PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walood Kassab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kassab comes to the ring accompanied by Merauder - Life Is Pain. Marston has chosen Bring it on motherfucker as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kassab
vs
Marston

184 cm
25
187 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

187 cm
22
220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walood Kassab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Marston!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston scores with a jab.

Marston gets tackled into the ropes by Kassab. Kassab maintains the clinch.
Kassab has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marston is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marston stops a takedown attempt from Kassab.
Kassab tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walood Kassab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kassab wants to take the fight to the mat but Marston manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kassab is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kassab has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kassab looking for a takedown.
Kassab blocks a body shot from Marston.
Marston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kassab has him pressed against the ropes.

Marston manages to break the clinch.

Kassab has taken the fight to the clinch.

Marston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kassab has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kassab there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kassab.
Marston lands a nice shot to the body.
Kassab takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marston throws a hook but Kassab avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kassab ducks under a wild hook from Marston.
Marston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Walood Kassab has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kassab will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marston! But no joy.
Marston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kassab's head.
Marston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Marston. Beautiful body shot.
Lucas Marston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marston scores with a body shot.
Kassab throws a sloppy body shot
and Marston counters with a stiff right hand.
Kassab throws a poor cross that misses
and Kassab takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Marston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kassab throws an overhand right that lands on Marston's shoulder, as Marston tries to avoid the shot.
Kassab misses with a takedown attempt
letting Marston counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Marston.
Marston throws a hook to the side of Kassab's head but Kassab sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kassab moves out of range of the strikes.
Marston scores with a punch to the head.
Kassab throws an overhand right that lands on Marston's shoulder, as Marston tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marston, as that shot connected.
Kassab has his takedown stuffed
and Marston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marston lands a body shot.
Marston lands with a good body shot.
Marston scores with a jab.
A jab from Marston misses.
Marston misses with a hook.
Marston throws an overhand right that lands on Kassab's shoulder, as Kassab tries to avoid the shot.

Kassab gets a double leg takedown into Marston's guard.
Kassab is fighting to break Marston's control of his arms but Marston is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Marston is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marston seems keen to control Kassab's posture.
Kassab preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston is controlling Kassab's posture.
Marston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kassab missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kassab won't allow Marston to sweep him here.
Marston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kassab stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marston is trying to keep Kassab in close.
Kassab preventing the sweep.
Kassab content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kassab trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marston is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kassab defends well.
Kassab scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kassab loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kassab is in close to Marston's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kassab is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kassab stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kassab chips away with some ground and pound.
Kassab loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kassab scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marston is trying to keep Kassab in close.
Marston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kassab won't allow Marston to sweep him here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kassab's guard.

Marston throwing strikes from guard but Kassab blocks nicely.
Marston trying to control but Kassab is working from the bottom.
Kassab has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marston preventing the sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Marston is pushing down on Kassab's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kassab is fighting to maintain full guard but Marston has managed to sneak the leg through.
Marston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marston throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kassab to regain full guard.

Marston drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kassab manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Marston has Kassab in his guard.

Marston is trying to control the position but Kassab postures up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kassab cracks Marston with a solid left hand.
Kassab makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marston looking for a sweep. Not yet Marston, not yet.
Marston wants to stand but Kassab is controlling the position.
Kassab throwing strikes from guard but Marston blocks nicely.
Marston can't keep his opponent in guard - Kassab advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Marston is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kassab winds up and cracks Marston with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kassab not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marston is trying to stand back up but Kassab is controlling him
Marston trying to hold on to Kassab's head to control him but Kassab postures up.
Marston makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marston.
Marston pulls Kassab in close to his closed guard and prevents Kassab from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kassab won't allow Marston to sweep him here.
Kassab is looking to work some ground and pound but Marston has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kassab accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Marston working for submissions but it's allowed Kassab to get to half guard.
Kassab is nestled in close to Marston, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kassab thows a huge punch but Marston dodges it nicely.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marston gets back to full guard.

Kassab avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kassab postures up.
Kassab tries to free his leg and advance position but Marston is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kassab accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kassab lands a couple of digs.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Marston holds on and takes a little breather.
Kassab chips away with some ground and pound.
Marston trying to keep a closed guard but Kassab is proving a slippery customer.
Kassab distracts Marston with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kassab trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kassab postures up in Marston's guard and throws a big left but Marston blocks it.
Marston manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kassab manages to get himself to full guard.

Marston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marston is looking to stand up but Kassab won't let him.
Kassab working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marston.
Marston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kassab looking for a sweep. Not yet Kassab, not yet.
Marston trying to control but Kassab is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Marston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walood Kassab's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Marston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kassab shoots for a double leg takedown but Marston sprawls well. He's pushed Kassab's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Kassab gets a takedown into half guard.
Marston is looking to control Kassab's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marston avoid being mounted?
Marston is trying to get back to full guard.
Marston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marston has his hands clasped together around Kassab's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marston manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kassab's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marston has his hands on Kassab's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassab throwing strikes but missing.
Kassab postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kassab throws a big elbow that misses.
Marston is trying to control the position but Kassab postures up.
Kassab throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marston is adopting a defensive guard.
Marston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kassab scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kassab throwing strikes from guard but Marston blocks nicely.
Kassab throwing strikes from guard but Marston blocks nicely.
Marston 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.

Marston has his foot on Kassab's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kassab works his way back into a safe position though.
Kassab advances position into side control!
Kassab throws a strike aimed at the side of Marston's head but Marston avoids it well.
Marston is trying to improve his position.
Kassab landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston is trying to get back to half guard.
Kassab working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Marston is looking for a sweep.
Kassab throws a strike aimed at the side of Marston's head but Marston avoids it well.
Kassab connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Marston some visible discomfort.
Kassab connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Marston some visible discomfort.
Marston sneaks back into half guard.
Marston is trying to maintain the position but Kassab is very close to passing his half guard.
Kassab thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marston taking some punishment here, with Kassab in his half guard.
Marston has hold of Kassab's hands but Kassab slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kassab scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kassab is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kassab thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marston wants to get back to full guard.
Kassab passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Marston!
Kassab in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
Kassab working the ground and pound effectively.
Marston is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kassab lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marston taking shots to the head.
Kassab lands a couple of good shots and Marston has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kassab lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Kassab is trying to stick to Marston's back but Marston is turning into Kassab. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kassab's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Marston.
Marston lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kassab bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marston's guard.

Marston had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kassab defends it easily.

Marston looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marston is breathing heavily.
Marston managing to control the position.
Marston is trying to keep Kassab in close.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kassab connects with a couple of short punches.
Marston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Marston looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kassab pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marston is keeping the position for now.
Kassab throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Marston throws a strike but Kassab avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Marston stands and throws Kassab's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kassab regains half guard, as Marston was trying to land strikes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marston tries to stand and escape but Kassab is controlling the position.
Marston is thwarting Kassab's attempts to control the position.
Marston drops an elbow to the side of Kassab's head.
Marston trying to control from half guard but Kassab is working away.
Marston looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kassab with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Marston is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marston is looking to take a break and control but Kassab is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kassab regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Marston.
Kassab is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kassab keeping full guard, as Marston tries to pass.
Kassab looking to control.
Marston landing with the ground and pound.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marston scoring with punches to the head and body.
Walood Kassab overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marston trying to control the position from guard on top but Kassab is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marston wants to pass the guard but Kassab is keeping the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marston passes Kassab's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marston is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kassab reverses the position - he's now on top in Marston's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kassab trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walood Kassab showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Lucas Marston!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Walood Kassab!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Lucas Marston!

Lucas Marston wins by split decision!
Lucas Marston really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sun-Tzu logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.