PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Marston (ranked 2796 p4p, 358 weight class) and Manu Ahonen (ranked 2446 p4p, 319 weight class). Marston comes to the cage accompanied by Far Away . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Marston
vs
Ahonen

178 cm
28
169 lbs
15 - 11 - 1

182 cm
34
170 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bloodsport clothing
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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 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manu Ahonen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston misses with a wild combination.
Marston tries to land a leg kick but Ahonen saw it coming and moves away.
Ahonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ahonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marston throws a right and a left that Ahonen avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Ahonen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marston misses with a series of wild punches.
Ahonen flicks out a counter leg kick but Marston steps away.
Marston drops his hands momentarily and Ahonen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like John Marston has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Marston seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ahonen works the jab nicely.
Marston staying out of range there.
Marston throws a big counter combination but Ahonen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marston misses with a double jab.
Marston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston throws a combination that misses
and Ahonen counters with a left to the body.
Ahonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Ahonen misses.
John Marston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ahonen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Marston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ahonen dodges the punch combination from Marston.
Marston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ahonen is able to avoid easily.
Marston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ahonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahonen blocks a leg kick.
Ahonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marston with a body shot.
Marston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston swinging wildly here.
Ahonen throws a hook to the side of Marston's head but Marston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John Marston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Marston does no damage.
Ahonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ahonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marston with a body shot.
Marston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ahonen slips a jab and a cross from Marston.
Ahonen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Marston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahonen.
Ahonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ahonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ahonen throws a sloppy head kick and Marston moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston throws a right hand that Ahonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Ahonen also avoids with ease.
Ahonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marston.
Marston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ahonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marston's calf.
A punch combination from Marston misses.
Marston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ahonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Marston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ahonen throws out a counter right but Marston avoids it with no problem.
Ahonen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahonen lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen looks to land a right hand but Marston moved out of range.
Marston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Ahonen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

John Marston's cut is getting worse.
Marston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ahonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Marston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ahonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ahonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Marston is breathing heavily.
Ahonen digs a good hook to Marston's body.
Marston misses with a combination
and Ahonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Marston is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ahonen scores with a counter punch that sends Marston to the canvas! Ahonen smells blood - he's punishing Marston with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Marston has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manu Ahonen!
John Marston spoke after the fight, saying 'So far as the note goes, nope, I'll keep an eye out for it next time, ta.'.