PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Maruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Van Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miroslav Maruska has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maruska
vs
Van Swanson

190 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miroslav Maruska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Van Swanson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maruska tries to clinch up.
Van Swanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Swanson throws a right hand that Maruska ducks under and follows up with a left that Maruska also avoids with ease.
Maruska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Swanson.
Van Swanson works over Maruska's head and body with a nice combination.
Maruska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Swanson.
Maruska avoids the body shot from Van Swanson.
Maruska lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Swanson wants to clinch.
Maruska fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Swanson looks to land a body kick but Maruska moved away.
Maruska scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Swanson doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maruska paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maruska lands a jab.
Nice shot lands for Maruska.

It looks like Alex Van Swanson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maruska lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Swanson backs up against the cage.
Maruska throws a hook but Van Swanson avoids it easily.
Maruska scores with a jab to the head.
Maruska lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Van Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maruska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maruska connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maruska doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Swanson circles away.
Maruska takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maruska swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Van Swanson counter with a right hand.
Maruska checks the leg kick.
Miroslav Maruska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Swanson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Swanson throws a leg kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Swanson looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maruska is pushing Van Swanson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Maruska scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maruska is trying to push Van Swanson away but Van Swanson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Swanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Maruska controls his hands.
Maruska keeps control of Van Swanson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Maruska.
Van Swanson looks winded!
Maruska lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Swanson backwards.
Maruska lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Swanson backwards.
Still in the clinch, Maruska scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Maruska.

Maruska drops Van Swanson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Van Swanson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Van Swanson is rocked!

That has opened up Alex Van Swanson's cut even more.

Maruska breaks the clinch.
Van Swanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Maruska finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Swanson throws a series of punches but Maruska moves out of range.
Van Swanson seems to have recovered his senses.
Maruska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Swanson moves away.
Maruska goes for a small jab and connects. Now Maruska goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Van Swanson stumbles back but Maruska runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Van Swanson to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Van Swanson will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miroslav Maruska!