PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rizio Tender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Exodus Maxell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizio Tender looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Tender
vs
Maxell

165 cm
18
132 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

183 cm
25
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rizio Tender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Exodus Maxell!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maxell drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Maxell stands up and waves to Tender to follow him.
Tender tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maxell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tender somewhat.
Maxell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tender's head.
Maxell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tender back to the cage. Maxell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Maxell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tender looking to control.
Tender keeping moving, preventing Maxell from controlling successfully.
Tender is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maxell looking to sit in guard and control but Tender gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maxell pulls Tender in close to prevent any damage.
Tender engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Maxell 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tender stands and throws Maxell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maxell wants to control but Tender postures up.
Tender controls the position.
Maxell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxell wants to control but Tender postures up.
Tender taking a breather here.
Maxell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tender wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxell struggling a bit here.
Tender taking a breather here.
Tender trying to control the position but Maxell is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Maxell manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tender on his heels. He'll look to pass Tender's guard now, I'm sure.
Tender is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tender not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tender might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tender is pulling down on Maxell's head. It's preventing any offense from Maxell, at least for the moment.
Tender is trying to control the position but Maxell postures up.
Tender keeping moving, preventing Maxell from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maxell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Exodus Maxell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A shot to the liver by Maxell. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Exodus Maxell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maxell closes the distance and clinches.

Maxell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tender regains guard immediately.
Tender keeping moving, preventing Maxell from controlling successfully.
Tender has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Maxell wants to control from the top but Tender keeps moving.

Exodus Maxell has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tender controls Maxell momentarily but Maxell frees himself.
Maxell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tender is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maxell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Maxell wants to pass the guard but Tender is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Exodus Maxell hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Maxell shoots in and gets a takedown into Tender's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maxell looking to sit in guard and control but Tender gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tender trying to control but Maxell is working from the bottom.
Maxell is pulling down on Tender's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tender trying to control but Maxell is working from the bottom.
Tender stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maxell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maxell wants to sweep here but Tender controlling him for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rizio Tender just wasn't active enough.

Maxell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tender trying to control the position.
Maxell tries to free his leg and advance position but Tender is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxell trying to control but Tender is working from the bottom.
Maxell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Exodus Maxell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Maxell lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tender gets caught napping as Maxell dives in and scores a takedown. Tender manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tender is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Exodus Maxell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Maxell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maxell.

Maxell feints and as Tender raises his hands in defense, Maxell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tender trying to control the position.
Tender is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Maxell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Maxell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tender keeping moving, preventing Maxell from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Exodus Maxell wasn't active enough on the ground.

Maxell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Maxell is pushing down on Tender's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tender is fighting to maintain full guard but Maxell has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maxell controlling the action here.
Maxell tries to pass to full mount but Tender defends it.
Tender wants to control the action here but instead Maxell manages to pass to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxell looking to control but Tender is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tender tries to reverse the position but Maxell maintains control.
Maxell controlling from the full mount.
Maxell looking to control but Tender is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Exodus Maxell has got the better of the ground game so far.

Maxell goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tender is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maxell is trying to control the position but Tender postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Exodus Maxell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Maxell lands a head shot.

Maxell scores with a takedown into Tender's guard.
Maxell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maxell is looking to stand up but Tender won't let him.
Maxell trying to control the position from guard on top but Tender is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maxell might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tender kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tender is controlling Maxell's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Exodus Maxell was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Maxell shoots in and gets a takedown into Tender's guard.
Tender trying to keep a closed guard but Maxell is proving a slippery customer.
Tender is adopting a defensive guard.
Maxell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tender swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tender is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Exodus Maxell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maxell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Exodus Maxell!