PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Noob Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall has chosen BLEED IT OUT as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fighter
vs
Marshall

195 cm
26
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Lethal high kicks
KO power

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noob Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Marshall!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall looks to land a left hand but Fighter moved out of range nicely.
Marshall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
Marshall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fighter.
Marshall swinging wildly here.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marshall clobbers Fighter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fighter slips a jab from Marshall.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Fighter moves out of range.
Marshall throws a right and a left that Fighter avoids nicely.
A cross from Marshall lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a looping left.
Fighter works Marshall's body with a nice hook.
Marshall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marshall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marshall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fighter.
Marshall misses with a head kick.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fighter moves away.
Andrei Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Marshall misses

and Fighter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Marshall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fighter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marshall blocks the body kick.
A punch combination from Marshall misses.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marshall throws a head kick but Fighter moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall throws a right hand that misses

and Fighter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fighter misses with an elbow over the top.
Marshall tries to break the clinch but Fighter is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall blocks an elbow strike.
Marshall tries to break the clinch but Fighter is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A frustrated look appears on Marshall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fighter blocks an elbow strike from Marshall.

Marshall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Fighter takes the fight into the clinch.
Fighter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marshall has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
Fighter misses with a knee to the head.
Fighter dodges an elbow strike from Marshall.
Marshall looking to stall.
Fighter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshall blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands with a left to the head.
Fighter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marshall is keeping busy.
Fighter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fighter is trying to stall.
Marshall can't break the clinch.
Fighter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marshall taking a breather.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fighter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marshall wants to break free but Fighter has control.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter avoids a wild elbow strike from Marshall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Marshall pushes off an throws an elbow but Fighter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Marshall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fighter avoids the head kick by Marshall.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Marshall. Those never looked like landing.
Fighter tries to clinch but Marshall is having none of it.
Marshall misses with a straight right.
Marshall misses with a left hand
and Fighter counters with a body kick that stops Marshall in his tracks momentarily.
Andrei Marshall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshall thuds a left hand into Fighter's body.
Marshall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fighter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a left hand

and Fighter counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Marshall to the mat! Fighter runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Marshall is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marshall!
Fighter moves out of range as Marshall strikes.
Marshall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Fighter clips Marshall with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Marshall a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.

Marshall is rocked!
Marshall misses with a looping left.
Fighter swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
Fighter tries to land a body kick
and Marshall counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a body kick that misses.
Marshall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fighter momentarily.
Fighter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fighter tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.
Fighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marshall.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marshall looks to land a combination but Fighter avoids it well.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Fighter saw that one coming.
Fighter defending well as Marshall loads up on a big left hand.
Andrei Marshall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter blocks a jab.
Marshall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fighter moves out of range of the strikes.

Fighter instigates a clinch.
Fighter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fighter slowing the pace effectively.

Marshall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marshall misses with a leg kick
and Fighter counters with a nice body shot.
Fighter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marshall.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Fighter moves out of range.
Marshall scores with the left hand. Fighter knows he should have avoided that one.
Fighter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marshall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fighter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Marshall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Fighter closes the distance and pushes Marshall back into the ropes.

Marshall manages to break the clinch.
Marshall throws a hook to the side of Fighter's head but Fighter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noob Fighter takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marshall.
Marshall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Fighter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marshall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marshall looks to land a left hand but Fighter moved out of range nicely.
Fighter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marshall scores with a punch to the head.
Marshall cracks Fighter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Marshall connects with a high kick.
Fighter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marshall misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Fighter moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Fighter.
Marshall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fighter lands with a right to the head.
Fighter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marshall is keeping busy.
Marshall is trying to break the clinch but Fighter has him pressed against the ropes.
Marshall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Fighter creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Marshall crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall swings for the body but Fighter moves out of range.
Fighter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
Noob Fighter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Marshall avoids them all with ease.

Fighter lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Marshall goes down! The ref sends Fighter to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Marshall is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Marshall throws a lazy uppercut

and Fighter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fighter.
Fighter missing with knees to the body.
Fighter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshall is defending well for now.
Marshall tries to break free but Fighter pushes him back against the ropes.
Marshall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fighter is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Fighter.
A frustrated look appears on Marshall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marshall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fighter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marshall is still on wobbly legs! Can Fighter finish him?
Fighter lands with a light punch inside.
Fighter misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marshall blocks the elbow strike.
Marshall seems to have recovered his senses.

Fighter creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Marshall crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Marshall takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
Marshall throws a sloppy head kick and Fighter moves out of range easily.
Crack! A monster head kick from Fighter and Marshall falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Noob Fighter!