PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huston Rustow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rustow
vs
Marsh

190 cm
24
215 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

187 cm
25
205 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huston Rustow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Rustow does it's job there.
Marsh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rustow wants to clinch
and Marsh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Marsh as he connects with a hook.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marsh tries for a takedown but Rustow circles away easily
and Rustow counters with a head kick.
Huston Rustow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Marsh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rustow throws a head kick but Marsh moves out of range.
Rustow throws a jab when Marsh was well out of range.
Marsh throws a right hand that misses

and Rustow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marsh letting Rustow take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rustow looking to throw knees to the head but Marsh is blocking nicely.
Rustow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marsh's face.

It looks like Stan Marsh has been cut.
Marsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rustow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rustow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rustow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marsh's defenses.
Marsh working aggressively here.
Rustow misses with a knee strike.
Rustow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rustow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rustow blocks the elbow strike.
Rustow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marsh blocks it with crossed arms.
Rustow with a knee to the head.
Rustow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marsh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rustow avoids it.
Rustow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rustow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshs head.
Rustow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rustow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marsh pushes Rustow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marsh lands a hook that snaps the head of Rustow backwards.
Marsh throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rustow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rustow scores with a knee to the head.
Rustow misses with a knee to the head.
Rustow misses with a knee strike.
Rustow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marsh gets through Rustow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rustow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rustow is breathing heavily.
Rustow lands a damaging elbow.
Rustow looking to throw knees to the head but Marsh is blocking nicely.
Marsh has a couple of punches blocked by Rustow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rustow.
Knees to the body from Rustow.
Rustow scores with a knee to the head.
Marsh throws a head punch that misses.
Marsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rustow trying to land knees to the body.
Rustow with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rustow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rustow backwards.
Marsh misses with an elbow strike.
Rustow scores a nice knee to the body.
Rustow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rustow holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rustow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rustow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rustow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marsh's face.
Marsh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Rustow on the inside.
Rustow blocks an elbow strike from Marsh.
Rustow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marsh's defenses.
Marsh misses with an elbow strike.
Rustow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rustow connects with a knee to the head.
Rustow tries a knee to the head but Marsh blocks it.
Rustow lands a nice elbow.
Marsh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rustow backwards.
Rustow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marsh blocks it with crossed arms.
Marsh has a couple of punches blocked by Rustow.
Marsh tries to work over Rustow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsh pushes off an throws an elbow but Rustow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rustow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marsh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rustows head.
Marsh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rustow's elbow.
Rustow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rustow leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rustow connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rustow.
Marsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsh tries to land a knee to the head but Rustow blocks with his arms.
Rustow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marsh's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.
Marsh lands an uppercut.
Rustow with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh tries to throw a body punch but Rustow avoids it by throwing Marsh back against the cage.
Rustow blocks an uppercut.
Rustow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rustow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rustow looking to throw knees to the head but Marsh is blocking nicely.
Marsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rustow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huston Rustow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stan Marsh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marsh misses with a few strikes there.
Marsh with a poor takedown
and Rustow counters with a stiff right hand.
Rustow slaps away a takedown attempt from Marsh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rustow wants to clinch
and Marsh counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Rustow lands a big head kick that sends Marsh tumbling to the mat! Rustow takes a step backwards and waves Marsh back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Marsh is rocked!

Rustow closes the distance and pushes Marsh back into the cage.
Marsh is still on wobbly legs! Can Rustow finish him?
Rustow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marsh seems to have recovered his senses.
Marsh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marsh is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marsh throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marsh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rustow's brow.
Rustow scores a nice knee to the body.
Huston Rustow has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rustow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rustow with a knee to the head.
Rustow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rustow's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rustow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rustow.
Rustow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rustow misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rustow obliges.
Rustow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rustow tries to land a knee to the head but Marsh blocks with his arms.
Rustow looking to throw knees to the head but Marsh is blocking nicely.
Rustow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marsh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rustow landing knees to the body.
Marsh being controlled against the cage.
Rustow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rustow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rustow.
Knees to the body from Rustow.
Rustow landing knees to the head.
Rustow displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marsh up against the cage.
Rustow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rustow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marsh lands a hook that snaps the head of Rustow backwards.
Rustow lands a knee to the head.
Marsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rustow.
Rustow lands a nice elbow.
Marsh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rustow misses with a knee strike.
Rustow lands a knee to the head.
Rustow tries a knee to the head but Marsh blocks it.
Rustow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marsh's face.
Marsh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rustow misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rustow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rustow avoids a wild elbow strike from Marsh.
Rustow lands a nice elbow.
Rustow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marsh blocks it with crossed arms.
Rustow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rustow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marsh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rustow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rustow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rustow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rustow.
Rustow lands a damaging elbow.
Rustow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Rustow is struggling to control the position.
Rustow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marsh is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marsh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rustow's brow.
Marsh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rustow misses with a knee strike.
Marsh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rustow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rustow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rustow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rustow landing knees to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marsh avoids the elbow strike from Rustow, against the cage.
Rustow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marsh misses with a knee strike.
Marsh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rustow tries a knee to the head but Marsh blocks it.
Rustow looking to throw knees to the head but Marsh is blocking nicely.
Rustow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marsh's face.
Rustow misses with a knee to the head.
Rustow trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marsh.
Marsh lands a body punch.
Rustow misses with a knee to the head.
Marsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rustow backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rustow dodges an elbow strike from Marsh.
Marsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marsh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marsh lands a hook that snaps the head of Rustow backwards.
Rustow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huston Rustow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stan Marsh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Marsh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rustow defends it nicely.
Rustow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marsh's head.
Rustow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rustow wants it to stay on the feet.
Rustow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rustow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marsh is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rustow is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Marsh.

Rustow drops Marsh with a beautiful combination! Marsh stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rustow is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rustow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marsh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Marsh or perhaps it was just good defense by Rustow which made him look bad.
Huston Rustow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Marsh.
Rustow is looking to clinch but Marsh is avoiding it.

Rustow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marsh misses with an elbow strike.
Marsh tries to land knees in the clinch but Rustow avoids the damage to the body.
Rustow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rustow lands a nice uppercut.
Rustow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rustow misses with a knee strike.
Marsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marsh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rustow holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rustow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rustow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rustow scores with a knee to the head.
Rustow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rustow is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rustow lands a knee to the head.
Marsh digs a right hand into Rustow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rustow's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rustow.
Rustow misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rustow.
Rustow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rustow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marsh's face.
Rustow throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rustow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rustow looking to stall.
Rustow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marsh tries to land a knee to the head but Rustow blocks with his arms.
Rustow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marsh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rustow with a knee to the head.
Rustow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marsh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rustow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rustow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marsh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Rustow.
Rustow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marsh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsh misses with some punches.
Rustow blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rustow obliges.
Rustow tries to land a knee to the head but Marsh blocks with his arms.

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.
Rustow putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marsh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marsh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stan Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Rustow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rustow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rustow tries to land a knee to the head but Marsh blocks with his arms.
Marsh tries a knee to the head but Rustow blocks it.
Rustow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rustow obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rustow.
Huston Rustow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rustow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsh is leaning against Rustow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The referee calls for Rustow to work.
Rustow lands a good knee to the midsection. Marsh won't want to take too many of those.
Rustow has Marsh pressed against the cage.
Marsh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marsh throws an elbow but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Huston Rustow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rustow 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huston Rustow!