PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaromir Marek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ainars Gailis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marek comes to the cage accompanied by Riot by Three Days Grace. Jaromir Marek could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ainars Gailis's chin.

Marek
vs
Gailis

187 cm
24
176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaromir Marek !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ainars Gailis!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marek ducks right into an uppercut from Gailis.
Marek looks to land a right hand but Gailis moved out of range.
Marek misses the jab.
Nice shot by Marek .
Marek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gailis tries to bum rush Marek with a series of wild strikes but Marek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marek misses the jab.
Gailis throws a series of punches but Marek avoids them all with ease.
Gailis misses with a double jab.
Marek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Gailis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marek throws a right and a left that Gailis avoids nicely.
A big left from Marek misses.
Marek misses with a straight left.
Marek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gailis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marek has time to react.
Gailis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marek .
Marek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Jaromir Marek has been cut.
Marek missing with a left hand there. Gailis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gailis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marek .
Ainars Gailis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marek is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gailis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marek throws a right hand that Gailis ducks under and follows up with a left that Gailis also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Marek misses the target.
Marek throws a hook but Gailis blocks it.
Gailis misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marek misses with a two punch combination.
Gailis defending well as Marek loads up on a big left hand.
Gailis slips under a jab from Marek .
Gailis moves out of range as Marek strikes.
Gailis moves out of range of the strikes.
Gailis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gailis duly obliges.
Marek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marek looks to land a left hand but Gailis moved out of range nicely.
Marek walks into a jab.
Nice shot lands for Gailis.
Marek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gailis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gailis throws a head kick that misses.
Gailis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gailis duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gailis ducks under a wild hook from Marek .
Marek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marek takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marek throws a jab but it's blocked by Gailis.
Gailis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gailis throws a series of punches but Marek moves out of range.
Marek avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Gailis does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gailis.
Gailis slips a jab and a cross from Marek .
Gailis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gailis throws a series of strikes that have Marek backpedaling.
A right-left combo lands from Marek .
Marek throws a shot from downtown. Gailis moves away and avoids it.
Gailis works the jab nicely.
Gailis lands a jab-cross combination.
No joy there for Gailis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marek throws a big shot that misses.
Marek is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marek moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marek is breathing heavily.
Marek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gailis.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gailis.
Good exchange - Gailis coming out on top.
Gailis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gailis.
Marek slips a jab and a cross from Gailis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gailis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marek .
Gailis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Marek throws the left hand but Gailis avoids the punch easily.
Gailis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marek .
Marek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marek throws a hook to the side of Gailis's head but Gailis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gailis defending well as Marek loads up on a big left hand.
Gailis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gailis slips a jab from Marek .
Marek tries to bum rush Gailis with a series of wild strikes but Gailis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gailis slips under a jab from Marek .
Marek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gailis.
Gailis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marek had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gailis tries a head kick but it misses.
Gailis throws a front kick aimed at Marek 's knee but Marek avoids it well.
Gailis fails to land with a series of punches.
Marek misses with the combination.
Gailis throws a right and a left that Marek avoids nicely.
Gailis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marek throws a big shot that misses.
Marek missing with a left hand there. Gailis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gailis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marek circles away quickly and effectively.
Marek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

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.
Gailis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A right-left combo lands from Gailis.
Marek misses with a hook. Gailis ducked under it nicely.
Gailis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Marek misses its intended target.
Marek throws a jab when Gailis was well out of range.
Marek misses with a straight right.
Gailis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gailis looks to land a combination. Marek sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gailis misses with a double jab.
Marek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gailis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left and a right from Gailis both land. Nice combination.
Marek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gailis slips under a jab.
Nice cross by Gailis.
Marek throws a series of punches but Gailis avoids them all with ease.
Marek misses with a straight left.
Gailis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ainars Gailis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaromir Marek 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jaromir Marek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gailis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Marek counter with a right hand.
Gailis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marek .
Marek loads up on a big right hand but Gailis slips the punch.

Marek drops Gailis with a beautiful combination! Gailis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marek is looking for the KO!

Gailis is rocked!

It looks like Ainars Gailis has been cut.
Marek misses with a two punch combination.
Gailis is still on wobbly legs! Can Marek finish him?
Gailis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marek misses with an uppercut. Gailis saw that one coming.
Marek misses with an uppercut.
Marek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marek lands with a big left! Gailis is wobbled badly! Marek comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Gailis to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jaromir Marek !