PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miquel Costas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Marshall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miquel Costas's chin.

Marshall
vs
Costas

200 cm
24
158 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

184 cm
29
160 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry

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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miquel Costas!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Costas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Marshall gets a clinch.
Marshall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Costas stalling in the clinch but Marshall improves position.
Costas is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Marshall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Costas tries to circle away but Marshall has him pinned against the cage.
Costas trying to land knees to the body.
Costas looking to slow down the pace here.
Costas tries to break free but Marshall pushes him back against the cage.
Costas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Costas is trying to force a seperation but Marshall has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall has Costas pressed against the cage, preventing Costas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Costas tries to stall but Marshall uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Costas working hard to break the clinch.

Marshall gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Costas regains guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Costas is trying to keep Marshall in close.
Costas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Costas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marshall passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costas is trying to maintain the position but Marshall is very close to passing his half guard.
Marshall winds up and cracks Costas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costas trying to hold on to Marshall's head to control him but Marshall postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costas flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Marshall is trying to control. Costas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marshall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Costas on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Costas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marshall wants to control from the top but Costas keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a strike but Costas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marshall throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Costas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Costas connects with a couple of short punches.
Costas passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marshall keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costas trying to control the action but Marshall is working from the bottom.
Marshall gets back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costas trying to control the position from guard on top but Marshall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Miquel Costas will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Marshall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A leg kick checked by Costas.
Costas blocks a head kick by Marshall.
Marshall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costas wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Costas. Those never looked like landing.
Ben Marshall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marshall doesn't manage to clinch there - Costas circles away.

Marshall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marshall jumps guard but Costas stands there with Marshall around his waist. Marshall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Costas lands a knee to the body.
Marshall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Costas smiles and moves away.
Costas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marshall misses with the combination.
Marshall tries to clinch but Costas moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall tries a head kick but it misses.
Costas avoids a punch combination nicely.

Marshall pushes Costas up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Costas has had enough of the clinch but Marshall keeps him there for the moment.

Costas breaks from the clinch.
Costas misses with a wild combination.
Costas moves out of range of the leg kick from Marshall.

Marshall has managed to clinch.
Costas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costas looking to stall.
Costas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marshall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Costas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshall is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Costas to keep the fight standing.

Marshall drags the fight down to the ground.
Costas throwing strikes from guard but Marshall blocks nicely.
Costas trying to control but Marshall is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Miquel Costas wasn't active enough on the ground.
Marshall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Costas tries to close the distance and clinch but Marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costas blocks a jab.

Marshall darts in and clinches Costas up against the cage.
Costas wants to break free but Marshall has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Marshall pulls guard effortlessly.
Costas wants to get up but he can't break Marshall's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Costas misses with a series of wild punches.
Costas moves in looking to clinch but Marshall pushes him off.
Marshall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Costas.
Costas tries to clinch but Marshall moves out of range.
Miquel Costas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costas tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Costas misses with a series of wild punches.
Costas lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Costas throws a nice head kick!
Costas is looking to clinch but Marshall is avoiding it.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt

and Marshall counters by moving into the clinch.
Marshall is working for takedown but Costas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Costas tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshall avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marshall as Costas tries to tie him up.
Costas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marshall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is trying to pull guard but Costas has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshall tries to pull guard but Costas holds him up against the cage and eventually Marshall drops back down to his feet.

Marshall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch but Costas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Costas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marshall's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marshall as Costas tries to tie him up.
Marshall tries to pull guard but Costas holds him up against the cage and eventually Marshall drops back down to his feet.

Marshall has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Costas clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Costas manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Marshall is now in side control.
Costas pushes Marshall away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Marshall gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Costas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Costas wants to control but Marshall is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costas pushes Marshall off looking to stand but Marshall dives back in and keeps control.
Miquel Costas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Costas is trying to maintain the position but Marshall is very close to passing his half guard.
Marshall trying to control the action but Costas is working from the bottom.
Marshall is pressing down on Costas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Costas is holding on for now.
Marshall trying to control from Costas's half guard. Costas has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costas is trying to control the position but Marshall postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miquel Costas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Costas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miquel Costas!
After winning the bout, Miquel Costas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.