PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shinichiro Tomonaga (ranked 1936 p4p, 1600 weight class) and Brooke Marsden (ranked 114 p4p, 100 weight class). Marsden has chosen Lunatic Fringe as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tomonaga
vs
Marsden

166 cm
30
145
15 - 7 - 0

170 cm
31
143
15 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shinichiro Tomonaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brooke Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marsden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tomonaga wants to get back to his feet.
Marsden is keen to just control but Tomonaga is a slippery customer.
Tomonaga is trying to stand back up but Marsden is controlling him
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Marsden is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tomonaga doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marsden.
Tomonaga is trying to stand up here but Marsden is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brooke Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Marsden coming out on top.
Jab from Marsden.
Tomonaga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Marsden throws a lazy uppercut
letting Tomonaga counter with a right hand.
Marsden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marsden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tomonaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marsden scores with a hook to the body. Tomonaga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marsden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marsden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomonaga moves away.
Marsden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tomonaga is fending him off so far but Marsden persists. Nope, Tomonaga circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsden fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tomonaga throwing a counter right hand but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tomonaga's head backwards.
Tomonaga ducks right into an uppercut from Marsden.
Nice cross by Marsden.
Marsden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marsden lands a really nice looking cross but Tomonaga seems unphased.
Marsden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Marsden drives through and clinches with Tomonaga against the cage.
Marsden blocks an uppercut.
Tomonaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomonaga working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsden.
Tomonaga throws a head punch that misses.
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Marsden manages to break the clinch.
Marsden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tomonaga.
Marsden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tomonaga counters with a right hand to the body.
Shinichiro Tomonaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brooke Marsden.
Marsden misses with an uppercut
and Tomonaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Tomonaga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marsden shoots in but no luck this time.
Tomonaga is looking to counter punch.
Good shot there by Marsden.
Marsden shoots in looking for a takedown but Tomonaga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marsden's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marsden is looking to clinch but Tomonaga is avoiding it.
Tomonaga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga ducks right into an uppercut from Marsden.
Tomonaga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden fails with the takedown.
No luck for Marsden with that takedown attempt.
Tomonaga throws a big counter combination but Marsden scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marsden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tomonaga's waist but Tomonaga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marsden off to one side.
Marsden connects with the punch.
Tomonaga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marsden wants to clinch but Tomonaga slips to the side
and Tomonaga counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brooke Marsden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marsden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marsden misses with a straight right.
Marsden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomonaga manages to avoid it.
Marsden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tomonaga on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marsden throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marsden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tomonaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomonaga is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga staying out of range there.
Tomonaga throwing a counter right hand but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Marsden throws a nice head kick!
Marsden goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomonaga slips under a jab.
It looked like Tomonaga was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tomonaga 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 scoring well with a low kick there.
Marsden shoots for a takedown but Tomonaga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Marsden does it's job there.
Marsden lunges at Tomonaga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tomonaga's hand.
Marsden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tomonaga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marsden misses with a straight right.
Tomonaga avoids the body shot from Marsden.
Tomonaga is looking to counter punch.
Marsden lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomonaga.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomonaga is just out of range.
Tomonaga seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tomonaga takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marsden scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marsden lands a glancing blow to the side of Tomonaga's head.
Marsden shoots and misses
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.
Shinichiro Tomonaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brooke Marsden.
Good leg kick by Marsden.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marsden thuds his right hand into Tomonaga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tomonaga walks into a jab.
Marsden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden moves in looking to clinch but Tomonaga pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomonaga misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Marsden. That snapped Tomonaga's head back.
A good leg kick by Marsden.
Marsden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tomonaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marsden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marsden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tomonaga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tomonaga slips a jab from Marsden.
It looked like Tomonaga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden loads up on a big right hand but Tomonaga slips the punch.
Marsden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marsden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marsden swings widly with a right hand
and Tomonaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomonaga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden connects with an inside leg kick.
Marsden throws a poor cross that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.

Marsden is rocked!
Tomonaga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Marsden changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tomonaga looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tomonaga is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee asks Marsden politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Marsden prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brooke Marsden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Marsden throws a sloppy body shot
and Tomonaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marsden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marsden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tomonaga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomonaga misses the target.
Tomonaga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marsden tries for a takedown but Tomonaga circles away easily
and Tomonaga counters with a left and a right... And another left! Marsden is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinichiro Tomonaga!
A victorious Shinichiro Tomonaga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.