PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Marshall
vs
Mir

192 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir is looking to clinch.

Marshall gets a takedown into half guard.
Mir pushes Marshall off looking to stand but Marshall dives back in and keeps control.
Marshall 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.
Marshall stops Mir from getting back to his feet.
Marshall is nestled in close to Mir, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Marshall could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Marshall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marshall thows a huge punch but Mir dodges it nicely.
Marshall performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Marshall drops an elbow to the side of Mir's head.
Mir is trying to stand up here but Marshall is controlling him well.
Marshall lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marshall controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is trying to stand up here but Marshall is controlling him well.
Marshall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marshall is keen to just control but Mir is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Marshall scores a takedown into full mount!
Mir tries to buck Marshall off but he can't manage it.
A nice elbow there by Marshall.
Mir is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mir looks gassed!
Marshall working the ground and pound effectively.
Marshall unloading with bombs!
Mir is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall cracks Mir with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mir wants to get back to his feet.
Marshall trying to control but Mir is having none of it.
Marshall controlling the pace for now.
Marshall pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Marshall working the ground and pound effectively.
Mir is trying to stand.
Marshall with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir taking shots to the head.
Mir is bucking up trying to escape but Marshall cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Marshall trying to control but Mir is having none of it.
Mir is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Marshall landing strikes from the mount and Mir is in trouble!
Marshall is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mir can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marshall lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Marshall putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Marshall with the ground and pound from mount.
Marshall throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marshall landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir really wants to buck Marshall off and get back to his feet.
Mir is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Marshall lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Marshall takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mir holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marshall tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Marshall scoring with strikes but Mir is staying in there.
Marshall has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mir's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Marshall dominated that 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.

Mir wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.
Mir is looking to clinch.
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.
Mir wants to clinch.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mir tries to clinch up.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Marshall closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mir did well to prevent Marshall getting side control.
Marshall throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir wants to get back to his feet.
Marshall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marshall lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall controlling the action here.
Marshall 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.
Mir is trying to stand.
Mir tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Marshall manages to move to mount!
Mir is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Marshall is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mir tries to buck Marshall off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marshall fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Marshall fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mir is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mir in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mir is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Marshall lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marshall lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marshall lands a nice shot to the head.
Mir is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mir is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir taking shots to the head.
Mir wants to try and get back to his feet.
Marshall in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
John Marshall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mir is trying to stand.
Marshall landing strikes from the mount.
Marshall lands a heavy elbow.
Marshall postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mir looks a forlorn figure.
Mir is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marshall in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marshall is landing with some decent strikes but Mir is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mir is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Marshall pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mir wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marshall with shots to the head and body - Mir looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mir trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Marshall dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Mir tries to clinch but Marshall moves out of range.
Mir tries to clinch but Marshall moves out of range.
Mir stuffs the takedown attempt from Marshall. Marshall gets slowly back to his feet.
Marshall avoids the head kick by Mir.
Mir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frank Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.
Mir is looking to clinch but Marshall is avoiding it.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.

Marshall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mir is trying to defend but Marshall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marshall wants to control but Mir is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is trying to stand back up but Marshall is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir won't allow Marshall to pass to mount.

Mir makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mir slaps away a takedown attempt from Marshall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Mir.
Mir wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.
Marshall walks into a left hand.

Marshall closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mir to the mat! Mir manages to get full guard.
Marshall trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
Marshall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marshall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall cracks Mir with a solid left hand.
Mir wants to get back to his feet but Marshall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.
Mir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mir throws a sloppy head kick and Marshall moves out of range easily.
Mir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marshall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mir looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mir wants to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Marshall are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mir is trying to get back to his feet.
Marshall looks up at the clock and then as Mir takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Marshall smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mir tries to escape but Marshall is in control.
A lull in the action here.

Mir explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Marshall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Marshall throwing shots but Mir is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mir is trying to stand up here but Marshall is controlling him well.
Marshall lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marshall winds up and cracks Mir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mir is trying to stand back up but Marshall is controlling him
Mir is not content to let Marshall control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mir tries to clinch but Marshall is having none of it.
Marshall has a takedown stuffed.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frank Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Marshall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mir is looking to clinch but Marshall is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Marshall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marshall, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26

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