PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Giel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet The Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Giel
vs
The Master

180 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Giel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jet The Master !
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giel misses with the combination.
Giel tries to bum rush The Master with a series of wild strikes but The Master uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

The Master shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Master wants to control from the top but Giel keeps moving.
The Master looking to sit in guard and control but Giel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Master is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The Master lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Giel!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Master looking to land elbow strikes but Giel uses the position to regain half guard.

The Master is trying to work for a kimura but Giel is defending well.
The Master keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Master is looking to take a break and control but Giel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Master tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The Master has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Giel works to full guard.

Giel pushes The Master off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Master shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Giel sprawls well. Giel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Master gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Giel!

The Master scores with a takedown into Giel's guard.
The Master trying to control the position from guard on top but Giel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giel is looking to stand up but The Master isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Giel uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Giel is breathing heavily.
The Master shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Giel sprawls well. Giel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Master gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giel swinging wilding here.
The Master tries to clinch but Giel moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet The Master dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The Master tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Master is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Master shoots in but Giel avoids the takedown attempt easily.

The Master decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The Master tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Giel.

The Master stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The Master is breathing heavily.
The Master shoots in for a double leg but Giel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Master tries to clinch but Giel moves out of range.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giel misses with a few strikes there.

The Master gets a clinch.
The Master is trying to stall.
The Master has Giel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Giel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mark Giel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jet The Master .
The Master is trying to force a seperation but Giel has the dominant position.
The Master jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Giel walks away with a smile on his face. The Master gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Giel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Giel does no damage.
Mark Giel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Giel misses with a double jab.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Master circles away quickly and effectively.
Giel misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from The Master .
Giel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Master feints and then cracks Giel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Giel down.
Giel misses with a double jab.
Giel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Master tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Giel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Master shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Giel pinned against the cage. Giel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Giel throws a series of punches but The Master moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Giel.
Giel avoids a kick to the body.
The Master moves in looking to clinch but Giel pushes him off.
Giel throws a series of punches but The Master avoids them all with ease.
The Master shoots in and drives through. Giel sprawls well.
The Master dodges the punch combination from Giel.
Giel fakes the leg kick and cracks The Master in the body.
Giel tries to bum rush The Master with a series of wild strikes but The Master uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giel misses with a series of wild punches.
Giel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Giel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giel misses with the combination.
Giel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Master showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giel.
The Master throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giel's waist but Giel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Master off to one side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giel throws a right and a left that The Master avoids nicely.
Giel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Giel will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Giel misses with the combination.
Giel lands a two punch combo.
The Master shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Giel pinned against the cage. Giel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Master circles away quickly and effectively.
Giel tries to bum rush The Master with a series of wild strikes but The Master uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giel misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Master looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Master dodges the punch combination from Giel.
Giel scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Master .
No luck for The Master with that takedown attempt.
The Master takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Giel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Master changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Giel tries to avoid it but The Master manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Giel to the ground. Giel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mark Giel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jet The Master .
A punch combination from Giel misses.
Giel throws a right hand that The Master ducks under and follows up with a left that The Master also avoids with ease.
Giel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Master closes this distance looking for a takedown but Giel circles away.
The Master tries to clinch up but Giel circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
Giel misses with a double jab.
The Master misses with a body kick.
The Master tries to clinch there but Giel circles away.
Giel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Master moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Giel.

The Master gets a clinch.
Giel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Giel is trying to break free.
The Master misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Giel's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Master tries to score a body lock takedown but Giel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The Master tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Giel smiles and moves away.
Giel scores with a one two! The Master had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giel misses with a double jab.
Giel lands a with a good body shot.
The Master tries to clinch there but Giel circles away.
Giel misses with a two punch combination.
Giel misses with the combination.
The Master throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Giel swinging wilding here.

The Master has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Master looking to throw knees to the head but Giel is blocking nicely.
Giel is trying to break the clinch but The Master is controlling him.
The Master is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Giel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Giel wants to get back to striking at distance but The Master won't allow it.
The Master has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Giel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Giel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giel wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Master tries to work over Giel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giel tries to break the clinch but The Master is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Giel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Giel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jet The Master !