PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Serial Killa. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hall
vs
Marsh

178 cm
34
163 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

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34
154 lbs
33 - 8 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kris Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall lands a nice hook to Marsh's body. Marsh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hall swings widly with a right hand

and Marsh counters by moving into the clinch.
Marsh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hall.
Marsh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall tries to circle away but Marsh has him pinned against the cage.
Hall lands a left hand.
Marsh lands a right hand.
A short left from Marsh.
A short body shot lands from Marsh as the two fighters clinch.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.

Marsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marsh lands the left hand.
Marsh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Marsh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hall slips under a jab.
A shot to the body from Marsh misses
and Hall counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hall.
Hall scores with a jab to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Marsh blocks the leg kick.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Marsh has closed the distance and engaged Hall in a clinch.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marsh blocks an uppercut.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Marsh misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Marsh.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Marsh has the dominant position.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marsh gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Hall to work.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Marsh has him pressed against the cage.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Hall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
Marsh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Marsh closes the distance and clinches.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Marsh keeps him there for the moment.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Marsh controls the action.
Hall pushes off an throws an elbow but Marsh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Marsh misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsh controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hall throws an elbow but misses.
Marsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsh lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Marsh manages to break the clinch.
Hall slips under a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hall. Marsh shrugs it off though.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsh is just out of range.
Marsh lands a nice looking body shot.
Marsh thows a body shot but no joy.
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall throws a right hand that misses
letting Marsh counter with a right hand.
Marsh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marsh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall avoids the body shot from Marsh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hall.
Hall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hall scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Marsh.
A big right from Marsh misses.

Marsh rushes Hall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall digs a right hand into Marsh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marsh's gas tank.
Hall blocks a body shot from Marsh.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsh.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall tries to work over Marsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Hall throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Marsh.
Marsh dodges an elbow strike from Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael Hall will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hall checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Marsh.
A lazy left from Hall finds it's target.
Marsh throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marsh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hall scores with a sloppy right hand. Marsh should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Marsh. Beautiful body shot.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall is looking to clinch but Marsh is avoiding it.

Marsh gets a clinch.
Hall lands a shot to the body.
Marsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsh blocking some punches.
Hall blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hall.
Marsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Marsh breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Hall throws a hook but Marsh blocks it.
Hall avoids the body shot from Marsh.
Marsh staying out of range there.
Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Michael Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsh looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Hall scores with a jab. Marsh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marsh throws a push kick but Hall slaps the foot to one side.
Hall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hall is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marsh is looking to slow Hall down with leg kicks.
Marsh lands a jab to the head.
Kris Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh misses with a low kick.
Hall moves away from the strike by Marsh.
Marsh misses with a leg kick.
Marsh misses with a body shot.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a hook to the body. Marsh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marsh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hall throws a wild body kick that Marsh sees coming a mile off.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marsh ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense.
Good leg kick by Hall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Marsh's shoulder, as Marsh tries to avoid the shot.
Marsh connects with a body shot that sends Hall's belly button to the back.
Marsh throws a low kick but Hall moves out of range easily.
Marsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marsh avoids it.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marsh lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Marsh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Marsh.
Marsh working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marsh.
Hall gets through Marsh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsh.
Marsh is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Marsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Marsh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.

Marsh gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hall regains guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Marsh throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.
Marsh is stalling in the full guard.
Marsh trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsh throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kris Marsh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hall lands a glancing blow to the side of Marsh's head.
Hall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hall feints and then cracks Marsh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marsh down.
Hall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marsh's calf.
Marsh shoots in but Hall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hall blocks a head kick by Marsh.

Marsh closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hall did well to prevent Marsh getting side control.
Marsh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hall tries to get to full guard but Marsh has control of the leg.
Marsh wants to advance to full mount but Hall doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Marsh throws a big elbow that misses.
Hall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marsh on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marsh chips away with some ground and pound.
Marsh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marsh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marsh preventing the sweep.
Marsh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marsh scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marsh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marsh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hall's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marsh trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marsh is one step ahead there.
Kris Marsh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marsh content to stall in guard here.
Hall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Marsh from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hall trying to control the position.
Marsh stands and throws Hall's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hall managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Marsh.
Marsh lands some shots froms side control.
Marsh cracks Hall with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hall defending against the ground and pound.
Marsh cracks Hall with a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
Marsh landing strikes.
Check out the look on Marsh's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marsh misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Marsh cracks Hall with a big elbow.
Hall takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Marsh prevents Hall from escaping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Marsh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marsh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Marsh!
Our winner, Kris Marsh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.