PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bukowski (ranked 2158 p4p, 2734 weight class) and Osiris Maharajah (ranked 273 p4p, 331 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bukowski
vs
Maharajah

183 cm
29
191
14 - 14 - 0

186 cm
28
190
10 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Bukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Osiris Maharajah!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukowski misses with a body punch
and Maharajah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bukowski.
Bukowski throws a right and a left that Maharajah avoids nicely.
A left and a right from Bukowski both land. Nice combination.
Maharajah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bukowski lands a right hook to the body.
Maharajah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bukowski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bukowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bukowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Bukowski - just one landing.
Bukowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bukowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maharajah.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maharajah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bukowski lands a right hook to the body.
Maharajah looks to land a left hand but Bukowski moved out of range nicely.
Maharajah misses with a hook
and Bukowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Bukowski's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bukowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maharajah. Maharajah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maharajah lands with an uppercut that bounces Bukowski off the cage and back into range.
Bukowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maharajah misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Bukowski misses the target.
Maharajah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maharajah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski misses the shot to the body.
Bukowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bukowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Maharajah looks to score with a jab to the body but Bukowski is just out of range.
Maharajah does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Maharajah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maharajah has a couple of punches blocked by Bukowski.

Bukowski breaks from the clinch.
Bukowski thuds a left hand into Maharajah's body.
Bukowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Maharajah gets caught flat footed, as Bukowski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bukowski wants to control from the top but Maharajah keeps moving.

Maharajah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Maharajah has his foot on Bukowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bukowski works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bukowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bukowski landing with the ground and pound.
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!
Bukowski working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bukowski postures up and lands a big shot to Maharajah's brow.
Maharajah looking for a sweep. Not yet Maharajah, not yet.

Maharajah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bukowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bukowski lands a couple of digs.
Bukowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bukowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Maharajah is retaining full guard.
Maharajah is trying to control the position but Bukowski postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bukowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maharajah is trying to control the position but Bukowski postures up.

Maharajah has his foot on Bukowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bukowski works his way back into a safe position though.

Maharajah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bukowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bukowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bukowski with a nice head shot there.
Bukowski wants to control from the top but Maharajah keeps moving.
Bukowski cracks Maharajah with a solid left hand.

Maharajah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bukowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maharajah is trying to control the position but Bukowski postures up.

Maharajah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bukowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bukowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bukowski cracks Maharajah with a solid left hand.
Bukowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bukowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bukowski scoring with some ground and pound.

Maharajah working for a triangle but Bukowski defends it easily.
Bukowski works over Maharajah with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bukowski working some strikes from top position.
Bukowski chips away with some ground and pound.
Maharajah looking to control.
Bukowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bukowski cracks Maharajah with a solid left hand.
Maharajah is pulling down on Bukowski's head to control his posture.
Bukowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bukowski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maharajah's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bukowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bukowski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maharajah's head.
Bukowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bukowski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Charles Bukowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maharajah sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bukowski winds up and cracks Maharajah with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bukowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maharajah can do to turn this around?
Maharajah trying to control but Bukowski postures up.
Bukowski prevents Maharajah from improving his position.
Bukowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bukowski lands strikes from half guard.
Bukowski 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.
Maharajah wants to get back to full guard.

Maharajah actively working from the bottom here.
Bukowski working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bukowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Maharajah looking for submissions off his back.
Maharajah is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski trying to mount his opponent but Maharajah defends it.
Maharajah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maharajah is looking to control Bukowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maharajah avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Bukowski.
Bukowski is nestled in close to Maharajah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bukowski connects with a nice short shot to Maharajah's temple.

Maharajah actively working from the bottom here.

Maharajah looking for submissions off his back.
Bukowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bukowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bukowski working Maharajah over with strikes.

Maharajah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maharajah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maharajah tries to roll over but Bukowski keeps him under control.
Bukowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bukowski working over Maharajah with some ground and pound. Maharajah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Bukowski there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukowski is pressing down on Maharajah's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maharajah is holding on for now.
Maharajah trying to control from the bottom.
Maharajah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bukowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Maharajah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bukowski working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bukowski lands a nice short elbow.
Bukowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bukowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bukowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bukowski lands strikes from half guard.
Maharajah is looking to control Bukowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maharajah avoid being mounted?

Maharajah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bukowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bukowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maharajah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Maharajah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bukowski pulls his head out easily.
Maharajah has hold of Bukowski's hands but Bukowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bukowski connects with a nice short shot to Maharajah's temple.
Maharajah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bukowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maharajah has hold of Bukowski's hands but Bukowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maharajah is refusing to be controlled, as Bukowski sits in half guard.
Bukowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maharajah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukowski lands with a punch from half guard.
Bukowski lands with a punch from half guard.
Maharajah is pressing down on Bukowski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bukowski landing with the ground and pound.
Maharajah keeping moving, preventing Bukowski from controlling successfully.
Maharajah is trying to keep Bukowski in close.
Maharajah has momentary wrist control but Bukowski slips an elbow through the middle.

Maharajah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bukowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bukowski stands up over Maharajah, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Bukowski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bukowski moves out of range as Maharajah throws a body kick.
Maharajah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bukowski lands an overhand right.
Bukowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maharajah was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukowski.
Maharajah tries a head kick but it misses.
Maharajah shoots in for a takedown but Bukowski shows good takedown defense.
Bukowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maharajah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maharajah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bukowski circles away.
Bukowski misses with a few strikes there.
Maharajah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bukowski lands with a cross.
Maharajah throws a body punch but Bukowski moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Maharajah blocks the leg kick.
Bukowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bukowski is looking to wear down Maharajah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maharajah wants to land a leg kick but Bukowski is out of range.
Bukowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maharajah backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maharajah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maharajah misses with an uppercut.

Maharajah has managed to clinch.

Bukowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bukowski connects with a looping right hand.
Bukowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maharajah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
An inside leg kick from Maharajah misses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Maharajah enables Bukowski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maharajah manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Maharajah trying to keep a closed guard but Bukowski is proving a slippery customer.
Maharajah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bukowski's guard.

Bukowski has his foot on Maharajah's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maharajah works his way back into a safe position though.
Bukowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maharajah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maharajah lands a couple of digs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukowski can't keep his opponent in guard - Maharajah advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bukowski wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maharajah is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bukowski is pressing down on Maharajah's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bukowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maharajah's guard.

Maharajah looking for a guillotine here but Bukowski defends easily.
Bukowski landing with the ground and pound.
Bukowski is in close to Maharajah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bukowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Maharajah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bukowski is in close to Maharajah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Osiris Maharajah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Maharajah is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bukowski frees his head nicely. Oh but Maharajah has switched to an armbar! Bukowski is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Osiris Maharajah!