PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kris Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osgar MacGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacGregor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scotland The Brave (Leonidas). Kris Marsh is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Marsh
vs
MacGregor

163 cm
33
154 lbs
31 - 8 - 0

171 cm
33
152 lbs
28 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition (160!)
Merciless Gladiators

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kris Marsh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osgar MacGregor!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacGregor circles away quickly and effectively.
MacGregor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marsh.
Marsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marsh.
MacGregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marsh dives in for a single leg takedown but MacGregor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
MacGregor can't find room to land a body shot as Marsh controls the action.
Marsh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marsh misses with some punches.
Marsh works on MacGregor's body with a couple of short punches.
MacGregor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marsh smiles and moves away.
Marsh misses with a kick to the body.
MacGregor slips a straight right by Marsh.
MacGregor misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh cracks MacGregor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Osgar MacGregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacGregor looks to land a right hand but Marsh moved out of range.
Marsh motions for MacGregor to come forward. Marsh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacGregor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marsh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacGregor throws a hook to the side of Marsh's head but Marsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacGregor staying out of range there.
Marsh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MacGregor.

Marsh feints and as MacGregor raises his hands in defense, Marsh changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
MacGregor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
MacGregor striking off his back but it's not causing Marsh any problems.
Marsh chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacGregor tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throws a big right hand that misses.
MacGregor 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.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but MacGregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

MacGregor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
MacGregor looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Marsh puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Marsh wants to pass to mount but MacGregor is defending the position.
MacGregor has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
MacGregor manages to get to full guard.
Marsh trying to control but MacGregor is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor 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.
Marsh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marsh postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marsh wants to control from the top but MacGregor keeps moving.
MacGregor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marsh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of MacGregor's head.
Marsh slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
MacGregor tries to buck Marsh off but Marsh is having none of it.
Marsh lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear MacGregor down.

Marsh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor is trying to get back to half guard.
Marsh working away.
Marsh controls the position.
MacGregor taking a bit of punishment here - Marsh scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Marsh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marsh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Marsh tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh scores with a couple of short elbows.

Marsh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Marsh working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Marsh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Marsh throws a front kick aimed at MacGregor's knee but MacGregor avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marsh.
MacGregor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacGregor throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsh. MacGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacGregor lands a jab to Marsh's midsection.
Marsh slips under a jab from MacGregor.
MacGregor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Marsh rushes MacGregor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marsh scores with a shot to the side of MacGregor's head.
Marsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacGregor's elbow.
MacGregor lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacGregor's elbow.
Marsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Marsh - that landed with a thud.
MacGregor cracks Marsh with a nice body shot.
MacGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsh prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MacGregor.
Marsh scores with a shoulder strike.
MacGregor lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
MacGregor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsh's elbow.
Marsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Marsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, MacGregor scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacGregor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
MacGregor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsh's elbow.
Marsh tries to circle away but MacGregor has him pinned against the cage.
Marsh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MacGregor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as MacGregor controls his hands.
MacGregor tries a body shot but Marsh blocks it.
Kris Marsh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marsh lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marsh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
MacGregor scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacGregor scores with a shot to the side of Marsh's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsh working aggressively here.
Marsh working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacGregor.

Marsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from MacGregor, right into the meat.
Marsh ducks under a wild hook from MacGregor.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marsh.
Marsh cracks MacGregor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for Marsh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but MacGregor shows good takedown defense.
Marsh avoids a kick to the body.
Marsh just misses with a punch to the body.
MacGregor takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut there from MacGregor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh tries to work over MacGregor's front leg with a kick but MacGregor checks it.
MacGregor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MacGregor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacGregor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsh manages to avoid it.
Marsh tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from MacGregor. No joy for Marsh on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kris Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacGregor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marsh misses with an uppercut.
Marsh misses with a straight right.
Marsh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
MacGregor lands with a straight right. Marsh didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from MacGregor.
Osgar MacGregor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marsh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marsh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
MacGregor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kris Marsh will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacGregor.
Marsh throws an ugly left hook that misses

and MacGregor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marsh is on top in guard.
Marsh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

MacGregor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marsh preventing the sweep.

MacGregor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
MacGregor looking for a sweep. Not yet MacGregor, not yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marsh postures up and lands a big shot to MacGregor's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGregor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marsh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

MacGregor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marsh with a nice head shot there.
Marsh throws a big right hand that misses.
MacGregor keeping moving, preventing Marsh from controlling successfully.
Marsh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of MacGregor's head.
Marsh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

MacGregor is rocked!
Marsh gets to his feet and stands over MacGregor, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! MacGregor felt that one! Marsh unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save MacGregor from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kris Marsh!
Kris Marsh retains his featherweight title!
Kris Marsh thanked the fans post fight for their support.