PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Maldini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Chooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Demigodz - Empire Strikes Back kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maldini
vs
Chooke

176 cm
19
159 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

179 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Maldini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van Chooke!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maldini closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chooke did well to prevent Maldini getting side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Maldini seems to be working for a kimura but Chooke defends the submission attempt.

Chooke looking for submissions off his back.
Maldini is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maldini takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Maldini is looking for a kimura here.
Maldini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Maldini is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Maldini working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chooke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Chooke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maldini pulls his head out easily.
Chooke looks gassed!

Chooke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maldini pulls his head out easily.
Maldini sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chooke defending well though.

Maldini is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chooke has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ground and pound from Maldini.
Maldini is nestled in close to Chooke, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maldini seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maldini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maldini performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini trying to control from half guard but Chooke is working away.

Chooke looking for submissions off his back.

Chooke actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Maldini.
Maldini winds up and cracks Chooke with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maldini missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maldini controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chooke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Maldini.
Maldini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maldini tries to pass to full mount but Chooke defends it.
Maldini thows a huge punch but Chooke dodges it nicely.

Maldini looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Maldini is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chooke is just riding it out for now. Maldini eventually gives up the hold.
Maldini missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini is nestled in close to Chooke, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maldini sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Maldini looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Maldini is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maldini passes to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chooke tries to hold on but Maldini pushes him away.
Chooke is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maldini cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Maldini dominated that round.
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.

Maldini shoots in for a takedown but Chooke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Maldini pushes Chooke up against the cage in a clinch.
Maldini lands a shoulder strike.

Maldini has picked Chooke up - he's going for a ride! Maldini dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Maldini is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Chooke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maldini not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maldini thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maldini not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maldini wants to pass to mount but Chooke is defending the position.
Maldini thows a huge punch but Chooke dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maldini is working for a submission of some sort.
Maldini throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maldini thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chooke's head.
Maldini is trying to control the action in half guard but Chooke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maldini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Chooke looking for submissions off his back.
Maldini passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chooke!
Maldini punching from mount but Chooke doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chooke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jose Maldini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chooke is breathing heavily.
Maldini in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chooke is bucking up trying to escape but Maldini cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maldini 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.
Maldini lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Maldini connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maldini tries to control but Chooke wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maldini landing punches.
Maldini working Chooke over with strikes here.
Maldini avoids the attempt from Chooke to control.
Maldini with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chooke in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maldini landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maldini with a couple of short strikes.
Maldini is landing with some decent strikes but Chooke is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chooke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Maldini wants to control the pace but Chooke is squirming around nicely.
Maldini with a couple of short strikes.
Maldini pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maldini takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chooke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Maldini lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chooke taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldini with the ground and pound from mount.
Maldini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chooke can do to turn this around?
Chooke is in a horrible position here. Maldini smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Maldini raining down shots from the mount!
Chooke manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Maldini scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Maldini is looking for a kimura here.
Maldini seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chooke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Maldini dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Chooke throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maldini was covering up waiting for the punch and Chooke finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Chooke postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Maldini is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chooke, into his guard.
Maldini makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maldini wants to control from the top but Chooke keeps moving.
Maldini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maldini distracts Chooke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Chooke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Chooke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maldini missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Maldini here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini working some strikes from top position.
Chooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maldini trying to control but Chooke is working from the bottom.
Maldini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Chooke has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Maldini off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Maldini changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chooke looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Maldini working away.
Chooke takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chooke gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Chooke is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Maldini working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maldini is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Chooke to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Chooke shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chooke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chooke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maldini lands a nice shot to the head.
Chooke taking shots to the head.
Maldini is landing with some decent strikes but Chooke is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maldini cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maldini lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maldini lands a heavy elbow.
Chooke gets back to half guard.
Maldini throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maldini wants to take a breather but Chooke is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini throwing shots but Chooke is blocking nicely.
Maldini seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chooke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maldini looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chooke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maldini connects with a nice short shot to Chooke's temple.

Chooke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Chooke actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Maldini there.
Chooke is trying to get back to full guard.
Maldini is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maldini takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Maldini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maldini seems to be looking for submissions.
Maldini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Van Chooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maldini working Chooke over with strikes.

Chooke looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Maldini pushes past his half guard into mount!
Maldini connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldini with shots to the head and body - Chooke looks very uncomfortable down there.
Maldini scoring with strikes but Chooke is staying in there.
Chooke takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chooke is working to get back to half guard.
Maldini landing strikes from the mount and Chooke is in trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maldini cracks Chooke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jose Maldini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maldini controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Maldini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maldini 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Maldini!