PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Maxim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manya Kizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kizz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Go Hard Or Go Home. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Maxim
vs
Kizz

189 cm
31
185 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

184 cm
35
185 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Maxim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manya Kizz!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Maxim.
Maxim misses with a left hand
and Kizz counters with a head kick.
Maxim misses with a head kick.
Maxim swings away with a body shot that misses

and Kizz counters with a head kick that drops Maxim - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

Maxim is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maxim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kizz.
Oh Maxim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kizz throws a strike but Maxim avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kizz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Maxim controls Kizz momentarily but Kizz frees himself.
Maxim seems to have got his legs back now.
Kizz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maxim is controlling Kizz's posture.
Kizz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kizz misses with the ground and pound.
Kizz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kizz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kizz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kizz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Maxim tries to bench press Kizz off him but Kizz keeps the position.
Maxim is working hard here to advance position.
Maxim is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Bushido Training Center, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Maxim takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Maxim struggling a bit here.
Kizz cracks Maxim with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Maxim manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Maxim takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Maxim stops Kizz from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxim looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Christian Maxim.
Kizz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maxim as he avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kizz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kizz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Maxim is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Maxim looks to land a combination but Kizz avoids it well.
Maxim connects with a jab.
Kizz slips a straight right by Maxim.
Christian Maxim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxim jabs Kizz right on the nose. Kizz blinks but takes it well.
Maxim looks to score with a jab to the body but Kizz is just out of range.
Kizz slips under a jab.
Maxim throws a head kick but Kizz moves out of range.
Maxim looks to land a left hand but Kizz moved out of range nicely.
Kizz defending well as Maxim loads up on a big left hand.
Kizz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Christian Maxim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manya Kizz.
A slow jab from Maxim misses its intended target.
Maxim misses with a looping left.
Maxim misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kizz.
Maxim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kizz.
Maxim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maxim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kizz.
Maxim scores with the left hand. Kizz knows he should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maxim.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kizz.
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!
Maxim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kizz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maxim sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maxim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manya Kizz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kizz darts in looking for a takedown but Maxim gets double underhooks and turns Kizz into the cage.
Maxim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kizz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maxim avoids it.
Maxim is trying to break free.
Maxim avoiding damage as Kizz throws knees to the body.
Maxim blocks a body shot from Kizz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kizz.
Kizz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maxim's defenses.

It looks like Christian Maxim has been cut.
Maxim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maxim trying to land knees to the body.
Kizz missing with knees to the body.
Maxim lands a good knee to the midsection. Kizz won't want to take too many of those.
Kizz lands an elbow just above Maxim 's eye.
Kizz avoiding damage as Maxim throws knees to the body.
Kizz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kizz managing to block the knees to the body from Maxim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kizz has him pressed against the cage.
Kizz lands an elbow that stopped Maxim in his tracks for a moment.
Maxim lands a right hand.
Kizz scores with a knee to the head.
Maxim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Maxim.
Maxim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maxim is trying to push Kizz away but Kizz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Maxim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kizz shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice sprawl there from Maxim as Kizz shoots in.
Christian Maxim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manya Kizz.
Maxim throws a shot from downtown. Kizz moves away and avoids it.
Maxim throws a head kick but Kizz moves out of range.
Maxim moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxim defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kizz.
Kizz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maxim with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maxim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maxim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kizz dives in and grabs Maxim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maxim pushes down on Kizz's head and hops out.
Kizz avoids the body shot from Maxim.
Maxim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maxim tests Kizz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kizz closes the distance and clinches up with Maxim, looking for a takedown. Kizz pushes Maxim against the cage but Maxim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxim throws a lazy head kick
and Kizz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maxim thinking.
Kizz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maxim throws a poor cross that misses
and Kizz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Maxim is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Maxim cracks Kizz with a good jab.
Maxim cracks Kizz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kizz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maxim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maxim swings for the body but Kizz moves out of range.
Manya Kizz seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Maxim gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kizz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kizz lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kizz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maxim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maxim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kizz postures up in Maxim's guard and throws a big left but Maxim blocks it.
Maxim is controlling Kizz's posture.
Kizz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maxim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maxim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kizz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maxim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kizz is one step ahead there.
Kizz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Manya Kizz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Christian Maxim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Maxim throws a series of punches but Kizz avoids them all with ease.
Kizz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kizz.
Kizz fails with the takedown.
Kizz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kizz fails with the takedown
and Maxim counters with a nice body shot.
Christian Maxim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manya Kizz.
Kizz fails with the takedown.
Maxim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxim missing with a left hand there. Kizz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kizz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maxim.
Maxim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kizz tries a head kick but it misses.
Kizz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maxim lands with a right hand.
Maxim throws a series of punches but Kizz moves out of range.
Maxim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kizz.
Maxim looks to land a left hand but Kizz moved out of range nicely.
Christian Maxim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxim throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Maxim misses

and Kizz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Maxim!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maxim wants to control but Kizz postures up.
Kizz working the head and body with strikes.
Maxim is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kizz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Kizz is looking for a kimura but Maxim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kizz to get the leverage.
Kizz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maxim has hold of Kizz's hands but Kizz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maxim is looking to improve his position.
Kizz stops Maxim from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kizz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kizz scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Kizz is working for a kimura but Maxim is defending it quite comfortably.
Nice strikes from Kizz there.
Kizz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maxim is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kizz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kizz's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kizz just trying to survive but Maxim is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Maxim slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Maxim tries to keep control of the position but Kizz is staying busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kizz is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Maxim controlling well, preventing Kizz from escaping the position.
Manya Kizz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maxim trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kizz doesn't escape.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Maxim has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manya Kizz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kizz 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manya Kizz!
Manya Kizz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.