PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Bezjaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marshall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kashmir by Led Zeppelin. Jon Marshall looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Marshall
vs
Bezjaj

190 cm
21
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcin Bezjaj!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezjaj misses with a straight right.
Bezjaj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bezjaj throws an off balance right hand

and Marshall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Marshall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bezjaj looks to land a left hand but Marshall moved out of range nicely.
Bezjaj misses with a right hand
and Marshall counters with a left and a right that stings Bezjaj.
Bezjaj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshall misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Bezjaj misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Marshall misses.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Bezjaj loads up on a big right hand but Marshall slips the punch.
Bezjaj swings widly with a right hand

and Marshall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bezjaj's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marshall won't allow Bezjaj to get back to his feet.
Marshall slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall passes Bezjaj's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bezjaj taking some punishment here, with Marshall in his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Marshall in particular looking to stall.
Marshall stops Bezjaj from getting back to his feet.

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.
Bezjaj is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marshall scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marshall passes to side control.
Marshall is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bezjaj will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bezjaj really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marshall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Marshall decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bezjaj to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marshall throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bezjaj was covering up waiting for the punch and Marshall finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Marshall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bezjaj's head.
Marshall engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marshall landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezjaj wants to get back to his feet but Marshall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marshall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Marshall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marshall clobbers Bezjaj with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bezjaj looks to throw the jab but Marshall is out of range.
Marshall throws out a loose jab but Bezjaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jon Marshall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bezjaj throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Marshall counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marshall.
Marshall throws a big right hand that misses.
Marshall looking to sit in guard and control but Bezjaj gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bezjaj is looking to stand up but Marshall won't let him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezjaj is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Marshall managing to control the position.
Marshall wants to sweep but no luck.

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.
Marshall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marshall is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Marshall drops an elbow to the side of Bezjaj's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall moves into full mount! Bezjaj won't be happy about that!
Marshall connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marshall looking to finish Bezjaj with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bezjaj!
Marshall content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Marshall dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Marshall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bezjaj but Bezjaj pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bezjaj cracks Marshall with an open hand slap.
Marshall wants to clinch.
Marshall defending well as Bezjaj loads up on a big left hand.
Marshall moves out of range as Bezjaj strikes.
Nice defenses there by Marshall.
Bezjaj bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marshall's head.
Bezjaj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bezjaj throws a poor cross that misses

and Marshall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marshall is taking a breather. Bezjaj says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bezjaj is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marshall content to control rather than advance.
Bezjaj is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marshall scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marshall passes the guard and advances to mount!

Marshall is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Marshall extends the arm and Bezjaj is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Marshall!