PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iivana Jalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Marabou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalo comes to the cage accompanied by Aino Venna - Waltz to Paris. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jalo
vs
Marabou

203 cm
27
266 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

195 cm
33
266 lbs
20 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent

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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iivana Jalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Marabou!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marabou has taken the fight to the clinch.

Marabou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jalo scores with a jab.
Jalo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jalo thuds his right hand into Marabou's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marabou tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jalo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marabou tries to clinch there but Jalo circles away.
Jalo lands a jab-cross combination.
Marabou scores with a sloppy right hand. Jalo should have avoided that one.
Jalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Jalo.
Jalo digs a good body shot into Marabou's ribs.
Jalo throws a lazy right hand but Marabou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marabou throws a jab when Jalo was well out of range.
Marabou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jalo scores with a hook.
Jalo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marabou doesn't manage to clinch there - Jalo circles away.
Marabou has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marabou there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marabou is looking to clinch.
Jalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marabou.
Gary Marabou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jalo gets tackled into the cage by Marabou. Marabou maintains the clinch.
Jalo blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Jalo.
Jalo can't find room to land a body shot as Marabou controls the action.
Jalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jalo pushes Marabou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Marabou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marabou wants to clinch.
Marabou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jalo.
Marabou wants to clinch.
Marabou uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marabou thuds his right hand into Jalo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marabou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marabou throws a hook to the side of Jalo's head but Jalo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marabou throws an off balance right hand

and Jalo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jalo lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marabou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marabou tries to score a body lock takedown but Jalo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marabou can't break the clinch.
Jalo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marabou is looking for a takedown.
Jalo prevents Marabou from breaking the clinch.
Marabou is trying to force a seperation but Jalo has the dominant position.

Marabou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marabou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marabou might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Marabou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Marabou misses the target.
Marabou tries to clinch but Jalo is having none of it.
Jab, jab by Jalo - just one landing.

It looks like Gary Marabou has been cut.
Marabou connects with a looping right hand.
Marabou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jalo.
Marabou scores with a jab. Jalo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Iivana Jalo has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marabou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marabou.
Jalo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marabous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Marabou pushes Jalo up against the cage in a clinch.
Marabou wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jalo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marabou's elbow.
Jalo has Marabou pressed against the cage, preventing Marabou from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marabou.
Jalo has Marabou pressed against the cage, preventing Marabou from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jalo misses with a punch on the inside.
Marabou is trying to break free.
Marabou avoiding damage.
Jalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jalo tries a body shot but Marabou blocks it.
Jalo misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marabou tries to break free but Jalo pushes him back against the cage.
Jalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marabou wants to get back to striking at distance but Jalo won't allow it.
Marabou tries to circle away but Jalo has him pinned against the cage.
Marabou stalls.
Jalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Jalo.
Jalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jalo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marabou wants to get back to striking at distance but Jalo won't allow it.
Jalo prevents Marabou from breaking the clinch.
Marabou wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jalo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marabou's efforts to push away.
Marabou tries to break free but Jalo pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iivana Jalo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Marabou tries to clinch but Jalo moves out of range.
Iivana Jalo is winning the standup battle so far.
Marabou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marabou tries to clinch up but Jalo circles away and keeps his distance.
Jalo's corner calls for a 1-2. Jalo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jalo throws a lazy right hand but Marabou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jalo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jalo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jalo misses with a series of wild punches.
Jalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Jalo misses.
Marabou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donk. Jalo catches Marabou right on the button with a cross.
Jalo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marabou can do to turn this around?
Jalo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jalo throws the left hand but Marabou avoids the punch easily.
Jalo ducks under a wild hook from Marabou.
Marabou defending well as Jalo loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Jalo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marabou doesn't seem phased though.
Marabou moves out of range of the strikes.
Marabou moves in looking to clinch but Jalo pushes him off.
A slow jab from Marabou misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalo keeps the fight on the outside.
Jalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marabou.
Jalo jabs at Marabou's body.
Jalo scores with a jab. Marabou acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Marabou.
A jab from Marabou misses.
Marabou has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marabou there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jalo looks to land a right hand but Marabou moved out of range.
Marabou is looking to clinch.
Marabou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jalo.
Marabou tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jalo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jalo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marabou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Jalo takes the fight into the clinch.
Marabou blocks a body shot from Jalo.
Jalo lands with a short shot to the head.

Marabou is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jalo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Marabou is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jalo to the mat. Jalo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalo wants to stand and escape but Marabou is having none of it.
Marabou being controlled here momentarily.
Marabou throws a big right hand that misses.
Marabou throws an elbow that misses. Jalo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marabou's guard. Nice move by Jalo!

Marabou wants to stand and escape but Jalo is having none of it.
Marabou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jalo controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalo stopping the sweep attempt from Marabou.
Marabou wants to stand up but Jalo is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jalo won't allow Marabou to sweep him here.
Marabou pulls Jalo in close to his closed guard and prevents Jalo from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marabou walks into a jab.

That's four 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.
Jalo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marabou 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.
Jalo throws out a loose jab but Marabou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jalo fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Jalo.
Jalo drops his hands momentarily and Marabou takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jalo's corner calls for a 1-2. Jalo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marabou takes one to the side of the head.
Marabou is still on wobbly legs! Can Jalo finish him?
Jalo looks to throw the jab but Marabou is out of range.
Marabou seems to have recovered his senses.
Marabou doesn't manage to clinch there - Jalo circles away.
Jalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jalo scores with a sloppy right hand. Marabou should have avoided that one.
Jalo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marabou.
Marabou slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marabou slips under a jab.

Marabou gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jalo fails to land.
Jalo misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iivana Jalo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Marabou tries to clinch but Jalo moves out of range.
Jalo throws a looping overhand right but Marabou ducks down to avoid it.
Marabou throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Jalo moves out of range of the strikes.

Marabou feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jalo sprawling to the canvas! Jalo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Marabou finish him?!
Marabou looks to throw the jab but Jalo is out of range.
Marabou throws a right hand that misses
and Jalo counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marabou throws a good cross that connects.
Jalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marabou lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Jalo up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Marabou from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Jalo's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gary Marabou!
An out of breath Gary Marabou thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.