PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jryl Maralit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jryl Maralit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Best's chin.

Maralit
vs
Best

189 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jryl Maralit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Best!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maralit clinches with his opponent.
Maralit has Best pushed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Best's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maralit comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like George Best has been cut.
Maralit lands a nice elbow.
Best letting Maralit take a breather here.
Maralit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maralit throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maralit.
Best blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maralit.
Maralit lands an elbow inside that Best shrugs off.
Maralit throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maralit throws an elbow that misses.
Maralit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Best blocks the elbow strike.
Maralit stalling the fight.
Maralit pushes off an throws an elbow but Best leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maralit lands an elbow that stopped Best in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up George Best's cut even more.
Maralit taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Best blocks an elbow strike.
Maralit pushes off an throws an elbow but Best leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Best avoids a wild elbow strike from Maralit.
Maralit throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maralit pressing his opponent against the cage.
Maralit gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maralit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Best blocks the elbow strike.
Maralit looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maralit leaning against his opponent.
Maralit lands an elbow that stopped Best in his tracks for a moment.
Best working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maralit has Best pushed against the cage.
Best avoids the elbow strike from Maralit, against the cage.
Best has had enough of the clinch but Maralit keeps him there for the moment.
Maralit displaying some good clinch control by pressing Best up against the cage.
Best wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maralit has Best pressed against the cage, preventing Best from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maralit just leaning against Best, taking a breather.
Maralit lands an elbow inside that Best shrugs off.
Maralit throws an elbow that misses.
Best dodges an elbow strike from Maralit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maralit displaying some good clinch control by pressing Best up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Maralit.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jryl Maralit.

Maralit forces Best back against the cage and clinches.
Best wants to break free but Maralit has control.
Best has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Best blocks an elbow strike from Maralit.
Maralit pushes off an throws an elbow but Best leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maralit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Best avoids a wild elbow strike from Maralit.
Maralit misses with an elbow over the top.
Maralit looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jryl Maralit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Best's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Maralit tries to clinch there but Best circles away.
Maralit slips a jab and a cross from Best.

Maralit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maralit just leaning against Best, taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Maralit.
Maralit avoiding damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maralit throws an elbow but misses.
Maralit lands a nice elbow.

The cut above George Best's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Best dodges an elbow strike from Maralit.
Maralit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Best's defenses.
Maralit stalling the fight.
Maralit lands an elbow just above Best 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maralit avoiding damage.
Maralit lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

George Best's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Maralit is stalling here.
Maralit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maralit is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maralit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Best's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jryl Maralit!