PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noob Tube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tube
vs
Marshall

169 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

170 cm
25
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Noob Tube!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Terry Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tube closes the distance but Marshall moves to the side

and Marshall counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tube's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Marshall distracts Tube with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marshall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tube trying to control the position.
Marshall content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Marshall got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tube has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marshall has managed to get both his arms back between Tube's legs - danger averted.
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!
Marshall won't allow Tube to sweep him here.
Marshall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tube seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Tube looking for a sweep. Not yet Tube, not yet.
Marshall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tube wants to stand up but Marshall is controlling him.
Marshall works over Tube with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall throwing strikes but missing.
Marshall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marshall is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marshall is in close to Tube's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marshall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Tube had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marshall defends it easily.
Marshall connects with a couple of short punches.
Marshall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tube's head.
Marshall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marshall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Tube escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marshall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tube escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marshall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall stands up over Tube, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marshall connects with a couple of short punches.
Tube bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marshall's guard.

Tube drops back, looking for a kneebar! Marshall looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Marshall looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Marshall!
Marshall working the ground and pound.
Marshall lands some shots froms side control.
Marshall working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall working away.
Marshall lands a nice forearm strike.
Tube sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Marshall moves into full mount! Tube won't be happy about that!
Tube is trying desperately to improve position.
Marshall lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tube tries to hold on but Marshall postures up.
Marshall looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marshall with good strikes from the mount here!
Tube wants to control but Marshall is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tube manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tube tries to roll over but Marshall keeps him under control.
Marshall has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad The Island. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Tube taking some punishment here, with Marshall in his half guard.
Marshall lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tube is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall is nestled in close to Tube, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tube is trying to stand back up but Marshall is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Marshall dominated that round.
That's time! Tube's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tube fails to land the takedown.

Marshall gets a double leg takedown into Tube's guard.
Tube wants to control the position but Marshall says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Tube is trying to maintain the position but Marshall is very close to passing his half guard.
Marshall scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marshall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marshall winds up and cracks Tube with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tube is trying to get back to full guard.
Tube trying to control here.
Marshall slips a nice elbow through Tube's hands, connecting with Tube's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tube makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tube.
Marshall works over Tube with some ground and pound from guard.
Marshall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marshall working some strikes from top position.
Marshall throws a big elbow that misses.
Marshall throwing strikes from guard but Tube blocks nicely.
Marshall working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tube's head.
Tube manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marshall manages to get himself to full guard.
Marshall keeping moving, preventing Tube from controlling successfully.
Terry Marshall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marshall wants to hit a switch here but Tube passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Marshall there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tube is trying for a kimura here. Marshall looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tube wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Noob Tube!