PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dejan Djokovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Djokovic comes into the arena with Back in Black - AC/DC blaring out of the sound system. Marshall has chosen Apaga mas nao bate as his entrance music. Dejan Djokovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Djokovic
vs
Marshall

182 cm
20
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dejan Djokovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clark Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djokovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Djokovic closes the distance and clinches.
Djokovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marshall jumps guard but Djokovic stands there with Marshall around his waist. Marshall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Djokovic throws an elbow that misses.
Djokovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Djokovic.
Marshall is working for takedown but Djokovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Djokovic is struggling to control the position.
Djokovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Djokovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Djokovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marshall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marshall blocks the elbow strike.
Djokovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marshall avoids a wild elbow strike from Djokovic.
Djokovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Djokovic gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Djokovic digs a right hand into Marshall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marshall's gas tank.
Djokovic pushes Marshall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marshall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Djokovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dejan Djokovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clark Marshall.
Djokovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Djokovic gets underhooks to prevent Marshall's takedown attempt.
Djokovic stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall avoids the elbow strike from Djokovic, against the cage.
Djokovic is pressed up against the cage. Marshall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Djokovic down to the mat. Djokovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Djokovic misses with a double jab.
Djokovic jabs at Marshall's body.
Marshall wants to clinch but Djokovic slips to the side
and Marshall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Djokovic misses with the combination.
Marshall needs to keep his hands up - Djokovic had a free shot at his head there.
Dejan Djokovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marshall avoids a punch combination nicely.

Djokovic closes the distance and clinches.
Djokovic misses with a knee strike.
Marshall avoids the elbow strike from Djokovic, against the cage.
Djokovic tries a knee to the head but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Djokovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Djokovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Marshall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Djokovic lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marshall letting Djokovic take a breather here.
Djokovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Djokovic is pressed up against the cage. Marshall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Djokovic down to the mat. Djokovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marshall shoots and misses

and Djokovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Djokovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Djokovic misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Djokovic.
Djokovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Djokovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marshall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Djokovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Djokovic misses with a knee to the head.
Djokovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Djokovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marshall avoids it.
Marshall looking for a takedown.
Marshall looks gassed!
Marshall tries to pull guard but Djokovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Marshall drops back down to his feet.
Marshall dodges an elbow strike from Djokovic.
Djokovic gets through Marshall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic lands a shoulder strike.
Djokovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshall avoids the damage to the body.
Marshall drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Djokovic throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Djokovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marshall's brow.
Djokovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Marshall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Marshall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Djokovic tries to land a knee to the head but Marshall blocks with his arms.
Marshall avoiding damage as Djokovic throws knees to the body.
Djokovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stalling in the clinch from Djokovic.
Djokovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marshall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Djokovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Djokovic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Djokovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshalls head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marshall wants a takedown.
Djokovic is pressed up against the cage. Marshall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Djokovic down to the mat. Djokovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Djokovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marshall has his takedown stuffed

and Djokovic moves into the clinch.
Djokovic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marshall up against the cage.
Djokovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marshall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Djokovic missing with knees to the body.
Marshall avoids a wild elbow strike from Djokovic.
Djokovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marshall avoids a wild elbow strike from Djokovic.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Djokovic throws an elbow but misses.
Djokovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Djokovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marshall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marshall tries for a takedown but Djokovic manages to get underhooks.
Marshall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dejan Djokovic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Marshall has his takedown stuffed
and Djokovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marshall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Djokovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Djokovic throws a nice looking combination but Marshall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marshall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dejan Djokovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clark Marshall.
Djokovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Djokovic fails in his attempt to clinch.

Marshall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Marshall is pushing down on Djokovic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Djokovic is fighting to maintain full guard but Marshall has managed to sneak the leg through.

Djokovic makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dejan Djokovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Djokovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marshall to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Marshall trying to control but Djokovic is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall looking to pass the guard.

Marshall is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Djokovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marshall on the ground.
Djokovic wants to stand up but Marshall is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marshall trying to control the position from guard on top but Djokovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Marshall postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Djokovic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Marshall, into his guard.
Djokovic wants to get up but he can't break Marshall's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Djokovic cracks Marshall with a solid left hand.

Marshall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Djokovic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Djokovic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Djokovic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marshall is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marshall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Djokovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Marshall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marshall keeping moving, preventing Djokovic from controlling successfully.
Djokovic trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Marshall manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Djokovic tries to escape but Marshall is in control.
Djokovic is not content to let Marshall control the position.
Djokovic wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clark Marshall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Djokovic.
Djokovic is looking to clinch but Marshall is avoiding it.

Marshall gets the takedown into side control.

Marshall has an Americana. Djokovic didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Marshall is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Marshall hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Clark Marshall!