PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ajax Anstice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marshal's choice of entrance music: Psycho by Puddle of Mud. Diego Marshal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ajax Anstice's chin.

Anstice
vs
Marshal

182 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ajax Anstice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Anstice.
Marshal looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Anstice misses with a series of wild punches.
Anstice tries to bum rush Marshal with a series of wild strikes but Marshal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anstice throws a right and a left that Marshal avoids nicely.
Anstice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anstice swinging wilding here.
Marshal fails to land the takedown.
Marshal throws a head kick but Anstice moves out of range.

Anstice has managed to clinch.
Marshal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anstice avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anstice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshal has him pressed against the cage.
Anstice wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshal won't allow it.

Anstice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anstice shoots in but no luck this time.
Anstice misses with a few strikes there.
Anstice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anstice misses with a double jab.
Anstice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Anstice there.
Marshal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Anstice scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstice misses with a double jab.
Anstice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anstice throws a right and a left that Marshal avoids nicely.
Anstice lands with a cross.
Marshal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marshal dodges the punch combination from Anstice.
Anstice is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marshal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anstice throws a right hand that Marshal ducks under and follows up with a left that Marshal also avoids with ease.
Anstice scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Marshal is rocked!
Anstice fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Anstice! Marshal is backing up but he can't get away as Anstice lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Marshal and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ajax Anstice!