PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyal Ma Aung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marinov comes to the ring accompanied by Ruelle - Live Like Legends. Ma Aung has chosen Dj Klang as his entrance music. Kyal Ma Aung told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Marinov
vs
Kyal Ma Aung

192 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

177 cm
27
192 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

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Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyal Ma Aung!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Marinov.
Ma Aung tests Marinov's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Ma Aung closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Marinov crashing to the mat! Marinov uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!

Marinov is rocked!

Ma Aung rushes Marinov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marinov lands with a right to the head.
Marinov lands a left hand.
Ma Aung pushes off an throws an elbow but Marinov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Marinov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ma Aung or not.
Ma Aung misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marinov.
Marinov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ma Aung.
Ma Aung throws an elbow but it misses.
Ma Aung pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Marinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marinov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ma Aung misses with a shot to the body

and Marinov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marinov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ma Aung tries a body shot but Marinov blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Ma Aung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ma Aung blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma Aung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ma Aung throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Marinov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marinov keeps control of Ma Aung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Marinov.
Ma Aung pushes off an throws an elbow but Marinov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Marinov prevents a body shot from Ma Aung.
Ma Aung throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marinov scores with a shot to the side of Ma Aung's head.
Marinov misses with some punches.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ma Aung.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Ma Aung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
A short right from Ma Aung.
Marinov scores with a shoulder strike.
Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ma Aung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marinov blocks the elbow strike.
Marinov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ma Aungs head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marinov.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ma Aung.
Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ma Aung wants to get back to striking at distance but Marinov won't allow it.
Marinov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ma Aung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marinov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ma Aung's efforts to push away.
Ma Aung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marinov.
Marinov keeps control of Ma Aung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Ma Aung.
Ma Aung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marinov.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ma Aung throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Kyal Ma Aung should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Marinov cracks the inside of Ma Aung's front leg.
Marinov dips to his left and cracks Ma Aung with an uppercut!
Ma Aung slips a jab from Marinov.
Marinov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ma Aung is looking to clinch.
Marinov throws a nice looking combination but Ma Aung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marinov misses with a looping left.
Ma Aung looks to score with a jab to the body but Marinov is just out of range.
A jab from Marinov does it's job there.
Marinov ducks under a wild hook from Ma Aung.
Marinov dodges the punch combination from Ma Aung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov throws a low kick, looking for Ma Aung's leg but Ma Aung calmly moves out of range.
Ma Aung misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marinov cracks Ma Aung with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ma Aung thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma Aung walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ma Aung lands a lovely overhand right.
Marinov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ma Aung has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A big left from Ma Aung misses.
Marinov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ma Aung manages to circle out of the way.
Marinov cracks the inside of Ma Aung's front leg.
Kyal Ma Aung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ma Aung misses with a looping right.
Marinov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marinov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Marinov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ma Aung, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ma Aung looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinov lands a nice uppercut.
Ma Aung throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ma Aung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ma Aung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marinov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ma Aung swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Marinov.
Marinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ma Aung can do to turn this around?
Ma Aung lands an elbow inside.
Marinov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marinov working aggressively here.
Marinov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ma Aung.
Ma Aung throws a head punch that misses.
Ma Aung throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Ma Aung lands a damaging elbow.
Marinov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ma Aung blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Marinov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ma Aung just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marinov's brow.
Marinov blocks the elbow strike.
Marinov avoids the elbow strike from Ma Aung, against the ropes.
Ma Aung misses with some punches.
Emil Marinov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ma Aung tries to work over Marinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Marinov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Marinov.
Emil Marinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marinov.
Marinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ma Aung looks to score with a jab to the body but Marinov is just out of range.
Ma Aung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marinov.
Ma Aung misses with a body shot.
Ma Aung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marinov misses with an uppercut. Ma Aung saw that one coming.
Ma Aung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marinov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ma Aung missing with a left hand there. Marinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ma Aung throws a body shot but no joy.
Ma Aung swings for the body but Marinov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ma Aung misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Marinov misses
and Ma Aung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ma Aung looks to score with a jab to the body but Marinov is just out of range.
Ma Aung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marinov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ma Aung swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marinov counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov lands with a right hand.
Kyal Ma Aung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Ma Aung. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ma Aung.
Marinov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ma Aung throws a jab but it's blocked by Marinov.
Ma Aung has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marinov misses with a hook. Ma Aung ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Marinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ma Aung misses with a two punch combination.
Ma Aung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ma Aung tries to clinch but Marinov moves out of range.

Marinov has Ma Aung up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ma Aung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marinov working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marinov throws a head punch that misses.
Marinov can't find room to land a body shot as Ma Aung controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ma Aung.
Ma Aung pushes Marinov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Marinov.
Marinov dodges an elbow strike from Ma Aung.
Ma Aung blocks an uppercut.

Ma Aung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ma Aung throws a series of punches but Marinov moves out of range.
Kyal Ma Aung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ma Aung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ma Aung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ma Aung misses with a jab to the body
and Marinov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ma Aung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marinov manages to avoid it.

Marinov moves into the clinch.
Ma Aung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Ma Aung.

It looks like Emil Marinov has been cut.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marinov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Marinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marinov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!