PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mieszko Maksymilian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Symbol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Maksymilian
vs
Symbol

175 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mieszko Maksymilian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Prince Symbol!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maksymilian attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Symbol takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maksymilian thuds a left hand into Symbol's body.
Maksymilian pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Maksymilian clinches.
Maksymilian is trying to break free.
Maksymilian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Symbol is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maksymilian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maksymilian is trying to break free.
Maksymilian is trying to break the clinch but Symbol has him pressed against the cage.

Symbol has clasped his hands together around Maksymilian's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Maksymilian takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Symbol working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Symbol scoring with punches from side control.
Maksymilian is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Symbol lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Symbol trying to control the action but Maksymilian is working from the bottom.
Symbol postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Symbol lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Symbol has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maksymilian wants to get back to his feet.
Maksymilian is not content to let Symbol control the position.
Symbol cracks Maksymilian with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Symbol sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Maksymilian is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Maksymilian takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Maksymilian managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Symbol.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Symbol's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Maksymilian is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maksymilian trying to remain calm as Symbol controls from the top position.

Symbol is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maksymilian knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maksymilian is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Symbol lands a nice forearm strike.
Symbol advances nicely into full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maksymilian's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Maksymilian is breathing heavily.
Maksymilian taking shots to the head.
Maksymilian is squirming around, avoiding Symbol's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symbol is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Symbol working the ground and pound effectively.
Symbol with the ground and pound from mount.
Symbol tries to control but Maksymilian wriggling away.
Symbol lands a big shot there that rocks Maksymilian but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Maksymilian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Symbol on the ground.
Symbol trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Symbol controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symbol working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Symbol lands a nice shot to the head.
You get the feeling that Maksymilian really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Symbol is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Symbol putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Symbol cracks Maksymilian with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Maksymilian is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Symbol.
Oh Maksymilian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maksymilian wants to get back to his feet.
Symbol tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maksymilian seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maksymilian is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Symbol scoring with strikes but Maksymilian is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A nice combination there by Maksymilian.
Symbol on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maksymilian misses with a two punch combination.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Maksymilian! Symbol is out on his feet! Maksymilian rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Symbol is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Symbol is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mieszko Maksymilian!