PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musta Pantteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Maine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pantteri
vs
Maine

184 cm
25
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Musta Pantteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Maine!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Maine moves into the clinch.
Maine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pantteri.
Maine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pantteri misses with a punch to the body.
Maine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maine lands an elbow just above Pantteri 's eye.
Maine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maine takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Mack Maine has been cut.
Pantteri just leaning against Maine, taking a breather.
Pantteri blocks the elbow strike.
Pantteri misses with the head strike.
Pantteri dodges an elbow strike from Maine.
Pantteri has a couple of punches blocked by Maine.
Pantteri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Maine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pantteri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pantteri takes a swing at Maine's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pantteri throws out a loose jab but Maine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Maine gets tackled into the cage by Pantteri. Pantteri maintains the clinch.
Pantteri avoids a wild elbow strike from Maine.
Pantteri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pantteri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maine backwards.
Maine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maine avoiding damage as Pantteri throws knees to the body.
Pantteri lands a body shot.
Maine misses with an elbow over the top.
Pantteri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maine is defending well for now.
Pantteri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pantteri's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pantteri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maine.
Maine is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pantteri.
Nice elbow from Maine.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maine throws an elbow but misses.
Maine blocking some punches.
Pantteri misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Pantteri.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maine.
Pantteri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maine lands an elbow inside that Pantteri shrugs off.
Maine throws an elbow that misses.
Pantteri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maine missing with knees to the body.
Maine lands an elbow that stopped Pantteri in his tracks for a moment.
Maine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pantteri - that landed with a thud.
Maine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pantteri is defending well for now.
Pantteri tries to land knees in the clinch but Maine avoids the damage to the body.

Maine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pantteri rushes Maine and presses him up against the cage.
Pantteri throws an elbow that misses.
Maine throws an elbow that misses.
Maine trying to land knees to the body.
Maine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maine pushes off an throws an elbow but Pantteri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pantteri blocks the elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Pantteri.
Maine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pantteri avoids a wild elbow strike from Maine.
Maine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pantteri tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maine avoids it.
Maine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pantteri managing to block the knees to the body from Maine.
Pantteri is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pantteri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pantteri avoids the elbow strike from Maine, against the cage.
Maine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pantteri is struggling to control the position.
Maine lands an elbow just above Pantteri 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pantteri stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Maine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mack Maine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mack Maine's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pantteri throws a shot from downtown. Maine moves away and avoids it.
Mack Maine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pantteri lands a body shot.
Pantteri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maine was well out of range. Poor timing from Pantteri.

Pantteri rushes Maine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pantteri avoids the elbow strike from Maine, against the cage.
Maine avoids a wild elbow strike from Pantteri.
Maine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maine tries to circle away but Pantteri has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pantteri's brow.
Maine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pantteri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maine lands an elbow inside that Pantteri shrugs off.
Pantteri misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mack Maine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pantteri tries to stall but Maine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pantteri is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pantteri closes the distance and clinches.
Maine pushes off an throws an elbow but Pantteri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maine throws an elbow that misses.
Maine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pantteri.
Pantteri avoids the elbow strike from Maine, against the cage.
The referee calls for Pantteri to work.
Pantteri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maine's efforts to push away.
Maine tries to stall but Pantteri uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pantteri managing to block the knees to the body from Maine.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pantteri's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Maine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maine takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Pantteri instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pantteri struggles to land a body shot inside as Maine controls his hands.
Maine can't break the clinch.
Pantteri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pantteri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pantteri takes an elbow to the temple.
Maine pushes off an throws an elbow but Pantteri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pantteri - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Maine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Maine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pantteri trying to stall but Maine improves his position.
Pantteri avoids the elbow strike from Maine, against the cage.
Pantteri tries to throw a body punch but Maine avoids it by throwing Pantteri back against the cage.
Maine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maine avoiding damage as Pantteri throws knees to the body.
Pantteri throws an elbow that misses.
Maine trying to land knees to the body.
Maine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pantteri's defenses.
Maine lands an elbow that stopped Pantteri in his tracks for a moment.
Maine is trying to maintain a safe position but Pantteri gets an underhook and turns Maine into the cage.
Pantteri pushes Maine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maine missing with knees to the body.
Maine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pantteri blocks an elbow strike.
Pantteri misses with some punches.
Pantteri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maine misses with an elbow strike.
Maine blocks a body shot from Pantteri.
Maine prevents a body shot from Pantteri.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pantteri's brow.
Maine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pantteri lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pantteri blocks an elbow strike from Maine.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pantteri missing with knees to the body.
Pantteri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Maine.
Maine misses with an elbow over the top.
Maine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pantteri's brow.
Pantteri avoids the elbow strike from Maine, against the cage.
Maine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pantteri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pantteri throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maine lands an elbow inside that Pantteri shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mack Maine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mack Maine's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pantteri throws a jab but it's blocked by Maine.

Maine drives through and clinches with Pantteri against the cage.
Maine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pantteri misses with a punch to the body.
Maine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pantteri will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maine up against the cage.
Pantteri pushes off an throws an elbow but Maine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pantteri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maine.
Maine throws an elbow but it misses.
Maine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pantteri takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Musta Pantteri has been cut.
Pantteri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pantteri dodges an elbow strike from Maine.
Pantteri managing to block the knees to the body from Maine.
Pantteri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pantteri misses with a body punch.
Pantteri lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Pantteri.
Pantteri throws a punch but it's blocked by Maine.
Pantteri tries to throw a body punch but Maine avoids it by throwing Pantteri back against the cage.
Maine blocks an elbow strike.
Maine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pantteri's defenses.
Maine taking a breather.
Pantteri dodges an elbow strike from Maine.
Pantteri taking a breather.
Pantteri dodges an elbow strike from Maine.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pantteri's brow.
Pantteri scores with a shoulder strike.
Maine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pantteri.

Maine manages to break the clinch.
Pantteri is looking to wear down Maine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maine moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maine tries to break free but Pantteri pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Pantteri as the two fighters clinch.
Maine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pantteri is defending well for now.
Pantteri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pantteri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maine's efforts to push away.
Pantteri dodges an elbow strike from Maine.
Pantteri tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maine avoids it.
Maine trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pantteri is pushing Maine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pantteri scores with a shot to the side of Maine's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maine managing to block the knees to the body from Pantteri.
Maine throws an elbow but it misses.
Maine letting Pantteri take a breather here.
Maine looking to stall.
Pantteri misses with an elbow over the top.
Maine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pantteri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maine throws an elbow that misses.
Maine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pantteri pushes Maine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maine throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maine lands an elbow inside that Pantteri shrugs off.
Maine trying to land knees to the body.
Maine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pantteri avoids a wild elbow strike from Maine.
Pantteri leaning against his opponent.
Pantteri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pantteri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maine managing to block the knees to the body from Pantteri.
Pantteri lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maine throws an elbow but it misses.
Maine misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pantteri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pantteri misses with the head strike.
Maine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pantteri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mack Maine.
I've got Maine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Mack Maine!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Mack Maine!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Mack Maine!

Mack Maine wins by unanimous decision!