PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Marfaker (ranked 747 p4p, 116 weight class) and Neil Gilas (ranked 919 p4p, 138 weight class). Gilas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Remember The Name - Fort Minor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Marfaker
vs
Gilas

208 cm
33
220 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

176 cm
35
213 lbs
22 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Marfaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Gilas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marfaker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marfaker tried to score with a low kick but Gilas checks it.
Marfaker misses with a body kick.
Marfaker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marfaker throws a solid leg kick but Gilas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marfaker.
Some wild striking there from Gilas.
Gilas misses with a body shot.
Gilas darts in looking for a takedown but Marfaker gets double underhooks and turns Gilas into the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Marfaker misses the target.
A low kick from Marfaker misses
and Gilas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Juan Marfaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilas slips a straight right by Marfaker.
Gilas wants to slow Marfaker down by chopping away at his legs.
Gilas has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Marfaker is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gilas feints and then cracks Marfaker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marfaker down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas checks the leg kick.
Marfaker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gilas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gilas scores with a kick to the body.
Marfaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Gilas is just out of range.
Gilas tries a quick counter leg kick but Marfaker is wise to it.
Marfaker is looking to score with low kicks.
Gilas throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfaker throws a body punch but Gilas moves out of range.
Marfaker misses with a leg kick
and Gilas counters with an inside leg kick.
Marfaker thuds a left hand into Gilas's body.
Gilas throws a head kick that misses
and Marfaker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gilas thinking.
Marfaker cracks Gilas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gilas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marfaker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marfaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gilas moves out of range as Marfaker throws a body kick.
Donk. Marfaker catches Gilas right on the button with a cross.
Gilas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gilas avoids the head kick by Marfaker.
A clash of legs there as Marfaker blocks the low kick.
Marfaker misses with a straight left.
Marfaker misses with a low kick as Gilas jumps back.
Gilas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marfaker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Juan Marfaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marfaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker scores with a sloppy right hand. Gilas should have avoided that one.
Marfaker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marfaker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gilas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marfaker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marfaker backing away here, and Gilas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gilas connects with an inside leg kick.
Marfaker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gilas tries to bum rush Marfaker with a series of wild strikes but Marfaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marfaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gilas. That did some damage!
Marfaker connects with a nice looking jab.
Gilas is looking to land body kicks.
Gilas moves out of range of the body kick from Marfaker.
Marfaker tries to land a leg kick but Gilas saw it coming and moves away.
Marfaker blocks a leg kick.
Gilas lands a really nice looking cross but Marfaker seems unphased.
Crunch! Marfaker slams his shin into Gilas's torso.
Marfaker misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gilas.
Marfaker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gilas.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marfaker.
Gilas misses with a kick to the body
and Marfaker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marfaker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marfaker throws a push kick but Gilas slaps the foot to one side.
Marfaker scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marfaker. Gilas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gilas walks into a stiff left hand from Marfaker.
Gilas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilas misses with a low kick.
Marfaker misses the jab.

Gilas rushes Marfaker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marfaker pushes off an throws an elbow but Gilas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marfaker lands with a right to the head.
Gilas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marfaker up against the cage.
Marfaker is trying to break the clinch but Gilas is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Gilas.
Marfaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gilas's elbow.
Gilas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marfaker's elbow.
Marfaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Gilas.
Marfaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gilas pushes Marfaker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gilas.
Marfaker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marfaker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gilas looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marfaker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gilas's brow.
Marfaker blocks a body shot from Gilas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marfaker.
Gilas slowing the pace effectively.
Nice elbow from Marfaker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Marfaker dominated that round.
That's time! Marfaker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Marfaker lands with a nice body punch.

It looks like Neil Gilas has been cut.
Marfaker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Juan Marfaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Marfaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gilas. That did some damage!
A jab from Gilas finds it's way through Marfaker's defenses.
Gilas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gilas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marfaker's sensitive parts.
Marfaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gilas can do to turn this around?
Gilas throws a leg kick but Marfaker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marfaker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gilas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Gilas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Marfaker trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gilas throws a strike but Marfaker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marfaker tries to free his leg and advance position but Gilas is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas controlling the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gilas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gilas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Gilas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gilas is fighting to break Marfaker's control of his arms but Marfaker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gilas landing with the ground and pound.
Gilas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas postures up and lands a big shot to Marfaker's brow.
Gilas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gilas throws a big right hand that misses.
Gilas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marfaker looking to control.
Gilas trying to control the position from guard on top but Marfaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marfaker wants to sweep here but Gilas controlling him for the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marfaker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marfaker throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gilas misses.
Marfaker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marfaker throws a leg kick but Gilas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gilas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marfaker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gilas misses with a looping right.
Gilas tries to land a leg kick but Marfaker saw it coming and moves away.
Marfaker walks into a stiff left hand from Gilas.
Marfaker throws a hook but Gilas blocks it.
Gilas misses with a body kick.
Gilas misses with a looping right.
A jab from Marfaker does it's job there.
A low kick from Marfaker misses
and Gilas counters with a thumping low kick.
Gilas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marfaker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gilas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gilas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marfaker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marfaker.
A shot to the body from Marfaker misses
and Gilas counters with a left and a right that stings Marfaker.
Gilas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marfaker misses with an uppercut. Gilas saw that one coming.
Marfaker slips a jab and a cross from Gilas.
Marfaker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gilas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marfaker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marfaker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Gilas misses.
Marfaker scores with a jab to the head.
Marfaker cracks Gilas with a good jab.
Gilas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marfaker defends well and Gilas ends up having to push Marfaker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It appears Marfaker was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gilas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marfaker looks to land a body kick but Gilas moved away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gilas.

It looks like Juan Marfaker has been cut.
Marfaker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Gilas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gilas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marfaker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Gilas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marfaker sprawls well initially but Gilas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gilas working over Marfaker with some ground and pound. Marfaker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neil Gilas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marfaker is trying to maintain the position but Gilas is very close to passing his half guard.
Gilas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marfaker is looking to control Gilas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marfaker avoid being mounted?
Gilas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marfaker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfaker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gilas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gilas working Marfaker over with strikes.
Gilas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gilas is keen to just control but Marfaker is a slippery customer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gilas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gilas is just content to waste time from the top position. Marfaker takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gilas is looking to work some ground and pound but Marfaker has wrist control.
Gilas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Gilas has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas digs a right hand underneath Marfaker's ribcage. Marfaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Gilas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gilas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marfaker throws an elbow that misses.
Marfaker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marfaker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marfaker misses with a body punch.
Gilas tries a body shot but Marfaker blocks it.
Marfaker misses with some punches.

Gilas turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gilas manages to end up in side control.
Gilas wants to control for a moment but Marfaker uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Gilas lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas throws a strike but Marfaker avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gilas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gilas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marfaker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marfaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marfaker managing to control the position.
Gilas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gilas with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gilas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gilas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marfaker connects with the punch.
Gilas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gilas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marfaker.
Marfaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Marfaker misses with a left hand
and Gilas counters with an outside leg kick.
Gilas misses the jab.
Gilas scores with a leg kick.
Gilas moves out of range as Marfaker throws a body kick.
Gilas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gilas defending well as Marfaker loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marfaker is looking to slow Gilas down with leg kicks.
Gilas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Gilas takes the fight into the clinch.
Gilas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Gilas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gilas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Gilas!
Neil Gilas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.