PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Marek (ranked 81 p4p, 73 weight class) and Marko Jankovic (ranked 10 p4p, 9 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marek
vs
Jankovic

185 cm
28
177
14 - 0 - 1

185 cm
31
175
15 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Conviction
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregor Marek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marko Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankovic lands with an overhand left.
Marek misses with a hook to the body
and Jankovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marek wants to clinch.
Marek slips a straight right by Jankovic.
Jankovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Marek is just out of range.
Marek on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Jankovic drops Marek with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Marek looks back up at him and smiles so Jankovic waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Gregor Marek has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marek takes a swing at Jankovic's ribcage but misses.
Jankovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jankovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marek is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marek throws a lazy uppercut
and Jankovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jankovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Marek.

It looks like Marko Jankovic has been cut.
Marek misses with an uppercut. Jankovic saw that one coming.
Marek backing away here, and Jankovic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Marek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jankovic.
Jankovic misses with a looping left.
Marek is looking to clinch but Jankovic is avoiding it.
Marek looks to land a right hand but Jankovic moved out of range.
Jankovic misses with a head kick.
Marek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jankovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic lunges at Marek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marek's hand.
Jankovic ducks under a wild hook from Marek.
Marek misses with a double jab
and Jankovic counters with a body kick that stops Marek in his tracks momentarily.
Marek doesn't manage to clinch there - Jankovic circles away.
Jankovic with the inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marek misses with a hook
and Jankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marek looks to land a left hand but Jankovic moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jankovic.
Marek sizes up Jankovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jankovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marek throws a hook but Jankovic blocks it.
Marek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Marek closes the distance and clinches.
Marek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marek blocks a body shot from Jankovic.
Jankovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jankovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Marek lands a shoulder strike.
Jankovic blocks an uppercut.
Jankovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marek.
Jankovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jankovic lands an uppercut.
Marek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Marek - that landed with a thud.
Marek scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jankovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jankovic backwards.
I was talking to Marek's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marek blocks a body shot from Jankovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jankovic.
Jankovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marek avoiding damage as Jankovic throws knees to the body.
Marek misses with some punches.
Marek tries to throw a body punch but Jankovic avoids it by throwing Marek back against the cage.
Marek tries to throw a body punch but Jankovic avoids it by throwing Marek back against the cage.
Marek gets through Jankovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jankovic trying to land knees to the body.
Jankovic working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jankovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marek.
A nice left hand lands by Marek.
Jankovic trying to land knees to the body.
Marek tries to throw a body punch but Jankovic avoids it by throwing Marek back against the cage.
Jankovic prevents a body shot from Marek.
Marek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Marek.
Marek tries a body shot but Jankovic blocks it.
Jankovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Marek uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Jankovic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jankovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marek on the side of the head.
Marek misses with a right hand
and Jankovic counters with a nice body kick.
Marek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jankovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jankovic! But no joy.

Marek closes the distance and clinches.
Marek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marek managing to block the knees to the body from Jankovic.
Nice body punch from Jankovic - that landed with a thud.
Jankovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Marek as the two fighters clinch.
Jankovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marek tries a body shot but Jankovic blocks it.
Marek lands with a short shot to the head.
Jankovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marek misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marek misses with the head strike.
Marek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jankovic backwards.
Marek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jankovic.
Marek has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Marek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jankovic prevents a body shot from Marek.
Marek throws a punch but it's blocked by Jankovic.
Marek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marek throws a punch but it's blocked by Jankovic.
Jankovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Marek won't want to take too many of those.
Marek misses with some punches.
Marek managing to block the knees to the body from Jankovic.
Gregor Marek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jankovic blocks an uppercut.
Jankovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marek or not.
Marek avoiding damage as Jankovic throws knees to the body.
Marek lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jankovic.
Jankovic blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marek.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jankovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek misses with a punch to the body.
Marek tries a body shot but Jankovic blocks it.
Marek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marek tries to throw a body punch but Jankovic avoids it by throwing Marek back against the cage.
Jankovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jankovic backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jankovic blocking some punches.
Jankovic blocks a body shot from Marek.
Jankovic blocks a body shot from Marek.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marek.
Marek struggles to land a body shot inside as Jankovic controls his hands.
Jankovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Marek avoids the damage to the body.
Marek blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Marek.
Jankovic lands a shoulder strike.
Marek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jankovic or not.
Jankovic is breathing heavily.
Jankovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jankovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Marek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marek lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marek struggles to land a body shot inside as Jankovic controls his hands.
Jankovic scores with a hook to the body.
Marek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jankovic misses with the head strike.
Jankovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jankovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jankovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Marek misses with a punch to the body.
Jankovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jankovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jankovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jankovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Marek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jankovic's elbow.
Marek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jankovic backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marek blocking some punches.
A short right from Marek on the inside.
Marek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jankovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marek is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marek.
Jankovic crunches a lovely knee into Marek's ribcage.
Jankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Marek.
Marek scores with a hook to the body.
Marek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jankovic's elbow.
Marek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marek works on Jankovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Marek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marek managing to block the knees to the body from Jankovic.
Jankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Marek.
Marek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marek misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jankovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gregor Marek will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Marek misses with a lunging right hand
and Jankovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marek swings for the body but Jankovic moves out of range.
Jankovic misses with a kick to the body.
Jankovic has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Marek just misses with a punch to the body.
Jankovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marek tries to clinch there but Jankovic circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Jankovic misses.
Marek wants to clinch but Jankovic slips to the side
and Jankovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Jankovic takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jankovic on the side of the head.

Jankovic is rocked!
Marek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jankovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Marek finish him?
Marek cracks Jankovic with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Jankovic falls to his knees and Marek doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregor Marek!
Gregor Marek retains his welterweight title!
Gregor Marek very nearly forgot to thank Distinct Label amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.