PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mads Nordskov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nordskov has chosen Fugle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Marshall
vs
Nordskov

170 cm
31
139 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

171 cm
23
138 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tobias Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Nordskov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall blocks a jab.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordskov is just out of range.
Nordskov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nordskov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nordskov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nordskov throws a lazy uppercut
and Marshall counters with a left to the body.
Nordskov takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Nordskov looks to land a body kick but Marshall moved away.
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Nordskov takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nordskov moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Marshall. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Nordskov misses.
Nordskov misses with a wild body shot.
Nordskov looks to land a left hand but Marshall moved out of range nicely.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Marshall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A left lands for Nordskov.
Nordskov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A big left from Nordskov misses.
Marshall lands a jab to Nordskov's midsection.
Nordskov swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Marshall is looking to wear down Nordskov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nordskov tries to bum rush Marshall with a series of wild strikes but Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nordskov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.
Marshall punishes Nordskov's body with a nice straight punch.
Mads Nordskov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nordskov misses with a hook to the body
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
Nordskov misses with a left hand
and Marshall counters with a straight right hand.
Marshall throws a right and a left that Nordskov avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marshall has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marshall crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nordskov - the referee stops the clock and Marshall gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nordskov. Marshall manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nordskov lands a body shot.
Nordskov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Nordskov punishes Marshall's body with a nice straight punch.
Nordskov misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Marshall misses the target.
Nordskov lands a nice shot that snaps Marshall's head back.
Nordskov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nordskov scores with a decent looking hook.
Marshall misses with a body shot
and Nordskov counters with a stiff right hand.
Marshall avoids the body shot from Nordskov.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nordskov moves away.
It seemed like Nordskov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marshall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nordskov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Nordskov saw that one coming.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Nordskov avoids the body shot from Marshall.
Nordskov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Marshall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nordskov.
Nordskov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nordskov misses the shot to the body.
Marshall tries to bum rush Nordskov with a series of wild strikes but Nordskov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nordskov.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Nordskov.
Nordskov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nordskov looks to land a body kick but Marshall moved away.
Nordskov lands a nice looking body kick.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nordskov moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nordskov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Marshall blocks it well.
Marshall moves out of range as Nordskov strikes.
It looked like Marshall was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nordskov.
Nordskov takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nordskov thuds a left hand into Marshall's body.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nordskov was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
Nordskov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshall appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nordskov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nordskov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordskov is just out of range.
Marshall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nordskov.
Nordskov throws a low kick but Marshall moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. Nordskov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordskov is just out of range.
Marshall misses with a body shot.
Nordskov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mads Nordskov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nordskov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marshall misses with a body shot.
Marshall swings for the body but Nordskov moves out of range.
Marshall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nordskov throws a big shot that misses.
Marshall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marshall misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nordskov! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Nordskov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nordskov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nordskov looks to land a left hand but Marshall moved out of range nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nordskov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nordskov is looking to land body kicks.
Marshall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nordskov at a distance.
Nordskov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marshall's head backwards.
Nordskov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov misses with a left hand
and Marshall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mads Nordskov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nordskov misses with an uppercut. Marshall saw that one coming.
Nordskov throws a body shot but no joy.
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
Nordskov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nordskov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nordskov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marshall feints a jab promting Nordskov to slip. Marshall then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nordskov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nordskov lands with a shot to the body.
Marshall scores with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nordskov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordskov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nordskov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marshalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov throws a shot to the body.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nordskov was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
Nordskov scores with a jab. Marshall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nordskov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marshall misses with a body punch
and Nordskov counters with a low kick, right behind Marshall 's knee.
Nordskov lands a right hook to the body.
Marshall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nordskov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nordskov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nordskov throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall throws a body shot but no joy.
Marshall walks into a jab.
Marshall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nordskov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov with a jab.
Nordskov looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Marshall closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. Nordskov does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Nordskov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marshall doesn't seem phased though.
Marshall throws a body shot but no joy.
Marshall lands with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nordskov.
Marshall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nordskov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nordskov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marshall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marshall swings for the body but Nordskov moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Marshall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marshall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Marshall staying out of range there.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nordskov was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordskov is just out of range.
Nordskov works the jab nicely.
Marshall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Marshall misses.
Nordskov loads up on a big right hand but Marshall slips the punch.
Marshall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marshall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nordskov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from Nordskov.
Nordskov catches Marshall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nordskov avoids the body shot from Marshall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mads Nordskov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Marshall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nordskov counters with a head kick.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nordskov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nordskov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nordskov just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nordskov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marshall scores with the left hand. Nordskov knows he should have avoided that one.
Marshall throws a body shot but no joy.
Nordskov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nordskov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marshall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nordskov missing with a left hand there. Marshall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marshall swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nordskov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marshall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Marshall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nordskov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nordskov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marshall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nordskov misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Marshall misses the target.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Nordskov.
Marshall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nordskov looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
A solid body kick from Nordskov.
Marshall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marshall throws a body punch but Nordskov moves out of range.
Marshall lands a slapping body shot.
Marshall will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nordskov avoids the body shot from Marshall.
Nordskov lands a front kick.
Nordskov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marshall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nordskov scores with a hook to the body. Marshall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nordskov misses with a low kick.
Nordskov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nordskov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marshall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from Marshall misses its target.
Nordskov throws a lazy body kick
and Marshall counters with a straight right hand.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Marshall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nordskov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nordskov looks to land a right hand but Marshall moved out of range.
Nordskov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Nordskov misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall jabs Nordskov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Nordskov.
Nordskov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nordskov misses with a hook. Marshall ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Marshall misses its target.
Marshall scores with a jab. Nordskov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nordskov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marshall.
Marshall connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Nordskov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nordskov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nordskov lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. Nordskov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordskov is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Nordskov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov scores with a jab.
Nordskov throws a head kick but Marshall moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nordskov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nordskov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Marshall.
Nordskov throws a lazy right hand but Marshall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marshall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Nordskov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nordskov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marshall connects with the punch.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nordskov moves away.
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
Mads Nordskov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nordskov throws a shot from downtown. Marshall moves away and avoids it.
Marshall is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tobias Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nordskov lands a glancing blow to the side of Marshall's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mads Nordskov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nordskov 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mads Nordskov!
Mads Nordskov very nearly forgot to thank Vandal & Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.