PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwalin Giantslayer (ranked 419 p4p, 309 weight class) and Maro Pjetlic (ranked 66 p4p, 47 weight class). Pjetlic has chosen Legend as his entrance music. Maro Pjetlic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Giantslayer
vs
Pjetlic

150 cm
31
265
14 - 2 - 0

196 cm
31
265
20 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwalin Giantslayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maro Pjetlic!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pjetlic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Giantslayer in his tracks.

It looks like Dwalin Giantslayer has been cut.
Pjetlic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Giantslayer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pjetlic pinned against the cage. Pjetlic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pjetlic misses with a straight right.
Pjetlic just misses with a punch to the body.
Pjetlic slips under a jab from Giantslayer.
Pjetlic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pjetlic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Giantslayer back to the cage. Pjetlic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Giantslayer is defended easily by Pjetlic.
Pjetlic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Giantslayer ducks right into an uppercut from Pjetlic.
Giantslayer closes the distance and clinches up with Pjetlic, looking for a takedown. Giantslayer pushes Pjetlic against the cage but Pjetlic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwalin Giantslayer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pjetlic.

Dwalin Giantslayer's cut is getting worse.
Pjetlic misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjetlic stuffs the takedown.
Maro Pjetlic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Oooooh!!! Pjetlic has knocked Giantslayer down with a huge combo! Pjetlic steps away and waves a wobbly Giantslayer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pjetlic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Giantslayer is rocked!
Nice sprawl there from Pjetlic as Giantslayer shoots in.
Pjetlic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Giantslayer misses with a double jab.

Pjetlic gets caught flat footed, as Giantslayer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giantslayer wants to control from the top but Pjetlic keeps moving.
Giantslayer is looking to work some ground and pound but Pjetlic has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Giantslayer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pjetlic is trying to control the position but Giantslayer postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Giantslayer's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Giantslayer looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Giantslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pjetlic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Giantslayer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Giantslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pjetlic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Giantslayer controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Giantslayer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pjetlic lands a glancing blow to the side of Giantslayer's head.
Pjetlic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body punch from Pjetlic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giantslayer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giantslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pjetlic.
Pjetlic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giantslayer moves away.
Giantslayer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pjetlic sprawls and moves away.
Pjetlic lands a two punch combo.

Dwalin Giantslayer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Giantslayer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Giantslayer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Giantslayer in particular looking to stall.
Giantslayer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pjetlic wants to improve his position but Giantslayer is controlling well.
Giantslayer works his way into full mount!
Giantslayer with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giantslayer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Giantslayer punching from mount but Pjetlic doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pjetlic avoids a series of strikes thrown by Giantslayer.
Giantslayer lands a big shot there that rocks Pjetlic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Giantslayer looking to finish Pjetlic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pjetlic!
Giantslayer 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.
Giantslayer controlling his opponent.
Pjetlic tries to hold on but Giantslayer pushes him away.
Giantslayer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pjetlic looks a forlorn figure.
Giantslayer punching from mount but Pjetlic doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Maro Pjetlic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwalin Giantslayer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Giantslayer tries to bum rush Pjetlic with a series of wild strikes but Pjetlic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pjetlic connects with a jab.
Pjetlic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Giantslayer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Giantslayer shoots and misses
and Pjetlic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pjetlic lands the left hand.
Giantslayer slips under a jab.
Giantslayer feinted with a counter takedown.
Pjetlic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giantslayer.
Pjetlic feints a jab promting Giantslayer to slip. Pjetlic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Giantslayer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Giantslayer misses with a double jab
and Pjetlic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pjetlic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pjetlic works Giantslayer's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giantslayer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pjetlic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giantslayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Pjetlic.
Dwalin Giantslayer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giantslayer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giantslayer moves out of range of the strikes.
Pjetlic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Giantslayer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Giantslayer there as he acknowledges the shot.

Jeez, Dwalin Giantslayer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjetlic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oh Giantslayer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pjetlic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giantslayer seems to have got his legs back now.
Pjetlic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Giantslayer slips a straight right by Pjetlic.
Giantslayer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pjetlic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Pjetlic misses.
Pjetlic loads up on a big right hand but Giantslayer slips the punch.
Giantslayer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maro Pjetlic!
A relieved looking Maro Pjetlic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.