PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Decland (ranked 4241 p4p, 3317 weight class) and Maro Pjetlic (ranked 461 p4p, 375 weight class). Maro Pjetlic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Decland
vs
Pjetlic

180 cm
25
240
3 - 1 - 0

196 cm
25
265
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Decland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maro Pjetlic!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Decland misses its intended target.
Pjetlic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Decland throws a lazy uppercut
and Decland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Matt Decland has been cut.
Pjetlic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matt Decland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decland throws the left hand but Pjetlic avoids the punch easily.
Decland misses with a straight right.
Pjetlic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Decland under the eye.
Decland lands with a shot to the body.
Decland darts in trying to clinch
and Pjetlic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pjetlic stuffs the takedown attempt from Decland. Decland gets slowly back to his feet.
Decland missing with a left hand there. Pjetlic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decland falls off balance throwing a combination
and Decland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decland swings for the body but Pjetlic moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjetlic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Decland throws out a leg kick but Pjetlic moves out of range and Decland only half commits.
A low kick from Decland misses
and Pjetlic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Matt Decland's cut is getting worse.
Pjetlic blocks a jab.
Decland throws a head kick but Pjetlic moves out of range.
Decland throws a body kick that misses
and Pjetlic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Decland is breathing heavily.
Pjetlic thuds his right hand into Decland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Decland moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Matt Decland's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pjetlic scores with a hook to the body. Decland takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pjetlic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pjetlic lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pjetlic cracks Decland with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pjetlic has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Decland to stand back up!

Decland is rocked!
Decland looks up at the clock. Bad move! Pjetlic lands a right hand from hell, dropping Decland. Pjetlic pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maro Pjetlic!
Our winner, Maro Pjetlic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.