PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Hammersmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammersmith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Time - Jungle Love. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Marshall
vs
Hammersmith

192 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

191 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Hammersmith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Hammersmith as Marshall shoots in.
Hammersmith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marshall circles away quickly and effectively.
Marshall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Hammersmith.

Marshall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marshall showed some decent athleticism there.
Marshall performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith is trying to maintain the position but Marshall is very close to passing his half guard.
Marshall slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marshall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marshall has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Marshall controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith wants to get back to his feet.
Marshall looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hammersmith tries to lock up and control but Marshall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marshall content just to control the position here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. John Marshall just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
No luck for Marshall with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hammersmith gets caught flat footed, as Marshall shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Marshall dominated that round.
That's time! Marshall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hammersmith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Marshall shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hammersmith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Marshall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marshall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marshall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall postures up in Hammersmith's guard and throws a big left but Hammersmith blocks it.
Marshall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammersmith keeping full guard, as Marshall tries to pass.
Marshall looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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'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 fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marshall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marshall lands a couple of digs.
Hammersmith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marshall is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall stays in close to Hammersmith's body and controls the position.
Marshall looking to pass the guard.
Hammersmith keeping moving, preventing Marshall from controlling successfully.

That's four 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 showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. John Marshall just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hammersmith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammersmith tries to close the distance and clinch but Marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hammersmith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammersmith is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Marshall dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Marshall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marshall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hammersmith sprawls well. Hammersmith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marshall gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Hammersmith. No joy for Marshall on that attempt.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but Hammersmith shows good takedown defense.
Hammersmith misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Marshall shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hammersmith won't allow Marshall to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Marshall prevents Hammersmith from standing back up.
Marshall could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hammersmith wants to control the action here but instead Marshall manages to pass to full mount!
Marshall sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Christian Hammersmith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marshall trying to control but Hammersmith is having none of it.
Marshall throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hammersmith because Marshall loaded up on that one.
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.
Marshall throwing strikes but Hammersmith bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Marshall wants to pass the guard but Hammersmith is keeping the position.
Hammersmith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marshall.
Marshall won't allow Hammersmith to sweep him here.
Hammersmith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marshall is controlling him.
Marshall controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marshall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marshall lands a nice forearm strike.
John Marshall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marshall takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Hammersmith to pass into mount.

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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

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