PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 462 p4p, 620 weight class) and Emil Marinov (ranked 65 p4p, 90 weight class). 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.

Wallace
vs
Marinov

195 cm
41
190
30 - 15 - 0

192 cm
34
195
28 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Core Combat

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Emil Marinov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Marinov.
Wallace throws a hook to the side of Marinov's head but Marinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wallace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wallace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wallace definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marinov dips to his left and cracks Wallace with an uppercut!

Marinov drives through and clinches with Wallace against the cage.

Wallace manages to break the clinch.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marinov scores with a punch to the head.
Marinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick from Marinov lands but Wallace takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Marinov throws a lazy right hand but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wallace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wallace's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marinov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wallace scrambles back to his feet.
Marinov scores with a one two! Wallace had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Wallace is rocked!
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target.
Oh Wallace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marinov circles away quickly and effectively.
Wallace seems to have got his legs back now.
Marinov lands with a nice combination. Wallace backs away looking to recover.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marinov.
Marinov drops Wallace with a straight right hand, right on the button! Marinov follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emil Marinov!
Emil Marinov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.