PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harland Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sanders
vs
Marshall

182 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harland Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cameron Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marshall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marshall.
Sanders has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Skaggs Training Facility *LOP* in the buildup to the fight.

Marshall moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sanders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marshall looking to stall.
Marshall stalling against the cage.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Marshall.
Marshall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marshall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanders is defending well for now.
Sanders lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Cameron Marshall has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Sanders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall trying to land knees to the body.
Marshall throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanders.
Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanders misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshall.
Sanders tries to throw a body punch but Marshall avoids it by throwing Sanders back against the cage.
Sanders tries to work over Marshall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marshall trying to stall but Sanders improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall scores with a shot to the side of Sanders's head.
Sanders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Marshall gets through Sanders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marshall throws a head punch that misses.
Marshall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marshall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Marshall lands a knee to the body.
Marshall misses with some punches.
Sanders scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Marshall.
Marshall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marshall landing knees to the body.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Marshall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marshall crunches a lovely knee into Sanders's ribcage.
Marshall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marshall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marshall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marshall.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanders avoids it.
Marshall landing knees to the body.
A short right from Marshall.
Sanders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanders misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshall.
Marshall working Sanders over with knees to the body.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Marshall wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
Sanders working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanders tries to work over Marshall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Marshall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanders as Marshall tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Marshall lands with a light punch inside.
Marshall looking to slow down the pace here.
Marshall tries a body shot but Sanders blocks it.
Marshall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the head but Sanders blocks with his arms.
Marshall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshall struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
Marshall is trying to stall.
Marshall tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanders avoids the damage to the body.
Sanders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marshall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marshall tries to work over Sanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marshall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshall.
Sanders misses with some punches.
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 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Marshall to work.
Marshall is trying to stall.
Sanders misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Marshall blocking some punches.
Marshall lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall misses with some punches.
Marshall has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Sanders tries to throw a body punch but Marshall avoids it by throwing Sanders back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Marshall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanders lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Marshall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cameron Marshall's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sanders closes the distance and pushes Marshall back into the cage.
A short uppercut from Sanders.
Marshall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marshall in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marshall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Harland Sanders has been cut.
Sanders working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marshall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanders digs a right hand into Marshall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marshall's gas tank.
Marshall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders lands with a light punch inside.
Sanders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marshall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshall misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marshall misses with some punches.
Marshall has Sanders pushed against the cage.
Sanders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Sanders lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Sanders digs a right hand into Marshall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marshall's gas tank.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders avoiding damage as Marshall throws knees to the body.
Sanders lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Sanders.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshall.
Sanders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marshall blocks a body shot from Sanders.
A short right from Sanders.
Sanders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Sanders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanders takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanders lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Sanders scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Sanders.
Sanders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanders lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanders as Marshall tries to tie him up.
Sanders lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marshall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marshall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanders pushes Marshall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanders throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
Sanders scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanders can't find room to land a body shot as Marshall controls the action.
Marshall working aggressively here.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the head but Sanders blocks with his arms.
Sanders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marshall misses with the head strike.
Sanders misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanders.
Sanders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanders lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanders digs a right hand into Marshall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marshall's gas tank.
Marshall swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanders blocking some punches.
Sanders lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanders lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marshall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanders working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanders scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders avoiding damage as Marshall throws knees to the body.
Sanders lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marshall missing with knees to the body.
Sanders misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marshall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanders throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sanders scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harland Sanders has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marshall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marshall.
Sanders lands a hook that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanders makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanders lands a left hand.
Sanders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Sanders on the inside.
Sanders scores with a shot to the side of Marshall's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harland Sanders dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Marshall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marshall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanders looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanders blocks a low kick nicely.
Sanders cracks Marshall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marshall throws the left hand but Sanders avoids the punch easily.
Sanders connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marshall. Marshall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Marshall is rocked!
Sanders with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanders lands with a right hand.
Marshall is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanders finish him?
Marshall avoids the body shot from Sanders.
Marshall seems to have recovered his senses.
Marshall looks to land a right hand but Sanders moved out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanders checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanders scores with a jab.
Marshall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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 looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marshall tries to score with a low kick but Sanders moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marshall looks for the body kick but Sanders saw that one coming.
Sanders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marshall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marshall misses with a body kick.
Marshall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marshall has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanders. That snapped Marshall's head back.
Sanders checks a low kick from Marshall.
Sanders misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanders connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Marshall! He's out on his feet! Sanders rushes in and drops Marshall with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harland Sanders!