PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshal comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the name. St Andre has chosen When the Saints Go Marching In as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marshal
vs
St Andre

179 cm
27
156 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

176 cm
33
164 lbs
30 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Just Fight (Everything 7$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eliah Marshal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin St Andre!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Andre slips under a jab.
Marshal avoids the head kick by St Andre.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St Andre. Marshal shrugs it off though.
St Andre throws a leg kick but Marshal moved away.
St Andre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marshal scores with a hook to the body. St Andre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marshal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Andre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshal connects with a jab.
Marshal scores with a sloppy right hand. St Andre should have avoided that one.
Marshal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marshal moves out of range as St Andre throws a body kick.
St Andre ducks right into an uppercut from Marshal.
St Andre throws a series of punches but Marshal avoids them all with ease.
St Andre has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
St Andre throws an off balance right hand
and Marshal counters with a low kick, right behind St Andre 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Andre throws a leg kick but Marshal sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal scores with a nice head shot.
St Andre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St Andre throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Marshal counter with a right hand.
St Andre scores with a nice right hand.
St Andre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marshal misses with a straight left.
Marshal ducks under a wild hook from St Andre.
St Andre misses with the combination.
Marshal avoids the head kick by St Andre.
St Andre throws a jab when Marshal was well out of range.
Marshal throws a poor cross that misses
and St Andre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marshal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Andre.
Marshal with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal throws a lazy head kick
and St Andre counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from St Andre misses the target.
St Andre moves out of range of the body kick from Marshal.
St Andre takes a swing at Marshal's ribcage but misses.
Marshal misses with a hook.
Marshal throws a hook but St Andre avoids it easily.
Marshal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
St Andre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Andre.
St Andre avoids the body shot from Marshal.
St Andre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marshal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
St Andre throws a push kick but Marshal slaps the foot to one side.
Donk. Marshal catches St Andre right on the button with a cross.
Eliah Marshal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshal misses with a left hand
and St Andre counters with a right hand to the body.
Marshal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre tries to land a front kick but Marshal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marshal throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
St Andre cracks the inside of Marshal's front leg.
Marshal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as St Andre backs up against the cage.
St Andre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marshal tries to close the distance and clinch but St Andre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marshal misses with a series of wild punches.
Marshal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Andre.
Marshal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Andre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Andre lands a nice shot that snaps Marshal's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal connects with a solid leg kick.
St Andre scores with the left hand. Marshal knows he should have avoided that one.
St Andre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
St Andre clobbers Marshal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marshal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Andre.
St Andre throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Marshal to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from St Andre.
St Andre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marshal is out of range and St Andre settles back down.
St Andre misses with a combination
and St Andre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from St Andre. Marshal does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Andre throws out a loose jab but Marshal uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Andre misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Benjamin St Andre will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A slow jab from Marshal misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Marshal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marshal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benjamin St Andre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Andre throws a series of punches but Marshal avoids them all with ease.
St Andre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marshal thows a body shot but no joy.
St Andre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Marshal as he connects with a hook.
Marshal falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Andre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marshal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Andre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Andre ducks under a wild hook from Marshal.
St Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshal manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal throws a big shot that misses.
St Andre staying out of range there.
Marshal misses with a body shot.
St Andre misses with a low kick.
Marshal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St Andre slips a jab from Marshal.
St Andre slips a jab from Marshal.
St Andre blocks the body kick.
Marshal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Andre. That did some damage!
Marshal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marshal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marshal jabs St Andre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St Andre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Andre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marshal.
Marshal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Andre fakes the leg kick and cracks Marshal in the body.
St Andre wants to slow Marshal down by chopping away at his legs.
St Andre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marshal is out of range and St Andre settles back down.
St Andre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Marshal misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshal misses the target.
St Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshal manages to avoid it.
Marshal takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Marshal misses.
St Andre misses with a looping right.
Marshal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Andre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marshal thows a leg kick but St Andre checks it
enabling St Andre to counter with a crisp jab.
St Andre throws an off balance right hand
and Marshal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marshal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Andre moves away.
St Andre throws a leg kick but Marshal moved away.
St Andre throws a sloppy head kick and Marshal moves out of range easily.
St Andre throws a leg kick
and Marshal counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Andre's knee momentarily.
Marshal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marshal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Andre.
Marshal checks a leg kick nicely.
St Andre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Andre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal scores with a jab. St Andre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal swinging wildly here.
St Andre scoring well with a low kick there.
St Andre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Andre. St Andre obviously looking to wear him down.
St Andre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marshal scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marshal lands with an overhand left.
St Andre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big right from St Andre misses.
Marshal throws an overhand right that lands on St Andre's shoulder, as St Andre tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A looping hook to the body misses from St Andre. Marshal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshal lands with a straight right. St Andre didn't see that one coming.
Marshal throws a poor cross that misses
and St Andre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marshal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marshal throws a nice looking combination but St Andre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marshal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marshal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Marshal misses.
Marshal dips to his left and cracks St Andre with an uppercut!
Marshal cracks a nice hook into St Andre's ribs.
St Andre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marshal throws a hook to the side of St Andre's head but St Andre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshal slips a jab and a cross from St Andre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marshal scores with a hook.
Marshal moves out of range as St Andre strikes.
Marshal thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Andre pushes Marshal away with a front kick.
St Andre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Andre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marshal throws a hook but St Andre avoids it easily.
Marshal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marshal moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
St Andre throws a chopping leg kick but Marshal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St Andre staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Marshal misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal tries to clinch there but St Andre circles away.
St Andre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Andre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marshal.
St Andre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshal with a jab.
Marshal moves out of range as St Andre strikes.
Marshal misses with a low kick.
St Andre avoids a kick to the body.
Marshal looks to land a right hand but St Andre moved out of range.
St Andre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marshal takes a swing at St Andre's ribcage but misses.
St Andre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marshal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Andre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Andre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St Andre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Andre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St Andre misses with a looping left.
St Andre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St Andre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Andre looks to land a right hand but Marshal moved out of range.
Marshal throws a jab but it's blocked by St Andre.
St Andre throws a low kick, looking for Marshal's leg but Marshal calmly moves out of range.
Marshal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
St Andre moves forwards but Marshal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marshal connects with a right hand. St Andre shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshal manages to avoid it.
Marshal misses with a wild combination.
St Andre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marshal is out of range and St Andre settles back down.
Marshal takes a swing at St Andre's ribcage but misses.
St Andre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Andre motions for Marshal to come forward. St Andre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Marshal misses its intended target.
Marshal scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by St Andre.
Marshal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Andre was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshal.
St Andre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eliah Marshal clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Marshal misses with an uppercut.
St Andre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marshal is able to avoid easily.
Marshal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marshal scores with a nice right hand.
A clash of legs there as Marshal blocks the low kick.
Sloppy strikes from St Andre. Those never looked like landing.
Marshal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Andres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marshal ducks under a wild hook from St Andre.
Marshal slips under a jab.
St Andre misses with an uppercut. Marshal saw that one coming.
St Andre throws a solid leg kick but Marshal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St Andre.
St Andre throws a push kick but Marshal slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Marshal misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre lands a nice shot to the body.
St Andre is looking to chop away at Marshal's legs.
St Andre loads up on a big right hand but Marshal slips the punch.
Marshal misses with a head kick.
Marshal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Andre.
Marshal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Andre.
Marshal avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshal misses the target.
Marshal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St Andre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marshal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marshal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal is looking to slow St Andre down with leg kicks.
Marshal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Andre.
Marshal slips a jab from St Andre.
Marshal looks to land a right hand but St Andre moved out of range.
Marshal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Andre moves away.
Marshal looks to land a left hand but St Andre moved out of range nicely.
Marshal throws the left hand but St Andre avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshal thows a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Marshal.
St Andre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marshal counters with an outside leg kick.
St Andre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Andre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal looks to land a left hand but St Andre moved out of range nicely.
Marshal throws the kick towards the body but St Andre avoids it.
St Andre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshal.
Marshal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marshal throws a head kick but St Andre moves out of range.
Marshal avoids a kick to the body.
Marshal throws an off balance right hand
and St Andre makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marshal really felt that one!
St Andre takes one to the chin there.
Marshal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marshal stuns St Andre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marshal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marshal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St Andre!
Marshal misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Marshal.
Marshal loads up on a big right hand but St Andre slips the punch.
St Andre takes a swing at Marshal's ribcage but misses.
St Andre needs to keep his hands up - Marshal had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from St Andre.

Marshal gets a clinch.

St Andre decides to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marshal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eliah Marshal had his way with Benjamin St Andre in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Marshal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Andre.
Marshal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
St Andre lands a nice hook to Marshal's body. Marshal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
St Andre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marshal checks it well.
Marshal lands an overhand right.
Marshal misses with a body kick.
Marshal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
St Andre throws a body punch but Marshal moves out of range.
St Andre slips under a jab.
Marshal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Andre connects with a leg kick. Marshal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marshal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Andre moves away.
Marshal throws a leg kick but St Andre sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marshal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marshal slips a straight right by St Andre.
Marshal scores with a jab to the head.
St Andre misses with a low kick.
Marshal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marshal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St Andre, as that shot connected.

Marshal closes the distance and clinches.
Marshal lands a left hand.
St Andre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marshal lands a hook that snaps the head of St Andre backwards.
St Andre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Andre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marshal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Andre misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Andre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshal lands an elbow inside that St Andre shrugs off.
St Andre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marshal lands with a light punch inside.
Benjamin St Andre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

St Andre is rocked!
Marshal lands an uppercut.
St Andre is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshal finish him?
Marshal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marshal dips a shoulder and cracks St Andre with a mighty uppercut! St Andre falls back against the cage and Marshal unloads with a barrage of strikes! St Andre is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Marshal screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eliah Marshal!
Eliah Marshal retains his lightweight title!
Eliah Marshal thanked the fans post fight for their support.