PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Random Collective (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collective comes to the cage accompanied by Barricade. Marsh has chosen Limp Bizkit- Nookie as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Collective
vs
Marsh

175 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

188 cm
21
181 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Random Collective!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Collective misses with a straight left.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Collective wants to clinch.
Random Collective seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collective. Marsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collective moves out of range of the body kick from Marsh.
Marsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Collective.
Collective cracks Marsh with a right hand to the side of the head.

Collective clinches up with Marsh and pushes him back against the cage.

Collective ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Collective no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Marsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Collective is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marsh is controlling him.
Collective on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Collective tries to get out of the position.
Marsh trying to control but Collective is working from the bottom.
Collective manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collective tries to control but Marsh wriggling away.
Marsh tries to lock up and control but Collective gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Collective tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marsh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Collective controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to hold on but Collective pushes him away.
Marsh is squirming around, avoiding Collective's attempts to control the action.
Marsh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Collective trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collective controlling his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Random Collective wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Marsh lands with a slapping head kick.
Collective moves out of range as Marsh throws a body kick.
Collective is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Collective swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collective moves away.
Marsh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collective throws a jab but it's blocked by Marsh.
Marsh needs to keep his hands up - Collective had a free shot at his head there.
Marsh tries to clinch there but Collective circles away.
Collective throws the left hand but Marsh avoids the punch easily.
Collective throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marsh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collective thows a body shot but no joy.
Collective tries to score with a low kick but Marsh moves his leg out of the way.
Collective just misses with a punch to the body.
Collective tries to clinch
and Marsh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsh throws a head kick that misses.
Marsh throws a head kick that half lands.
Collective misses with a body shot.
Collective throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collective ducks right into an uppercut from Marsh.
Collective lands a right hook to the body.
Collective shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marsh but Marsh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marsh swings for the body but Collective moves out of range.
Marsh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collective digs a good body shot into Marsh's ribs.
Marsh tries to clinch up but Collective circles away and keeps his distance.
Randy Marsh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Collective just misses with a punch to the body.
Collective ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Collective takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Collective shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Collective has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Random Collective. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Collective.
Marsh lands a body shot.
Marsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Collective.
Collective misses the shot to the body.
Collective misses with a few strikes there.
Marsh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marsh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Collective swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marsh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marsh throws a head kick that half lands.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to clinch
and Collective counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collective moves out of range of the strikes.
Collective lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Marsh misses with a wild combination.
Marsh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marsh throws a sloppy head kick and Collective moves out of range easily.
Collective takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Collective just misses with a punch to the body.
Collective misses with a wild body shot.
Collective is looking to clinch but Marsh is avoiding it.
Collective tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Collective misses.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marsh punishes Collective's body with a nice straight punch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Collective scores with a hook to the body. Marsh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Collective misses with a wild combination.
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collective cracks Marsh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Collective forces Marsh back against the cage and clinches.

Collective breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Collective is looking to wear down Marsh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Collective pushes Marsh up against the cage in a clinch.
Marsh tries a body shot but Collective blocks it.
Marsh tries a body shot but Collective blocks it.
Collective wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Collective breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsh tries a low kick but Collective avoids it.
A head kick misses from Marsh.
Marsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Collective.

Collective clinches up with Marsh and pushes him back against the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to break the clinch but can't.

Collective breaks from the clinch.
Collective throws a right and a left that Marsh avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Collective.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Collective misses with a body shot.
A cross from Collective lands.
Collective doesn't manage to clinch there - Marsh circles away.
Marsh throws a sloppy body shot

and Collective moves into the clinch.

Collective breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Marsh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Collective is breathing heavily.

Collective rushes Marsh and presses him up against the cage.
Marsh lands with a left to the head.
Collective blocks a body shot from Marsh.

Collective breaks the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Collective misses the body punch
and Marsh counters with a left to the body.
Marsh lands a leg kick that knocks Collective off balance momentarily.
Marsh feints and then cracks Collective's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Collective down.

Collective moves into the clinch.
Collective looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Collective blocks an uppercut.
Marsh'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.

Marsh manages to break the clinch.
Collective misses with a wild combination.
Collective throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, jab by Marsh - just one landing.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch but Marsh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collective moves in looking to clinch but Marsh pushes him off.
Collective attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Random Collective dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Collective takes one to the chin there.
Randy Marsh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Collective throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsh throws a sloppy head kick and Collective moves out of range easily.
Marsh throws a shot from downtown. Collective moves away and avoids it.
Marsh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marsh keeps the fight on the outside.
Collective takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marsh lands with a nice body kick.
Collective tries to clinch up but Marsh circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marsh wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Collective.
Collective pushes Marsh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsh misses with a hook to the ribs.

Collective breaks from the clinch.
Marsh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collective lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marsh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Collective catches Marsh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Collective lands a two punch combo.
Collective tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collective throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collective checks the leg kick nicely there.
Collective moves out of range of the body kick.

Marsh rushes Collective and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marsh in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marsh is trying to break the clinch but Collective is controlling him.
Collective wants to break the clinch but can't.
Collective goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marsh has Collective pressed against the cage, preventing Collective from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Collective escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Collective rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marsh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Collective.
Marsh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collective swings for the body but Marsh moves out of range.
Collective lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsh throws a head kick that misses.
Collective works Marsh's body with a nice hook.
Collective avoids the head kick by Marsh.
Collective misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Collective fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsh manages to avoid it.
Collective uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsh.
Collective misses with a two punch combination.
Collective throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marsh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Collective manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Collective misses with a jab to the body
and Marsh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Collective moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Collective lands with a cross.
Random Collective is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marsh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marsh throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collective misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marsh lands with a shot to the body.
Collective misses with a series of wild punches.
Marsh misses with a body kick.
Collective misses with a looping right.
Marsh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marsh.
Marsh swings for the body but Collective moves out of range.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses.
Marsh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Collective's calf.
Collective lands a head shot.
Collective fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marsh avoids it really well and circles away.
Collective takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throws a push kick but Collective slaps the foot to one side.
Collective misses with a straight right.
Marsh lets loose with a powerful body kick. Collective will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Marsh does it's job there.
Marsh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Collective connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marsh scrambles back to his feet.
Marsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Collective.
Collective misses with a wild body shot.
Collective looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsh is just out of range.
Collective swats away the attempt to clinch by Marsh.
Marsh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Collective blocks a head kick by Marsh.
Marsh looks for the body kick but Collective saw that one coming.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Collective throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Collective moves into the clinch successfully.

Collective breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marsh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Collective.
Marsh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Collective misses the jab.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marsh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marsh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Marsh closes the distance and clinches.
Marsh wants to break the clinch but can't.

Collective breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsh looks to land a combination but Collective avoids it well.
Marsh connects with a high kick.
Collective feints a jab promting Marsh to slip. Collective then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marsh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Collective moves out of range of the body kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Collective misses with a double jab
and Marsh counters with a body kick that stops Collective in his tracks momentarily.
Marsh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collective comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marsh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Collective.
A jab from Collective finds it's way through Marsh's defenses.
Collective will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Collective sizes up Marsh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marsh misses with a few strikes there.

Collective clinches up against the cage.
Marsh wants to break free but Collective has control.
Collective working hard to break the clinch.
Collective lands a hook that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.

Collective breaks from the clinch.
Collective steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marsh. That one must have hurt.
Marsh moves forwards but Collective connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a head kick.
Collective scores with a sloppy right hand. Marsh should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Collective misses.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Collective misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Collective stuns Marsh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Collective moves into the clinch.
Random Collective has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Collective tries to throw a body punch but Marsh avoids it by throwing Collective back against the cage.
Marsh is trying to break the clinch but Collective is controlling him.
Collective tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Collective wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Collective lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marsh tries to break the clinch but Collective is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Collective.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.

Collective breaks from the clinch.
Collective is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsh.
Marsh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Collective tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collective lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Collective rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marsh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Collective wants to clinch up but Marsh keeps it at a distance.
Marsh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Collective misses the shot to the body.

Collective closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marsh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Collective tries to break the clinch but Marsh is controlling the position.
Collective misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Collective manages to break the clinch.
Collective throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marsh.
Marsh pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Collective has taken the fight to the clinch.
Collective tries to break the clinch but Marsh is controlling the position.
Collective managing to block the knees to the body from Marsh.
Marsh looking to slow down the pace here.

Collective breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Collective takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marsh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marsh throws a lazy body kick
letting Collective counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsh missing with a left hand there. Collective was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Collective tries a head kick but it misses.
Collective misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Random Collective.
I think Collective has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Random Collective!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Random Collective!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Random Collective!

Random Collective wins by unanimous decision!