PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maeda
vs
Brand

190 cm
24
260 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

196 cm
22
272 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Elite Golden Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitsuyo Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Brand!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brand throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maeda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maeda closes the distance and clinches up with Brand, looking for a takedown. Maeda pushes Brand against the cage but Brand circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maeda shoots in but Brand avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Maeda or perhaps it was just good defense by Brand which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitsuyo Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brand looks to throw the jab but Maeda is out of range.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown but Brand shows good takedown defense.
Brand misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brand throws a right and a left that Maeda avoids nicely.

Maeda closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Maeda lands in his opponent's guard.

Maeda gets to his feet. Brand looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brand scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brand misses with the combination.
Brand slaps away a takedown attempt from Maeda, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maeda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maeda looks for a takedown but Brand sprawls well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck for Maeda with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mitsuyo Maeda will probably get the nod.
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 combination from Brand does no damage.
Maeda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda shoots in but no luck this time.
Mitsuyo Maeda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda shoots for a takedown but Brand saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitsuyo Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brand throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brand should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Brand throws a hook to the side of Maeda's head but Maeda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brand lands with a hook. Maeda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brand stuffs the takedown attempt from Maeda. Maeda gets slowly back to his feet.
Maeda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brand throws a hook to the side of Maeda's head but Maeda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brand but Brand pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brand paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No joy there for Brand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maeda wants to clinch up but Brand keeps it at a distance.
Brand avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maeda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maeda shoots in looking for a takedown. Brand tries to sprawl out of it but Maeda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brand manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Brand 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!

Brand gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brand wants to stand but Maeda is controlling the position.

Maeda stands up and waves to Brand to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Brand. No joy for Maeda on that attempt.
A nice combination there by Brand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brand looks to land a combination. Maeda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brand misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brand misses with a straight right.
Maeda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brand sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maeda is defended easily by Brand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitsuyo Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maeda tries for a takedown but Brand sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

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.
Brand misses with a double jab.
Brand swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maeda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brand tries to avoid it but Maeda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brand to the ground. Brand escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brand throws a right and a left that Maeda avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mitsuyo Maeda.
I think Maeda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Marcus Brand!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Marcus Brand!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Marcus Brand!

Marcus Brand wins by unanimous decision!