PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cold
vs
Marshall

190 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mason Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold closes the distance but Marshall moves to the side
and Marshall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marshall counters with a right hand to the body.
Cold tries to clinch but Marshall moves away
and Marshall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cold misses with a left hand
and Marshall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diego Cold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cold tries for a takedown but Marshall circles away easily
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cold tries for a takedown but Marshall circles away easily
and Cold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Cold. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold shoots and misses
and Marshall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cold shoots and misses
and Marshall counters with a right hand to the body.
Cold has his takedown stuffed
and Marshall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cold thinking.
Cold is breathing heavily.
Cold gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marshall counters with a two punch combo.
Cold looks for the body kick but Marshall saw that one coming.
Cold fails with the takedown
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold with a poor takedown
and Marshall counters with a series of strikes. Cold will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cold fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Cold.
Cold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cold misses with a kick to the body.
Cold looks for the body kick but Marshall saw that one coming.
Cold looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Cold darts in trying to clinch
and Marshall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold misses with a hook to the body
and Marshall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cold closes the distance but Marshall moves to the side
and Marshall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marshall avoids a kick to the body.
Cold with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marshall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cold closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marshall counters with a stiff right hand.
Cold throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marshall counters with a right hand to the body.
Cold with a poor takedown
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cold with a poor takedown
and Marshall counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cold fails with the takedown
and Marshall counters with a three punch combo that has Cold backing up. Cold nods at Marshall to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Marshall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marshall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cold tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marshall has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Cold misses with a takedown
and Marshall counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cold tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marshall counters with a three punch combo that has Cold backing up. Cold nods at Marshall to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold has his takedown stuffed
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Cold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cold moves to clinch but Marshall breaks away
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mason Marshall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marshall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cold.
Cold with a poor takedown
and Marshall counters with a one-two to the body.
Cold swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marshall counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Cold shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Marshall kicks off Cold and gets to his feet.
A combination from Cold does no damage.
Cold swinging wildly here.
Cold with a poor takedown
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
Cold fails with the takedown
and Marshall counters with a left to the body.
Cold has his takedown stuffed
and Marshall counters with a left and a right that stings Cold.
Diego Cold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cold thinking.
Cold with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marshall counters with a nice body shot.
Mason Marshall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cold closes the distance but Marshall moves to the side
and Marshall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cold fails with the takedown
and Marshall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cold fails with the takedown
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold tries to clinch
and Marshall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cold looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cold looks to clinch
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cold misses with a takedown attempt
and Marshall counters with a left and a right that stings Cold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cold misses with a body shot
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
Cold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marshall counters with a one-two to the body.
Cold fails with the takedown
and Marshall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Marshall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cold closes the distance but Marshall moves to the side
letting Marshall counter with a right hand.
Cold is looking to wear down Marshall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cold throws a head kick but Marshall moves out of range.
Cold misses with a combination
and Cold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cold with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marshall counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cold swings widly with a right hand
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cold with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marshall counters with a left and a right that stings Cold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marshall counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold looks to clinch
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cold misses with a takedown attempt
and Cold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Cold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cold tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marshall counters with a three punch combo that has Cold backing up. Cold nods at Marshall to acknowledge the strikes.
Cold misses with a takedown attempt
and Marshall counters with a left and a right that stings Cold.
Cold fails with the takedown
and Marshall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cold darts in trying to clinch
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cold with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marshall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cold thinking.
Cold gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marshall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold tries to clinch up
and Marshall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marshall counters with a left to the body.
Cold tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
Cold misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cold throws a lazy uppercut
and Marshall counters with a stiff right hand.
Cold tries for a takedown but Marshall circles away easily
and Marshall counters with a two punch combo.
Cold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cold misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego Cold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mason Marshall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cold tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Marshall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marshall winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Marshall!
A victorious Mason Marshall thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.