PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapp Nowe (ranked 3842 p4p, 1938 weight class) and Charles Maine (ranked 0 p4p, 263 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Nowe
vs
Maine

160 cm
25
155
2 - 3 - 0

174 cm
25
158
6 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapp Nowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Maine!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nowe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nowe is on top in guard.

Nowe could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nowe.
Nowe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nowe trying to control but Maine is working from the bottom.
Nowe is really struggling to control Maine but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nowe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nowe looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowe trying to control but Maine is working from the bottom.

Maine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nowe defends well.
Nowe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowe throws a big right hand that misses.
Nowe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nowe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nowe landing some decent shots from guard.
Maine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nowe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nowe throws a big right hand that misses.
Nowe wants to control from the top but Maine keeps moving.
Nowe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maine is keeping the position for now.
Maine seems keen to control Nowe's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maine keeping moving, preventing Nowe from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nowe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Maine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nowe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowe connects with a couple of short punches.

Nowe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nowe tries to free his leg and advance position but Maine is retaining full guard.
Nowe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maine has his hands on Nowe's head, controlling the position.
Nowe 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.
Nowe passes into half guard.

Nowe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nowe wants to control but Maine is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maine is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nowe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nowe's back!
Nowe is taking damage to the body and head.
Maine is hanging on to Nowe's back as he tries to escape.

Nowe showing good submission defense here.
Maine slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Maine throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Nowe!
Maine is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Nowe up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nowe turns into Maine and is now in his guard.
Nowe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nowe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maine swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Maine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nowe defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charles Maine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nowe.
Nowe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maine counters with a straight right hand.
Nowe tries for a takedown but Maine circles away easily

and Maine counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapp Nowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maine lands a shoulder strike.
Maine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maine gets through Nowe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nowe wants to take the fight to the mat but Maine manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maine lands a shot to the body.
Maine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maine pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Maine.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maine lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Maine.
Maine slows down the pace here.
Nowe takes a shot to the head.
Maine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maine.
Nowe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Maine drives through and clinches with Nowe against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maine stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nowe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maine is stalling here.
We've been informed that Maine has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nowe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Maine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nowe or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maine.
Nowe looking for a takedown.
Maine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nowes head.
Maine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maine lands an uppercut.
Maine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nowes head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maine lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Maine.
A shot in the inside from Maine.
Maine lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maine.
A short right from Maine.
Maine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Maine.
Maine lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Maine - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Maine as the two fighters clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maine.
Maine lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nowe backwards.
Maine slows down the pace here.
Maine will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nowe up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maine.
Maine stalls.
Nowe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maine lands with a left to the head.
Maine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Nowe has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Maine is trying to keep an underhook but Nowe manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tapp Nowe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maine gets back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nowe throws an elbow that misses. Maine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nowe's guard. Nice move by Maine!

Nowe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Maine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nowe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Maine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nowe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maine smiles and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maine, as that shot connected.
Nowe ducks right into an uppercut from Maine.
Tapp Nowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Maine gets a double leg takedown into Nowe's guard.
Maine not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Nowe looking for subs off his back but Maine has passed one foot through into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maine is controlling the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maine is pressing down on Nowe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nowe is holding on for now.
Nowe is pressing down on Maine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Maine scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nowe is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Maine is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Nowe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maine controlling from the full mount.
Nowe is desperately trying to improve his position but Maine has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maine scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nowe?
Maine controlling from mount.
Nowe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maine landing strikes from the mount and Nowe is in trouble!
Maine looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maine is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nowe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maine tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Let's hope that Maine has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Maine scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nowe?
Charles Maine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maine controlling from mount.
Nowe is desperately trying to improve his position but Maine has a good base and remains in mount.
Maine controlling the position easily from mount.
Nowe is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maine looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tapp Nowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Maine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for Charles Maine!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Charles Maine!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Charles Maine!

Charles Maine wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Charles Maine thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.