PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bell has chosen Eminem - Almost Famous as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marston
vs
Bell

188 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Archie Bell!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bell throws a leg kick but Marston sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marston is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
Bell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marston moves in looking to clinch but Bell pushes him off.
Bell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bell throws a right hand that Marston ducks under and follows up with a left that Marston also avoids with ease.
Bell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bell, right into the meat.
Marston tries to clinch up.
Bell swats away the attempt to clinch by Marston.
Marston tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marston.
Marston ducks under a wild hook from Bell.

Marston moves into the clinch.

Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Marston closes the distance and clinches.
Bell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marston backwards.
Marston throws a punch but it's blocked by Bell.
Bell lands with a left to the head.
Bell tries to circle away but Marston has him pinned against the cage.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Bell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Bell.
A right hand to the body from Bell.
Bell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marston scores with a hook to the body.

Bell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marston.
Marston tries to close the distance and clinch but Bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Archie Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marston tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
Bell throws a right and a left that Marston avoids nicely.
Bell misses with a looping left.
Bell tries to bum rush Marston with a series of wild strikes but Marston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A clash of legs there as Marston blocks the low kick.
Bell stalks Marston and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marston's face. Marston staggers backwards, shaken.
Marston tries to clinch up.
Marston is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marston tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell swings for the body but Marston moves out of range.
Marston blocks a jab.

Marston pushes Bell up against the cage in a clinch.
Marston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marston has him pressed against the cage.
Marston throws a punch but it's blocked by Bell.
A short uppercut from Marston.
Bell working hard to break the clinch.
Marston scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell throws a punch but it's blocked by Marston.
Marston has Bell pressed against the cage, preventing Bell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marston is looking to control Bell's arms but Bell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marston has his back to the cage.
Marston scores with a hook to the body.
Bell tries to break free but Marston pushes him back against the cage.
Bell misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marston blocks a low kick nicely.
Marston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marston moves out of range as Bell strikes.
Marston slips under a jab from Bell.
Marston wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Marston clinches.
Bell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bell tries to break the clinch but Marston is controlling the position.
Bell is trying to break the clinch but Marston is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Marston.
Bell looks gassed!
Bell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marston pushes Bell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bell is trying to break the clinch but Marston is controlling him.
Marston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bell wants to get back to striking at distance but Marston won't allow it.
Marston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marston lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Marston.
Marston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Marston.
A hook to the body from Marston.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Marston.
Marston presses Bell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marston presses Bell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marston lands a good knee to the midsection. Bell won't want to take too many of those.
Marston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Marston.
Marston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bell wants to break free but Marston has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marston digs a right hand into Bell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bell's gas tank.
Marston lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
Marston is working Bell over against the cage.
Marston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Marston avoiding damage.
Marston misses with a punch on the inside.
Marston misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Marston drives through and clinches with Bell against the cage.
Bell is trying to break free.
Marston tries a body shot but Bell blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Bell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marston lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Marston dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bell throws a jab but it's blocked by Marston.
Bell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bell throws an overhand right that lands on Marston's shoulder, as Marston tries to avoid the shot.
Marston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bell circles away quickly and effectively.
Bell looks to land a left hand but Marston moved out of range nicely.
Marston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Marston both land. Nice combination.
Marston tries to clinch up but Bell circles away and keeps his distance.
Bell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marston.
Marston slips a straight right by Bell.
Bell misses the jab.
Bell misses with a double jab.
Bell misses with a hook. Marston ducked under it nicely.
Marston tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
Marston tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.
Marston misses with a two punch combination.
Marston tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
Marston just misses with a punch to the body.
Marston wants to clinch.
John Marston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bell loads up on a big right hand but Marston slips the punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bell lands a lovely overhand right.
Bell tries to move into range but Marston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bell throws a hook but Marston blocks it.

Marston moves into range and clinches up with Bell.
A short uppercut from Marston.
Marston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Marston missing with knees to the body.
Bell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bell lands an uppercut.
Marston lands a shoulder strike.
Marston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marston is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marston.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
Bell wants to get back to striking at distance but Marston won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Marston fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Bell.
John Marston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marston lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marston misses with some punches.
Marston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Marston.
Marston misses with the head strike.
Bell is trying to break the clinch but Marston is controlling him.
Marston struggles to land a body shot inside as Bell controls his hands.
Marston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bell's efforts to push away.
Bell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marston keeps control of Bell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bell blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
Bell working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Marston.
Bell tries to circle away but Marston has him pinned against the cage.
Marston scores with a hook to the body.
Marston lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell has had enough of the clinch but Marston keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Marston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marston tries to work over Bell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bell's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bell as Marston tries to tie him up.
Marston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Marston.
Marston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marston misses with a knee to the head.
Marston misses with a body punch.
Marston leaning against his opponent.
Marston misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marston.
Bell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Marston fails to land.
Marston throws a head punch that misses.
Bell is trying to force a seperation but Marston has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Marston.
Bell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marston has him pressed against the cage.
Marston tries to land a knee to the head but Bell blocks with his arms.
Marston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bell's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Bell.
Marston takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bell manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Marston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bell stalks Marston and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marston's face. Marston staggers backwards, shaken.
Marston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marston throws a nice looking combination but Bell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bell misses with the combination.
Bell throws a low kick but Marston avoids it.
Marston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marston wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marston checks a low kick from Bell.
Marston avoids the body shot from Bell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Marston dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Marston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Marston is just out of range.
Bell throws a shot from downtown. Marston moves away and avoids it.
Marston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bell stalks Marston and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marston's face. Marston staggers backwards, shaken.
Marston checks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bell, as that shot connected.
Marston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marston tries to close the distance and clinch but Bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marston is looking to clinch.
Bell misses with a body shot
and Marston counters with a nice uppercut.

Marston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bell, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston has Bell pressed against the cage.
Bell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short body shot lands from Bell as the two fighters clinch.
Bell can't break the clinch.
Bell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bell is looking to break free of the clinch but Marston has double underhooks.
Bell blocks an uppercut.
Bell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marston presses Bell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bell lands a nice shot to the body.
Marston keeps control of Bell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marston can't find room to land a body shot as Bell controls the action.
Marston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Marston is working Bell over against the cage.
Bell blocking some punches.
Marston works on Bell's body with a couple of short punches.
Marston has Bell pressed against the cage, preventing Bell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marston working aggressively here.
Marston is working Bell over against the cage.
Marston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bell or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
Marston stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
Bell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marston has him pressed against the cage.
Bell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Marston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston lands a hook that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Bell blocks an uppercut.
Bell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Marston.
Marston throws a head punch that misses.
Bell is trying to force a seperation but Marston has the dominant position.
Marston scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bell.
A right handed body shot lands from Marston.
Bell takes a shot to the head.
Marston lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marston.
A short left from Marston.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Bell manages to break the clinch.
Marston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bell thows a leg kick but Marston checks it

and Marston counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to break the clinch but Marston is controlling the position.

Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marston misses with a double jab.
Bell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Marston moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marston tries a body shot but Bell blocks it.
Bell digs a right hand into Marston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marston's gas tank.
Bell is working Marston over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bell.
Bell lands with a light punch inside.
Marston struggles to land a body shot inside as Bell controls his hands.
Marston tries to throw a body punch but Bell avoids it by throwing Marston back against the cage.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Bell.

Bell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marston dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Bell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bell throws a leg kick

and Marston counters by moving into the clinch.
John Marston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Bell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Bell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Marston's head but Marston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Marston with a nice cross.
Bell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Marston moves in looking to clinch but Bell pushes him off.
Marston is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
Bell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Marston ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bell circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Marston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marston, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Marston!