PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Clendennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne - On The Bible. Clendennon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LoFidelity Allstars - Battleflag kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marshall
vs
Clendennon

173 cm
36
151 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

170 cm
33
158 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Clendennon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marshall clinches with his opponent.
Clendennon tries a body shot but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall tries to circle away but Clendennon has him pinned against the cage.
Clendennon throws a head punch that misses.

Marshall breaks from the clinch.
Marshall slips under a jab.
Clendennon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marshall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marshall avoids a kick to the body.
Clendennon is looking to slow Marshall down with leg kicks.
Clendennon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Clendennon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marshall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clendennon throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshall counters with a nice body shot.
Clendennon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clendennon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marshall.
Clendennon wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Marshall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Clendennon cracks Marshall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clendennon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Clendennon has Marshall up against the cage in a clinch.
Clendennon missing with knees to the body.
Marshall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Marshall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clendennon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Clendennon throws a leg kick which misses Marshall's front leg but catches the back leg as Marshall tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Clendennon.
Marshall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clendennon ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Marshall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clendennon misses with a hook.
Clendennon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marshall. That did some damage!
Marshall throws a leg kick that misses.

Clendennon has closed the distance and engaged Marshall in a clinch.
Marshall can't break the clinch.
Clendennon trying to land knees to the body.
Marshall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clendennon lands a shot to the body.
Clendennon trying to land knees to the body.
Clendennon tries to work over Marshall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marshall scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Marshall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Clendennon.
A right handed body shot lands from Clendennon.
Marshall scores with a shoulder strike.
Marshall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clendennon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clendennon tries to work over Marshall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Marshall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshall throws a leg kick but Clendennon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Clendennon throws a push kick but Marshall slaps the foot to one side.
A shot to the body from Marshall misses
and Clendennon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clendennon throws a hook but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall lands a jab to the head.
Marshall sizes up Clendennon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good leg kick by Clendennon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clendennon was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
Marshall sizes up Clendennon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clendennon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marshall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marshall feints and then cracks Clendennon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clendennon down.
Marshall misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marshall.
Clendennon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Clendennon misses the jab.
Clendennon throws a leg kick but Marshall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Clendennon ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Clendennon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marshall. Marshall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marshall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall misses with a low kick.
Clendennon wants to counter with a clinch but Marshall pushes him away.
A jab lands there for Clendennon.
The fighters circling - Clendennon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Clendennon darts in and clinches Marshall up against the cage.
Clendennon tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshall avoids the damage to the body.
Marshall blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Clendennon.
Marshall blocks the elbow strike.
Clendennon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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 tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon lands with a right to the head.
Clendennon scores with a shoulder strike.
Marshall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clendennon lands a good knee to the midsection. Marshall won't want to take too many of those.
Marshall lands a shot to the body.
Clendennon lands an elbow that stopped Marshall in his tracks for a moment.
Clendennon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Marshall manages to break the clinch.
Clendennon misses with a left hand
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clendennon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marshall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clendennon.

It looks like Craig Clendennon has been cut.
Clendennon throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
As Clendennon backs away, Marshall returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clendennon.
Marshall scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Marshall misses.
Marshall takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Marshall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clendennon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marshall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Clendennon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Clendennon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Clendennon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marshall, pushing him back against the cage.
Clendennon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marshall lands a body shot.
Clendennon lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Malcolm Marshall has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clendennon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marshall's brow.

Marshall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malcolm Marshall is winning the standup battle so far.
Clendennon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marshall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clendennon scores with a push kick.
Marshall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clendennon.
Clendennon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clendennon moves away from the strike by Marshall.
A big left from Marshall misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall lands a jab to the nose.
Clendennon keeps the fight on the outside.
Clendennon pushes Marshall away with a front kick.
Marshall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Clendennon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall looks for the body kick but Clendennon saw that one coming.
Clendennon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clendennon throws a low kick but Marshall moves out of range easily.
Marshall throws a hook to the side of Clendennon's head but Clendennon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clendennon was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Clendennon misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.

Marshall forces Clendennon back against the cage and clinches.
Marshall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Craig Clendennon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Marshall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Clendennon misses
and Marshall counters with a stiff right hand.
Clendennon needs to keep his hands up - Marshall had a free shot at his head there.
Marshall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clendennon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Marshall throws a quick counter kick to the body but Clendennon avoids it.
Clendennon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clendennon looks for the body kick but Marshall saw that one coming.
Marshall moves out of range of the body kick from Clendennon.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marshall.
A solid body kick from Marshall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall lands a nice shot to the body.
Marshall throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon loads up on a big right hand but Marshall slips the punch.
Clendennon tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.
Marshall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Marshall swings for the body but Clendennon moves out of range.
Marshall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marshall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Marshall takes the fight into the clinch.
Clendennon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marshall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clendennon misses with an elbow over the top.
Marshall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clendennon's elbow.
Marshall pushes Clendennon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Clendennon fails to land.
Clendennon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marshall blocking some punches.
Marshall will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A short right from Marshall.

Marshall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall scoring well with a low kick there.
Marshall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Clendennon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clendennon throws a leg kick but Marshall moved away.
Clendennon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marshall to score with a decent uppercut.
Marshall lands with a straight right. Clendennon didn't see that one coming.
Marshall misses with a hook. Clendennon ducked under it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Marshall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marshall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marshall lands a body shot.
Marshall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clendennon misses with a body kick.
Marshall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marshall lands a head kick. Clendennon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clendennon throws a leg kick which misses Marshall's front leg but catches the back leg as Marshall tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clendennon. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clendennon.
Marshall scores with a leg kick.
Craig Clendennon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall blocks a head kick by Clendennon.
Marshall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch lands to the side of Marshall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marshall. That's going to slow Clendennon down.
Clendennon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marshall. Marshall obviously looking to wear him down.
Clendennon misses the shot to the body.
Clendennon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clendennon avoids a kick to the body.
Clendennon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clendennon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marshall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marshall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Clendennon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marshall will feel that in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clendennon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marshall is out of range.
Marshall throws a low kick but Clendennon avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marshall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcolm Marshall dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Clendennon throws a body kick that misses
and Marshall counters with a leg kick.
Marshall swings for the body but Clendennon moves out of range.
Clendennon staying out of range there.
Clendennon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall.
Clendennon thuds a left hand into Marshall's body.
Marshall takes a kick to the side of the head.
Clendennon throws a head kick but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clendennon's head.
Clendennon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clendennon thows a leg kick but Marshall checks it
and Marshall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marshall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clendennon wants to counter with a clinch but Marshall pushes him away.
Marshall cracks the inside of Clendennon's front leg.
Marshall walks into a straight right hand from Clendennon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clendennon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Marshall is rocked!
Clendennon shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Marshall takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Clendennon sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Marshall bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Craig Clendennon!
After the big win, Craig Clendennon made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KnockOut and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Malcolm Marshall was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck , fuck fuck fuck!! '.