PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylus Kilmister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Marciano
vs
Kilmister

187 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
26
220 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sylus Kilmister!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marciano gets caught flat footed, as Kilmister shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kilmister's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kilmister postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kilmister throwing strikes from guard but Marciano blocks nicely.
Kilmister postures up in Marciano's guard and throws a big left but Marciano blocks it.
Marciano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilmister accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marciano working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kilmister will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marciano lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marciano cracks Kilmister with an uppercut from hell and Kilmister crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Marciano's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Kilmister is rocked!
Marciano preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilmister manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Kilmister goes for an armbar but Marciano turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Marciano.
Kilmister keeping moving, preventing Marciano from controlling successfully.
Marciano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kilmister has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kilmister has a closed guard, preventing Marciano from standing up.
Kilmister manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marciano is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilmister avoids the attempt from Marciano to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marciano can't escape the position.
Kilmister unloading with bombs!
Kilmister postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marciano looks a forlorn figure.
Marciano is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kilmister lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmister is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kilmister is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kilmister lands a big shot there that rocks Marciano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kilmister can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marciano is looking to escape.
Kilmister working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilmister with good strikes from the mount here!
Kilmister with shots to the head and body - Marciano looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kilmister pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Marciano throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kilmister is landing with some decent strikes but Marciano is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kilmister landing strikes, looking to finish!
Marciano is trying to escape the mount.
Kilmister working the ground and pound effectively.
Kilmister landing strikes from the mount.
Kilmister working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marciano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilmister is landing with some decent strikes but Marciano is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kilmister is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kilmister cracks Marciano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sylus Kilmister will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marciano takes the fight into the clinch.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Marciano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Marciano misses the target.
Marciano throws a lazy right hand but Kilmister sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Kilmister shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marciano's guard.
Marciano has momentary wrist control but Kilmister slips an elbow through the middle.
Kilmister postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kilmister scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilmister wants to control from the top but Marciano keeps moving.
Kilmister with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kilmister gets to his feet. Marciano looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Michael Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilmister misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marciano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Kilmister shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marciano's guard.

Marciano is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kilmister takes an elbow to the temple.

Marciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kilmister throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marciano counters with a nice body shot.
Kilmister slips a jab from Marciano.
Michael Marciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marciano falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kilmister counters with a single leg into guard. Marciano didn't expect that.
Marciano is trying to control the position but Kilmister postures up.
Kilmister trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilmister is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilmister is in close to Marciano's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Marciano kicks Kilmister off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Marciano.
Marciano closes the distance but Kilmister moves to the side

and Kilmister counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kilmister working some strikes from top position.
Kilmister in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kilmister throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marciano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Marciano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kilmister gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kilmister passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kilmister tries for a kimura but Marciano is defending well.
Marciano takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Marciano wants to get back to his feet.
Kilmister trying to control the position but Marciano is working away.
Kilmister working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marciano is looking for a sweep.

Kilmister decides to stand back up. Kilmister steps back and let's Marciano get back to his feet.
Marciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kilmister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marciano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Marciano clinches.
Kilmister goes for a takedown attempt but Marciano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marciano swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Marciano misses.

Kilmister shoots in and bounces Marciano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sylus Kilmister has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kilmister scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylus Kilmister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kilmister closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Marciano did well to prevent Kilmister getting side control.
Kilmister misses with a head shot. Marciano uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kilmister trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kilmister throwing strikes but missing.
Marciano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilmister.

Marciano is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kilmister is aware though and is defending well.
Kilmister makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kilmister avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kilmister postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marciano misses with a double jab.
Marciano looks to clinch

and Kilmister counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marciano taking some punishment here, with Kilmister in his half guard.
Marciano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilmister.

Kilmister postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Marciano to stand up.
Kilmister avoids the head kick by Marciano.
Kilmister has a takedown stuffed.
Marciano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kilmister.
Marciano wants to clinch
and Kilmister connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kilmister pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a combination that misses
and Kilmister counters with a left and a right that stings Marciano.
Kilmister slips a straight right by Marciano.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick and Kilmister moves out of range easily.
Marciano blocks a head kick by Kilmister.
Kilmister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marciano scores with a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kilmister is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Marciano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick by Kilmister misses
and Marciano counters with a one-two to the body.
Kilmister misses the body punch
and Marciano counters with a body kick that stops Kilmister in his tracks momentarily.

Marciano clinches up with Kilmister and pushes him back against the cage.

Marciano is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kilmister is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Marciano to the mat. Marciano regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano wants to sweep here but Kilmister controlling him for the moment.
Marciano trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Marciano is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Marciano is looking to control Kilmister's arms but Kilmister gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marciano has his back to the cage.
Kilmister keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marciano's efforts to push away.
Kilmister working hard to break the clinch.
Kilmister looking for a takedown.
Kilmister keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marciano's efforts to push away.

Marciano pulls guard.
Kilmister prevents Marciano from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kilmister scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marciano is trying to keep Kilmister in close.
Kilmister connects with a couple of short punches.
Marciano keeping full guard, as Kilmister tries to pass.
Kilmister makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kilmister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marciano is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marciano lands with a kick to the temple. Kilmister shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

And that's the end of the fight!
Sylus Kilmister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kilmister winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sylus Kilmister!