PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall has chosen Written In The Stars - Tinie Tempah as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Reynolds
vs
Marshall

178 cm
30
165 lbs
16 - 4 - 2

173 cm
27
163 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Brute

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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 16 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds misses with a kick to the body.
Marshall lands with a straight right. Reynolds didn't see that one coming.
Marshall misses with an uppercut
enabling Reynolds to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Marshall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick from Reynolds misses.
Marshall throws a head kick but Reynolds moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marshall.
Marshall feints and then cracks Reynolds's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reynolds down.
Marshall tries to clinch up.
Marshall stuns Reynolds with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, jab by Reynolds - just one landing.
Marshall scores with a push kick.
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!
Marshall throws a leg kick which misses Reynolds's front leg but catches the back leg as Reynolds tries to avoid it.
Marshall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marshall slips a straight right by Reynolds.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marshall has managed to clinch.
Reynolds slows down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marshall.
Marshall lands with a light punch inside.
Marshall lands a shoulder strike.
Marshall lands an uppercut.
Reynolds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marshall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reynolds misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshall lands a body punch.
Reynolds can't find room to land a body shot as Marshall controls the action.
A short right from Marshall on the inside.
Reynolds struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds stalling against the cage.
Marshall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Frank Reynolds has been cut.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Reynolds avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Marshall gets through Reynolds's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Reynolds is rocked!
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marshall is keeping busy.
Oh Reynolds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reynolds blocks a body shot from Marshall.
Reynolds seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshall.
Marshall digs a right hand underneath Reynolds's ribcage. Reynolds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marshall struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Marshall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marshall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshall digs a right hand underneath Reynolds's ribcage. Reynolds let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshall.
Marshall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Marshall.

Reynolds breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Marshall tenderised Reynolds's leg. Reynolds is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marshall thows a body kick. Reynolds tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good work by Reynolds as he checks the leg kick.
Reynolds throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reynolds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Reynolds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshall.
Marshall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reynolds's sensitive parts.
Marshall scores with a spinning back kick!
Marshall lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Reynolds misses its intended target.
Marshall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reynolds.
Marshall throws a jab when Reynolds was well out of range.
Reynolds takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reynolds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Marshall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marshall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reynolds. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reynolds takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Marshall misses
and Marshall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcolm Marshall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Reynolds's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Reynolds chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marshall can pounce on him.
Marshall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reynolds.
A leg kick checked by Marshall.
Marshall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reynolds takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marshall throws a low kick but Reynolds moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marshall.
Reynolds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshall misses with a low kick.
Reynolds has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marshall.
A good leg kick by Marshall.
Marshall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Marshall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marshall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Marshall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marshall misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Marshall is stalling here.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds blocking some punches.
Reynolds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Marshall.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Marshall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Marshall on the inside.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Marshall scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marshall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reynoldss head.
Reynolds has had enough of the clinch but Marshall keeps him there for the moment.
Marshall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marshall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marshall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marshall.

Reynolds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reynolds takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marshall jabs Reynolds to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marshall checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reynolds tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marshall is able to avoid easily.
Reynolds misses with a body shot

and Marshall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marshall.
A head punch on the inside from Marshall fails to land.
Marshall misses with a body punch.

Reynolds manages to break the clinch.
Marshall throws a leg kick which misses Reynolds's front leg but catches the back leg as Reynolds tries to avoid it.
Reynolds avoids a kick to the body.
Marshall scores with a sloppy right hand. Reynolds should have avoided that one.
Malcolm Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Marshall.
Marshall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reynolds.
and Marshall counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Reynolds! He's just covering up as Marshall starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malcolm Marshall!
Malcolm Marshall thanked the fans post fight for their support.