PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Maggio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Baringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maggio comes to the cage accompanied by Speak Softly Love. Tony Maggio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bill Baringer's chin.

Maggio
vs
Baringer

175 cm
26
183 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

183 cm
24
183 lbs
7 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Maggio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Baringer!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baringer lands a big head kick that sends Maggio tumbling to the mat! Baringer takes a step backwards and waves Maggio back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Tony Maggio has been cut.
Bill Baringer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baringer blocks a head kick by Maggio.

Maggio rushes Baringer and presses him up against the cage.
Maggio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baringer landing knees to the body.
Maggio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maggio stalling in the clinch but Baringer improves position.
Maggio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baringer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Maggio is rocked!
Maggio misses with a knee to the head.
Baringer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maggio is defending well for now.
Baringer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baringer has Maggio pressed against the cage, preventing Maggio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maggio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baringer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maggio prevents it.
Maggio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baringer up against the cage.
Baringer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Baringer lands a hook that snaps the head of Maggio backwards.
Maggio tries a knee to the head but Baringer blocks it.
Baringer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maggio prevents it.
Tony Maggio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Baringer.
Baringer managing to block the knees to the body from Maggio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baringer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Baringer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maggio prevents the takedown attempt.
Maggio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maggio scores a nice knee to the body.
Baringer has Maggio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maggio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Baringer misses with a body punch.
Maggio scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bill Baringer has been cut.
Baringer tries for a takedown but Maggio manages to get underhooks.
Baringer looks gassed!
Baringer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maggio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Maggio dodges the punch combination from Baringer.
Baringer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A leg kick checked by Maggio.
Maggio connects with a solid leg kick.
Maggio throws a head kick that half lands.
Maggio thumps Baringer with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maggio.

Maggio moves into the clinch.
Maggio landing knees to the body.
Maggio lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maggio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maggio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baringer's defenses.
A knee to the head by Maggio.
Maggio lands an elbow that stopped Baringer in his tracks for a moment.
Maggio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maggio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maggio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maggio is struggling to control the position.
Maggio lands a good knee to the midsection. Baringer won't want to take too many of those.
Maggio connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Bill Baringer's cut even more.

Maggio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Maggio closes the distance and clinches.
Baringer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maggio's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maggio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Baringer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maggio with a knee to the head.
Baringer is working for takedown but Maggio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maggio taking a breather.
Maggio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Maggio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Maggio moves into the clinch.
Baringer takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls for Maggio to work.
Baringer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maggio stalls.
Baringer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maggio lands a nice elbow.
Baringer avoiding damage as Maggio throws knees to the body.
Maggio tries a knee to the head but Baringer blocks it.
Baringer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baringer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maggio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baringer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice elbow from Maggio.
Baringer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maggio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maggio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baringer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Maggio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Maggio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maggio crunches a lovely knee into Baringer's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Maggio dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maggio darts in and clinches Baringer up against the cage.
Baringer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baringer lands a knee to the body.
Maggio landing knees to the head.
Maggio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maggio landing knees to the body.
Maggio with a knee to the head.

The cut above Bill Baringer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maggio working Baringer over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Maggio to work.
Maggio lands a nice knee to the body.

Maggio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maggio tries to close the distance and clinch but Baringer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maggio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Baringer throws a leg kick

and Maggio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maggio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baringer lands an elbow inside that Maggio shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maggio is stalling here.
Baringer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maggio is pushing Baringer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Maggio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Maggio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maggio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maggio looks for the body kick but Baringer saw that one coming.
Baringer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maggio.
Baringer cracks Maggio with an open hand slap.

Maggio clinches with his opponent.
Baringer lands a good knee to the midsection. Maggio won't want to take too many of those.
Baringer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maggio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baringer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maggio stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baringer avoiding damage as Maggio throws knees to the body.
Maggio stalling the fight.
Maggio misses with a knee strike.
Baringer is working for takedown but Maggio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Baringer misses with some punches.
Maggio landing knees to the body.
Maggio stalls.
Maggio avoids a wild elbow strike from Baringer.
Maggio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Baringer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maggio lands a knee to the head.
Baringer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maggio smiles and moves away.
Baringer misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maggio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baringer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baringer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Maggio clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Maggio.
Baringer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maggio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tony Maggio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Baringer.
Maggio unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Maggio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maggio wants to clinch up but Baringer keeps it at a distance.
Maggio fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baringer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maggio - the referee stops the clock and Baringer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maggio. Baringer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Maggio drives through and clinches with Baringer against the cage.
Maggio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tony Maggio has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maggio scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Maggio.
Come on Maggio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maggio lands a nice knee to the body.
Maggio landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maggio obliges.
Baringer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Baringer managing to block the knees to the body from Maggio.
Baringer trying to land knees to the body.
Baringer lands an elbow inside that Maggio shrugs off.
Maggio lands a nice knee to the body.
Baringer fails to pull guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maggio obliges.
Baringer misses with an elbow over the top.
Maggio lands a good knee to the midsection. Baringer won't want to take too many of those.
Maggio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baringer is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Maggio dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Baringer throws a lazy head kick
and Maggio counters with a nice body kick.
Baringer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baringer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maggio tries to clinch there but Baringer circles away.
Maggio doesn't manage to clinch there - Baringer circles away.
Baringer throws a head kick that misses.

Maggio pushes Baringer up against the cage in a clinch.
Baringer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maggio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maggio holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maggio lands a nice knee to the body.
Maggio tries to land a knee to the head but Baringer blocks with his arms.
Maggio blocking some punches.
Baringer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maggio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maggio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baringer fails to pull guard.
Maggio scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maggio is struggling to control the position.
Baringer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maggios head.
Maggio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baringer is defending well for now.
Maggio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baringer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maggio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baringer is defending well for now.
Maggio trying to land knees to the body.
Maggio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baringer is leaning against Maggio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maggio lands a knee to the body.
Baringer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baringer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maggio avoids it.
Baringer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maggio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tony Maggio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Baringer.
Maggio lands a knee to the head.
Maggio tries to land knees in the clinch but Baringer avoids the damage to the body.
Baringer trying to land knees to the body.
Maggio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maggio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maggio tries a knee to the head but Baringer blocks it.

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.
Baringer wants a takedown but no success here.
Maggio lands a knee to the head.
Maggio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baringer is defending well for now.
Baringer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baringer jumps guard but Maggio stands there with Baringer around his waist. Baringer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Maggio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maggio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maggio.
Baringer keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body punch from Baringer.
Maggio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baringer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maggio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baringer swinging wildly here.

Maggio clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maggio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baringer up against the cage.
Baringer looking for a takedown.
Maggio stalling.
Maggio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baringer.
Maggio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baringer can do to turn this around?
Maggio looking to throw knees to the head but Baringer is blocking nicely.
Baringer is trying to drag Maggio to the mat but Maggio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Maggio breaks from the clinch.
Baringer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Maggio has closed the distance and engaged Baringer in a clinch.
Maggio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

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.
Maggio looking to throw knees to the head but Baringer is blocking nicely.
Maggio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Baringer wants a takedown.
Maggio scores a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Baringer dodges an elbow strike from Maggio.
Baringer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maggio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bill Baringer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Maggio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maggio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Baringer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maggio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baringer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maggio stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maggio.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Maggio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maggio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Maggio!