PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes to the cage accompanied by Graduation Bitches. Ed Bravo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Marshall
vs
Bravo

178 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bravo.
Bravo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marshall avoids it really well and circles away.
Marshall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marco Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Bravo.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bravo dives in and grabs Marshall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marshall pushes down on Bravo's head and hops out.
Bravo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marshall tries to avoid it but Bravo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marshall to the ground. Marshall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bravo looks gassed!
Bravo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marshall's waist but Marshall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bravo off to one side.
Bravo dives in and grabs Marshall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marshall pushes down on Bravo's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall misses with a hook.

Marshall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marshall is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall working over Bravo with some ground and pound. Bravo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marshall perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Marshall's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Marco Marshall just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bravo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Marshall counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall controls the position.
Marshall cracks Bravo with a big right hand but Bravo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bravo seems a little lost for a moment, as Marshall dominates the positioning.
Marshall seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bravo for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Marco Marshall just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bravo misses with a takedown attempt

and Marshall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bravo's guard.
Marshall controlling from the top position.
Bravo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Marshall is stalling in the full guard.
Marshall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marshall with a nice head shot there.
Marshall is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bravo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Marshall is stalling in the full guard.
Marshall has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Marshall is in close to Bravo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Marshall dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bravo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bravo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bravo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Marshall trying to control but Bravo is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Marco Marshall just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bravo tries for a takedown but Marshall circles away easily

and Marshall counters with a takedown into side control.
Bravo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Marshall taking a breather here.
Bravo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bravo keeps working.
Marshall controlling the position from side mount.
Marshall avoids the strikes from the bottom by Bravo.
You can see the frustration on Bravo's face as Marshall controls the position.
Bravo throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A lull in the action here as Marshall stalls from top position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Marco Marshall just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bravo tries for a takedown but Marshall circles away easily

and Marshall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bravo won't be happy with that.
Marshall controlling the position.
Marco Marshall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marshall lands some shots froms side control.
Marshall just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Bravo throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bravo throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Marshall controlling the position from side mount.
Bravo throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Marshall remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Marco Marshall just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bravo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Marshall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marco Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Bravo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marshall scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marshall sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Marshall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Marshall scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Marshall dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Marshall feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Marshall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bravo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Marshall slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bravo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Marshall stays in close to Bravo's body and controls the position.
Bravo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bravo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Marshall trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Marco Marshall just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bravo with a poor takedown

and Marshall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo trying to get back to full guard but Marshall takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Marshall controlling from mount.
Marshall blocks Bravo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Marshall controlling the position easily from mount.
Bravo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Marco Marshall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marshall content just to control the position here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Marco Marshall just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Marshall shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bravo's guard.
Marshall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bravo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bravo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Marshall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bravo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bravo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bravo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Marshall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bravo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Marshall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo can do to turn this around?

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marshall is looking to score with low kicks.
Bravo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Marshall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bravo's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall stays in close to Bravo's body and controls the position.
Bravo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Marshall looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bravo is striking from the bottom but Marshall uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Marshall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marshall 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:24
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Marshall!