PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kris Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid has chosen There's No Home for You Here as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Marsh
vs
Cid

163 cm
30
154 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

175 cm
29
155 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Brute

Narcissus Unlimited

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kris Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Cid!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cid scores with a jab to the head.

Marsh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cid won't allow Marsh to pass to mount.
Marsh slips a nice elbow through Cid's hands, connecting with Cid's forehead.
Cid wants to control but Marsh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marsh.
Cid tries to roll over but Marsh keeps him under control.
Cid is looking to control Marsh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cid avoid being mounted?
Marsh thows a huge punch but Cid dodges it nicely.
Marsh uses his free foot to push down on Cid's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cid is trying desperately to improve position.

Marsh with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Marsh lands a big elbow.
Marsh looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh landing punches.
Cid slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Marsh perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Marsh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marsh works his way into full mount!
Marsh lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Marsh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cid looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh cracks Cid with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marsh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marsh working for a guillotine from mount but Cid is in no mood to give up.
Cid is desperately trying to improve his position but Marsh has a good base and remains in mount.
Marsh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cid's face.
Marsh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marsh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marsh cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marsh looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marsh working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cid in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marsh throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cid wants to control but Marsh is having none of it.
Cid is in a horrible position here. Marsh smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsh landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Marsh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cid takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A clash of legs there as Cid blocks the low kick.
Cid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marsh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Marsh throws a shot to the body.
Marsh throws a right and a left that both miss.

Marsh drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kris Marsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marsh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cid has momentary wrist control but Marsh slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cid looking to control.
Marsh stands up over Cid, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marsh connects with a couple of short punches.
Marsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marsh chips away with some ground and pound.
Marsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cid is keeping the position for now.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Cid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
Cid is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marsh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cid looking to control.

Xavier Cid has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Marsh has a takedown stuffed.
Xavier Cid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cid takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cid throws a head kick that misses.
Marsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsh.
Nice uppercut there from Cid.
Nice defenses there by Cid.
Marsh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cid's calf.
Marsh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cid can do to turn this around?
Cid thows a leg kick but Marsh checks it
and Marsh counters with a low kick, right behind Cid 's knee.
Cid lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cid throws a hook to the side of Marsh's head but Marsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cid blocks a low kick nicely.
Cid fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marsh is out of range.
Cid misses with a low kick as Marsh jumps back.
Nice uppercut lands for Marsh. That snapped Cid's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid's corner calls for a 1-2. Cid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marsh scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marsh thows a body shot but no joy.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marsh.
Cid takes one to the chin there.
Cid throws a leg kick

and Marsh counters with a single leg into guard. Cid didn't expect that.
Marsh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Cid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cid is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Marsh dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Marsh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marsh tries to score with a low kick but Cid moves his leg out of the way.
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cid misses with a combination
and Marsh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cid is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cid tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsh throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Cid misses.
Cid gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Marsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cid throws a head kick but Marsh moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Cid - just one landing.
Cid throws a lazy head kick
enabling Marsh to counter with a crisp jab.
Cid takes one on the button.
Cid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid thows a leg kick but Marsh checks it
and Marsh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xavier Cid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marsh swings widly with a right hand
and Cid counters with a nice body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marsh.
Marsh connects with the punch.
Xavier Cid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cid misses with a kick to the body.

Marsh dives in and scores a takedown into Cid's guard.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Cid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsh pushes down on Cid's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cid is holding on to half guard well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marsh lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cid defending well though.
Marsh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marsh is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cid!
Cid is bucking up trying to escape but Marsh cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Marsh is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Marsh looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marsh looking to finish Cid with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cid!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cid takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cid keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cid blocking the ground and pound.
Marsh raining down shots from the mount!
Marsh raining down shots from the mount!
Marsh throws some wild stikes that Cid manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cid looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Cid is rocked!
Marsh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cid is still in real trouble! Can Marsh finish him?
Marsh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Marsh postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Cid bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Marsh and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kris Marsh!
An out of breath Kris Marsh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.