PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Marquardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Shardlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Marquardt
vs
Shardlow

183 cm
24
193 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
190 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Marquardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Shardlow!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shardlow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shardlow tries to clinch up but Marquardt circles away and keeps his distance.

Marquardt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shardlow to the mat! Shardlow manages to get full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shardlow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shardlow trying to control the position.
Marquardt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shardlow wants to get back to his feet but Marquardt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marquardt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marquardt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shardlow seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shardlow looking for a sweep. Not yet Shardlow, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquardt throws and elbow that misses. Shardlow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marquardt's guard. Nice move by Shardlow!
Shardlow wants to control from the top but Marquardt keeps moving.
Marquardt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marquardt is pulling down on Shardlow's head to control his posture.
Marquardt throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Marquardt trying to keep a closed guard but Shardlow is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marquardt throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Marquardt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marquardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marquardt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shardlow's sensitive parts.
Shardlow misses with a body kick.
Shardlow lands with a slapping head kick.
Shardlow misses with a leg kick

and Marquardt counters with a shoot takedown. Shardlow fights it but they end up in guard.
Marquardt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shardlow is keeping the position for now.
Marquardt is fighting to break Shardlow's control of his arms but Shardlow is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Marquardt trying to control the position from guard on top but Shardlow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shardlow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shardlow keeping moving, preventing Marquardt from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow looking for a sweep. Not yet Shardlow, not yet.
Shardlow doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Marquardt is stalling in the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marquardt lands with a slapping head kick.
Marquardt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shardlow misses with a body kick.
Shardlow blocks a head kick by Marquardt.
Marquardt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shardlow misses with a hook. Marquardt ducked under it nicely.
Shardlow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt misses with a low kick.
Steve Shardlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shardlow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Both fighters circling a little - Marquardt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Marquardt shoots in and bounces Shardlow off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marquardt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marquardt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marquardt won't allow Shardlow to sweep him here.
Marquardt wants to control from the top but Shardlow keeps moving.
Marquardt pushing down on Shardlow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Marquardt dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Shardlow tries to clinch up but Marquardt circles away and keeps his distance.
Shardlow avoids the head kick by Marquardt.
Shardlow throws a sloppy head kick and Marquardt moves out of range easily.
Shardlow moves in looking to clinch but Marquardt pushes him off.
Shardlow closes the distance but Marquardt moves to the side
and Marquardt counters with an outside leg kick.
Shardlow throws a sloppy head kick and Marquardt moves out of range easily.
Marquardt tries a head kick but it misses.
Marquardt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shardlow counters with a nice kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marquardt.
Marquardt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shardlow is looking to clinch but Marquardt is avoiding it.
Shardlow tries to clinch but Marquardt is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Shardlow misses
and Marquardt counters with a nice body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Shardlow. No joy for Marquardt on that attempt.
Marquardt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shardlow is breathing heavily.
Shardlow misses with a head kick.
Shardlow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marquardt.
Marquardt throws a head kick that half lands.
Nate Marquardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marquardt thows a body kick. Shardlow tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marquardt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shardlow as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Marquardt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marquardt - that will leave a mark!
Nice body kick there by Marquardt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marquardt.
Marquardt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nate Marquardt is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt fails with the takedown.
Steve Shardlow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shardlow blocks a head kick by Marquardt.
Shardlow stuffs the takedown attempt from Marquardt. Marquardt gets slowly back to his feet.
Shardlow misses with a kick to the body

and Marquardt counters with a shoot takedown. Shardlow fights it but they end up in guard.
Marquardt slips nicely into half guard.

Marquardt is trying to work for a kimura but Shardlow is defending well.
Marquardt controlling the pace.
Marquardt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marquardt.
Shardlow slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marquardt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marquardt passes to full mount!
Marquardt misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Marquardt scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Shardlow keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Marquardt in particular looking to stall.
Shardlow is not content to let Marquardt control the position.
Nate Marquardt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marquardt sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Marquardt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Marquardt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Marquardt dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Shardlow misses with a head kick.
Marquardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marquardt swats away the attempt to clinch by Shardlow.
Shardlow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marquardt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shardlow pinned against the cage. Shardlow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shardlow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shardlow has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marquardt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquardt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shardlow can pounce on him.
Marquardt throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shardlow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marquardt is looking to slow Shardlow down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Marquardt.
Marquardt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shardlow looks to land a right hand but Marquardt moved out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shardlow checks a leg kick.
Marquardt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Marquardt tries for a takedown but Shardlow circles away easily

and Shardlow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shardlow.
Marquardt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marquardt is trying to break free.
Steve Shardlow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Shardlow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shardlow misses with a hook from the clinch.

Marquardt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shardlow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shardlow misses with a kick to the body
and Marquardt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marquardt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shardlow.
Marquardt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shardlow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Marquardt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marquardt shoots in but no luck this time.
A low kick from Shardlow is predictable there
and Marquardt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shardlow is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shardlow tries to clinch up but Marquardt circles away and keeps his distance.
Marquardt tries a head kick but it misses.
Shardlow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shardlow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shardlow tries a head kick but it misses.
Marquardt throws a sloppy head kick
and Shardlow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shardlow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marquardt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marquardt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marquardt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marquardt fails with the takedown.
Shardlow looks to throw a body kick
and Marquardt counters with a low kick, right behind Shardlow 's knee.
Shardlow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marquardt checks a leg kick.
Marquardt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marquardt misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Marquardt shoots in and bounces Shardlow off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marquardt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nate Marquardt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marquardt thows a big elbow that misses.
Marquardt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shardlow keeping moving, preventing Marquardt from controlling successfully.
Marquardt throwing strikes from guard but Shardlow blocks nicely.
Marquardt forces his way into half guard.
Shardlow is staying active underneath Marquardt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Marquardt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marquardt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Marquardt!