PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Maltive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolf Brox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maltive's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Show Me What You Got. Brox is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Godsmack - Cryin' Like A Bitch!! . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maltive
vs
Brox

170 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

178 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Maltive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randolf Brox!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brox throws a big shot that misses.
Maltive keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maltive. Maltive obviously looking to wear him down.
Maltive walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Brox misses.
Brox shoots in for a takedown but Maltive shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maltive lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maltive misses the shot to the body.
Maltive lands a head kick. Brox smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Randolf Brox has been cut.
Brox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maltive is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brox.
Maltive lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Brox misses.
Maltive on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brox just misses with a punch to the body.
Brox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maltive looks to land a body kick but Brox moved away.
Maltive is looking to chop away at Brox's legs.
Maltive fails to land with a series of punches.
Brox misses with a hook. Maltive ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltive throws a head kick that misses.
Maltive goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maltive connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roy Maltive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maltive.
Maltive throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brox slips under a jab from Maltive.
Brox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maltive.
Brox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maltive.
Maltive fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brox manages to avoid it.
Maltive goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maltive on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maltive gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maltive misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maltive connects with a solid leg kick.
Maltive with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brox to score with a decent uppercut.
Brox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maltive slips a jab from Brox.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maltive, right into the meat.
Maltive walks into a straight right hand from Brox.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maltive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltive throws a wild body kick that Brox sees coming a mile off.
Maltive throws a chopping leg kick but Brox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brox moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Brox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maltive avoids the body shot from Brox.
Some wild striking there from Brox.
Maltive pushes Brox away with a front kick.
Maltive slips a jab from Brox.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brox, as that shot connected.
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!
Brox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maltive explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maltive throws out the jab.
Maltive takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maltive plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brox misses with a straight right.
Brox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brox sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brox avoids the head kick by Maltive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltive misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brox avoids the head kick by Maltive.
Brox goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maltive lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brox backs up against the cage.
That kick from Maltive tenderised Brox's leg. Brox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maltive dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brox. That did some damage!
Maltive misses with a body shot.
Maltive ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brox moves away.
Maltive lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maltive throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maltive connects with an inside leg kick.
Brox looks gassed!
Maltive thumps Brox with a low kick.
Maltive connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maltive scores with a head kick.
Maltive throws an overhand right that lands on Brox's shoulder, as Brox tries to avoid the shot.
Maltive tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brox was well out of range. Poor timing from Maltive.
Maltive looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brox might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Brox misses.
Brox walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maltive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Maltive.
Brox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maltive doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Maltive throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maltive.
A head kick from Maltive lands but Brox takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Brox misses the target.
Brox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maltive.
Nice defenses there by Maltive.
Maltive scores with a shot to the body.
Maltive throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brox avoids the head kick by Maltive.
Brox scores with a shot to the body.
Maltive throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brox throws a jab but it's blocked by Maltive.
Maltive fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brox manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maltive throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maltive. That's going to slow Brox down.
Brox avoids the body shot from Maltive.
That kick from Maltive tenderised Brox's leg. Brox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brox has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maltive.
A telegraphed right hand from Maltive misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Maltive dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randolf Brox's cut.
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 Maltive.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brox crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maltive - the referee stops the clock and Brox gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maltive. Brox manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maltive moves out of range as Brox strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Brox might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Maltive has got the better of the exchanges.
Brox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roy Maltive is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maltive ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brox moves away.
Brox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maltive.
Maltive thuds his shin into the meat of Brox's side.
Maltive feints and then cracks Brox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brox down.
Maltive misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brox misses with a looping right.
Brox throws a nice looking combination but Maltive bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maltive moves away.
Maltive buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maltive throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maltive dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brox. That did some damage!
Brox is breathing heavily.
Maltive just misses with a punch to the body.
Brox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maltive throws a head kick but Brox moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maltive swivels and escapes.
Brox avoids the head kick by Maltive.
Maltive lands with a slapping head kick.
Brox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maltive stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maltive wants it to stay on the feet.
Maltive lands a nice hook to Brox's body. Brox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maltive.
Maltive fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brox.
Maltive ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brox moves away.
Roy Maltive is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maltive tries a head kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Maltive.
That kick from Maltive tenderised Brox's leg. Brox is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Maltive.
Maltive plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brox swinging wildly here.
Brox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maltive.
Maltive lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltive looks to score with a jab to the body but Brox is just out of range.
Maltive throws a nice looking combination but Brox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maltive is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brox can do to turn this around?
Maltive throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roy Maltive is winning the standup battle so far.
Brox stuns Maltive with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maltive changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maltive buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maltive throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brox's head.
Maltive displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brox.
Roy Maltive has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randolf Brox.
Maltive connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maltive misses with a jab to the body
and Brox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maltive is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maltive.
A head kick misses from Maltive.
Maltive throws a leg kick which misses Brox's front leg but catches the back leg as Brox tries to avoid it.
Maltive lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maltive. Brox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maltive lands with a kick to the temple. Brox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brox on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maltive connects with a solid leg kick.
Maltive with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maltive thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brox if he has to take too many more of those.
Maltive throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maltive.
Maltive moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maltive connects with a solid leg kick.
Maltive lands a front kick.
Maltive misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maltive.
Maltive throws a jab when Brox was well out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maltive - that will leave a mark!
Maltive lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maltive connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maltive lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brox takes a step back to recover.
Maltive is looking to slow Brox down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maltive throws out the jab.
Maltive misses the jab.
Brox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maltive pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maltive tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maltive lands a head kick!
Maltive swings for the body but Brox moves out of range.
Maltive connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brox scores with a jab to the body.
Maltive lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maltive fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brox.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maltive scoring well with a low kick there.
Maltive moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maltive delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Maltive dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randolf Brox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Maltive feints and then cracks Brox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brox down.
Maltive throws a nice head kick!
Maltive loads up on a big right hand but Brox slips the punch.
Maltive scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brox throws a body punch but Maltive moves out of range.
Maltive pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maltive scores with a head kick.
A combination from Maltive does no damage.
Maltive connects with an inside leg kick.
Maltive plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maltive pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maltive lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maltive lands with a hook. Brox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maltive misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maltive throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maltive connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maltive lands a leg kick that knocks Brox off balance momentarily.
Maltive takes a swing at Brox's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maltive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltive misses with a wild body shot.
Brox misses with a straight left.
Maltive throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brox.
Maltive scores with a leg kick.
Brox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maltive moves away.
Maltive tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maltive lands a head kick!
Maltive buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maltive.
Maltive throws a right hand that Brox ducks under and follows up with a left that Brox also avoids with ease.
Maltive feints and then cracks Brox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brox down.
Maltive is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Brox's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maltive.

Brox drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maltive is pulling down on Brox's head to control his posture.

Maltive is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brox is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brox looking to sit in guard and control but Maltive gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maltive throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Brox is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Maltive decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brox, up you get!
Maltive jabs at Brox's body.
Maltive misses with a wild combination.
Maltive explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maltive misses with a combination
and Brox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maltive fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brox manages to avoid it.
Maltive lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randolf Brox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Maltive finds it's way through Brox's defenses.
Maltive chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maltive connects with an inside leg kick.
Maltive blocks a jab.
Maltive lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brox blocks a head kick by Maltive.
Brox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maltive in his tracks.
Brox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brox just misses with a punch to the body.
Brox looks to land a left hand but Maltive moved out of range nicely.
Maltive lands a nice looking body kick.
Maltive is looking to wear down Brox with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maltive throws a hook but Brox blocks it.
Brox slips a straight right by Maltive.
Maltive takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maltive lands with a kick to the temple. Brox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brox looks to land a left hand but Maltive moved out of range nicely.
Maltive avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Maltive.
Maltive throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Maltive misses the target.
Maltive chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maltive throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brox's head.
Roy Maltive is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maltive looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maltive takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maltive throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brox's head.
Maltive thows a body shot but no joy.
Maltive feints and then cracks Brox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brox down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Maltive showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maltive, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Maltive!