsden ducked under it nicely.
Alzate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Marsden gets a clinch.
Marsden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alzates head.

Marsden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alzate checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marsden on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That kick from Alzate tenderised Marsden's leg. Marsden is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick and Alzate moves out of range easily.
Marsden misses with a wild body shot.
Marsden missing with a left hand there. Alzate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alzate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marsden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alzate throws the left hand but Marsden avoids the punch easily.
Marsden scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden misses with a wild body shot.
Alzate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alzate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alzate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marsden's sensitive parts.
Alzate throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marsden.
Alzate moves out of range of the strikes.
Marsden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alzate throws out the jab.
Marsden throwing a counter right hand but Alzate manages to avoid it.
Alzate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marsdens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marsden misses with a lunging right hand
and Alzate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alzate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marsden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alzate with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marsden to score with a decent uppercut.
Alzate connects with a crisp jab.
Marsden slips a jab from Alzate.
Marsden 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.
Alzate with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alzate jabs at Marsden's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Marsden. That snapped Alzate's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden checks a leg kick nicely.
Marsden throwing a counter right hand but Alzate manages to avoid it.
Marsden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alzate lands a nice looking body shot.
Alzate avoids the body shot from Marsden.
Marsden blocks a low kick nicely.
Alzate scores with a jab to the head.

Marsden drives through with a takedown into Alzate's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Alzate uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Alzate throws a leg kick which misses Marsden's front leg but catches the back leg as Marsden tries to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Marsden. Beautiful body shot.
Alzate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden missing with a left hand there. Alzate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alzate connects with a nice looking jab.
Alzate misses the shot to the body.
Marsden scores with a nice head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Alzate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Marsden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Marsden throws a sloppy head kick and Alzate moves out of range easily.
Marsden misses with a head kick.
Alzate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marsden. That did some damage!
Marsden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alzate. Alzate obviously looking to wear him down.
Marsden doesn't manage to clinch there - Alzate circles away.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alzate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alzate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alzate slips a jab from Marsden.
Alzate lands with an uppercut that bounces Marsden off the cage and back into range.
Marsden is looking to chop away at Alzate's legs.
A low kick lands for Alzate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzate is just out of range.
Marsden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alzate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Alzate.
Marsden tries to clinch there but Alzate circles away.
Alzate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzate lands a nice hook to Marsden's body. Marsden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Marsden does it's job there.
Alzate misses with a looping left.
Marsden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marsden dives in and grabs Alzate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alzate pushes down on Marsden's head and hops out.
Alzate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marsden's sensitive parts.
Alzate scoring well with a low kick there.
Alzate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marsden throws a looping overhand right but Alzate ducks down to avoid it.
Marsden tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alzate defends well and Marsden ends up having to push Alzate into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alzate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marsden prevents a body shot from Alzate.
Alzate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alzate lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Alzate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Alzate as he checks the leg kick.

Alzate tries to keep at a distance but Marsden has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden has a couple of punches blocked by Alzate.
A short left from Marsden.
Alzate blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Marsden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Alzate.
Alzate scoring well with a low kick there.
Marsden is looking to chop away at Alzate's legs.
Marsden fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brooke Marsden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Alzate.
Alzate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alzate scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alzate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alzate goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marsden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marsden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marsden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alzate lands a leg kick that knocks Marsden off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alzate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alzate. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsden misses with a wild body shot.
Alzate scoring well with a low kick there.
Alzate scores with a hook to the body. Marsden takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alzate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alzate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marsden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alzate swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Marsden counter with a right hand.
Alzate connects with a body shot that sends Marsden's belly button to the back.
Alzate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marsden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Marsden.
Marsden throws a lazy right hand but Alzate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alzate was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
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!
Marsden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marsden throws the left hand but Alzate avoids the punch easily.
Marsden backing away here, and Alzate unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate is looking to chop away at Marsden's legs.
Alzate stuns Marsden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marsden wants to clinch up but Alzate keeps it at a distance.
Marsden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alzate takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marsden shoots in for a double leg but Alzate sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marsden slips a straight right by Alzate.
A nice leg kick from Alzate, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marsden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marsden connects with an inside leg kick.
Alzate lands a nice looking body shot.
Alzate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alzate scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marsden's corner calls for a 1-2. Marsden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden defending well as Alzate loads up on a big left hand.
Alzate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marsden at a distance.
Brooke Marsden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niko Alzate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marsden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alzate under the eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alzate.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Alzate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alzate winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Alzate!
During a confident post fight interview, Niko Alzate thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.