PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Maruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rebel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Maruska
vs
Rebel

190 cm
27
260 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

205 cm
27
291 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miroslav Maruska!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Rebel!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maruska thows a body shot but no joy.
Rebel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rebel connects with a jab.
Maruska scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maruska swings for the body but Rebel moves out of range.
Maruska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rebel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Miroslav Maruska has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rebel lands a jab to the nose.
Maruska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miroslav Maruska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Rebel.
Rebel misses the shot to the body.
Rebel throws a body punch but Maruska moves out of range.
Maruska has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Madz in the buildup to the fight.
Rebel's corner calls for a 1-2. Rebel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maruska looks to land a combination but Rebel avoids it well.
Rebel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maruska.
Maruska bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rebel's head backwards.

It looks like Johnny Rebel has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maruska misses with a wild body shot.

Maruska moves into the clinch.
Maruska softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Rebel.
Maruska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rebel working aggressively here.
Rebel gets through Maruska's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rebel.
Maruska lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rebel.
Maruska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rebel tries to throw a body punch but Maruska avoids it by throwing Rebel back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rebel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rebel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rebel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maruska gets through Rebel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maruska can't find room to land a body shot as Rebel controls the action.
Rebel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maruska prevents a body shot from Rebel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maruska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maruska makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maruska is trying to stall.
Rebel misses with some punches.
Maruska lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maruska misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rebel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rebel.
Maruska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maruska lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rebel backwards.
Rebel throws a punch but it's blocked by Maruska.
Rebel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maruska lands a left hand.
Rebel lands a body punch.
Rebel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maruska backwards.
Rebel swings wildly with an uppercut but Maruska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rebel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rebel.
Rebel has a couple of punches blocked by Maruska.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maruska blocks a body shot from Rebel.
Rebel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rebel misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rebel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maruska misses with some punches.
Rebel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maruska working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Rebel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rebel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rebel has a couple of punches blocked by Maruska.
Rebel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maruska lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rebel or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rebel.
Maruska is breathing heavily.
Rebel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Maruska.
Maruska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rebel.
Maruska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rebel as Maruska tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maruska blocks a body shot from Rebel.
Rebel misses with a punch to the body.
Rebel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rebel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rebel misses with a punch on the inside.
Maruska blocks an uppercut.
Rebel has a couple of punches blocked by Maruska.
Rebel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rebel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rebel has a couple of punches blocked by Maruska.
Rebel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rebel blocks an uppercut.
Rebel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rebel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maruska's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Maruska.
Rebel working aggressively here.
Rebel blocks a body shot from Maruska.
Maruska working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rebel misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Rebel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rebel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maruska with a jab.
A jab from Maruska misses.
Maruska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rebel moves away.
Maruska walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rebel.
Rebel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maruska.
Rebel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Maruska misses with a wild body shot.

Maruska gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Maruska.
Rebel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Rebel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maruska looking to slow down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Rebel fails to land.
A short right from Maruska.
Maruska swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Maruska.
Maruska swings wildly with an uppercut but Rebel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rebel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maruska lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maruska tries to circle away but Rebel has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Rebel.
Maruska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maruska prevents a body shot from Rebel.
Maruska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maruska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rebel takes a shot to the head.
Maruska lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maruska blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rebel as Maruska tries to tie him up.
Maruska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maruska.
Johnny Rebel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maruska working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Maruska.

That has opened up Johnny Rebel's cut even more.
Still in the clinch, Rebel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maruska lands a left hand.
Rebel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maruska lands a left hand.
Rebel gets through Maruska's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rebel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maruska has Rebel pushed against the cage.
Rebel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maruska makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rebel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maruskas head.
Rebel working aggressively here.
Rebel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maruska blocking some punches.
Rebel throws a punch but it's blocked by Maruska.
Maruska blocking some punches.
Maruska lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rebel backwards.
Maruska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rebel misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maruska is looking to control Rebel's arms but Rebel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maruska has his back to the cage.
Rebel working aggressively here.
Rebel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maruska's elbow.
Rebel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rebel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maruska is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Maruska.
Rebel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rebel fails to land.
Maruska is leaning against Rebel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rebel is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Maruska scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maruska doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Rebel fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rebel.
Still in the clinch, Maruska scores with a nice short uppercut.

The cut above Johnny Rebel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maruska lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rebel backwards.
Rebel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Maruska.
Maruska stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rebel is leaning against Maruska and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rebel.
Rebel swings wildly with an uppercut but Maruska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maruska has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Maruska.
A short right from Maruska.
A nice left hand lands by Maruska.

Johnny Rebel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Maruska pushes Rebel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rebel tries to work over Maruska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maruska scores with a hook to the body.
Maruska gets through Rebel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Maruska.
Maruska is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maruska working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Maruska.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Miroslav Maruska!
Miroslav Maruska retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Miroslav Maruska thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.