PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taishi Ci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Marshall
vs
Ci

193 cm
25
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Phoenix Nutrition - 158 recovery $99

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taishi Ci!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ci moves away.
Ci fails with the takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Marshall as he connects with a hook.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ci was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
Ci thuds his shin into the meat of Marshall's side.

Ci rushes Marshall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ci tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshall.
Ci throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marshall content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marshall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ci looking to throw knees to the head but Marshall is blocking nicely.
Marshall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marshall takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Ci fails to land.
Ci misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marshall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ci looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ci stalling in the clinch but Marshall improves position.
Marshall digs a right hand into Ci's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ci's gas tank.
Ci misses with a knee strike.
Ci looks gassed!
Marshall content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marshall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marshall taking a breather.
Ci using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marshall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marshall is trying to break the clinch but Ci has him pressed against the cage.
Ci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marshall prevents the takedown attempt.
Ci using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marshall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ci tries to circle away but Marshall has him pinned against the cage.
Marshall avoids a wild elbow strike from Ci.
Marshall slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Marshall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshall has him pressed against the cage.

Ci manages to break the clinch.
Marshall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ci.
Marshall throws a chopping leg kick but Ci manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Ci.
Quinton Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
Marshall thows a body shot but no joy.
Ci is looking to clinch but Marshall is avoiding it.
Marshall looks to land a right hand but Ci moved out of range.
A jab from Marshall misses.
Ci throws a sloppy head kick and Marshall moves out of range easily.
Ci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall takes a swing at Ci's ribcage but misses.
Marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Ci.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ci.
Marshall throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Taishi Ci has been cut.
Ci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Marshall lands a left and a right that send Ci crashing to the mat, dazed. Marshall thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Ci is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marshall looks to throw the jab but Ci is out of range.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall blocks a head kick by Ci.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ci moves away.
Ci slips a jab from Marshall.
Marshall looks to land a right hand but Ci moved out of range.
Ci slips a straight right by Marshall.
Marshall throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ci counters with a big head kick but Marshall shrugs it off.
Quinton Marshall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ci moves away.
A head kick by Marshall misses

and Ci counters by clinching up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ci with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ci scores with a knee to the head.
Ci has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marshall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Quinton Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taishi Ci.
A right hand to the body from Marshall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marshall pushes Ci back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Marshall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taishi Ci's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jab, jab by Marshall - just one landing.
Ci doesn't manage to clinch there - Marshall circles away.
Ci throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ci tries to clinch up.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ci moves away.
Marshall misses with a hook to the body
and Ci counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Marshall is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Marshall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marshall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ci is breathing heavily.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quinton Marshall is winning the standup battle so far.
Ci blocks a jab.
Marshall thows a body shot but no joy.
Ci doesn't manage to clinch there - Marshall circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall swings away with a body shot that misses

and Ci counters by moving into the clinch.
Marshall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ci with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marshall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marshall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ci with a knee to the head.
Marshall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ci throws a punch but it's blocked by Marshall.
Ci is trying to maintain a safe position but Marshall gets an underhook and turns Ci into the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marshall here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Marshall lands with a right to the head.

Marshall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall misses with a body shot.
Ci thumps Marshall with a low kick.
Ci fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marshall avoids it really well and circles away.
Marshall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ci manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a body punch but Ci moves out of range.
Marshall throws a hook to the side of Ci's head but Ci sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ci throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marshall is looking to wear down Ci with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marshall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ci is out of range.
Marshall throws out a loose jab but Ci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall throws a body punch but Ci moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ci keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshall.
Ci showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marshall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Marshall misses

and Ci counters by clinching up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marshall as Ci tries to tie him up.
Ci misses with a knee to the head.
Marshall slows down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Marshall.
Marshall is trying to break the clinch but Ci is controlling him.
Ci effectively controlling the action here.
Marshall dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marshall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ci looking to throw knees to the head but Marshall is blocking nicely.
Ci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshall blocks it with crossed arms.
Marshall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marshall stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marshall looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Marshall.
Marshall is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ci's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marshall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marshall scores with a shot to the side of Ci's head.
Ci tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ci looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Marshall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ci as Marshall tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Marshall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ci misses with a knee strike.
Marshall slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from Marshall.
Marshall effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Marshall on the inside.
Marshall is working Ci over against the cage.
Marshall taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Quinton Marshall.
Marshall thows a body shot but no joy.
Marshall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Marshall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taishi Ci's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Marshall throws a predictable looking body shot

and Ci moves into the clinch.
Marshall trying to stall but Ci improves his position.
Marshall misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Marshall.
Ci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ci misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Marshall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ci with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marshall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marshall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ci backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ci takes a shot to the head.

Marshall breaks the clinch.
Marshall misses with a hook. Ci ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall takes a swing at Ci's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ci.
Marshall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Ci is just out of range.
Ci doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marshall scores with a body shot.
Ci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ci manages to avoid it.
Marshall thows a body shot but no joy.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Ci is just out of range.
Ci tries to clinch up but Marshall circles away and keeps his distance.
Marshall swings for the body but Ci moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.
Marshall cracks Ci with a good jab.
Marshall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall throws an overhand right that lands on Ci's shoulder, as Ci tries to avoid the shot.
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Ci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall.

Ci darts in and clinches Marshall up against the cage.
Ci connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Marshall.
Ci using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marshall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ci tries a knee to the head but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall is looking to control Ci's arms but Ci gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marshall has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marshall lands a shot to the body.
Ci throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ci takes a shot to the head.
Marshall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marshall scores with a hook to the body.
Marshall is working Ci over against the cage.
A short left from Marshall.
Marshall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ci tries to land a knee to the head but Marshall blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Marshall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marshall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marshall.
Nice body punch from Marshall - that landed with a thud.
Ci with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marshall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marshall stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ci misses with a knee strike.
Marshall is pushing Ci up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marshall stalling in the clinch but Ci improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marshall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ci as Marshall tries to tie him up.
Ci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ci is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marshall cracks Ci with a nice body shot.
Marshall stalling.
Marshall is looking to control Ci's arms but Ci gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marshall has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Quinton Marshall.
Marshall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marshall throws a sloppy head kick

and Ci counters by clinching up.
Marshall stalling.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ci misses with a knee strike.
Marshall lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Marshall.
Marshall is pushing Ci up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taishi Ci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshall has Ci pushed against the cage.
Ci tries to land a knee to the head but Marshall blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Marshall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marshall 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Marshall!