PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Flip Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erevis Cale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erevis Cale is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Marshall
vs
Cale

185 cm
24
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Flip Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erevis Cale!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marshall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Cale. No joy for Marshall on that attempt.
Erevis Cale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cale misses with a double jab.
Cale is looking to clinch.
Marshall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marshall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cale. Cale obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cale tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Cale. No joy for Marshall on that attempt.
Cale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marshall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cale tries to clinch but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flip Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cale tries to clinch up but Marshall circles away and keeps his distance.
Marshall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cale pinned against the cage. Cale gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Cale.
No luck for Marshall with that takedown attempt.
Cale tries to clinch up but Marshall circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marshall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cale sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marshall somewhat.
Erevis Cale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cale tries to clinch up but Marshall circles away and keeps his distance.
Cale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marshall closes the distance and clinches up with Cale, looking for a takedown. Marshall pushes Cale against the cage but Cale circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marshall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cale is looking to clinch.
Cale throws a head kick that misses.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but Cale shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cale tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.
Cale wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.

Cale closes the distance and pushes Marshall back into the cage.
Cale landing knees to the body.
Cale tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marshall managing to block the knees to the body from Cale.
Cale lands a good knee to the midsection. Marshall won't want to take too many of those.
Cale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marshall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cale crunches a lovely knee into Marshall's ribcage.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall blocks an elbow strike from Cale.
Cale throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cale misses with a knee to the head.
Marshall tries to score a body lock takedown but Cale shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cale connects with a knee to the head.
Cale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cale working Marshall over with knees to the body.
Cale misses with a knee strike.
Cale lands a knee to the body.
Come on Cale - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cale trying to land knees to the body.
Cale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marshall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marshall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cale gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marshall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marshall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshall is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erevis Cale dominated that round.
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.

Marshall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cale throws a nice outside leg kick.

Cale closes the distance and clinches.
Marshall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cale lands a nice knee to the body.
Cale gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marshall.
Cale landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marshall avoiding damage as Cale throws knees to the body.
Cale misses with a knee to the head.
Cale lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall avoiding damage as Cale throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marshall wants to get back to striking at distance but Cale won't allow it.
Marshall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cale is pushing Marshall up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cale scores with a shoulder strike.
Marshall can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flip Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshall drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marshall is trying to drag Cale to the mat but Cale just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cale tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cale trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marshall's brow.
Cale tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshall avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cale works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cale taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marshall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marshall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Erevis Cale seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cale missing with knees to the body.
Marshall tries to circle away but Cale has him pinned against the cage.
Marshall drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marshall looking for a takedown.
Cale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marshall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marshall looking for a takedown.
Cale missing with knees to the body.
Marshall goes for a takedown attempt but Cale pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cale moves in looking to clinch but Marshall pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Marshall with that takedown attempt.
Marshall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marshall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cale tries to clinch up but Marshall circles away and keeps his distance.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Marshall. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cale tries to clinch up

so Marshall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cale pushes Marshall off and gets back to his feet.
Cale tries to close the distance and clinch but Marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erevis Cale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cale will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.

Cale clinches.
Cale missing with knees to the body.
Cale stops a takedown attempt from Marshall.
Marshall is looking to break free of the clinch but Cale has double underhooks.
Cale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshall blocks it with crossed arms.
Cale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshall blocks it with crossed arms.
Cale tries to stall but Marshall uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marshall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cale walks away with a smile on his face. Marshall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cale blocks a leg kick.
Cale tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cale tries to clinch but Marshall is having none of it.
Erevis Cale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cale tries to clinch but Marshall is having none of it.
Marshall tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marshall counters with a nice leg kick.
Marshall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flip Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshall fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Cale moves into the clinch.
Cale lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cale has Marshall pushed against the cage.
Cale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cale gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marshall.
Marshall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cale lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cale obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cale obliges.
Cale avoiding damage.
Cale tries a knee to the head but Marshall blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall tries for a takedown but Cale manages to get underhooks.
Cale lands a good knee to the midsection. Marshall won't want to take too many of those.
Cale will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marshall up against the cage.
Cale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marshall's defenses.
Cale looking to throw knees to the head but Marshall is blocking nicely.
Marshall has Cale pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cale manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marshall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flip Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cale landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cale lands an elbow inside that Marshall shrugs off.
Erevis Cale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marshall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cale.
Marshall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cale connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marshall's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erevis Cale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cale winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erevis Cale!