PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Skins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Skins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Marshal
vs
Skins

179 cm
20
168 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
30
164 lbs
15 - 28 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Zentrope Fighting Universe

Golden Supplements [O.R.G]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eliah Marshal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Skins!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Skins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marshal counters with a series of strikes. Skins will be more careful next time no doubt.

Skins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skins.
Marshal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marshal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marshal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marshal landing knees to the head.
Marshal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marshal lands a good knee to the midsection. Skins won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skins tries to pull guard but Marshal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marshal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marshal's brow.
Marshal dodges an elbow strike from Skins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Marshal as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marshal.
Marshal stalls.
Marshal tries a body shot but Skins blocks it.
Marshal keeps control of Skins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Marshal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marshal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Skins's face.
Skins is trying to pull guard but Marshal has him pressed against the cage.

Skins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Skins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Skins clinches up against the cage.
Skins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marshal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Eliah Marshal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Skins.

Marshal has closed the distance and engaged Skins in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal misses with a knee strike.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
Marshal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but Skins blocks it.
Skins tries to pull guard but Marshal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Skins jumps guard but Marshal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marshal has Skins pressed against the cage.
Marshal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshal lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal.
Marshal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marshal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skins looking for a takedown.
Skins wants a takedown but no success here.
Marshal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marshal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but Skins blocks it.
Marshal crunches a lovely knee into Skins's ribcage.
Skins looks winded!
Marshal controlling the action here for a moment.
Marshal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Skins's face.
Marshal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marshal tries to land knees in the clinch but Skins avoids the damage to the body.
Marshal lands an elbow inside that Skins shrugs off.
Marshal lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshal works on Skins's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skins jumps guard but Marshal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Marshal.
Skins tries to pull guard but Marshal won't allow it.
Marshal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skins blocks it with crossed arms.
Marshal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marshal misses with a knee strike.
Skins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marshal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshal.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
Skins has Marshal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marshal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshal landing knees to the body.
Skins takes an elbow to the temple.
Marshal with a knee to the head.
Marshal crunches a lovely knee into Skins's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eliah Marshal dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Skins throws a hook to the side of Marshal's head but Marshal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skins misses with a takedown attempt
and Marshal counters with a stiff right hand.

Marshal moves into the clinch successfully.
Marshal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marshal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skins backwards.
Marshal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skins's defenses.
Marshal lands a good knee to the midsection. Skins won't want to take too many of those.
Marshal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Skins is breathing heavily.
Skins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marshal to keep the fight standing.
Marshal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshal pushes Skins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Marshal.
Marshal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skins blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Marshal.
Skins being controlled against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshal obliges.
Good body shot from Marshal.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshal.
Marshal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skins or not.
Skins takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marshal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal connects with a knee to the head.

Skins is rocked!
Marshal presses Skins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marshal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skins can do to turn this around?
Marshal working Skins over with knees to the body.
Marshal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Skins.
Nice elbow from Marshal.
Marshal landing knees to the body.
Marshal connects with a knee to the head.
Marshal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skins is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshal finish him?
Marshal controlling the action here for a moment.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skins's defenses.
Skins seems to have recovered his senses.
Marshal dodges an elbow strike from Skins.
Marshal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marshal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal landing knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marshal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Skins takes an elbow to the temple.
Marshal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Eliah Marshal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marshal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marshal lands a knee to the head.
Skins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marshal lands with a light punch inside.
Marshal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Skins is looking to break free of the clinch but Marshal has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal lands a left hand.
Marshal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marshal lands a nice knee to the body.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skins's defenses.
A knee to the head by Marshal.
Skins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marshal to keep the fight standing.
Eliah Marshal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Skins.
Marshal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marshal working Skins over with knees to the body.
Marshal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marshal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshal obliges.
A hook to the body from Marshal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eliah Marshal dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Skins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marshal slaps away a takedown attempt from Skins, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Marshal clinches up with Skins and pushes him back against the cage.
Marshal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marshal lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Marshal.
Skins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marshal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.

Skins ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Skins no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Marshal wants to pass the guard but Skins is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marshal controls the pace.
Marshal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marshal stopping the sweep attempt from Skins.

We're going to have a standup here because Eliah Marshal wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Skins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marshal pushes Skins up against the cage in a clinch.
Skins tries to pull guard but Marshal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Skins looking to slow down the pace here.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marshal working Skins over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marshal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marshal lands an elbow that stopped Skins in his tracks for a moment.
Marshal scores with a knee to the head.
Marshal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Come on Marshal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marshal gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Marshal for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Marshal lands a shoulder strike.
Skins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marshal walks away with a smile on his face. Skins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eliah Marshal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Skins.
Skins misses with a head kick.
Skins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marshal throws a shot to the body.
Marshal connects with a jab.

Marshal closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marshal avoiding damage as Skins throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal misses with a knee to the head.
Skins trying to control the position but instead, Marshal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skins into the cage.
Skins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshal is defending well for now.
Skins managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
Marshal lands a shot to the body.
Marshal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Marshal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Tony Skins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eliah Marshal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marshal 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliah Marshal!