PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Marsh (ranked 2337 p4p, 2164 weight class) and Vinicius Fontes (ranked 176 p4p, 165 weight class). Marsh's entrance music is Nogizaka46 - Sing Out !. A fine choice. Vinicius Fontes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Marsh
vs
Fontes

173 cm
19
152
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
27
150
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Marsh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Fontes!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh lands a nice hook to Fontes's body. Fontes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marsh misses with a straight right.
Marsh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fontes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donk. Marsh catches Fontes right on the button with a cross.
Jab from Marsh.
Marsh misses with a right hand
and Fontes counters with a stiff right hand.
Fontes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fontes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marsh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fontes thinking.
Marsh throws out a loose jab but Fontes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fontes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marsh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fontes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marsh.
Marsh lands with a nice body punch.
Marsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fontes manages to avoid it.
Marsh misses with a wild body shot.
Marsh cracks Fontes with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Fontes is out of range.
A nice side step and Fontes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsh. Fontes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fontes looks to land a combination but Marsh avoids it well.
Marsh throws a shot from downtown. Fontes moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Fontes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fontes throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Fontes.
Marsh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marsh throws a body punch but Fontes moves out of range.
Marsh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fontes has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Fontes misses the target.
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fontes just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fontes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a looping right.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Marsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fontes.
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!
Marsh throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Fontes counter with a right hand.
Fontes misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Marsh tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsh lands with a straight right. Fontes didn't see that one coming.
Marsh punishes Fontes's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the body from Marsh misses
and Fontes counters with a series of strikes. Marsh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fontes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsh.
Marsh throws out a powerful jab.
Fontes staying out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Marsh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fontes doesn't seem phased though.
Fontes misses with a straight left.
Fontes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Fontes misses the target.
Fontes ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
Marsh swings widly with a right hand
and Fontes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marsh scores with the left hand. Fontes knows he should have avoided that one.
Marsh throws an off balance right hand
and Fontes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marsh throws a right hand that misses
and Fontes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fontes throws an off balance right hand
letting Marsh counter with a right hand.
Marsh punishes Fontes's body with a nice straight punch.
Fontes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fontes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marsh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsh. Fontes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fontes throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fontes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fontes lands with a nice combination. Marsh backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Fontes.
Fontes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marsh throws a leg kick
and Fontes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fontes misses with a hook. Marsh ducked under it nicely.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Marsh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marsh is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marsh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marsh scores with a jab to the body.
Fontes blocks a jab.
Marsh looks to land a right hand but Fontes moved out of range.
Fontes 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.
Fontes staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Marsh as he connects with a hook.
Fontes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fontes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marsh finds it's way round the side to connect with Fontes's head.
Jab by Marsh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Marsh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marsh cracks Fontes with an open hand slap.
Marsh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fontes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Marsh defending well as Fontes loads up on a big left hand.
We've been told by Marsh's head coaches at Kitano Fight Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fontes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fontes ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
Marsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fontes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fontes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fontes drops his hands momentarily and Marsh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marsh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fontes.
Fontes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Daniel Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh scores with a jab. Fontes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marsh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marsh throws a looping overhand right but Fontes ducks down to avoid it.
Marsh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fontes ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Fontes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Marsh has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontes misses with a right hand
and Marsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marsh missing with a left hand there. Fontes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fontes just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Marsh misses
and Fontes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Fontes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fontes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marsh lands a nice hook to Fontes's body. Fontes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marsh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fontes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marsh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A quick step to the side and Marsh tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fontes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marsh finds it's way round the side to connect with Fontes's head.
Marsh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fontes.
Fontes staying out of range there.
It seemed like Fontes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marsh misses with a body shot
and Fontes counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsh misses with a lunging right hand
and Fontes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Fontes is just out of range.
Fontes throws out a counter right but Marsh avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh scores with a jab to the body.
Marsh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marsh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fontes can do to turn this around?
Marsh misses with a body shot.
Fontes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marsh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fontess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Fontes misses.
Marsh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fontes misses with a body shot.
Fontes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fontes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsh lands a lovely overhand right.
Fontes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fontes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fontes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Fontes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab from Marsh.
Marsh walks into a stiff left hand from Fontes.
Marsh lands with a nice body punch.
Fontes misses the jab.
Fontes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fontes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fontes misses with a body punch
and Marsh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fontes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fontes manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Marsh is predictable there
and Fontes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh throws a hook to the side of Fontes's head but Fontes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marsh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fontes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marsh connects with a right hand. Fontes shakes it off.
Nice shot by Fontes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fontes 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.
Marsh drops his hands momentarily and Fontes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice cross by Marsh.
Fontes takes one to the side of the head.
Marsh throws an off balance right hand
and Fontes counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fontes slips a jab from Marsh.
Marsh with the inside leg kick.
Marsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fontes was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Marsh dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Marsh throws a looping overhand right but Fontes ducks down to avoid it.
Vinicius Fontes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Marsh is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Fontes misses.
Marsh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marsh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marsh jabs at Fontes's body.
Marsh throws a hook but Fontes avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Fontes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marsh throws a big shot that misses.
Fontes throws a hook but Marsh avoids it easily.
Marsh is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marsh misses with a straight right.
Marsh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontes misses the shot to the body.
Marsh thows a leg kick but Fontes checks it
and Fontes counters with a nice body shot.
Fontes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marsh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fontes on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marsh.
Fontes ducks right into an uppercut from Marsh.
Marsh digs a good body shot into Fontes's ribs.
Fontes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fontes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marsh circles away quickly and effectively.
Fontes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fontes misses with a straight right.
Fontes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fontes lands with an uppercut that bounces Marsh off the cage and back into range.
Good exchange - Marsh coming out on top.
Fontes slips a jab from Marsh.
A little jabbing left from Fontes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fontes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A lazy left from Marsh finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fontes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fontes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
A jab from Fontes misses.
The fighters circling - Marsh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsh cracks Fontes with an open hand slap.
Marsh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Fontes is out of range.
Marsh misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fontes! But no joy.
Marsh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fontes.
Marsh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fontes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marsh throws a body punch but Fontes moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh loads up on a big right hand but Fontes slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Fontes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Marsh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fontes.
Fontes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for Fontes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh missing with a left hand there. Fontes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marsh lands with an overhand left.
Fontes throws a poor cross that misses
and Marsh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Fontes.
Marsh lands a nice shot that snaps Fontes's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh digs a good body shot into Fontes's ribs.
Fontes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsh works Fontes's body with a nice hook.
Fontes swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Marsh misses its target.
Fontes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fontes throws a lazy right hand but Marsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fontes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fontes throws out a counter right but Marsh avoids it with no problem.
Marsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Fontes to counter with a crisp jab.
Marsh swings for the body but Fontes moves out of range.
A nice side step and Fontes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fontes avoids the body shot from Marsh.
Fontes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsh throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Marsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marsh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Marsh!
Daniel Marsh is the new featherweight champion!
Daniel Marsh thanked the fans post fight for their support.