PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samson Miodek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Reality (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Miodek
vs
Reality

178 cm
19
198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

198 cm
30
191 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samson Miodek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maxim Reality!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reality just misses with a punch to the body.
Reality avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reality showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miodek.
Miodek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miodek connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Reality, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Miodek closes the distance and pushes Reality back into the cage.
Reality blocks a body shot from Miodek.
Miodek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miodek.
Reality letting Miodek take a breather here.
Miodek tries to land a knee to the head but Reality blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Miodek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miodek pushes Reality back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miodek holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Samson Miodek.
Reality connects with a body shot.
Miodek misses with a hook. Reality ducked under it nicely.
Miodek could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reality.
Miodek avoids the body shot from Reality.
Reality throws a series of punches but Miodek moves out of range.
Miodek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miodek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reality. Reality circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Miodek drives through and clinches with Reality against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miodek misses with a body punch.
Miodek is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reality is working for takedown but Miodek is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reality blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miodek is pushing Reality up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miodek misses with a body punch.
Reality is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knees to the body from Miodek.
A right handed body shot lands from Miodek.
Reality goes for a takedown in the clinch but Miodek prevents it.
Miodek scores with a shoulder strike.
Miodek misses with a knee to the head.
Miodek lands with a left to the head.
Miodek missing with knees to the body.
Miodek is working Reality over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miodek lands a right hand.
A short right from Miodek on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miodek.
A body shot lands from Miodek.
Miodek digs a right hand into Reality's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reality's gas tank.
Reality is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Miodek is defending well.
Samson Miodek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxim Reality.
Miodek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reality wants to take the fight to the mat but Miodek manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Miodek.
Miodek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reality backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miodek.
Miodek has Reality pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reality avoiding damage as Miodek throws knees to the body.
Miodek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reality's elbow.
Reality drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Miodek gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Miodek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reality backwards.
Miodek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reality tries to score a body lock takedown but Miodek shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Miodek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reality blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miodek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reality or not.
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!
Miodek prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miodek lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samson Miodek dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Reality swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reality misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reality lands a nice shot to the body.
Reality is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Miodek rather than just go for the knockout.
Reality misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reality. Miodek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maxim Reality seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reality displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miodek throws out the jab.
Miodek swinging wildly here.

Reality lands a big right hand that sends Miodek crashing to the mat! Reality stays standing though and waves Miodek back to his feet!

Miodek is rocked!

It looks like Samson Miodek has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miodek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Miodek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miodek is holding his hands too far apart here. Reality throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Miodek is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maxim Reality!
After winning the bout, Maxim Reality thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.