PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kris Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marsh
vs
Taylor

163 cm
23
154 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

170 cm
28
155 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kris Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marsh thows a body shot but no joy.
Marsh misses with a body shot
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Marsh wants to land a leg kick but Taylor is out of range.
Marsh misses with a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taylor's calf.
Marsh tries to work over Taylor's front leg with a kick but Taylor checks it.
Taylor swings for the body but Marsh moves out of range.
Kris Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Marsh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
Marsh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taylor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marsh thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Taylor to regain full guard.
Marsh stops Taylor from standing up.
Marsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Taylor can't keep his opponent in guard - Marsh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Marsh is controlling well.
Taylor won't allow Marsh to pass to mount.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Marsh is controlling well.
Taylor won't allow Marsh to pass to mount.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Marsh is controlling well.
Marsh has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marsh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Taylor is desperately trying to improve his position but Marsh has a good base and remains in mount.
Marsh looking to ground and pound but Taylor is blocking nicely.
The referee warns Taylor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Taylor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taylor wants to hold on but Marsh pushes him away.
Marsh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marsh with shots to the head and body - Taylor looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Taylor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Taylor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marsh lands a big shot there that rocks Taylor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Taylor is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Taylor looks gassed!
Taylor wants to control but Marsh is having none of it.
Taylor is looking to improve his position but Marsh isn't that keen on the idea.

Marsh goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Taylor is on top in guard.
Marsh wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Taylor postures up in Marsh's guard and throws a big left but Marsh blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is working Marsh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marsh trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

We're going to have a standup here because Kris Marsh wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Marsh tries a low kick but Taylor avoids it.
Marsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Marsh lands a leg kick that knocks Taylor off balance momentarily.
Marsh misses with a body shot.
Taylor misses with a takedown

and Marsh moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor can't break the clinch.

Marsh lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Marsh trying to mount his opponent but Taylor defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Marsh dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marsh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taylor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Marsh forces Taylor back against the cage and clinches.
Taylor tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marsh.
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Marsh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsh works on Taylor's body with a couple of short punches.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsh stops a takedown attempt from Taylor.
Taylor tries to break free but Marsh pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marsh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kris Marsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Taylor.

Marsh shoots in and gets a takedown into Taylor's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Marsh advances position into side control!
Marsh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Taylor regains half guard.
Taylor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor is staying active underneath Marsh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marsh working Taylor over with strikes.
Taylor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marsh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marsh lands a nice short elbow.
Marsh stops Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Taylor is staying active underneath Marsh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marsh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marsh is nestled in close to Taylor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Marsh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marsh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Taylor taking some punishment here, with Marsh in his half guard.
Marsh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Marsh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to control Marsh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taylor avoid being mounted?
Taylor has his hands clasped together around Marsh's back. He's all about the action.
Marsh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marsh trying to control from half guard but Taylor is working away.
Marsh lands with a punch from half guard.
Marsh working over Taylor with some ground and pound. Taylor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Marsh is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taylor is just riding it out for now. Marsh eventually gives up the hold.
Marsh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor manages to get to full guard.
Marsh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Marsh passes Taylor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marsh throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Marsh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Marsh works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Marsh dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Marsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor fails with the takedown

and Marsh counters with a shoot takedown. Taylor fights it but they end up in guard.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
Marsh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marsh wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Marsh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor has momentary wrist control but Marsh slips an elbow through the middle.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Marsh tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Marsh cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
Marsh throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Marsh trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Marsh wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Marsh slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Marsh scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor taking a bit of punishment here - Marsh scoring with strikes.
Marsh scoring with punches from side control.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taylor wants to control but Marsh postures up.
Marsh cracks Taylor with a big elbow.
Marsh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Taylor tries to buck Marsh off but Marsh is having none of it.
Marsh trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Marsh tries to score with some ground and pound. Taylor controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Marsh scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Marsh working away.
Marsh in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Marsh cracks Taylor with a big elbow.

Marsh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Taylor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kris Marsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor controls the position for a moment.
Taylor defending against the ground and pound.
Marsh working the ground and pound but Taylor is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is working to avoid the ground and pound but Marsh connects with a decent elbow.
Taylor is not content to let Marsh control the position.
Marsh connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Taylor some visible discomfort.
Taylor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Marsh working the strikes but Taylor uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Taylor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marsh passes to full mount!
Travis Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Marsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marsh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Marsh!