PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Maggio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Split Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maggio comes to the cage accompanied by Flux Pavilion - I Can't Stop. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Maggio
vs
Brown

165 cm
26
173 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
183 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Bullet Proof System

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicholas Maggio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Split Brown!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maggio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Maggio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brown delivers a nice body kick.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maggio blocks a head kick by Brown.
Maggio moves out of range of the body kick.
Maggio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maggio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maggio avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Maggio tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maggio tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Maggio avoids it.
Maggio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maggio is looking for a counter combo.
Brown lands a head kick!

It looks like Nicholas Maggio has been cut.
Brown throws a head kick but Maggio moves out of range.
Maggio throws a quick counter head kick but Brown was just out of range.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maggio thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Maggio was not able to check.
Maggio throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maggio.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maggio's calf.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMaggio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown lands a front kick.

Maggio closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Maggio has him pressed against the cage.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maggio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maggio misses with a leg kick
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maggio throws a head kick that misses.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maggio will feel that in the morning.

Maggio has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Maggio.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Maggio.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Maggio won't allow it.
Maggio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maggio.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maggio looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Maggio is controlling the position.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Maggio connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Maggio's side.
Maggio throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown checks a low kick from Maggio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maggio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Maggio appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maggio thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Maggio was not able to check.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Maggio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Maggio is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maggio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maggio.
Maggio wants to clinch.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Split Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicholas Maggio's cut.
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.

Brown lands a big head kick that sends Maggio tumbling to the mat! Brown takes a step backwards and waves Maggio back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Split Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maggio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maggio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maggio avoids the head kick by Brown.
A low kick from Maggio is predictable there
and Brown counters with a body kick that stops Maggio in his tracks momentarily.
Maggio tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Maggio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown avoiding damage as Maggio throws knees to the body.
Maggio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.

It looks like Split Brown has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maggio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maggio lands a damaging elbow.
Maggio keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Maggio keeps him there for the moment.
Maggio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to push Maggio away but Maggio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Maggio.
Maggio misses with an elbow over the top.
Brown tries to circle away but Maggio has him pinned against the cage.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maggio throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Maggio throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown throws a head kick that Maggio semi-blocks.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Maggio.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Brown misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maggio takes a step back to recover.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Maggio moved away.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown throws a head kick that half lands.

Maggio forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Maggio.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maggio throws an elbow but misses.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Maggio is controlling him.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brown lands a high kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Maggio shrugs it off though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Maggio checks the leg kick.

Brown tries to keep at a distance but Maggio has taken the fight into the clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a push kick but Maggio slaps the foot to one side.
Maggio throws a big counter combination but Brown scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Maggio moves out of range easily.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maggio throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nicholas Maggio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maggio doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown.
Maggio tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Maggio.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maggio throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maggio wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Split Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brown - that will leave a mark!
Maggio motions for Brown to come forward. Maggio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Maggio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown lands a head kick. Maggio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maggio motions for Brown to come forward. Maggio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Maggio is rocked!

Nicholas Maggio's cut is getting worse.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maggio.
Maggio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oh Maggio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maggio tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Maggio seems to have got his legs back now.
Maggio checks a leg kick.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
An inside leg kick from Maggio misses.
Maggio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maggio darts in trying to clinch
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Maggio moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maggio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Maggio moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a body punch but Maggio moves out of range.
Brown throws a head kick but Maggio moves out of range.
Maggio is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brown.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
Maggio misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Maggio moved away.
Maggio thows a body kick. Brown tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A low kick from Maggio is predictable there
and Brown counters with a good, hard body kick but Maggio shrugs it off.
A head kick by Maggio misses
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maggio is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Maggio tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maggio wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maggio.
Maggio throws a sloppy head kick
and Brown makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maggio really felt that one!
Maggio misses with a low kick as Brown jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Maggio is just out of range.
Maggio doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
And Brown responds with a good body kick, but Maggio manages to step out the way in time.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Maggio tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Maggio avoids the head kick by Brown.
Maggio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nicholas Maggio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Split Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body kick from Brown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Split Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brown 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

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