PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Aeurelious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Phenom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus Aeurelious has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aeurelious
vs
Phenom

186 cm
23
198 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

186 cm
24
193 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximus Aeurelious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Phenom!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aeurelious throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phenom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phenom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phenom throws a poor cross that misses
and Phenom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phenom loads up on a big right hand but Aeurelious slips the punch.
Phenom cracks Aeurelious with a right hand to the side of the head.
Phenom digs a good hook to Aeurelious's body.
Phenom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aeurelious was well out of range. Poor timing from Phenom.
Aeurelious looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Phenom throws a poor cross that misses
letting Aeurelious counter with a right hand.
Phenom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Aeurelious thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aeurelious slips a jab and a cross from Phenom.
A big right from Aeurelious misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Phenom misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aeurelious. Phenom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aeurelious on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aeurelious ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Aeurelious.
Phenom looks to land a combination but Aeurelious avoids it well.
Phenom misses with an uppercut
and Aeurelious counters with a left to the body.
Phenom looks to land a left hand but Aeurelious moved out of range nicely.
Phenom throws a shot from downtown. Aeurelious moves away and avoids it.
Phenom lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aeurelious misses with a shot to the body
and Phenom counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phenom scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phenom lands a lovely overhand right.
Phenom misses with a jab to the body
and Aeurelious counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phenom connects with the punch.
Aeurelious thows a body shot but no joy.
Aeurelious uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phenom.
Phenom throws a right hand that misses
and Aeurelious counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phenom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aeurelious counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phenom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aeurelious takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phenom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aeurelious counters with a nice body shot.
Phenom throws a right hand that misses
and Aeurelious counters with a straight right hand.
Aeurelious attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aeurelious, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from Phenom misses.
Phenom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aeurelious changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Phenom does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phenom throws a poor cross that misses
and Aeurelious counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phenom looks gassed!
Aeurelious uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phenom.
Aeurelious fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phenom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phenom throws a good cross that connects.
A punch combination from Phenom misses.
Aeurelious thows a body shot but no joy.
Aeurelious connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Phenom momentarily.
Phenom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phenom takes one to the side of the head.
Phenom tries to bum rush Aeurelious with a series of wild strikes but Aeurelious uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Phenom dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aeurelious displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phenom throws out the jab.
Phenom throws a right hand that Aeurelious ducks under and follows up with a left that Aeurelious also avoids with ease.
Phenom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aeurelious counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Phenom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aeurelious doesn't seem phased though.
Aeurelious avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aeurelious ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phenom throws a poor cross that misses
and Aeurelious connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phenom misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Phenom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Phenom is breathing heavily.
Phenom just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phenom falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Aeurelious to counter with a crisp jab.
Aeurelious lands with a right hand.
Aeurelious lands a nice shot to the body.
Phenom swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Aeurelious counter with a right hand.
Phenom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aeurelious moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aeurelious throws an overhand right that lands on Phenom's shoulder, as Phenom tries to avoid the shot.
Phenom needs to keep his hands up - Aeurelious had a free shot at his head there.
Phenom misses with a lunging right hand
and Aeurelious counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phenom thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aeurelious is looking to chop away at Phenom's legs.
Marcus Phenom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aeurelious. Phenom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phenom misses with a two punch combination.
Phenom misses with a hook
and Aeurelious counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phenom thinking.
Nice shot lands for Aeurelious.
Aeurelious connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Phenom momentarily.
Phenom misses with a double jab
and Aeurelious counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aeurelious with a jab.
Phenom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aeurelious lands a jab to Phenom's midsection.
Aeurelious connects with a body shot.
Maximus Aeurelious is winning the standup battle so far.
Aeurelious lands with a nice body punch.
Aeurelious digs a good hook to Phenom's body.
Phenom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aeurelious scores with a jab to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Phenom in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Aeurelious misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Aeurelious.
Aeurelious just misses with a punch to the body.
Aeurelious listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aeurelious moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phenom has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Phenom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aeurelious digs a good body shot into Phenom's ribs.
Aeurelious throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aeurelious blocks a jab.
Phenom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phenom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aeurelious.
Phenom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aeurelious counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aeurelious throws a low kick but Phenom avoids it.
Aeurelious lands a nice hook to Phenom's body. Phenom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Aeurelious dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Aeurelious blocks a jab.
Phenom misses with an uppercut
and Aeurelious connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aeurelious swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aeurelious defending well as Phenom loads up on a big left hand.
Phenom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aeurelious moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aeurelious scores with a shot to the body.
Phenom cracks Aeurelious with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aeurelious takes a swing at Phenom's ribcage but misses.
Aeurelious avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phenom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phenom throws a right hand that misses
and Aeurelious counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phenom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aeurelious motions for Phenom to come forward. Aeurelious throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Phenom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Phenom missing with a left hand there. Aeurelious was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aeurelious darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Phenom scores with a nice strike.
Phenom feints a jab promting Aeurelious to slip. Phenom then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aeurelious slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Phenom with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aeurelious to score with a decent uppercut.
Aeurelious stuns Phenom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phenom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aeurelious was well out of range. Poor timing from Phenom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phenom misses with an uppercut. Aeurelious saw that one coming.
Phenom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aeurelious scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Aeurelious coming out on top.
Aeurelious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aeurelious darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good exchange - Aeurelious coming out on top.
Aeurelious lands a slapping body shot.
Aeurelious connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Phenom momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phenom needs to keep his hands up - Aeurelious had a free shot at his head there.
Phenom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aeurelious throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phenom misses with a combination
and Aeurelious counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phenom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aeurelious moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Phenom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aeurelious lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aeurelious lands a slapping body shot.
Phenom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aeurelious.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aeurelious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aeurelious throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aeurelious scores with a crisp jab that stopped Phenom in his tracks.
Aeurelious misses with a wild body shot.
Aeurelious jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aeurelious jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Phenom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aeurelious circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phenom misses with a hook
and Aeurelious counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phenom thinking.
Aeurelious lands a slapping body shot.
Aeurelious lands a nice hook to Phenom's body. Phenom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Aeurelious showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aeurelious 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Aeurelious!