PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miko Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the cage accompanied by Hells Bells. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Maia
vs
Rosenthal

196 cm
33
267 lbs
30 - 20 - 0

195 cm
32
270 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miko Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Rosenthal !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia connects with the punch.
Rosenthal has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rosenthal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maia connects with a solid leg kick.
Maia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Rosenthal is just out of range.
Maia looks to land a right hand but Rosenthal moved out of range.
Maia throws a predictable looking body shot

and Rosenthal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maia can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenthal controls the action.
Rosenthal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Maia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Maia misses with some punches.
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosenthal 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maia can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenthal controls the action.
Rosenthal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maia or not.

Maia breaks from the clinch.
Maia throws a leg kick but Rosenthal moved away.
Maia throws a solid leg kick but Rosenthal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maia.
Miko Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia jabs at Rosenthal 's body.
Maia throws a predictable looking body shot

and Rosenthal moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Maia manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Rosenthal .
Maia scores with a jab.
Rosenthal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maia walks into a left hand.
Maia thows a body shot but no joy.
Maia with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosenthal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rosenthal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rosenthal moves out of range as Maia strikes.
Maia throws a lazy uppercut

and Rosenthal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maia struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosenthal controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rosenthal s head.
Maia struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosenthal controls his hands.
Rosenthal blocking some punches.
Rosenthal lands a body punch.
Rosenthal tries to work over Maia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rosenthal .

Maia breaks the clinch.
Rosenthal scores with a hook to the body. Maia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rosenthal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rosenthal connects with the punch.
Rosenthal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rosenthal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rosenthal staying out of range there.
Maia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rosenthal .

Maia gets tackled into the cage by Rosenthal . Rosenthal maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rosenthal .

Maia manages to break the clinch.
Maia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maia takes one to the side of the head.
Maia misses with a left hand

and Rosenthal moves into the clinch.
Rosenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Maia controls the action.
Maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maia has had enough of the clinch but Rosenthal keeps him there for the moment.
Maia cracks Rosenthal with a nice body shot.
Rosenthal takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosenthal misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosenthal .
Maia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maia.
Rosenthal lands a left hand.
Maia misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rosenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosenthal throws a head punch that misses.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Maia.
Maia misses with the head strike.
Rosenthal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Rosenthal - that landed with a thud.
Maia is looking to break free of the clinch but Rosenthal has double underhooks.
Maia wants to get back to striking at distance but Rosenthal won't allow it.
Rosenthal lands an uppercut.
Rosenthal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Maia fails to land.
Rosenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Maia controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Maia controls his hands.
Rosenthal lands an uppercut.
Rosenthal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
Maia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Rosenthal will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rosenthal dips to his left and cracks Maia with an uppercut!
Rosenthal jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Frank Rosenthal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rosenthal throws a series of punches but Maia moves out of range.
Rosenthal scores with a nice strike.
Rosenthal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maia misses with a left hand

and Rosenthal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rosenthal has Maia pressed against the cage, preventing Maia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Rosenthal as the two fighters clinch.
Maia wants to get back to striking at distance but Rosenthal won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia is trying to force a seperation but Rosenthal has the dominant position.

Maia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rosenthal moves out of range as Maia strikes.
Maia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rosenthal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rosenthal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia misses with a right hand

and Rosenthal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maia controlling the action here for a moment.
Rosenthal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Maia.

Maia manages to break the clinch.

Rosenthal moves into range and clinches up with Maia.
Rosenthal is leaning against Maia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Rosenthal .
Frank Rosenthal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Rosenthal .
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!
Maia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Rosenthal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Maia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maia can't break the clinch.
Rosenthal lands a nice uppercut.
Maia lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maia breaks the clinch.
Rosenthal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosenthal .
The fight stays on the outside here - Rosenthal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rosenthal lands a nice shot to the body.
Maia tries to move into range but Rosenthal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Rosenthal instigates a clinch.
Maia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maia tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Rosenthal .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal lands with a light punch inside.
Maia misses with some punches.
Rosenthal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rosenthal lands with a right to the head.
Rosenthal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maia.
Rosenthal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maia.
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!
A body shot lands from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosenthal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rosenthal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Rosenthal .
Maia tries to circle away but Rosenthal has him pinned against the cage.
Rosenthal tries to work over Maia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rosenthal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maias head.
Rosenthal scores with a shoulder strike.
Rosenthal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Maia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosenthal .
Maia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maia tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Maia controls the action.
Rosenthal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maia.
Rosenthal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Maia is rocked!
Maia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Oh Maia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Maia to his knees! Rosenthal keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Rosenthal !
Frank Rosenthal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.