PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between steven maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy The is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

maxwell
vs
The

187 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Asphyxiation Ltd. Clothing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, steven maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddy The!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but maxwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The misses with a jab, cross combination.
maxwell slips a jab and a cross from The.
maxwell slips a jab and a cross from The.
Freddy The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from The.
The throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
maxwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The.
The fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
maxwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The.
The rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but maxwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from The.
maxwell dodges the punch combination from The.
The misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The misses with a double jab.
The will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The scores with a three punch combo!
The misses with a double jab.

maxwell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

The looking for a guillotine here but maxwell defends easily.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

The is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. maxwell is aware though and is defending well.
maxwell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The looks gassed!
maxwell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

The looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

maxwell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

The escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. maxwell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

The is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. maxwell is aware though and is defending well.
maxwell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The on the ground.
maxwell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The has his foot on maxwell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. maxwell works his way back into a safe position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
maxwell shoots in but no luck this time.
The misses with a double jab.
maxwell shoots in for a double leg but The sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

maxwell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

The looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
maxwell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Freddy The will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

maxwell dodges the punch combination from The.
The misses with a double jab.
The misses with the combination.
The looks to land a combination but maxwell avoids it well.
The misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The misses with a two punch combination.
The looks to land a combination but maxwell avoids it well.
The misses with a double jab.
The misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The throws a right and a left that maxwell avoids nicely.
The misses with a series of wild punches.
The goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Freddy The is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The throws a series of punches but maxwell moves out of range.
A punch combination from The misses.
Some wild striking there from The.
The goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but maxwell circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from The.
The rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but maxwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The misses with a double jab.
The fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The misses with a double jab.
maxwell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The defends it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from The.
The throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but maxwell circles away quickly and effectively.
The throws a right and a left that maxwell avoids nicely.
maxwell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The is fending him off so far but maxwell persists. Nope, The circles away and we're back to standing.
The looks to land a combination but maxwell avoids it well.
The misses with a jab, cross combination.
maxwell slips a jab and a cross from The.
Freddy The is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The throws a nice looking combination but maxwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from The does no damage.
maxwell fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for steven maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The misses with a few strikes there.
The tries to bum rush maxwell with a series of wild strikes but maxwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
maxwell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The.
The scores with a three punch combo!
The misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The throws a combination but it was largely blocked by maxwell.
The throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The throws a series of punches but maxwell avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The swinging wilding here.
The misses with a jab, cross combination.
The misses with a jab, cross combination.
The misses with a double jab.
The misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The misses with a series of wild punches.
The throws a combination but it was largely blocked by maxwell.
Some wild striking there from The.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The throws a series of punches but maxwell avoids them all with ease.
The lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but maxwell circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy The showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

No joy there for The, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The throws a nice looking combination but maxwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The works over maxwell's head and body with a nice combination.
The misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as maxwell backs up against the cage.
maxwell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The sprawls well. The wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. maxwell gets slowly back to his feet.
The misses with a few strikes there.
maxwell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
maxwell slips a jab and a cross from The.
The's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and The duly obliges.
maxwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
The misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The misses with a series of wild punches.
The throws a one two combo.
The throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The misses with the combination.
The throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from The does no damage.
The misses with the combination.
The throws a right hand that maxwell ducks under and follows up with a left that maxwell also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The throws a right and a left that maxwell avoids nicely.
The fails to land with a series of punches.
The throws a series of punches but maxwell moves out of range.
maxwell slips a jab and a cross from The.
The fails to land with a series of punches.
The misses with the combination.
The misses with a series of wild punches.
maxwell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The misses with a double jab.
The scores with a one two! maxwell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The throws a right and a left that maxwell avoids nicely.
The misses with a series of wild punches.
The misses with a few strikes there.
maxwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from The misses.
Some wild striking there from The.
The misses with a jab, cross combination.
The is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from The.
A nice combination there by The.
The misses with a wild combination.
maxwell slips a jab and a cross from The.
The fails to land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A combination from The does no damage.
The leaves maxwell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for steven maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy The comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy The!