PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Machine King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Maxim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Maxim struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

King
vs
Maxim

183 cm
21
198 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

189 cm
20
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Machine King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Maxim!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxim fails with a takedown attempt.
Maxim shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Maxim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maxim ducks under a wild hook from King.
Maxim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Machine King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Maxim.
Maxim moves away from the strike by King.

Maxim moves into the clinch.

Maxim manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Maxim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Maxim is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maxim throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Maxim uses the cage to get back to his feet.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Maxim.
King misses with a hook.
Maxim slips under a jab.
Maxim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King throws a hook but Maxim avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Maxim on that attempt.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Maxim has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.

Maxim manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
King wanted to stand there but Maxim had control of the position.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Maxim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxim stops King from standing up.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maxim.
Maxim is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Maxim's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Maxim closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxim tries to score a body lock takedown but King shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maxim blocks a body shot from King.

Maxim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Maxim has taken the fight to the clinch.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maxim lands a right hand.
Maxim tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxim looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
King swings widly with a right hand

and Maxim counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Maxim dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maxim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Maxim shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maxim throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
A big left from King misses.
Maxim slips a jab from King.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King throws an off balance right hand

and Maxim counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in King's guard now.
King wants to stand up but Maxim is controlling him.
Maxim is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxim wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Maximis looking to pass into half guard but King pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now King is in guard.
Maxim wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
Maxim managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Christian Maxim wasn't active enough on the ground.
Maxim lands a head kick!
Maxim fails with a takedown attempt.
Maxim moves away from the strike by King.
King misses with a hook.
Maxim blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Maxim 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maxim.
Maxim ducks under a wild hook from King.
Maxim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away.
Machine King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Maxim.
Maxim is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King missing with a left hand there. Maxim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maxim blocks a jab.
Christian Maxim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Maxim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
King thuds his right hand into Maxim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King leaves Maxim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Machine King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from King misses.
Maxim shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Maxim's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Maxim closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maxim tries for a takedown but King manages to get underhooks.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Maxim has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Maxim tries to pull guard but King won't allow it.
Maxim prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Maxim has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maxim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maxim will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning King up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maxim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Christian Maxim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

King throws a big shot that misses.
Maxim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King misses with a looping left.
Maxim throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
Machine King is winning the standup battle so far.
King displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maxim.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maxim is defended easily by King.
A jab from King misses.
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maxim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Maxim has managed to clinch.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maxim has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Maxim to work.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maxim's elbow.
King can't break the clinch.
King tries to break the clinch but Maxim is controlling the position.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maxim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as King walks away with a smile on his face. Maxim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Machine King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Maxim.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Christian Maxim has been cut.
Maxim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Maxim shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maxim on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxim will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big right from King misses.
Maxim moves out of range as King strikes.
Maxim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King misses with an uppercut. Maxim saw that one coming.
King tries to clinch up but Maxim circles away and keeps his distance.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maxim walks into a stiff left hand from King.
King throws a hook to the side of Maxim's head but Maxim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King lands with a right hand.
Maxim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maxim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maxim staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maxim in his tracks.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King connects with a right hand. Maxim shakes it off.
Maxim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maxim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maxim shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Maxim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Maxim is rocked!
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Maxim's head back.
Maxim is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
King slaps away a takedown attempt from Maxim, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maxim seems to have recovered his senses.
Maxim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King looks to throw the jab but Maxim is out of range.
Maxim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maxim blocks a jab.
A big right from King misses.
King is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maxim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by King.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Machine King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christian Maxim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maxim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.

And that's the end of the fight!
Machine King showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maxim has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Machine King!