PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Marshall
vs
Marshall

188 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
20
198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cameron Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cameron Marshall doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandon Marshall circles away.
Brandon Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cameron Marshall is looking to clinch.
Cameron Marshall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brandon Marshall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cameron Marshall. Cameron Marshall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Cameron Marshall has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Cameron Marshall misses.
Brandon Marshall 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cameron Marshall.
Brandon Marshall throws a leg kick which misses Cameron Marshall's front leg but catches the back leg as Cameron Marshall tries to avoid it.
Brandon Marshall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brandon Marshall throws a body punch but Cameron Marshall moves out of range.
Brandon Marshall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cameron Marshall.

Cameron Marshall gets a clinch.
Cameron Marshall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cameron Marshall misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cameron Marshall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cameron Marshall is trying to maintain a safe position but Brandon Marshall gets an underhook and turns Cameron Marshall into the cage.
Cameron Marshall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cameron Marshall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brandon Marshall backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cameron Marshall throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron Marshall blocks an uppercut.
Brandon Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Cameron Marshall avoids it by throwing Brandon Marshall back against the cage.
Cameron Marshall lands an uppercut.
Cameron Marshall landing knees to the body.
Cameron Marshall lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Brandon Marshall has been cut.
Brandon Marshall blocking some punches.
Cameron Marshall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cameron Marshall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cameron Marshall throws a head punch that misses.

Brandon Marshall breaks from the clinch.

Cameron Marshall takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brandon Marshall.
Cameron Marshall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cameron Marshall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brandon Marshall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Cameron Marshall - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cameron Marshall lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cameron Marshall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cameron Marshall misses with some punches.
Cameron Marshall struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandon Marshall controls his hands.
Brandon Marshall is trying to maintain a safe position but Cameron Marshall gets an underhook and turns Brandon Marshall into the cage.

Brandon Marshall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brandon Marshall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cameron Marshall.
A leg kick checked by Cameron Marshall.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cameron Marshall.

Cameron Marshall gets caught napping as Brandon Marshall dives in and scores a takedown. Cameron Marshall manages to retain guard.
Brandon Marshall looking to pass the guard.
Cameron Marshall throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron Marshall looking for a sweep. Not yet Cameron Marshall, not yet.
Brandon Marshall trying to control but Cameron Marshall is working from the bottom.
Cameron Marshall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brandon Marshall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cameron Marshall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brandon Marshall postures up in Cameron Marshall's guard and throws a big left but Cameron Marshall blocks it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cameron Marshall digs a good body shot into Brandon Marshall's ribs.
Brandon Marshall throws out a loose jab but Cameron Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cameron Marshall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brandon Marshall.
Cameron Marshall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brandon Marshall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Brandon Marshall drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon Marshall's corner is telling him to maintain position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cameron Marshall is on top in guard.

Brandon Marshall lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandon Marshall advances position into side control!
Cameron Marshall wants to control but Brandon Marshall postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandon Marshall happy to just control the position for now.
Cameron Marshall is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Marshall dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cameron Marshall misses with a body kick.
Brandon Marshall lands a nice hook to Cameron Marshall's body. Cameron Marshall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brandon Marshall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cameron Marshall moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandon Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cameron Marshall tries to clinch up.
Cameron Marshall tries to land a leg kick but Brandon Marshall saw it coming and moves away.
Brandon Marshall throws a predictable looking body shot

and Cameron Marshall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cameron Marshall.
Cameron Marshall landing knees to the body.
Brandon Marshall is trying to push Cameron Marshall away but Cameron Marshall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon Marshall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cameron Marshall walks away with a smile on his face. Brandon Marshall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brandon Marshall throws a lazy right hand but Cameron Marshall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cameron Marshall feints and then cracks Brandon Marshall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brandon Marshall down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cameron Marshall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Brandon Marshall looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cameron Marshall!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron Marshall struggling a bit here.
Brandon Marshall working the head and body with strikes.
Cameron Marshall can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Brandon Marshall crashes against the mat.
Brandon Marshall gets to mount! Cameron Marshall was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Brandon Marshall scoring with strikes but Cameron Marshall is staying in there.
BOOM! Brandon Marshall connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brandon Marshall is landing with some decent strikes but Cameron Marshall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron Marshall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cameron Marshall is working hard here to advance position.
Cameron Marshall tries to hold on but Brandon Marshall pushes him away.
Cameron Marshall is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brandon Marshall scoring with strikes but Cameron Marshall is staying in there.

Cameron Marshall's cut is getting worse.
Cameron Marshall taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Cameron Marshall that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Cameron Marshall is rocked!

Cameron Marshall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandon Marshall postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Cameron Marshall is out cold - huge knockout for Brandon Marshall!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brandon Marshall!
A very excited looking Brandon Marshall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.