PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musky Chunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes into the arena with Intro -- DMX blaring out of the sound system. Chunder is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slam. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!The key to victory for Doug Marshall has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Marshall
vs
Chunder

180 cm
23
195 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
198 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doug Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Musky Chunder!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chunder throws a hook to the side of Marshall's head but Marshall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chunder moves away.
Marshall slaps away a takedown attempt from Chunder, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chunder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marshall's waist but Marshall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chunder off to one side.
Marshall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marshall jabs at Chunder's body.
Marshall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chunder.
Musky Chunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall throws a sloppy head kick and Chunder moves out of range easily.
Chunder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall throws a body punch but Chunder moves out of range.
Chunder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Doug Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musky Chunder.
Chunder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marshall but Marshall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chunder misses with a takedown attempt - Marshall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chunder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marshall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marshall misses with a head kick.
Marshall is looking to wear down Chunder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marshall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chunder.
Good work by Marshall as he checks the leg kick.

That's two 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.
Marshall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chunder.
Chunder fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Chunder is predictable there
and Marshall counters with an outside leg kick.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall scores with a body shot.
Chunder wants to clinch
and Marshall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chunder looks gassed!
Chunder on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marshall feints and then cracks Chunder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chunder down.
Chunder checks a leg kick.
Chunder fails with the takedown.
Marshall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chunder shoots in for a double leg but Marshall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chunder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marshall is fending him off so far but Chunder persists. Nope, Marshall circles away and we're back to standing.
Chunder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marshall can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a head kick.
Marshall thumps Chunder with a low kick.
Marshall throws a leg kick which misses Chunder's front leg but catches the back leg as Chunder tries to avoid it.
Marshall throws a body punch but Chunder moves out of range.
Marshall misses with a body shot.
Marshall scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy left from Marshall finds it's target.

It looks like Musky Chunder has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chunder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marshall to score with a decent uppercut.
Chunder checks a low kick from Marshall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Marshall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Musky Chunder's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chunder avoids the head kick by Marshall.
Chunder misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Marshall.
Marshall takes a swing at Chunder's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Chunder misses
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
Marshall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chunder looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chunder is breathing heavily.
Marshall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chunder on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall scores with a leg kick.
Marshall dips to his left and cracks Chunder with an uppercut!
Chunder wants to clinch
and Marshall counters with a straight right hand.
Marshall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chunder.
A good leg kick by Marshall.
Chunder tries to clinch but Marshall moves away
and Marshall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marshall throws a sloppy head kick and Chunder moves out of range easily.
Marshall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chunder.
Chunder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marshall tries a head kick but it misses.
Marshall tries a head kick but it misses.
Chunder darts in trying to clinch
and Marshall counters with an outside leg kick.
Marshall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chunder takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Chunder might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Marshall has got the better of the exchanges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chunder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marshall counters with a good low kick that Chunder was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall thows a body shot but no joy.
Chunder is trying desperately to land a takedown but Marshall is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Chunder.
Chunder tries to clinch up
and Marshall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chunder takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Decent striking displayed by Marshall there.
Doug Marshall is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall with a nice cross.
Marshall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marshall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chunder. That did some damage!
Chunder moves out of range as Marshall throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Chunder misses its intended target.
Doug Marshall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chunder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marshall counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chunder takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Marshall throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Marshall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Musky Chunder's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Marshall wants to slow Chunder down by chopping away at his legs.
Chunder misses with an uppercut.
Marshall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chunder misses with a body punch
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Marshall cracks the inside of Chunder's front leg.
Chunder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chunder is looking to slow Marshall down with leg kicks.
Chunder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marshall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marshall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chunder's head.
Chunder misses the jab.
Marshall throws a head kick but Chunder moves out of range.
Marshall misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Marshall.
Marshall lands with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Marshall.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chunder is defended easily by Marshall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marshall.
Marshall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chunder avoids the body shot from Marshall.
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Chunder avoids a kick to the body.
Chunder shoots in for a double leg but Marshall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Doug Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musky Chunder.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Marshall lands but Chunder takes it in his stride.
Chunder shoots and misses
and Marshall counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chunder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marshall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marshall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marshall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Chunder blocks the low kick.
Chunder has his takedown stuffed
and Marshall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Musky Chunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chunder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marshall. That's going to slow Chunder down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chunder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marshall scores with a leg kick.
Chunder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshall throws a sloppy head kick and Chunder moves out of range easily.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Chunder is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Marshall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marshall 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Marshall!