PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Deary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Deary has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marco Polo's chin.

Polo
vs
Deary

195 cm
31
300 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

225 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Cage Star

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Polo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Deary!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deary slips a jab from Polo.
Deary moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Polo. That snapped Deary's head back.
Polo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Polo misses the target.
We've been informed that Deary has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Polo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Deary at a distance.
Polo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Polo misses with a straight right.
Polo throws a hook to the side of Deary's head but Deary sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Polo shoots for a double leg takedown but Deary sprawls well. He's pushed Polo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Polo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Polo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deary.
Polo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Deary counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A jab-cross combination lands for Polo and sends Deary crashing to the mat! Polo follows him down to the mat - Deary regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Gary Deary has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polo controlling the action here.
Polo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Polo is taking a breather. Deary says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Polo trying to pass the guard but Deary defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deary avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Polo.
Deary really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Polo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Polo wants to free his trapped foot but Deary is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Deary keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Polo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Polo controlling the pace.
Polo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo slows the pace down in half guard.
Polo drops an elbow to the side of Deary's head.
Deary keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Polo is looking to advance position but Deary won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Deary's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Deary knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Deary is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Polo content to control rather than advance.
Polo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Polo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Deary'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.

Polo jabs Deary to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Polo thuds a left hand into Deary's body.
Jab by Polo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marco Polo is winning the standup battle so far.
Polo clobbers Deary with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Polo misses the shot to the body.
Deary doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Deary slips under a jab from Polo.
Deary is breathing heavily.
Polo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Polo moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Deary goes down! Can Polo finish him!?

Deary is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Deary is still in real trouble! Can Polo finish him?
Polo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Polo throwing strikes but missing.
Polo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Deary seems to have recovered his senses.
Polo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marco Polo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Polo digs a good body shot into Deary's ribs.
Polo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deary leaves his chin hanging out and Polo seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Deary crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marco Polo!
Marco Polo is the new super heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marco Polo waved his t-shirt featuring Cage Star 's logo in front of the cameras.
Gary Deary spoke after the fight, saying 'sorry to the fans '.