PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jowdi Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jowdi Marshall has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Marshall
vs
Johnson

190 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jowdi Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall misses with a double jab
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marshall falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Marshall fails to land with a series of punches.
Marshall misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Marshall throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson slips a jab from Marshall.
Marshall throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Marshall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Marshall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Marshall throws a combination that misses
and Marshall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marshall connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
A big right from Marshall misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marshall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Marshall misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
A combination from Marshall does no damage.
The fighters circling - Marshall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jowdi Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshall.
Marshall misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Marshall throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marshall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marshall had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A punch lands to the side of Marshall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marshall looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson cracks Marshall with an open hand slap.
Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Marshall throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson tries to bum rush Marshall with a series of wild strikes but Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Marshall misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Marshall backing up. Marshall nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Marshall throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marshall back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Marshall takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Marshall throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Marshall moved out of range.
Marshall throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marshall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
Marshall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Marshall throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall.
Marshall throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Marshall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Marshall.
Nice body punch from Marshall.
Marshall lands a two punch combo.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson throws a jab when Marshall was well out of range.
Marshall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marshall swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Marshall tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Marshall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Marshall moved out of range nicely.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marshall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Marshall.
Anthony Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johnson defending well as Marshall loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
Marshall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marshall circles away quickly and effectively.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marshall throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall misses with a two punch combination.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Marshall tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marshall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Marshall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes from Marshall. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Marshall.
A nice combination there by Marshall.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson lunges at Marshall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marshall's hand.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jowdi Marshall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Marshall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marshall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
Marshall throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marshall lands a two punch combo.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Marshall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Marshall.
Marshall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marshall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Marshall misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marshall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Marshall cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Marshall.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Marshall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Marshall scores with a hook.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jowdi Marshall dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Marshall.
Marshall falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Marshall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marshall misses with the combination.
Johnson clobbers Marshall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marshall lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson throws a combination. Marshall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marshall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Marshall throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Marshall misses with a looping right.
Marshall throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshall.
Marshall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marshall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marshall back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A shot to the body from Marshall misses
and Marshall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marshall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marshall.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Marshall avoids them all with ease.
Marshall misses with a hook to the body
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Marshall avoids nicely.
Marshall throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marshall misses with a two punch combination.
Marshall walks into a left hand.
Marshall misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marshall dodges the punch combination from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Marshall moves out of range.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marshall counters with a two punch combo.
Marshall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marshall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marshall misses with a double jab.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marshall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Marshall misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Marshall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination. Marshall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marshall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Marshall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marshall throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Marshall.
Marshall sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marshall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshall works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Marshall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Marshall jabs at Johnson's body.
Marshall throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jowdi Marshall.
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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!