PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fei Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glen Marshal is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Li
vs
Marshal

190 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
224 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fei Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Glen Marshal !
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marshal throws a series of punches but Li moves out of range.
Marshal misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marshal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Li.

Li forces Marshal back against the cage and clinches.
Li is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marshal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees to the body from Li.
Li manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marshal throws an elbow but it misses.

Li breaks from the clinch.
Li is looking to land body kicks.
Marshal misses with a low kick.
Glen Marshal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Marshal moves out of range easily.
Marshal plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marshal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li tries to clinch up but Marshal circles away and keeps his distance.
Li smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Li instigates a clinch.
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!
Marshal looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Marshal , against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marshal throws an elbow but misses.
Li can't get the takedown.
Li tries to pull guard but Marshal won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fei Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshal looking to stall.
Marshal looks gassed!
Li can't get the takedown.
Marshal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Li.
Marshal misses with an elbow over the top.
Marshal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Li dodges an elbow strike from Marshal .
Marshal misses with an elbow strike.
Marshal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marshal throws an elbow but misses.
Li dodges an elbow strike from Marshal .

Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshal fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Li does no damage.
Li shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marshal as he avoids it easily.
A head kick by Marshal misses

and Li moves into the clinch.
Marshal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Li fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marshal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Li is keeping busy.
Li wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Li tries to pull guard but Marshal holds him up against the cage and eventually Li drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li prevents Marshal from breaking the clinch.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marshal throws an elbow but it misses.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li misses with a takedown attempt - Marshal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Li gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marshal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glen Marshal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Li bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Glen Marshal has been cut.
Marshal throws a leg kick
and Li makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marshal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Li's hands.
Marshal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Li holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Li prevents Marshal from breaking the clinch.
Marshal looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Li tries to keep at a distance but Marshal has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Li blocks an elbow strike from Marshal .
Li crunches a lovely knee into Marshal 's ribcage.
Marshal lands a damaging elbow.
Li blocks the elbow strike.

Li breaks the clinch.
Li tries to clinch up.
Marshal throws a lazy head kick

and Li counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Li.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.

Li drags the fight down to the ground.

Marshal stands up from Li's guard - Marshal perhaps looking for a knockout.
Marshal throws a head kick that misses.
Marshal looks to clinch

and Li holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marshal lands an elbow inside that Li shrugs off.
Li dodges an elbow strike from Marshal .
Li prevents Marshal from breaking the clinch.
Li wants to stall.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Marshal , against the cage.
Marshal throws an elbow but it misses.
Marshal throws an elbow but it misses.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marshal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marshal counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal throws a head kick that misses.
Marshal lands with a kick to the temple. Li shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Li showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marshal .
Li slips a jab and a cross from Marshal .
Marshal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li swinging wilding here.
Marshal looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.
Li will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marshal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Li tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marshal swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li avoids the head kick by Marshal .
Marshal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Li fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Marshal tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fei Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glen Marshal 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Marshal throws a left and a right that both miss

and Li counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marshal pushes Li off looking to stand but Li dives back in and keeps control.

Li stands up from half guard.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by Marshal .
Marshal misses with a double jab.
A head kick from Marshal lands but Li takes it in his stride.
Marshal throws a sloppy head kick

and Li decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marshal 's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li won't allow Marshal to get back to his feet.

Li stands and steps away. Marshal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Li feints and as Marshal raises his hands in defense, Li changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Marshal pushes Li off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal stuffs the takedown.

Li clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Li.
Li stalling in the clinch.
Li is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal .
Marshal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshal avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal .
Li blocks the elbow strike.
Marshal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marshal throws an elbow but misses.
Marshal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Li lands a shoulder strike.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marshal throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marshal misses with a straight right.

Li closes the distance and clinches.
Li landing knees to the head.

Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Marshal misses
and Li makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Li tries to clinch but Marshal is having none of it.
Marshal throws a lazy head kick

and Li moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li wants a takedown but no success here.
Li lands a knee to the head.
Li lands an elbow that stopped Marshal in his tracks for a moment.
Li lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marshal throws an elbow but misses.

Li manages to break the clinch.
Li tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marshal swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fei Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Li has Marshal up against the cage in a clinch.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Li instigates a clinch.
Marshal gets underhooks to prevent Li's takedown attempt.

Li breaks from the clinch.
Marshal misses with a double jab

and Li counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marshal 's guard now.
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!
Li is in close to Marshal 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marshal wants to stand and escape but Li is having none of it.
Li looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li won't allow Marshal to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Li gets to his feet - Marshal follows without any prompting.
Marshal throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
Marshal misses with a right hand

and Li counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Li dodges an elbow strike from Marshal .
Li dodges an elbow strike from Marshal .
Nice elbow from Li.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
Marshal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marshal wants to break free but Li has control.
Marshal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marshal misses with an elbow strike.
Marshal lands a damaging elbow.
Marshal prevents the takedown attempt.
Li dodges an elbow strike from Marshal .
Marshal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Marshal is blocking nicely.
Marshal throws an elbow but it misses.
Li lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal .
Marshal is trying to stall.
Marshal misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marshal throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marshal manages to break the clinch.
Marshal misses with a double jab

and Li counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal .
Marshal misses with an elbow strike.
Marshal misses with an elbow strike.
Li lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Marshal , against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal .
With the fighters up against the cage, Marshal throws an elbow but misses.
Marshal misses with an elbow over the top.
Li looking for a takedown.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marshal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Li changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marshal looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li scoring with punches from side control.
Li trying to control the action but Marshal is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Li stands up and beckons Marshal to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fei Li dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Glen Marshal 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Marshal throws a one two combo.
Marshal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marshal throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Li shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marshal but Marshal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marshal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li misses with a head kick.
Fei Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marshal throws a head kick that half lands.
Marshal tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Marshal misses

and Li counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marshal !
Li thowing shots but they're missing.
Li with the ground and pound from mount.
Marshal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li lands a heavy elbow.

Marshal is rocked!
Li working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marshal is still in real trouble! Can Li finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li landing strikes, looking to finish!

That has opened up Glen Marshal 's cut even more.
Li working the ground and pound effectively.

The cut above Glen Marshal 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Marshal in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Glen Marshal 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Li looking to finish with strikes here!
Li can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marshal is looking to escape.
Marshal seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li landing strikes, looking to finish!
Li controlling his opponent.

Li jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Marshal is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Marshal and Li has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Marshal sneaks out the side door and pushes Li away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marshal throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
Marshal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li shoots in but Marshal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fei Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Li rushes Marshal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li tries for a takedown but Marshal manages to get underhooks.
Li dodges an elbow strike from Marshal .
Li goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marshal prevents it.
Marshal looking to stall.
Marshal misses with an elbow strike.
Marshal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marshal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Li dodges an elbow strike from Marshal .
Marshal has had enough of the clinch but Li keeps him there for the moment.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marshal can do to turn this around?
Marshal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marshal wants to stall.
Marshal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Fei Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marshal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Li looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Li looking to stall.

Marshal manages to break the clinch.
Marshal misses with a series of wild punches.
Li tries to clinch up but Marshal circles away and keeps his distance.
Li takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Li shoots in and drives through. Marshal sprawls well.
Li connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Li fails to land the takedown.

Li rushes Marshal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Li pulls guard successfully.
Li throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshal tries to stand but Li is controlling from the bottom.

Li pushes Marshal off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fei Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Li 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fei Li!