PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Marshall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barbossa
vs
Marshall

191 cm
23
240 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

192 cm
24
270 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbossa throws out a loose jab but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbossa throws a hook but Marshall avoids it easily.
Marshall misses with a takedown attempt

and Barbossa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marshall!
Barbossa lands a heavy elbow.
Barbossa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbossa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barbossa is landing with some decent strikes but Marshall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barbossa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marshall is looking to escape.
Barbossa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marshall can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Marshall is bucking up trying to escape but Barbossa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barbossa lands a nice shot to the head.
Barbossa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbossa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marshall is looking to escape.
Barbossa cracks Marshall with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Barbossa landing strikes from the mount.
Marshall is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Barbossa controlling the position easily from mount.
Marshall is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Marshall looks gassed!
Barbossa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbossa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Marshall is squirming around, avoiding Barbossa's attempts to control the action.
Barbossa landing punches.
Barbossa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Barbossa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Barbossa wants to finish this one by submission but Marshall is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Barbossa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa tries to control but Marshall wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barbossa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Marshall that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barbossa dominating with strikes here.

Barbossa working for a guillotine from mount but Marshall is in no mood to give up.
Marshall takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa controlling the pace for now.
Marshall taking shots to the head.
Barbossa is landing with some decent strikes but Marshall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barbossa raining down shots from the mount!
Barbossa looking to finish Marshall with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marshall!
Barbossa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marshall is looking to escape.
Barbossa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbossa with good strikes from the mount here!
Marshall wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa landing shots from mount.
Barbossa unloading with bombs!
Marshall wants to get back to his feet.
Marshall in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbossa raining down shots from the mount!
Barbossa with a couple of short strikes.
Barbossa tries to control but Marshall wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbossa dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Barbossa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Barbossa 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.

Marshall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barbossa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barbossa.
Barbossa lands the left hand.

Marshall is rocked!

Barbossa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marshall sprawls well initially but Barbossa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Anthony Barbossa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbossa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barbossa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbossa looking to control but Marshall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barbossa won't let Marshall get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Barbossa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marshall is looking to escape.
Barbossa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Barbossa.
Marshall is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa landing strikes from the mount and Marshall is in trouble!
Barbossa lands a big elbow.
Barbossa wants to control the pace but Marshall is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barbossa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marshall is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Barbossa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Marshall is still in real trouble! Can Barbossa finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marshall can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Barbossa! Marshall is hurt baaadly! Barbossa is firing away with more strikes - Marshall is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Barbossa!