PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ty Vanorden (ranked 265 p4p, 601 weight class) and Mick Marsden (ranked 34 p4p, 78 weight class). Vanorden comes to the cage accompanied by UP UP & AWAY. Marsden is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brick - Ben Folds Five. This should be fireworks!

Vanorden
vs
Marsden

191 cm
25
194
7 - 1 - 0

191 cm
24
202
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ty Vanorden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanorden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vanorden there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Ty Vanorden has been cut.
Vanorden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marsden finds it's way round the side to connect with Vanorden's head.
Marsden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vanorden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marsden. Marsden obviously looking to wear him down.
Marsden throws a front kick aimed at Vanorden's knee but Vanorden avoids it well.
Mick Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsden throws a low kick but Vanorden moves out of range easily.
Vanorden throws a counter high kick but Marsden was just alert enough to avoid it.
Vanorden tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsden throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden misses with a low kick as Vanorden jumps back.
A swing and a miss from Marsden.
Vanorden is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marsden lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanorden throws a sloppy head kick and Marsden moves out of range easily.
Vanorden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Vanorden closes the distance and pushes Marsden back into the cage.
I was talking to Vanorden's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marsden is leaning against Vanorden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vanorden missing with knees to the body.
Vanorden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vanorden tries to land knees in the clinch but Marsden avoids the damage to the body.
Marsden swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanorden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden pushes off an throws an elbow but Vanorden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marsden throws an elbow but it misses.
Vanorden trying to land knees to the body.
Marsden lands an elbow inside that Vanorden shrugs off.
Vanorden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marsden.
Vanorden working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden fails to land.
Vanorden has a couple of punches blocked by Marsden.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden pushes Vanorden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Marsden as the two fighters clinch.
Vanorden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden lands a damaging elbow.
Vanorden blocks an elbow strike from Marsden.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marsden.
Vanorden landing knees to the body.
Vanorden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanorden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vanorden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marsden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanorden's elbow.
Vanorden misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanorden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marsden backwards.
Vanorden blocking some punches.
Marsden comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Ty Vanorden's cut is getting worse.
Marsden throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanorden.
Vanorden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vanorden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marsden misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Vanorden.
Marsden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanorden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marsden.
Marsden lands with a right to the head.
Vanorden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marsden avoids it.
Marsden lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marsden looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marsden managing to block the knees to the body from Vanorden.
Vanorden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marsden throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vanorden missing with knees to the body.
Vanorden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vanorden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marsden is defending well for now.
Marsden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vanorden throws a head punch that misses.
Marsden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Vanorden on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vanorden backwards.
Marsden working aggressively here.
Vanorden blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden blocks a body shot from Marsden.
Vanorden presses Marsden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marsden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vanorden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marsden tries a body shot but Vanorden blocks it.
Vanorden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marsden avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Marsden.
Marsden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marsden pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vanorden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marsden avoids it.
Vanorden working aggressively here.
Marsden misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanorden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marsden or not.
Marsden avoiding damage as Vanorden throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vanorden obliges.
Marsden comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marsden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanorden's elbow.
Vanorden dodges an elbow strike from Marsden.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vanorden obliges.
Marsden looks winded!
A short right from Vanorden on the inside.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Vanorden.
A short right from Vanorden on the inside.
Marsden tries a body shot but Vanorden blocks it.
Marsden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanorden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vanorden scores with a shoulder strike.
Marsden misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vanorden.
Vanorden swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanorden throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsden.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vanorden.
Nice body punch from Marsden - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanorden.
Vanorden avoids the elbow strike from Marsden, against the cage.
Vanorden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marsden lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden blocks an uppercut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden working aggressively here.
Marsden throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Vanorden as the two fighters clinch.
Marsden comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Vanorden.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsden.
Vanorden avoids a wild elbow strike from Marsden.
Marsden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vanorden backwards.

Ty Vanorden's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vanorden lands a nice knee to the body.
Marsden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanorden has a couple of punches blocked by Marsden.
Marsden misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marsden.
Vanorden scores with a shot to the side of Marsden's head.
Vanorden missing with knees to the body.
Marsden working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Vanorden.
Vanorden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marsden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marsden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Vanorden.
Vanorden blocks an elbow strike.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marsden backwards.
Vanorden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Vanorden fails to land.
Marsden struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanorden controls his hands.
Vanorden dodges an elbow strike from Marsden.
Vanorden prevents a body shot from Marsden.
Vanorden lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marsden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vanorden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vanorden gets through Marsden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vanorden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vanorden blocks an elbow strike.
Marsden takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marsden avoiding damage as Vanorden throws knees to the body.
Vanorden prevents a body shot from Marsden.
Vanorden lands a nice uppercut.
Marsden takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanorden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vanorden pushes Marsden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vanorden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marsden backwards.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden lands a good knee to the midsection. Marsden won't want to take too many of those.
Vanorden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vanorden.
A nice left hand lands by Vanorden.
Vanorden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vanorden lands with a light punch inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vanorden obliges.
Vanorden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marsdens head.
Vanorden lands with a light punch inside.
Knees to the body from Vanorden.
Vanorden lands a right hand.
Marsden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vanorden blocks an elbow strike.
Vanorden scores with a shoulder strike.
Vanorden throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsden.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marsden throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vanorden as Marsden tries to tie him up.
Vanorden lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vanorden.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Vanorden.

Vanorden drops Marsden with a big knee straight up the middle! Marsden is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Marsden is rocked!

It looks like Mick Marsden has been cut.
Vanorden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marsden is still on wobbly legs! Can Vanorden finish him?
Vanorden tries to clinch up.
Marsden gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Vanorden gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ty Vanorden!
A very excited looking Ty Vanorden made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.