PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Maurice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and White Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurice comes to the cage accompanied by Quiet Storm. Kenneth Maurice has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Maurice
vs
Boy

197 cm
26
258 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

223 cm
24
277 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Rivers Edge Nutrition (Disciples of Pain)

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenneth Maurice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, White Boy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boy avoids the body shot from Maurice.
Maurice throws a hook to the side of Boy's head but Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maurice looks to land a combination. Boy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice defenses there by Maurice.
Boy defending well as Maurice loads up on a big left hand.
Boy cracks Maurice with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Kenneth Maurice has been cut.
Boy throws a looping overhand right but Maurice ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Maurice gets the takedown into side control.
Boy pushes Maurice away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Maurice gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Check out the look on Maurice's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Maurice working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maurice with the ground and pound but Boy regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Maurice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boy defending well though.
Boy has hold of Maurice's hands but Maurice slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Maurice there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maurice.
Maurice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maurice thows a huge punch but Boy dodges it nicely.
Maurice has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maurice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boy defending well though.
Maurice not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boy trying to control from the bottom.
Maurice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maurice thows a huge punch but Boy dodges it nicely.
Maurice wants to pass to mount but Boy is defending the position.
Maurice missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boy is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maurice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maurice looks to land a strike but Boy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Maurice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maurice throws a big right hand that misses.
Maurice content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maurice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maurice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

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

Boy cracks Maurice with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Maurice looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Boy finish him?

Boy gets caught flat footed, as Maurice shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maurice trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maurice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maurice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maurice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maurice is controlling him.
Maurice is looking to work some ground and pound but Boy has wrist control.
Maurice thows a big elbow that misses.
Boy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurice trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maurice landing some decent shots from guard.
Maurice throws a big right hand that misses.
Boy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maurice might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Maurice gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Boy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maurice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maurice lands an overhand right.
Boy throws the kick towards the body but Maurice avoids it.

Maurice closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maurice in side control, throwing shots but Boy defends.
Maurice scoring with punches from side control.
Boy pushes Maurice away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Maurice gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Maurice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Maurice's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maurice slips a straight right by Boy.
Maurice throws a jab but it's blocked by Boy.
Maurice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boy.
White Boy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Maurice misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boy misses with a looping left.
Boy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maurice's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boy. Maurice does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Boy.
Maurice misses with a few strikes there.
Maurice ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Boy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maurice in his tracks.
Boy throws a shot from downtown. Maurice moves away and avoids it.
Maurice ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Maurice moves away from the strike by Boy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Kenneth Maurice's cut is getting worse.
Boy lands the left hand.
A big right from Maurice misses.
Maurice is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Boy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Maurice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy lands a glancing blow to the side of Maurice's head.
Boy tests Maurice's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Maurice is rocked!
Maurice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boy momentarily.
Oh Maurice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurice misses with a looping left.
Maurice seems to have got his legs back now.
Kenneth Maurice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maurice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boy.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Maurice here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Maurice throws an overhand right that lands on Boy's shoulder, as Boy tries to avoid the shot.

Maurice decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maurice throwing shots but Boy is blocking nicely.
Maurice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boy defending well though.
Maurice thows a huge punch but Boy dodges it nicely.
Maurice looks to land a strike but Boy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Maurice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boy working a defensive guard here.
Maurice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurice throws a big right hand that misses.
Maurice thows a big elbow that misses.
Boy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maurice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maurice trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Boy is working an open guard so Maurice takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maurice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boy misses with an uppercut. Maurice saw that one coming.
Boy misses with a looping right.
Maurice is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boy cracks Maurice with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maurice.
Maurice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maurice slips under a jab.
Maurice cracks Boy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy avoids the body shot from Maurice.
Boy misses with a straight right.
Maurice slips a straight right by Boy.
Good exchange - Maurice coming out on top.
Maurice moves away from the strike by Boy.

Boy clinches.

Boy breaks the clinch.
Maurice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boy.
Maurice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maurice slips a jab from Boy.
Maurice misses with a double jab.
A big right from Boy misses.
Boy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maurice.
Boy lands a jab.

Kenneth Maurice's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Maurice throws a hook but Boy blocks it.
Maurice pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Boy back to the cage. Maurice follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maurice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a hook but Maurice avoids it easily.
Boy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maurice.
Maurice swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
Boy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maurice.
Maurice throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boy on the side of the head.
Maurice bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boy's head.
Boy wants to clinch up but Maurice keeps it at a distance.
Maurice digs a good body shot into Boy's ribs.
Boy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Boy throws a looping overhand right but Maurice ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Maurice.
Boy jabs Maurice right on the nose. Maurice blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Maurice misses.
A cross from Maurice lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab from Maurice.
A telegraphed right hand from Boy misses the target.
Maurice misses with the combination.
Boy misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

White Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Maurice's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Maurice is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maurice misses the shot to the body.
Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maurice.
Boy misses with a hook. Maurice ducked under it nicely.
Boy missing with a left hand there. Maurice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maurice ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Maurice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Maurice gets the takedown into side control.
Maurice working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Maurice looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Boy is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Maurice are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Maurice lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maurice off and has taken his back!
Maurice trying to get back to his feet but Boy is in full control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Boy controlling the position well here. Maurice rolled but Boy kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Kenneth Maurice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maurice looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Boy wants to control but Maurice manages to buck him off and is now in Boy's guard! Nice work there by Maurice!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maurice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maurice scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maurice postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maurice tries to free his leg and advance position but Boy is retaining full guard.
Boy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maurice is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Maurice postures up in Boy's guard and throws a big left but Boy blocks it.
Maurice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maurice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boy looking to control.
Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maurice is looking to work some ground and pound but Boy has wrist control.
Maurice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maurice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maurice works over Boy with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maurice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maurice.
Maurice throws and elbow that misses. Boy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maurice's guard. Nice move by Boy!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Maurice showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maurice 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Maurice!