PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Radchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radchenko comes to the cage accompanied by Korn - Wake Up Hate . Michael Mauti is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Radchenko
vs
Mauti

185 cm
27
196 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

188 cm
21
202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Radchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radchenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mauti connects with a solid leg kick.
Radchenko misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Mauti .
Mauti throws a solid leg kick but Radchenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mauti .
Radchenko works the jab nicely.
Mauti throws a sloppy head kick and Radchenko moves out of range easily.
Mauti fakes the leg kick and cracks Radchenko in the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mauti , right into the meat.
Radchenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mauti .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mauti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Radchenko's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radchenko loads up on a big right hand but Mauti slips the punch.
Mauti scores with a head kick.
Mauti throws a leg kick which misses Radchenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Radchenko tries to avoid it.
Radchenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Mauti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mauti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mauti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Radchenko. That did some damage!
Mauti is looking to slow Radchenko down with leg kicks.
Mauti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Radchenko.
Mauti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radchenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mauti . Mauti obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Radchenko.
Michael Mauti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Radchenko.
Radchenko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mauti .
Mauti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Radchenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Radchenko looks to land a body kick but Mauti moved away.
Radchenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mauti .
Mauti blocks a jab.
Radchenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Mauti sprawls well. He's pushed Radchenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Mauti .
Mauti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Radchenko misses.
Radchenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Mauti finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Mauti .
Radchenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mauti pinned against the cage. Mauti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Radchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Radchenko is breathing heavily.
Mauti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Radchenko. That did some damage!
Mauti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauti scoring well with a low kick there.
Mauti throws a leg kick which misses Radchenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Radchenko tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Mauti .
Mauti lands a head kick!
Mauti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Radchenko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Radchenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Radchenko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Mauti dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mauti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Radchenko misses with a hook.
Mauti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Radchenko's sensitive parts.
Radchenko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mauti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mauti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mauti feints and then cracks Radchenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Radchenko down.
Some wild striking there from Radchenko.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Radchenko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Radchenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mauti lands a head kick. Radchenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Radchenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Mauti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Radchenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mauti slips a jab from Radchenko.
Mauti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mauti connects with a leg kick. Radchenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mauti scoring well with a low kick there.
Michael Mauti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mauti lands with a slapping head kick.
Mauti scores with a leg kick.
Mauti cracks the inside of Radchenko's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick from Mauti lands but Radchenko takes it in his stride.
Radchenko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Radchenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mauti .
Good leg kick by Mauti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mauti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Radchenko takes a step back to recover.
Mauti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mauti throws a leg kick which misses Radchenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Radchenko tries to avoid it.
Mauti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti thumps Radchenko with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mauti .
A head kick from Mauti lands but Radchenko takes it in his stride.
Mauti lands a head kick. Radchenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mauti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Radchenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Radchenko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mauti .
Jab by Radchenko.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mauti , right into the meat.
Mauti throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Radchenko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mauti - the referee stops the clock and Radchenko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mauti . Radchenko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mauti throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mauti .
Radchenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mauti . Mauti obviously looking to wear him down.
Mauti throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Radchenko.
Radchenko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mauti .
Mauti cracks the inside of Radchenko's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Radchenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mauti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Mauti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mauti slaps away a takedown attempt from Radchenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Radchenko misses with a hook
and Mauti makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Radchenko really felt that one!
Radchenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mauti scores with a nice body kick.
Mauti connects with an inside leg kick.
Radchenko misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mauti lands a head kick. Radchenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mauti .
Mauti throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radchenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mauti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Mauti .
Mauti scores with a nice body kick.
Mauti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mauti throws a nice head kick!
Radchenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mauti .
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Radchenko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mauti - the referee stops the clock and Radchenko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mauti . Radchenko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mauti lands a leg kick that knocks Radchenko off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mauti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Radchenko.
Mauti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Radchenko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mauti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mauti .
Good leg kick by Mauti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mauti - that will leave a mark!
Mauti lands a nice looking body kick.
Radchenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mauti .
Radchenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mauti .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radchenko misses with an uppercut. Mauti saw that one coming.
Mauti throws a leg kick which misses Radchenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Radchenko tries to avoid it.
Mauti connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mauti .
Radchenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mauti .
Mauti connects with an inside leg kick.
Mauti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mauti connects with a solid leg kick.
Mauti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mauti .
Andrei Radchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mauti throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Radchenko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radchenko. Mauti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Radchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mauti .
Radchenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mauti pushes Radchenko away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mauti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Radchenko if he has to take too many more of those.
Mauti lands with a slapping head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mauti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mauti 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Mauti !
A relieved looking Michael Mauti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.