PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Marailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dongdong Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marailov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Вставай. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marailov
vs
Wong

191 cm
22
267 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

200 cm
32
278 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Bellum Dominum
GREEN!160

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Marailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dongdong Wong!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Wong as he checks the leg kick.
Marailov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marailov misses with a straight left.

Wong moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Marailov.
I was talking to Marailov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marailov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marailov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marailov working aggressively here.
Marailov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marailov lands a shoulder strike.
Marailov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wong misses with the head strike.
A short right from Marailov on the inside.
A short uppercut from Wong.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marailov misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marailov avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Marailov managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Wong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marailov has a couple of punches blocked by Wong.
Wong has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Wong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marailov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong blocks a body shot from Marailov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marailov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wong working aggressively here.
Wong gets through Marailov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marailov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marailov digs a right hand into Wong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wong's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marailov lands an uppercut.
Marailov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marailov swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Marailov fails to land.
Wong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marailov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marailov misses with some punches.
Wong misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marailov.
Marailov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wong fails to land.
Marailov is looking to control Wong's arms but Wong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marailov has his back to the cage.
Marailov misses with a body punch.
Marailov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marailov misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marailov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marailov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marailov.
Wong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Wong.
Marailov lands a hook that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marailov is defending well for now.
Marailov throws a head punch that misses.
Wong takes a shot to the head.
Wong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marailov backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marailov working aggressively here.
Marailov tries to stall but Wong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wong tries to land knees in the clinch but Marailov avoids the damage to the body.
Marailov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but Marailov blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marailov.
Marailov throws a punch but it's blocked by Wong.
Marailov misses with a punch on the inside.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marailov can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wong.
Marailov lands a nice uppercut.
Marailov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marailov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marailov tries to work over Wong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marailov misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marailov gets through Wong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marailov has Wong pushed against the cage.
Marailov tries a body shot but Wong blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Marailov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marailov throws a leg kick but Wong moved away.
Marailov thows a body shot but no joy.
Wong misses the shot to the body.
Wong misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Marailov misses the target.
Gustav Marailov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marailov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wong slips under a jab from Marailov.
Marailov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Wong. That snapped Marailov's head back.
Marailov jabs at Wong's body.
Marailov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marailov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marailov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marailov looks to land a left hand but Wong moved out of range nicely.

Marailov lands a big right hand that sends Wong crashing to the mat! Marailov stays standing though and waves Wong back to his feet!

Wong is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marailov looks to throw the jab but Wong is out of range.
Wong is still on wobbly legs! Can Marailov finish him?
Marailov throws a nice looking combination but Wong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marailov takes a swing at Wong's ribcage but misses.
Wong seems to have recovered his senses.
Wong lands a nice shot that snaps Marailov's head back.
Wong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marailov lands a jab to the head.
Marailov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marailov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

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

It looks like Dongdong Wong has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marailov's head backwards.
Wong walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Marailov swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gustav Marailov!
Our winner, Gustav Marailov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Dongdong Wong stepped up to the mic, saying 'I shouldn't have been hungover today.'.