PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Maurizio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurizio has chosen NMH2: No More Riot as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

English
vs
Maurizio

192 cm
25
216 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

172 cm
27
210 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dale English!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mick Maurizio!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maurizio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maurizio is looking to clinch but English is avoiding it.
English misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
English shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maurizio counters with a nice kick to the body.
Maurizio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maurizio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maurizio is looking to clinch.
English fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale English. That's going to take a lot out of him.
English shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maurizio as he jumps to the side.
English fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maurizio avoids it really well and circles away.

Maurizio clinches up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
English takes an elbow to the temple.
Maurizio leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maurizio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
English is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maurizio lands an elbow inside.
English is trying to drag Maurizio to the mat but Maurizio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maurizio lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurizio lands an elbow just above English 's eye.
Maurizio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
English looking for a takedown.
English takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maurizio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maurizio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maurizio lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
English letting Maurizio take a breather here.
Maurizio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through English's defenses.
Maurizio digs a right hand underneath English's ribcage. English let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maurizio lands an elbow inside that English shrugs off.
Maurizio scores a nice knee to the body.
Maurizio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maurizio lands a damaging elbow.
Maurizio stalling.
Maurizio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but English blocks it with crossed arms.
Maurizio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maurizio effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio lands an elbow that stopped English in his tracks for a moment.
Maurizio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
English takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maurizio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maurizio holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maurizio lands an elbow that stopped English in his tracks for a moment.
Maurizio lands an elbow inside.
Maurizio lands an elbow just above English 's eye.
English is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Maurizio lands an elbow just above English 's eye.
Maurizio lands a nice knee to the body.
English takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Maurizio.
Maurizio stalling the fight.
Maurizio unloads a knee to the mid-section. English lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
English tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maurizio pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maurizio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maurizio lands an elbow inside.
Maurizio leaning against his opponent.
English drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maurizio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
English takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maurizio lands an elbow inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maurizio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
English takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maurizio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maurizio.
Maurizio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maurizio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maurizio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

English is rocked!
English takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh English is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maurizio lands an elbow inside that English shrugs off.
Maurizio lands an elbow that stopped English in his tracks for a moment.
Maurizio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maurizio lands a damaging elbow.
Maurizio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maurizio.
Maurizio leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maurizio scores with a shoulder strike.
Maurizio lands a damaging elbow.
English takes an elbow to the forehead.
English takes an elbow to the temple.
English is working for takedown but Maurizio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maurizio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maurizio is working English over with knees. Oh, he's thrown a big one to the head! English is out! One big shot and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mick Maurizio!