PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Marston (ranked 958 p4p, 121 weight class) and Malcolm Kincaid (ranked 1073 p4p, 138 weight class). Marston comes to the cage accompanied by Far Away . Kincaid comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Highlander Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marston
vs
Kincaid

178 cm
26
171 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

181 cm
28
174 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Groove Gear

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Malcolm Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Kincaid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marston, pushing him back against the cage.
Marston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Marston fails to land.

Kincaid manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Marston scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marston wants to pass the guard but Kincaid is keeping the position.
Marston working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marston lands a couple of elbows.
Marston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kincaid trying to control the position.
Marston working some strikes from top position.
Marston advances to half guard.

Marston seems to be looking for submissions.

Marston is working for a kimura but Kincaid is defending it quite comfortably.
Marston prevents Kincaid from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid is trying to maintain the position but Marston is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kincaid manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kincaid is pulling down on Marston's head. It's preventing any offense from Marston, at least for the moment.
Marston working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kincaid's head.
Marston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kincaid is keeping the position for now.
Kincaid seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Marston stands up over Kincaid, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marston slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marston tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marston has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kincaid is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marston is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kincaid is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Marston postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kincaid is trying to improve his position.
Marston working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Marston looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marston tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The ground and pound from Marston seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kincaid tries to improve position but can't.
Marston lands a nice forearm strike.

Marston goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kincaid rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Marston's guard! Nice work there by Kincaid!
Kincaid connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marston keeping moving, preventing Kincaid from controlling successfully.
Kincaid with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marston trying to keep a closed guard but Kincaid is proving a slippery customer.
Marston tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Kincaid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kincaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Marston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kincaid stopping the sweep attempt from Marston.
Marston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kincaid scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kincaid landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kincaid landing with the ground and pound.
Kincaid content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kincaid is working Marston over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kincaid has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Q Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kincaid stopping the sweep attempt from Marston.
Marston keeping moving, preventing Kincaid from controlling successfully.
Kincaid postures up and lands a big shot to Marston's brow.
Kincaid forces his way into half guard.
Kincaid takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marston is refusing to be controlled, as Kincaid sits in half guard.
Kincaid working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Marston actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Malcolm Kincaid will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kincaid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kincaid backwards.
Marston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kincaid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kincaid prevents a body shot from Marston.
Marston is working Kincaid over against the cage.
Marston scores with a shoulder strike.
Kincaid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marston backwards.
Kincaid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marston struggles to land a body shot inside as Kincaid controls his hands.
Kincaid misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marston.
Kincaid throws a punch but it's blocked by Marston.
Kincaid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kincaid lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Kincaid fails to land.
A short left from Kincaid.
Marston tries to throw a body punch but Kincaid avoids it by throwing Marston back against the cage.
Kincaid fails to pull guard.
A right hook to the body lands for Marston.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marston.
Kincaid takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kincaid.
Marston blocking some punches.
A short right from Marston on the inside.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Kincaid.
Kincaid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marston scores with a shot to the side of Kincaid's head.
Kincaid misses with the head strike.
Marston misses with a body punch.
Kincaid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marstons head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kincaid.
Kincaid tries to pull guard but Marston won't allow it.
Kincaid misses with some punches.
A short right from Kincaid on the inside.
Marston tries to throw a body punch but Kincaid avoids it by throwing Marston back against the cage.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Kincaid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kincaid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malcolm Kincaid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Marston.
Marston misses with a punch to the body.
Kincaid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Marston on the inside.
A body shot lands from Marston.
Marston lands an uppercut.
Marston blocking some punches.

Marston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kincaid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marston looks to land a left hand but Kincaid moved out of range nicely.
Marston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marston throws a right hand that misses
and Kincaid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marston lands with an overhand left.
Kincaid scores with a punch to the head.
John Marston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marston lands a really nice looking cross but Kincaid seems unphased.
Kincaid drops his hands momentarily and Marston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A low kick from Marston is predictable there
and Kincaid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marston throws an overhand right that lands on Kincaid's shoulder, as Kincaid tries to avoid the shot.
Marston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kincaid.
Marston swings widly with a right hand
and Kincaid counters with a nice uppercut.
John Marston is winning the standup battle so far.
Marston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kincaid was well out of range. Poor timing from Marston.
Marston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marston defending well as Kincaid loads up on a big left hand.
Kincaid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kincaid throws a jab but it's blocked by Marston.
Marston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marston throws a hook but Kincaid blocks it.
Marston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kincaid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid blocks a jab.
Kincaid 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.
Marston misses with a shot to the body
and Kincaid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kincaid defending well as Marston loads up on a big left hand.

Kincaid has managed to clinch.
Kincaid prevents a body shot from Marston.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marston.
Kincaid presses Marston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marston misses with a punch to the body.
Marston misses with a punch to the body.
Kincaid tries a body shot but Marston blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Marston.
A head punch on the inside from Marston fails to land.
Marston tries a body shot but Kincaid blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kincaid's elbow.
Kincaid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marston throws a punch but it's blocked by Kincaid.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marston.
Marston misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Marston will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kincaid lands with an uppercut that bounces Marston off the cage and back into range.
Marston connects with a crisp jab.
Marston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kincaid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kincaid moves out of range as Marston strikes.
Marston misses with a lunging right hand
and Kincaid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Kincaid.
Marston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marston lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kincaid throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marston on the side of the head.
Marston misses with a hook

and Kincaid decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marston's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marston has momentary wrist control but Kincaid slips an elbow through the middle.
Marston wants to sweep here but Kincaid controlling him for the moment.

Kincaid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kincaid preventing the sweep.
Malcolm Kincaid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kincaid is in close to Marston's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marston working for a triangle but Kincaid defends it easily.
Marston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kincaid got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marston has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kincaid has managed to get both his arms back between Marston's legs - danger averted.
Kincaid with a nice head shot there.
Kincaid advances position into side control!
Kincaid works to advance to full mount. Marston defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kincaid cracks Marston with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kincaid working away from the top, dropping strikes.

It looks like John Marston has been cut.
Kincaid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kincaid looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Marston is rocked!
Marston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oh Marston is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kincaid lands a couple of good shots and Marston has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kincaid is loading up with his shots from the back and Marston is in big trouble! Marston taps out to strikes and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Malcolm Kincaid!
An out of breath and clearly excited Malcolm Kincaid thanked Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
John Marston spoke after the fight, saying 'So far as the note goes, nope, I'll keep an eye out for it next time, ta.'.