PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Mahayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliza Marie II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marie II is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You´re the voice - John Farnham. Eliza Marie II has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mahayev
vs
Marie II

196 cm
21
235 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

200 cm
24
282 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

(GTI) PROLETARIAN
(GTI) PROLETARIAN

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexey Mahayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliza Marie II!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahayev throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahayev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahayev swings widly with a right hand
and Marie II counters with a nice uppercut.
Marie II misses with a lunging right hand
and Mahayev counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahayev swings widly with a right hand
and Marie II counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahayev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marie II counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahayev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marie II makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mahayev throws a lazy uppercut
and Marie II counters with a straight right hand.
Mahayev throws an off balance right hand
and Marie II counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marie II misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahayev.
Marie II throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mahayev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marie II counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alexey Mahayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahayev swings widly with a right hand
and Marie II counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahayev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marie II counters with an outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marie II.
Mahayev swings widly with a right hand
and Marie II counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marie II connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marie II rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mahayev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donk. Marie II catches Mahayev right on the button with a cross.
Mahayev swings widly with a right hand
and Marie II counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahayev throws a right hand that misses
and Marie II counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Alexey Mahayev has been cut.
Mahayev misses with a lunging right hand
and Marie II counters with a straight right hand.
Mahayev slips under a jab.
Mahayev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marie II to score with a decent uppercut.
Mahayev misses with a right hand
and Marie II counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marie II lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahayev swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Marie II counter with a right hand.
Marie II is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mahayev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marie II throws an off balance right hand
and Mahayev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mahayev throws a right and a left that Marie II avoids nicely.
Mahayev misses with a right hand
and Marie II counters with an outside leg kick.
Marie II lands a jab-cross combination.
Mahayev misses with a left hand
and Marie II counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahayev throws an off balance right hand
and Marie II counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahayev slips a straight right by Marie II.
Mahayev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mahayev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marie II bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marie II throws a looping overhand right but Mahayev ducks down to avoid it.
Mahayev throws a body punch but Marie II moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahayev misses with an uppercut
and Marie II counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mahayev throws an off balance right hand
and Marie II counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eliza Marie II dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Mahayev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Marie II moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Marie II misses with some punches.
Marie II misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahayev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marie II misses with a knee to the head.
Mahayev misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahayev is looking to break free of the clinch but Marie II has double underhooks.
Mahayev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahayev.
Mahayev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marie II presses Mahayev against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marie II prevents Mahayev from breaking the clinch.
Mahayev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marie II makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mahayev wants to break free but Marie II has control.
Mahayev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marie II lands with a short shot to the head.
Marie II working aggressively here.
Marie II throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahayev.
Marie II putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mahayev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marie II cracks Mahayev with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marie II lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marie II lands a shot to the body.
Marie II lands a hook that snaps the head of Mahayev backwards.
Marie II lands with a left to the head.
Marie II digs a right hand into Mahayev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahayev's gas tank.
Marie II scores with a shoulder strike.
Marie II lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marie II lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marie II has Mahayev pushed against the ropes.
Marie II scores with a nice hook to the head.

Mahayev is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Marie II as the two fighters clinch.
Marie II landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Marie II - that landed with a thud.
Eliza Marie II seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marie II scores with a shot to the side of Mahayev's head.

Alexey Mahayev's cut is getting worse.
Marie II throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marie II lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mahayev backwards.
Marie II lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mahayev backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Marie II.
A short uppercut from Marie II.
Marie II misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Marie II creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Marie II - that landed with a thud.
Marie II throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahayevs head.
Marie II lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marie II stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marie II lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marie II is leaning against Mahayev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marie II lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mahayev or not.
Marie II scores with a shoulder strike.
Marie II lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Marie II.
Marie II looking to throw knees to the head but Mahayev is blocking nicely.
Mahayev blocks an uppercut.
Marie II softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Marie II.
Marie II lands a knee to the head.
Marie II lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Marie II.
Marie II scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marie II lands a body shot.
Marie II softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Marie II as the two fighters clinch.
Marie II works on Mahayev's body with a couple of short punches.
Marie II is leaning against Mahayev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Marie II.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marie II.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Marie II.
Marie II lands a nice uppercut.
Marie II lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mahayev backwards.
Mahayev blocking some punches.
Marie II looking to slow down the pace here.
Mahayev blocks an uppercut.
Marie II is working Mahayev over against the ropes.
Marie II lands with a short shot to the head.
Marie II throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marie II lands a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marie II lands a nice shot to the body.
Marie II digs a right hand into Mahayev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahayev's gas tank.
Marie II digs a right hand into Mahayev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahayev's gas tank.
Marie II lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mahayev or not.
A short right from Marie II on the inside.
Marie II misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Marie II.
A nice left hand lands by Marie II.
Marie II tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marie II lands a nice shot to the body.
Marie II lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Marie II.
Marie II lands a left hand.
Marie II lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mahayev backwards.
Good body shot from Marie II.
Marie II stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marie II works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marie II with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marie II misses with some punches.
Marie II throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marie II takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marie II makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mahayev throws a head punch that misses.
Marie II lands a body punch.
Mahayev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marie II lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marie II swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahayev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marie II effectively controlling the action here.
Marie II lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eliza Marie II showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexey Mahayev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mahayev throws a lazy uppercut

and Marie II moves into the clinch.
Mahayev misses with the head strike.
Marie II misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahayev stalls.
Marie II misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marie II works on Mahayev's body with a couple of short punches.
Marie II makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marie II lands a hook that snaps the head of Mahayev backwards.
Marie II lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Marie II.
Marie II cracks Mahayev with a nice body shot.
Marie II works on Mahayev's body with a couple of short punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marie II pushes Mahayev back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Marie II scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marie II lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marie II throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahayevs head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marie II.
Marie II gets through Mahayev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Mahayev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Alexey Mahayev's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head punch on the inside from Marie II fails to land.
Mahayev seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Marie II on the inside.
Marie II misses with a punch on the inside.
Marie II stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marie II cracks Mahayev with a nice body shot.
A short right from Marie II.
Marie II working aggressively here.
Marie II lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Marie II scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mahayev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marie II.

Jeez, Alexey Mahayev's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Marie II lands an uppercut.
Marie II lands with a light punch inside.
Marie II lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marie II throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marie II stalling in the clinch but Mahayev improves position.
A right handed body shot lands from Marie II.
Marie II lands a shoulder strike.
Marie II works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marie II is working Mahayev over against the ropes.
Marie II tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marie II lands a shoulder strike.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexey Mahayev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eliza Marie II!