PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilfred Laurier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulie Di Maio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulie Di Maio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Laurier
vs
Di Maio

190 cm
21
218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

192 cm
23
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Knock Out Artistry
Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilfred Laurier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulie Di Maio!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Maio throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Di Maio.
Laurier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Di Maio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laurier shoots in for a takedown but Di Maio shows good takedown defense.
Laurier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Di Maio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Laurier.
Laurier is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Di Maio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Di Maio.
Di Maio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Di Maio.
Laurier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Di Maio. Laurier shrugs it off though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Di Maio!
Di Maio misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Maio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Di Maio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Di Maio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laurier. That did some damage!
Di Maio scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Di Maio, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Di Maio.
Di Maio fakes the leg kick and cracks Laurier in the body.
Di Maio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Di Maio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laurier will feel that in the morning.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Di Maio.
Nice body kick from Di Maio.
Crunch! Di Maio slams his shin into Laurier's torso.
Di Maio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laurier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Di Maio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
An inside leg kick lands from Di Maio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Di Maio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Di Maio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Di Maio finds it's way through Laurier's defenses.
Di Maio connects with a right hand. Laurier shakes it off.
Di Maio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laurier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Di Maio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laurier takes a step back to recover.
Di Maio feints and then cracks Laurier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laurier down.

Di Maio feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Laurier sprawling to the canvas! Laurier rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Di Maio finish him?!
Laurier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Di Maio.

Laurier is rocked!
Paulie Di Maio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Di Maio, right into the meat.
Di Maio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laurier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Di Maio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio scores with a nice head shot.
Di Maio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Di Maio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Di Maio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laurier will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Di Maio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laurier takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Di Maio, right into the meat.
Di Maio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Laurier had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Di Maio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Di Maio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Di Maio, right into the meat.
Di Maio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Di Maio.
Paulie Di Maio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Di Maio scores with a kick to the body.
Di Maio lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Di Maio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Di Maio connects with a solid leg kick.
Laurier moves out of range of the body kick.
A good leg kick by Di Maio.
Nice body kick from Di Maio.
Laurier blocks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Di Maio. That's going to slow Laurier down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Di Maio!
Di Maio lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Di Maio cracks the inside of Laurier's front leg.
Di Maio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laurier momentarily.
Laurier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Di Maio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulie Di Maio dominated that 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.

A good leg kick by Di Maio.
Laurier looks for a takedown but Di Maio sprawls well.
Laurier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Di Maio tried to score with a low kick but Laurier checks it.
Di Maio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Di Maio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Di Maio.
Nice jab there from Di Maio.
A good leg kick by Di Maio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Di Maio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Di Maio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Di Maio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Laurier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paulie Di Maio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Di Maio lands a nice shot to the body.
Laurier seems to have got his legs back now.
Di Maio scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Di Maio. That's going to slow Laurier down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Di Maio. Laurier shrugs it off though.
Laurier has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Di Maio finds it's way round the side to connect with Laurier's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Laurier might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Di Maio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Di Maio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laurier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Di Maio can pounce on him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Di Maio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Di Maio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick lands from Di Maio.
A solid leg kick lands there for Di Maio.
Di Maio lands with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Di Maio.
Laurier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Di Maio can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laurier. That did some damage!
Di Maio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laurier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Laurier blocks the body kick.
Laurier keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Di Maio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laurier's sensitive parts.
Di Maio scores with a leg kick.
Di Maio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Laurier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Di Maio.
Di Maio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Di Maio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laurier. That did some damage!
Di Maio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Di Maio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Laurier if he has to take too many more of those.
Laurier will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Di Maio throws a leg kick which misses Laurier's front leg but catches the back leg as Laurier tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laurier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Di Maio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Di Maio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Di Maio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Di Maio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laurier has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laurier and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laurier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Di Maio, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Di Maio.
Di Maio lands a nice shot to the body.
Laurier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Di Maio thumps Laurier with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Di Maio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio thumps Laurier with a low kick.
Di Maio scores with a punch to the head.
Laurier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Di Maio can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Di Maio.
Di Maio thuds his right hand into Laurier's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Di Maio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laurier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A good leg kick by Di Maio.
Di Maio leaves Laurier with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Laurier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Di Maio scoring well with a low kick there.
Di Maio looks to score with a jab to the body but Laurier is just out of range.
Di Maio scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulie Di Maio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Di Maio cracks the inside of Laurier's front leg.
Di Maio throws an overhand right that lands on Laurier's shoulder, as Laurier tries to avoid the shot.
Laurier tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Di Maio scores with a leg kick.
Di Maio scores with a jab. Laurier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Di Maio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laurier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Laurier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Di Maio.
Di Maio connects with a solid leg kick.
Di Maio cracks the inside of Laurier's front leg.
Di Maio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Di Maio throws out a leg kick but Laurier moves out of range and Di Maio only half commits.
Di Maio tries to score with a low kick but Laurier moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laurier bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Di Maio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Di Maio is pushing Laurier's head away, looking to escape. Laurier manages to hold on to the position though.
Di Maio is looking to regain half guard here but Laurier keeps moving and retains side control.

Laurier is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Di Maio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Laurier is putting a hurting on Di Maio here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laurier is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Di Maio has escaped the position, nice work there.
Di Maio is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Laurier has just dragged him back down to the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Laurier steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Di Maio. That one must have hurt.
Di Maio scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Di Maio.
Di Maio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Di Maio throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laurier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Di Maio can pounce on him.
Di Maio scoring well with a low kick there.
Di Maio cracks the inside of Laurier's front leg.
Di Maio throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Di Maio.
Di Maio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body kick there by Di Maio.
Di Maio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Di Maio - that will leave a mark!
Di Maio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Di Maio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jab by Di Maio.
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!
Di Maio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Di Maio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Di Maio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laurier doesn't seem bothered though.
A leg kick checked by Laurier.
Wilfred Laurier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Di Maio misses with a low kick as Laurier jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio throws and low kick but Laurier moves out of range easily.
Laurier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Di Maio.
Di Maio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Di Maio with a nice cross.
Di Maio scoring well with a low kick there.
Di Maio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laurier. That did some damage!
Di Maio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Di Maio throws a leg kick which misses Laurier's front leg but catches the back leg as Laurier tries to avoid it.
Laurier on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Laurier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Di Maio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Di Maio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laurier. That did some damage!
Laurier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paulie Di Maio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Di Maio throws a nice inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulie Di Maio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Di Maio 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 Peck scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulie Di Maio!