PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr (ranked 4499 p4p, 2115 weight class) and DJ Costune (ranked 531 p4p, 285 weight class). Costune is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by God Save The Queen. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maximus Jr
vs
Costune

189 cm
23
181
7 - 7 - 0

184 cm
26
179
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Undead Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DJ Costune!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costune lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maximus Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Costune blocks a jab.
Costune tries to move into range but Maximus Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Costune has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Costune there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Costune swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maximus Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Costune throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maximus Jr shoots in and drives through. Costune sprawls well.
Maximus Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Costune sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maximus Jr slips a jab and a cross from Costune.
Costune rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maximus Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Costune throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maximus Jr on the side of the head.
Costune tries to land a leg kick but Maximus Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Maximus Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maximus Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Costune throws a leg kick that misses.
Maximus Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Costune cracks Maximus Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Costune misses with a looping left.
Costune slips under a jab from Maximus Jr.
Costune has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Costune throws a nice looking combination but Maximus Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maximus Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maximus Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Costune tries to sprawl out of it but Maximus Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Costune manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maximus Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Costune moves away from the strike by Maximus Jr.
Good shot there by Maximus Jr.
Costune throws a series of punches but Maximus Jr moves out of range.
Maximus Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Costune is looking for the big counter here.
DJ Costune is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costune misses with a series of wild punches.
Maximus Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Costune lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maximus Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Costune has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maximus Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Costune's head.
Costune misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Maximus Jr.
Costune looks to land a combination but Maximus Jr avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Costune.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costune misses with a looping left.
Maximus Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Costune's shoulder, as Costune tries to avoid the shot.
Maximus Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Costune avoids it really well and circles away.
Costune appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maximus Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Costune.
A big left from Maximus Jr misses.
Costune avoids a kick to the body.
Maximus Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Costune, looking for a takedown. Maximus Jr pushes Costune against the cage but Costune circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Costune misses.
Maximus Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Costune misses with an uppercut.
Costune throws a body punch but Maximus Jr moves out of range.
Maximus Jr tries to score with a low kick but Costune moves his leg out of the way.
Costune throws a counter combo.
Costune throws a series of punches but Maximus Jr avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Maximus Jr misses.
Costune works over Maximus Jr's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Costune misses.
Costune swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Maximus Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maximus Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maximus Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Costune gets double underhooks and turns Maximus Jr into the cage.

Maximus Jr breaks the clinch.
Maximus Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Costune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maximus Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Costune misses with a few strikes there.
Maximus Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maximus Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Costune swivels and escapes.
Maximus Jr misses with a body shot.
Costune misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Costune ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Maximus Jr.
Maximus Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maximus Jr throws a series of punches but Costune moves out of range.
Maximus Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Costune does no damage.
Maximus Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maximus Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A lazy left from Maximus Jr finds it's target.
Maximus Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Costune.
Maximus Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Costune thuds his right hand into Maximus Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maximus Jr lunges at Costune with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Costune's hand.
A head kick misses from Maximus Jr.
Costune stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Costune wants it to stay on the feet.
Costune avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maximus Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Costune is just out of range.
Costune connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Costune misses with a combination
and Maximus Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Costune tries to bum rush Maximus Jr with a series of wild strikes but Maximus Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Costune dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maximus Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Costune counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maximus Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maximus Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Costune throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maximus Jr misses with a hook. Costune ducked under it nicely.
Costune swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Costune does no damage.
The fighters circling - Maximus Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maximus Jr takes a swing at Costune's ribcage but misses.

Maximus Jr looking to score a takedown here. Costune is defending well but Maximus Jr drives through and ends up in Costune's guard.
Costune wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Maximus Jr manages to pass to side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Costune is looking to escape.
Costune has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus Jr is taking a breather. Costune 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.
Maximus Jr is looking to pass Costune's guard but actually Costune recovers to full guard.
Maximus Jr trying to control but Costune is working from the bottom.
Maximus Jr forces his way into half guard.
Costune is in trouble now - Maximus Jr has advanced to mount!
Maximus Jr unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Costune?
Maximus Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Costune that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maximus Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Costune can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maximus Jr landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maximus Jr landing strikes from the mount.
Maximus Jr with a couple of short strikes.

Costune is rocked!
Maximus Jr loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Costune scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Maximus Jr land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Maximus Jr stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr!
A relieved looking Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.