PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DJ Strawberry (ranked 5098 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Marston (ranked 2509 p4p, 329 weight class). Strawberry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beastie Boys-Brass Monkey. Marston is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Linkin Park . John Marston has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Strawberry
vs
Marston

185 cm
24
182 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

178 cm
24
181 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Strawberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Marston!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston scores with a nice strike.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marston, as that shot connected.
Strawberry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marston to score with a decent uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Strawberry misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Strawberry.
Marston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Strawberry.
Strawberry looks to score with a jab to the body but Marston is just out of range.
Strawberry throws a combination that misses
and Marston counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice jab there from Marston.
Strawberry misses with a wild combination.
Marston scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marston swats away the attempt to clinch by Strawberry.
Strawberry misses with a wild combination.
Marston scores with a nice head shot.
Strawberry throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strawberry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Strawberry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marston but Marston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Strawberry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Strawberry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Strawberry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marston.
Strawberry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marston tries to avoid it but Strawberry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marston to the ground. Marston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marston throws a shot to the body.
Strawberry tries a head kick but it misses.
Strawberry cracks Marston with an open hand slap.

It looks like John Marston has been cut.
Strawberry wants to clinch.
Strawberry tries to clinch but Marston is having none of it.
Marston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strawberry.
Marston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marston there as he acknowledges the shot.
A combination from Strawberry does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Marston. Those never looked like landing.
Strawberry shoots for a double leg takedown but Marston sprawls well. He's pushed Strawberry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Strawberry.
Marston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Strawberry doesn't seem bothered though.
Marston cracks a nice hook into Strawberry's ribs.
Marston tests Strawberry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Marston misses.
A clash of legs there as Marston blocks the low kick.
Strawberry throws a nice looking combination but Marston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strawberry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Marston misses the target.
Strawberry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marston to score with a decent uppercut.
Strawberry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marston lands a jab-cross combination.
Strawberry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Strawberry had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Strawberry throws a hook but Marston blocks it.
Marston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston looks to land a left hand but Strawberry moved out of range nicely.
Marston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Strawberry in his tracks.
Strawberry shoots in but no luck this time.
Marston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Strawberry darts in looking for a takedown but Marston gets double underhooks and turns Strawberry into the cage.
Strawberry throws a lazy right hand but Marston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strawberry lands a jab to the head.
Strawberry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Strawberry throws a big shot that misses.
Strawberry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Strawberry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Strawberry ducks under a wild hook from Marston.
Marston lands a jab to the nose.
Strawberry shoots in looking for a takedown but Marston manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Strawberry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Strawberrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marston fails to land with a series of punches.
Marston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Strawberry backs up against the cage.
Strawberry throws an overhand right that lands on Marston's shoulder, as Marston tries to avoid the shot.
Marston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marston.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strawberry misses with an uppercut
and Marston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strawberry fails with a takedown attempt.
Strawberry throws a series of strikes that have Marston backpedaling.
Strawberry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marston scores with a jab to the body.
Strawberry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marston scores with a sloppy right hand. Strawberry should have avoided that one.
Marston lands a jab to the nose.
Strawberry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marston looks to score with a jab to the body but Strawberry is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strawberry shoots in looking for a takedown. Marston tries to sprawl out of it but Strawberry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Marston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strawberry throws out a loose jab but Marston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strawberry scores with a hook to the body. Marston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Marston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Marston's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Strawberry lands with a hook. Marston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Strawberry throws a series of punches but Marston moves out of range.
A left and a right from Marston both land. Nice combination.
Marston misses with a wild combination.
Strawberry tries to clinch up.
Marston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Strawberry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Strawberry slips a jab and a cross from Marston.
Marston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marston misses with an uppercut.
Strawberry throws a head kick that misses.
Marston lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strawberry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marston was well out of range. Poor timing from Strawberry.
Strawberry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Strawberry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marston misses with a double jab.
Strawberry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marston wants it to stay on the feet.
Marston connects with a jab.
A big left from Marston misses.
Strawberry is looking to counter punch.
Jab, jab by Marston - just one landing.
Strawberry avoids the head kick by Marston.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Marston. That snapped Strawberry's head back.
Marston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strawberry.
John Marston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strawberry misses with a few strikes there.
Marston scores with a nice head shot.
Strawberry cracks Marston with a right hand to the side of the head.

Strawberry has Marston up against the cage in a clinch.
Strawberry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marston smiles and moves away.
Strawberry goes for a double leg but Marston avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marston continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Strawberry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strawberry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strawberry.
Marston throws a right hand that Strawberry ducks under and follows up with a left that Strawberry also avoids with ease.
DJ Strawberry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marston staying out of range there.
Marston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Strawberry.
Strawberry throws a series of punches but Marston moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Decent striking displayed by Marston there.
Strawberry shoots for a takedown but Marston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strawberry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Strawberry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Strawberry slips a jab from Marston.
Strawberry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marston misses with a double jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Strawberry. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Strawberry misses with an uppercut. Marston saw that one coming.
Strawberry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strawberry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marston.
Strawberry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marston keeps the fight on the outside.
Strawberry dodges the punch combination from Marston.
Strawberry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marston avoids the head kick by Strawberry.
Marston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marston swats away the attempt to clinch by Strawberry.
Strawberry missing with a left hand there. Marston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strawberry walks into a left hand.
Marston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Marston gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Strawberry to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Marston has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Strawberry has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Strawberry has Marston pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marston manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Strawberry is trying to pull guard but Marston turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Marston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strawberry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strawberry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strawberry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Marston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marston lands a lovely overhand right.
Strawberry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marston misses with a hook. Strawberry ducked under it nicely.
Marston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Strawberry slips a jab from Marston.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston scores with a decent looking hook.
Marston might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Strawberry misses with a series of wild punches.
Marston throws out a counter right but Strawberry avoids it with no problem.
Marston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strawberry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marston pinned against the cage. Marston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marston lands a slapping body shot.
Strawberry punishes Marston's body with a nice straight punch.
Marston with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marston lands with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Strawberry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Strawberrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Marston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Marston's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Strawberry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Strawberry just misses with a punch to the body.
Strawberry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Strawberry tries to clinch but Marston moves out of range.
Strawberry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Strawberry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marston as he jumps to the side.
Marston clobbers Strawberry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marston scores with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Marston.
Strawberry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strawberry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marston finds it's way round the side to connect with Strawberry's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strawberry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strawberry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marston with a hook.
Marston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strawberry at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strawberry moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Strawberry.
Strawberry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strawberry walks into a stiff left hand from Marston.
Strawberry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Marston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strawberry misses with a body shot
enabling Marston to counter with a crisp jab.
Strawberry shoots for a takedown but Marston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strawberry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Strawberry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strawberry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Strawberry scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot by Marston.
Strawberry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Strawberry is rocked!
Marston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oh Strawberry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strawberry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strawberry walks into a stiff left hand from Marston.
Strawberry wants to clinch up but Marston keeps it at a distance.
Marston tests Strawberry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Strawberry tries to clinch up but Marston circles away and keeps his distance.
DJ Strawberry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston lands with an overhand left.
Marston drops Strawberry with a huge uppercut! Strawberry drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Marston is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Marston!
A very excited looking John Marston made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
DJ Strawberry was interviewed post fight and said 'i'm young and I will continue to get better, there is no doubt in my mind I will be a champ one day. Get on the bandwagon before its full.... Going to my after party. I got the blow and Chinese chicks waiting for me...'.