PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Marfaker (ranked 1026 p4p, 163 weight class) and Neil Gilas (ranked 1196 p4p, 193 weight class). Gilas has chosen Remember The Name - Fort Minor as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Marfaker
vs
Gilas

208 cm
35
220 lbs
30 - 14 - 0

176 cm
37
213 lbs
26 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Marfaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Gilas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marfaker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gilas can pounce on him.
Gilas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marfaker throws a leg kick but Gilas moved away.
Gilas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marfaker lands a jab to Gilas's midsection.
Marfaker throws a body kick that misses.
Marfaker stuffs the takedown attempt from Gilas. Gilas gets slowly back to his feet.
Marfaker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gilas misses with a looping right.
Gilas lands a leg kick that knocks Marfaker off balance momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marfaker.
Gilas fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marfaker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gilas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marfaker moves out of range of the body kick from Gilas.
Marfaker lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marfaker connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Marfaker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gilas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marfaker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gilas connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gilas.
Gilas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marfaker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Marfaker misses
and Gilas counters with an outside leg kick.
Marfaker cracks a nice hook into Gilas's ribs.
Marfaker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gilas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marfaker.
Gilas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marfaker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marfaker throws a sloppy head kick
and Gilas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marfaker's knee momentarily.
Marfaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gilas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marfaker. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilas avoids the body shot from Marfaker.
Marfaker lands a jab to the head.
Marfaker connects with a leg kick. Gilas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas throws a body shot but no joy.

Gilas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marfaker misses with a body punch.
Gilas dodges an elbow strike from Marfaker.
Gilas tries a body shot but Marfaker blocks it.
Marfaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marfaker misses with an elbow strike.
Gilas wants a takedown but no success here.
Juan Marfaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Gilas.
Marfaker misses with an elbow strike.
Gilas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marfaker is defending well.
Marfaker prevents a body shot from Gilas.
Gilas dodges an elbow strike from Marfaker.
Marfaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Gilas.
Marfaker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gilas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marfaker's elbow.
Gilas has Marfaker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marfaker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker misses with an elbow strike.
Gilas dodges an elbow strike from Marfaker.
A nice left hand lands by Marfaker.
Gilas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gilas blocking some punches.
Marfaker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gilas tries to work over Marfaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marfaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marfaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gilas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Marfaker.
Gilas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marfaker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marfaker lands a nice elbow.
Gilas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marfaker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gilas tries to stall but Marfaker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marfaker prevents it.
Gilas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marfaker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gilas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juan Marfaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gilas misses with a leg kick.
Marfaker throws the kick towards the body but Gilas avoids it.
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.
Gilas thows a leg kick but Marfaker checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marfaker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marfaker throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gilas needs to keep his hands up - Marfaker had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gilas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gilas throws a solid leg kick but Marfaker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gilas.
Marfaker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gilas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gilas checks the leg kick.
Marfaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gilas drops his hands momentarily and Marfaker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Marfaker dominated that round.
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.

Marfaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gilas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marfaker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gilas counters with a left to the body.
Marfaker misses the jab.
Marfaker lands a slapping body shot.
Marfaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Gilas throws a body kick that misses.
Gilas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marfaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gilas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gilas throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marfaker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas avoids the body shot from Marfaker.
A solid body kick from Marfaker.
Gilas tries to move into range but Marfaker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marfaker checks a low kick from Gilas.
A telegraphed right hand from Gilas misses the target.
Juan Marfaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Marfaker connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas thumps Marfaker with a low kick.
Juan Marfaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilas connects with a leg kick. Marfaker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marfaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marfaker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gilas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marfaker. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Marfaker there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marfaker, right into the meat.
Marfaker lands with a cross.
Marfaker misses the shot to the body.
Gilas misses with a body kick.
Marfaker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gilas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marfaker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gilas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gilas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marfaker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilas throws a low kick, looking for Marfaker's leg but Marfaker calmly moves out of range.
Marfaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Gilas is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marfaker is looking to wear down Gilas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker throws an overhand right that lands on Gilas's shoulder, as Gilas tries to avoid the shot.
Gilas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That kick from Marfaker tenderised Gilas's leg. Gilas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gilas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gilas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marfaker.
Marfaker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marfaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Gilas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marfaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Gilas.
Gilas flicks out a counter leg kick but Marfaker steps away.
Gilas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marfaker misses with a straight left.
Gilas moves out of range of the body kick from Marfaker.
Marfaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Gilas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gilas tries to move into range but Marfaker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marfaker. That's going to slow Gilas down.
Marfaker throws a head kick that misses.
Gilas tries to score with a low kick but Marfaker moves his leg out of the way.
Marfaker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas throws out a powerful jab.
Marfaker throws a chopping leg kick but Gilas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marfaker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gilas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marfaker scores with a decent looking hook.
Marfaker throws a combination. Gilas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gilas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marfaker's hands.
Gilas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gilas misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Marfaker misses its target.
Gilas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marfaker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marfaker thinks about countering with a body kick.
Marfaker scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marfaker scores with a punch to the head.
Gilas misses with a leg kick
and Marfaker counters with a stiff right hand.
Gilas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marfaker. That did some damage!
Marfaker throws a leg kick but Gilas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marfaker throws a push kick but Gilas slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker scores with a body shot.

Gilas closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Marfaker's guard.
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.
Marfaker keeping moving, preventing Gilas from controlling successfully.
Gilas is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gilas is in close to Marfaker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gilas throws a strike but Marfaker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marfaker being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Marfaker dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Marfaker misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gilas.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marfaker.
Marfaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilas moves away.
Gilas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gilas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marfaker misses with a leg kick.
Gilas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marfaker moves away.
Marfaker sizes up Gilas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marfaker.
Gilas throws an off balance right hand
and Marfaker counters with a good, hard body kick but Gilas shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marfaker cracks Gilas with an open hand slap.
Marfaker misses the shot to the body.
Gilas tries to score with a low kick but Marfaker moves his leg out of the way.
Marfaker throws a head kick that Gilas semi-blocks.
Marfaker throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Marfaker.
Marfaker moves out of range of the body kick.
Gilas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Marfaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marfaker connects with a body shot that sends Gilas's belly button to the back.
Marfaker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gilas will feel that in the morning.
Gilas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marfaker as he avoids it easily.
Gilas throws a low kick but Marfaker moves out of range easily.
Gilas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gilas wants to slow Marfaker down by chopping away at his legs.
Marfaker checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab, jab by Marfaker - just one landing.
Gilas defending well as Marfaker loads up on a big left hand.
Gilas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marfaker. Marfaker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marfaker lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marfaker connects with a body shot that sends Gilas's belly button to the back.
Marfaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Gilas is just out of range.
Juan Marfaker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marfaker lands with an uppercut that bounces Gilas off the cage and back into range.
Marfaker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marfaker thuds a left hand into Gilas's body.
Gilas throws a low kick but Marfaker avoids it.
Marfaker is looking to counter with head kicks.
Marfaker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gilas, right into the meat.
Marfaker scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Marfaker misses
and Gilas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marfaker checks a leg kick.
Marfaker throws a leg kick but Gilas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gilas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marfaker's sensitive parts.
Marfaker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gilas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Neil Gilas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marfaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Gilas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marfaker takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas is looking to slow Marfaker down with leg kicks.
Gilas misses with an uppercut
and Marfaker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marfaker throws a leg kick which misses Gilas's front leg but catches the back leg as Gilas tries to avoid it.
Marfaker connects with a looping right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gilas.
Marfaker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gilas.
Marfaker lands a nice shot that snaps Gilas's head back.
Marfaker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marfaker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gilas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marfaker.
Marfaker tries to score with a low kick but Gilas moves his leg out of the way.
Gilas tries to counter with a clinch but Marfaker shakes him off and moves away.
Marfaker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donk. Marfaker catches Gilas right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gilas misses with a low kick.
Marfaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker loads up on a big right hand but Gilas slips the punch.
Marfaker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marfaker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marfaker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gilas momentarily.
Marfaker misses with a shot to the body
and Marfaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gilas throws a hook to the side of Marfaker's head but Marfaker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gilas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marfaker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marfaker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marfaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gilas.
Marfaker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gilas throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marfaker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marfaker's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Gilas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marfaker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A punch lands to the side of Gilas 's head but he takes it in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Marfaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marfaker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Marfaker!
Juan Marfaker managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FORCEE, into his post fight interview.