PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Eriksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Marius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Eriksen
vs
Marius

180 cm
23
175 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

170 cm
27
166 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Eriksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eriksen misses with an uppercut.
Marshall Eriksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Marius clinches up against the cage.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch but Marius keeps him there for the moment.
Eriksen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marius tries to pull guard but Eriksen won't allow it.
Marius fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eriksen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eriksen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marius tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Eriksen smiles and moves away.
Marshall Eriksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaius Marius .
Marius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice jab there from Marius .
Marius staying out of range there.
Eriksen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marius moves away.
Eriksen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Eriksen clinches but Marius breaks the clinch
and Marius counters with a right hand to the body.
Eriksen looks to clinch

and Marius counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marius has him pressed against the cage.

Marius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marius connects with a nice looking jab.
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eriksen clinches but Marius breaks the clinch
and Marius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Eriksen misses.
Marius looks for a takedown but Eriksen sprawls well.
Eriksen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Eriksen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Eriksen steps into range and cracks Marius with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Marius flops backwards and Eriksen dives into his guard looking to finish!

Marius is rocked!

It looks like Gaius Marius has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Marius wriggles free and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Eriksen does no damage.
Eriksen swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Marius wants to clinch.
Eriksen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eriksen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eriksen wants to clinch but Marius slips to the side
and Marius counters with a left to the body.
Marius ducks under a wild hook from Eriksen.
Eriksen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

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

Marius stands up from Eriksen's guard - Marius perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Eriksen misses.
Marius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Eriksen misses.
Eriksen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Eriksen rather than just go for the knockout.
Eriksen tries to clinch up

and Marius holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marius can't get the takedown.

Eriksen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eriksen misses with a combination

and Marius counters with a single leg into guard. Eriksen didn't expect that.
Marius wants to control from the top but Eriksen keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen wants to stand but Marius is controlling the position.
Marius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Marius decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Eriksen, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Eriksen misses.
Marius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Marius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gaius Marius 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Marius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eriksen.
Eriksen throws a hook to the side of Marius 's head but Marius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eriksen walks into a straight right hand from Marius .
Eriksen throws a left and a right that both miss

and Marius counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Marius stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Marius defending well as Eriksen loads up on a big left hand.
Eriksen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eriksen lands a body shot.
Eriksen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marius counters with a straight right hand.
Eriksen clinches but Marius breaks the clinch
and Marius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eriksen tries to clinch but Marius moves away

and Marius counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marius wants to control from the top but Eriksen keeps moving.
Marius works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marius trying to mount his opponent but Eriksen defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen wants to get back to his feet.
Marius trying to control from half guard but Eriksen is working away.
Marius wants to free his trapped foot but Eriksen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Eriksen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Eriksen tries to get out of the position.
Eriksen is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Eriksen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eriksen tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Marius counter with a right hand.
Eriksen swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Marius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Eriksen.
Marius lands a nice looking body shot.
Eriksen sizes up Marius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marius scores with a nice right hand.
Eriksen misses with a hook. Marius ducked under it nicely.
Eriksen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marius fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen throws a looping overhand right but Marius ducks down to avoid it.
Marius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eriksen thows a body shot but no joy.

Marius closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marius sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eriksen is refusing to be controlled, as Marius sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Marius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gaius Marius 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Eriksen misses with a combination
and Marius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marius slips a jab from Eriksen.
Marius misses with a body shot
and Eriksen counters with a series of strikes. Marius will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eriksen misses with a looping right.
Marius defending well as Eriksen loads up on a big left hand.
Marius connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Eriksen tries to bum rush Marius with a series of wild strikes but Marius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marius slips under a jab.
Marius lands with a nice body punch.
Marius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eriksen's waist but Eriksen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marius off to one side.
Eriksen looks to land a right hand but Marius moved out of range.
Marius slips under a jab from Eriksen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eriksen lands a right hook to the body.
Marius has a takedown stuffed.
Eriksen misses the body punch
and Marius counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eriksen tries to clinch up but Marius circles away and keeps his distance.
Marius digs a good hook to Eriksen's body.
Eriksen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marius .
Marius blocks a jab.
Eriksen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eriksen swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Marius counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Marius passes Eriksen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marius passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Eriksen!
Marshall Eriksen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marius trying to control but Eriksen is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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.
Marius trying to control but Eriksen is having none of it.
Eriksen tries to lock up and control but Marius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marius winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius !