PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Marshell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Nealon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshell comes to the cage accompanied by ignition remix. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Marshell
vs
Nealon

168 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Marshell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Nealon!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A jab-cross combination lands for Marshell and sends Nealon crashing to the mat! Marshell follows him down to the mat - Nealon regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Nealon is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshell tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nealon is still in real trouble! Can Marshell finish him?
Nealon wants to improve his position but Marshell is controlling well.
Marshell seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Nealon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Marshell decides to return to a standing position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nealon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nealon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nealon seems to have recovered his senses.
Nealon gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Marshell gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Nealon is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Marshell!
Jake Marshell tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.