PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dennis Fischer (ranked 2436 p4p, 1666 weight class) and Brandon Marsden Jr (ranked 324 p4p, 224 weight class). Marsden Jr has chosen 7 Words by Deftones as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fischer
vs
Marsden Jr

192 cm
33
199
31 - 9 - 1

183 cm
33
177
14 - 4 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 31 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Fischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Marsden Jr!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fischer lands a head shot.
Fischer throws a sloppy head kick and Marsden Jr moves out of range easily.
Marsden Jr throws a shot from downtown. Fischer moves away and avoids it.
Marsden Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marsden Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fischer was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Marsden Jr throws out a loose jab but Fischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marsden Jr, as that shot connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fischer thuds a left hand into Marsden Jr's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marsden Jr checks a leg kick.
Marsden Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marsden Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fischer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marsden Jr is out of range.
Fischer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fischer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fischer. Marsden Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsden Jr jabs Fischer right on the nose. Fischer blinks but takes it well.
Fischer throws a sloppy head kick and Marsden Jr moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden Jr looks to land a left hand but Fischer moved out of range nicely.
Fischer throws a body kick that misses.
Fischer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fischer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden Jr moves away.
Marsden Jr jabs at Fischer's body.
Marsden Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fischer manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fischer is looking to clinch but Marsden Jr is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fischer.
Fischer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marsden Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Fischer tries to land a leg kick but Marsden Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Fischer avoids it easily.
Crunch! Fischer slams his shin into Marsden Jr's torso.
Fischer with the inside leg kick.
Marsden Jr misses with a body shot.
Fischer works Marsden Jr's body with a nice hook.
Marsden Jr blocks a leg kick.
Fischer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marsden Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Fischer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fischer misses with a wild combination.
Fischer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fischer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fischer takes one on the button.
Marsden Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fischer. Fischer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab by Fischer.

Marsden Jr darts in and clinches Fischer up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marsden Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marsden Jr lands a left hand.
Fischer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsden Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fischers head.
Fischer misses with the head strike.
Fischer working aggressively here.
Fischer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsden Jr lands a nice shot to the body.

Marsden Jr breaks the clinch.
Marsden Jr slips under a jab.
Marsden Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fischer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marsden Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marsden Jr misses with an uppercut. Fischer saw that one coming.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Fischer blocks it.
Marsden Jr blocks a jab.
Marsden Jr slips a straight right by Fischer.
Fischer avoids the body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fischer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marsden Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Fischer is just out of range.
Fischer is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Marsden Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marsden Jr misses with a straight left.
Marsden Jr scores with a nice strike.
Marsden Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Fischer's shoulder, as Fischer tries to avoid the shot.
Fischer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fischer misses with a two punch combination.
Marsden Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Marsden Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fischer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marsden Jr misses with an uppercut.
Marsden Jr avoids the body shot from Fischer.
Marsden Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fischer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marsden Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marsden Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fischer throwing a counter right hand but Marsden Jr manages to avoid it.
Marsden Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Marsden Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Marsden Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fischer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marsden Jr backwards.
Fischer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Marsden Jr misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fischer backwards.
Nice body punch from Marsden Jr - that landed with a thud.
Fischer misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fischer.
Fischer throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsden Jr.
Fischer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marsden Jr.
Fischer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fischer throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Fischer.
Marsden Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Marsden Jr breaks the clinch.
Marsden Jr is looking to clinch but Fischer is avoiding it.
Marsden Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marsden Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marsden Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden Jr walks into a left hand.
Marsden Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marsden Jr stuns Fischer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fischer misses with a looping right.
Marsden Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fischer throws a quick counter kick to the body but Marsden Jr avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brandon Marsden Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice straight punches there by Marsden Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr throws a body punch but Fischer moves out of range.
Fischer jabs at Marsden Jr's body.
Fischer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden Jr manages to avoid it.
Marsden Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fischer misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Marsden Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsden Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fischer doesn't seem bothered though.
Fischer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marsden Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fischer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Fischer avoids it easily.
Fischer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fischer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fischer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fischer momentarily.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch but Fischer is having none of it.
Good standup being displayed there by Fischer as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marsden Jr has Fischer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fischer lands a body shot.
Marsden Jr misses with some punches.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr tries to circle away but Fischer has him pinned against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Fischer - that landed with a thud.
Fischer misses with some punches.
Marsden Jr lands with a left to the head.

Marsden Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fischer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - Marsden Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsden Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Fischer cracks Marsden Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fischer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsden Jr throws out the jab.
Marsden Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Marsden Jr misses with a straight right.
Fischer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Fischer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fischer misses with a looping right.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook. Fischer ducked under it nicely.
Fischer scores with a punch to the head.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch there but Fischer circles away.
Dennis Fischer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fischer throws a right hand that Marsden Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Marsden Jr also avoids with ease.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fischer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marsden Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Fischer misses with a body kick.
Marsden Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Fischer blocks it.
Fischer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden Jr.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Marsden Jr. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A jab from Fischer misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden Jr. Fischer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fischer misses with a straight left.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch but Fischer moves away
and Fischer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marsden Jr takes a swing at Fischer's ribcage but misses.
Fischer moves forwards but Marsden Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marsden Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fischer.
Fischer throws a hook but Marsden Jr avoids it easily.
Marsden Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marsden Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Fischer should have avoided that one.
Marsden Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Fischer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Marsden Jr connects with a body shot.
Fischer swings for the body but Marsden Jr moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fischer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Fischer has managed to clinch.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Fischer controls the action.
Fischer misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Fischer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fischer misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr blocking some punches.
Marsden Jr tries to throw a body punch but Fischer avoids it by throwing Marsden Jr back against the ropes.
Fischer has a couple of punches blocked by Marsden Jr.
Fischer gets through Marsden Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fischer blocking some punches.
Fischer lands with a light punch inside.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Fischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fischer lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Fischer blocks it.
Fischer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fischer lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr blocks an uppercut.
Marsden Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Fischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fischer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fischer throws a head punch that misses.
Marsden Jr prevents a body shot from Fischer.

Marsden Jr breaks from the clinch.
Marsden Jr throws the left hand but Fischer avoids the punch easily.
Fischer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marsden Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Fischer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden Jr. Fischer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fischer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsden Jr.
Fischer with the inside leg kick.
Fischer with a hook.
Fischer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fischer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marsden Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice jab there from Fischer.
Marsden Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice leg kick from Fischer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marsden Jr misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dennis Fischer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fischer throws a right hand that Marsden Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Marsden Jr also avoids with ease.
Marsden Jr slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Fischer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fischer throws out a leg kick but Marsden Jr moves out of range and Fischer only half commits.
Marsden Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Fischer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsden Jr tests Fischer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marsden Jr works the jab nicely.
Fischer tried to score with a low kick but Marsden Jr checks it.
Marsden Jr ducks under a wild hook from Fischer.
Fischer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marsden Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fischer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fischer.
Marsden Jr lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fischer misses with a straight left.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Fischer blocks it.
A big left from Marsden Jr misses.
Marsden Jr walks into a straight right hand from Fischer.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook. Fischer ducked under it nicely.
Fischer tried to counter with a leg kick but Marsden Jr avoided it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marsden Jr drives through and clinches with Fischer against the ropes.
Fischer misses with some punches.
Marsden Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fischer lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Fischer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Fischer.
Marsden Jr blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Fischer controls his hands.
Marsden Jr has had enough of the clinch but Fischer keeps him there for the moment.
Marsden Jr scores with a shot to the side of Fischer's head.
Fischer blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Fischer prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands a shot to the body.
Fischer tries to throw a body punch but Marsden Jr avoids it by throwing Fischer back against the ropes.
Fischer pushes Marsden Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
Fischer prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Fischer lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fischer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fischer presses Marsden Jr against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marsden Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fischer lands with a left to the head.
Fischer misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fischer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fischer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marsden Jr or not.
Fischer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marsden Jr backwards.
Fischer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marsden Jr backwards.
Fischer lands an uppercut.
Fischer blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Fischer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fischer lands a nice uppercut.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fischer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fischer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fischer lands a nice uppercut.
Fischer has a couple of punches blocked by Marsden Jr.
Fischer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marsden Jr blocking some punches.

Marsden Jr breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr misses with a looping right.
Marsden Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr throws a hook to the side of Fischer's head but Fischer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick there by Fischer.
Fischer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marsden Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Marsden Jr jabs Fischer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Fischer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden Jr. Fischer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsden Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fischer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fischer. Marsden Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fischer ducks under a wild hook from Marsden Jr.
Fischer throws a hook but Marsden Jr avoids it easily.
Marsden Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Marsden Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marsden Jr throws a jab when Fischer was well out of range.
That kick from Fischer tenderised Marsden Jr's leg. Marsden Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marsden Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fischer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch but Fischer is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Fischer's shoulder, as Fischer tries to avoid the shot.
Marsden Jr slips under a jab from Fischer.
Fischer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fischer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marsden Jr in his tracks.
Fischer throws a push kick but Marsden Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Marsden Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Fischer moves out of range as Marsden Jr strikes.
Marsden Jr misses with a body shot.
Fischer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marsden Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fischer misses with a looping left.
Fischer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marsden Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fischer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fischer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fischer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fischer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marsden Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Fischer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fischer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Fischer!
A less than humble Dennis Fischer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Brandon Marsden Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'Yo, in my mind, I didn't lose that fight. You know, you got this punks who roided up, and I'm all natural.'.