PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Contini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apolo Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contini comes into the arena with Top Remix blaring out of the sound system. Contini has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Apolo Marshall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Contini
vs
Marshall

185 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
167 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Contini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apolo Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Marshall looks to land a right hand but Contini moved out of range.
Marshall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Marshall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marshall throws a nice looking combination but Contini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Contini on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Luciano Contini has been cut.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Contini moves out of range.
Contini ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Marshall misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
Contini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Contini moves out of range as Marshall strikes.
Marshall throws a right hand that Contini ducks under and follows up with a left that Contini also avoids with ease.
Contini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marshall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall misses with a looping right.
Contini slips a jab from Marshall.
Contini moves out of range of the strikes.
Marshall misses with a straight right.
Marshall fails to land with a series of punches.
Marshall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Contini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Marshall misses.
Contini is breathing heavily.
Marshall misses with a hook. Contini ducked under it nicely.
Contini slips a jab from Marshall.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marshall.
Marshall ducks right into an uppercut from Contini.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Contini staying out of range there.
Marshall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marshall throws a lazy right hand but Contini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Contini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marshall.
Apolo Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall throws the left hand but Contini avoids the punch easily.
Marshall might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Marshall misses with a double jab.
Contini connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marshall misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
Marshall throws the left hand but Contini avoids the punch easily.
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Contini wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Contini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Contini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marshall.
Marshall is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Contini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Contini blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Contini.
Marshall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Contini dodges the punch combination from Marshall.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Contini slips the punch.
Marshall fails to land with a series of punches.
Marshall looks to land a left hand but Contini moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marshall misses with a double jab.
Contini uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Marshall misses.
Marshall swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Contini to counter with a crisp jab.
Marshall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Contini counters with a nice uppercut.
Marshall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marshall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marshall throws a hook to the side of Contini's head but Contini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Contini is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marshall misses with a hook to the body
and Contini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Contini with a jab.
Marshall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Contini jabs at Marshall's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Luciano Contini will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luciano Contini's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Contini slips a straight right by Marshall.
A big right from Marshall misses.
Marshall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Contini counters with a nice body shot.
Marshall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Contini counters with a nice uppercut.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apolo Marshall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marshall throws the left hand but Contini avoids the punch easily.
Marshall throws a combination that misses
and Contini counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Contini 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Contini ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Contini.
Marshall throws a lazy right hand but Contini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marshall misses the jab.
Contini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to the body from Marshall misses
letting Contini counter with a right hand.
Marshall throws a jab when Contini was well out of range.
Marshall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Contini counters with a series of strikes. Marshall will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marshall throws a big shot that misses.
Marshall throws a shot from downtown. Contini moves away and avoids it.
Marshall misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
Marshall walks into a straight right hand from Contini.
Contini digs a good hook to Marshall's body.
Marshall throws a hook but Contini avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marshall throws a hook but Contini avoids it easily.
Marshall throws a shot from downtown. Contini moves away and avoids it.
Marshall throws a hook but Contini avoids it easily.
Marshall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Contini.
Marshall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marshall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Contini moves away from the strike by Marshall.
Marshall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshall throws a hook but Contini avoids it easily.
Marshall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marshall throws a looping overhand right but Contini ducks down to avoid it.
Marshall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a combination
and Contini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Contini darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marshall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Marshall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marshall misses with a double jab
and Contini counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marshall thinking.
Contini scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marshall misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Contini counter with a right hand.
Contini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Contini bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marshall misses with a combination
and Contini counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Contini.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
A big right from Marshall misses.
Contini with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marshall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the body from Marshall misses
and Contini counters with a straight right hand.
Marshall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Contini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
Contini bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marshall's head backwards.
Marshall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Contini counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luciano Contini dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luciano Contini's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nice uppercut lands for Marshall. That snapped Contini's head back.
Marshall misses with a combination
and Contini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marshall looks to throw the jab but Contini is out of range.
Contini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Contini digs a good body shot into Marshall's ribs.
Marshall throws a sloppy body shot
and Contini counters with a right hand to the body.
Marshall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marshall there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall misses the jab.
Contini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Contini is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshall misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall throws a combination that misses
and Contini counters with a stiff right hand.
Contini slips a jab from Marshall.
Contini connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marshall. Marshall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Marshall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Contini lands the left hand.
Marshall misses with a jab to the body
and Contini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Contini tests Marshall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Contini ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Contini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Contini slips the punch.
Marshall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marshall looks to throw the jab but Contini is out of range.
Marshall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Contini.
Marshall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Contini.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Contini.
Contini scores with a decent looking hook.
Marshall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Contini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Contini lands with a straight right. Marshall didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Contini. That snapped Marshall's head back.
Marshall throws a big shot that misses.
Marshall misses with a combination
and Contini counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marshall thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses the body punch
letting Contini counter with a right hand.
Contini bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marshall's head backwards.
A jab from Contini does it's job there.
Contini ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
The crowd cheers as Contini lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marshall doesn't seem phased though.
Contini scores with a hook to the body. Marshall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Apolo Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Contini counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Contini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Contini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marshall misses with a combination
and Marshall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Contini fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marshall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Contini counters with a stiff right hand.
Marshall misses with a body punch
and Contini counters with a stiff right hand.
Contini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Contini slips under a jab.
Contini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Luciano Contini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to de liver by Contini. Beautiful body shot.
Marshall throws a sloppy body shot
and Contini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marshall ducks right into an uppercut from Contini.
Contini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Contini.
Marshall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A nice combination there by Contini.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luciano Contini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Contini 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Contini!