PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jak Progresso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Progresso's entrance music is Dance Hall Days. A fine choice. Jak Progresso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Progresso
vs
Marsh

167 cm
24
155 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

163 cm
23
154 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Circle of Bosses Apparel

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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jak Progresso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kris Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh slips under a jab.
Progresso loads up on a big right hand but Marsh slips the punch.
Progresso connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marsh's hands.
Progresso throws a head kick that misses.
Progresso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Progresso.
Progresso throws the left hand but Marsh avoids the punch easily.
Progresso tries to land a body kick
and Marsh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Marsh closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marsh lands in his opponent's guard.
Marsh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Progresso's head.
Marsh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Progresso pulls Marsh in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Progresso wants to sweep but no luck.
Marsh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Progresso's head.
Marsh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marsh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Progresso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Progresso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Marsh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marsh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Progresso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Progresso is looking to stand up but Marsh isn't so interested in that idea.
Marsh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marsh throwing strikes from guard but Progresso blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh stays in close to Progresso's body and controls the position.
Marsh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marsh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Progresso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Progresso trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marsh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marsh trying to control but Progresso is working from the bottom.
Marsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marsh won't allow Progresso to sweep him here.
Progresso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marsh.
Progresso keeping moving, preventing Marsh from controlling successfully.

Marsh is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Progresso is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Progresso has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Marsh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Progresso wants to control from the top but Marsh keeps moving.
Progresso is really struggling to control Marsh but he's trying to hold on to the position.

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.
Marsh wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Marsh has an active guard here but Progresso has managed to pass into half guard.
Marsh tries to get to full guard but Progresso has control of the leg.
Progresso blocks the strikes from Marsh.
Progresso trying to control from half guard but Marsh is working away.
Progresso wants to pass the guard but Marsh is defending well.
Progresso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Marsh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Progresso thuds a left hand into Marsh's body.
Jak Progresso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Progresso misses with a low kick.
Progresso looks to land a right hand but Marsh moved out of range.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but Progresso shows good takedown defense.
Marsh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Progresso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marsh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jak Progresso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Marsh.
Progresso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Marsh fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Progresso sprawls well initially but Marsh persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marsh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Progresso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Progresso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marsh thows a huge punch but Progresso dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Progresso has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marsh is working away from the top position though.
Marsh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marsh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Progresso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marsh on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marsh connects with a nice short shot to Progresso's temple.
Marsh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marsh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marsh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marsh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marsh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Progresso's head.

Marsh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Progresso has managed to free his arm - good work.
Progresso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Progresso wants to control but Marsh is keeping busy.
Marsh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marsh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Progresso trying to control from the bottom.
Marsh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marsh lands strikes from half guard.
Marsh working over Progresso with some ground and pound. Progresso looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Marsh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Progresso has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marsh wants to take a breather but Progresso is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Progresso is defending against the submission attempts here by Marsh.
Progresso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Progresso wants to control but Marsh is keeping busy.
Marsh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Progresso's head.
Progresso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marsh thows a huge punch but Progresso dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marsh working Progresso over with strikes.
Marsh throwing shots but Progresso is blocking nicely.
Progresso blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marsh.

Marsh is trying to work for a kimura but Progresso is defending well.
Progresso controlling the position for now.
Progresso tries to roll over but Marsh keeps him under control.
Marsh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Progresso trying to hold on to Marsh's head to control him but Marsh postures up.
Marsh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Marsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Progresso gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marsh won't allow Progresso to sweep him here.
Marsh postures up in Progresso's guard and throws a big left but Progresso blocks it.
Marsh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Progresso's head.
Marsh with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marsh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marsh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Progresso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Progresso looking for a sweep. Not yet Progresso, not yet.
Marsh with a nice head shot there.
Marsh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marsh is in close to Progresso's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Progresso is retaining full guard.
Progresso looking for a sweep. Not yet Progresso, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marsh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marsh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marsh thows a big elbow that misses.
Progresso trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Marsh drops back looking for a leg! Progresso is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Progresso manages to kick Marsh off! Marsh jumps back into Progresso's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marsh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marsh throws a strike but Progresso rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marsh controlling the position.

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.
Progresso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marsh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marsh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Marsh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Marsh lands a nice shot to the head.
Jak Progresso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Progresso taking shots to the head.
Marsh cracks Progresso with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Progresso is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marsh scoring with strikes but Progresso is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Progresso is trying desperately to improve position.
Marsh lands with some strikes.
Progresso takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Marsh lands a big elbow - Progresso is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Progresso is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kris Marsh!