PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Romano Mano (ranked 5882 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 8930 p4p, 0 weight class). Romano Mano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mano
vs
Marsh

175 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
24
148 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano Mano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mano slips a jab and a cross from Marsh.
Mano dodges the punch combination from Marsh.
A head kick misses from Marsh.
Marsh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mano wants to clinch up but Marsh keeps it at a distance.
Marsh misses with a double jab.
Mano throws a counter high kick but Marsh was just alert enough to avoid it.
Marsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsh misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marsh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marsh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marsh misses with a two punch combination.
Mano looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Marsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Mano.
Despite the aggression on Marsh's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Randy Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mano wants to clinch.
Marsh throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marsh misses with a two punch combination.
Mano is looking to clinch.
Marsh lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mano tries to clinch but Marsh moves out of range.
Marsh fails to land with a series of punches.
Marsh feints a jab promting Mano to slip. Marsh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marsh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marsh's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marsh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marsh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Mano is out of range.

Mano clinches.
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!
Mano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marsh is trying to push Mano away but Mano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mano lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marsh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marsh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marsh is trying to push Mano away but Mano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mano trying to control the position but instead, Marsh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mano into the cage.
Marsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mano missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mano misses with some punches.
Marsh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mano has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mano.
Marsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Mano has a couple of punches blocked by Marsh.
Marsh tries to circle away but Mano has him pinned against the cage.
Marsh is trying to break the clinch but Mano has him pressed against the cage.
Mano looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Marsh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marsh is looking to break free of the clinch but Mano has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mano is trying to stall.
Marsh can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Marsh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Marsh looks to land a combination but Mano avoids it well.
Marsh throws a head kick but Mano moves out of range.
Marsh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mano lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mano doesn't manage to clinch there - Marsh circles away.
Mano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marsh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marsh let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marsh misses with a jab, cross combination.

Mano instigates a clinch.
Marsh is looking to break free of the clinch but Mano has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marsh can't break the clinch.
Mano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marsh avoids it.
Mano lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Marsh misses.
Marsh throws a right hand that Mano ducks under and follows up with a left that Mano also avoids with ease.
Mano moves in looking to clinch but Marsh pushes him off.
A combination from Marsh does no damage.
Mano moves in looking to clinch but Marsh pushes him off.
As Mano backs off Marsh throws a huge counter combo but Mano manages to avoid it all.
Marsh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Marsh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Mano counters with a quick kick to the body but Marsh blocks it.
Marsh looks to land a combination but Mano avoids it well.
Marsh misses with a two punch combination.
Marsh keeps the fight on the outside.
Mano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marsh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marsh misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mano wants to clinch up but Marsh keeps it at a distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marsh 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.
A punch combination from Marsh misses.
Mano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marsh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Mano.

Mano forces Marsh back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh wants to break free but Mano has control.
Marsh tries to break the clinch but Mano is controlling the position.
Marsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marsh wants to get back to striking at distance but Mano won't allow it.
Marsh is trying to break the clinch but Mano has him pressed against the cage.
Marsh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mano has Marsh pressed against the cage, preventing Marsh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marsh tries to break free but Mano pushes him back against the cage.
Marsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsh is trying to push Mano away but Mano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marsh tries to break the clinch but Mano is controlling the position.
Marsh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mano can't find room to land a body shot as Marsh controls the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marsh wants to get back to striking at distance but Mano won't allow it.
Marsh working hard to break the clinch.
Mano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mano prevents Marsh from breaking the clinch.
Mano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mano just leaning against Marsh, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mano tries to work over Marsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mano misses with the head strike.
Romano Mano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mano keeps control of Marsh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marsh blocks a body shot from Mano.
Mano misses with the head strike.
Mano swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mano struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsh controls his hands.
Marsh working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Mano.
Marsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marsh is trying to push Mano away but Mano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Marsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Marsh. Those never looked like landing.
Marsh swinging wildly here.
Mano tries to clinch but Marsh is having none of it.
Mano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Mano backs off Marsh throws a huge counter combo but Mano manages to avoid it all.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mano is looking to clinch.
A nice combination there by Marsh.
Mano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marsh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh misses with a combination
and Mano counters with a nice leg kick.
Randy Marsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marsh tries to bum rush Mano with a series of wild strikes but Mano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Randy Marsh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marsh misses with a two punch combination.
Mano is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marsh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mano slips a jab and a cross from Marsh.
Mano is looking to clinch.
Marsh appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mano tries to clinch but Marsh moves out of range.
Marsh feints a counter leg kick.
Mano is looking to clinch but Marsh is avoiding it.
Mano tries to clinch there but Marsh circles away.
Mano tries to close the distance and clinch but Marsh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marsh counters with a two punch combo.
Marsh throws a series of punches but Mano avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Marsh misses
and Mano counters with a head kick.
No joy there for Marsh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marsh tries to bum rush Mano with a series of wild strikes but Mano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marsh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mano tries to clinch but Marsh moves out of range.
Mano tries to clinch up but Marsh circles away and keeps his distance.
Despite the aggression on Marsh's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Marsh looks to land a combination but Mano avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mano closes the distance and pushes Marsh back into the cage.
Marsh is trying to break the clinch but Mano is controlling him.
Marsh is trying to force a seperation but Mano has the dominant position.
Mano tries to throw a body punch but Marsh avoids it by throwing Mano back against the cage.
Mano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Marsh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mano prevents Marsh from breaking the clinch.
Marsh wants to break free but Mano has control.
Marsh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh can't break the clinch.
Marsh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsh tries to break free but Mano pushes him back against the cage.
Marsh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mano has him pressed against the cage.
Marsh blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mano tries to throw a body punch but Marsh avoids it by throwing Mano back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsh.
Marsh blocks a body shot from Mano.
Marsh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marsh is trying to break the clinch but Mano is controlling him.
Mano is struggling to control the position.
Marsh is looking to break free of the clinch but Mano has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marsh tries to break free but Mano pushes him back against the cage.
Mano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsh's elbow.
Romano Mano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randy Marsh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marsh has had enough of the clinch but Mano keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Marsh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marsh 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Marsh!