PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vato Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Vato Loco has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Loco
vs
Max

165 cm
24
148 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vato Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Max!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Max instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Max.
Max scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Max.
Loco is breathing heavily.
Max scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Max.
Max lands a knee to the body.
Loco has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Max scores a nice knee to the body.
Max lands a good knee to the midsection. Loco won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Max using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Max landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Max lands a nice knee to the body.
Max scores with a knee to the head.
Max using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Max connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loco's face.
Max scores with a knee to the head.
Max lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Max with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Max using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Max is pressed up against the cage. Loco has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Max down to the mat. Max avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Max clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Max.
Max is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Max using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Max.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Max obliges.
Max landing knees to the head.
Max landing knees to the body.
Loco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Loco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Max unloads a knee to the mid-section. Loco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Max with a knee to the head.
Max lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Loco tries to pull guard but Max won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vato Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Max scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Max.
Max connects with a knee to the head.
Loco goes for a takedown in the clinch but Max prevents it.
Max connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max prevents the takedown attempt.
Max landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Max landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Max scores with a knee to the head.
Loco tries to score a body lock takedown but Max shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Max with a knee to the head.
Max utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Loco is looking to take this one to the mat.
A knee to the head by Max.
Loco jumps guard but Max turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Max with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Max with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Max throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loco blocks it with crossed arms.
Loco tries to pull guard but Max forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Max unloads a knee to the mid-section. Loco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max lands a good knee to the midsection. Loco won't want to take too many of those.
Loco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Loco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Max walks away with a smile on his face. Loco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Loco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Max rushes Loco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Max working Loco over with knees to the body.
Max landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Max lands a nice knee to the body.
Loco has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Max avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Max landing knees to the head.
Max crunches a lovely knee into Loco's ribcage.
Max with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Loco is looking to take this one to the mat.
Max scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Max unloads a knee to the mid-section. Loco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Max gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Loco.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Max landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Max smiles and moves away.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt - Max sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Max tries to counter with a clinch but Loco shakes him off and moves away.
Max tries to clinch up but Loco circles away and keeps his distance.
Max stuffs the takedown attempt from Loco. Loco gets slowly back to his feet.

Max forces Loco back against the cage and clinches.
Loco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Max unloads a knee to the mid-section. Loco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Max fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Max throws an overhand right that lands on Loco's shoulder, as Loco tries to avoid the shot.
Loco avoids a punch combination nicely.

Max forces Loco back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Max dominated that round.
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.

Loco takes a swing at Max's ribcage but misses.

Max clinches.
Max lands a knee to the head.
Loco is trying to pull guard but Max has him pressed against the cage.
Max lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Max landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Loco wants a takedown but no success here.
Max with a knee to the head.
Max landing knees to the head.
Max lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Loco is rocked!
Max with a knee to the head.
Oh Loco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kurt Max seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Max connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loco's face.
Max with a knee to the head.
Max scores a nice knee to the body.
Max using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Max lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Max gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vato Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loco goes for a takedown attempt but Max pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Loco has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Max avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Loco seems to have got his legs back now.
Max putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Loco in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Max has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Max with a knee to the head.
Max landing knees to the body.
Max landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Max connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loco's face.
Max lands a nice knee to the body.
Loco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Max smiles and moves away.

Max clinches up with Loco and pushes him back against the cage.
Loco is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Max pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Max is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loco jumps guard but Max turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Max lands a nice knee to the body.
Max landing knees to the head.
Max lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Max with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Loco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Max fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vato Loco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Max defends well and Loco ends up having to push Max into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fighters circling - Max throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Max tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Loco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Loco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vato Loco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loco has his takedown stuffed

and Max holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Max scores with a knee to the head.
Max utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Max is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max scores with a knee to the head.
Max unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Loco tries to pull guard but Max won't allow it.
Loco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Max connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loco's face.
Loco jumps guard but Max turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Max with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Loco goes for a takedown attempt but Max pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Max gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Max with a knee to the head.
Max scores with a knee to the head.
Loco wants to take the fight to the mat but Max manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Max utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco drops down looking for an ankle pick but Max pulls his leg out and moves away.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Max moves into the clinch.
Max connects with a knee to the head.
Loco goes for a takedown in the clinch but Max prevents it.
A knee to the head by Max.
Max landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Loco jumps guard.
Loco wants to stand up but Max is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Max stands up from Loco's guard - Max perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Max showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Max tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Max tries to clinch but Loco is having none of it.
Loco throws a one two combo.
Loco throws a shot to the body.
Max is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loco scores with a jab to the body.
Loco shoots in but no luck this time.
Loco fails with the takedown

and Max counters by moving into the clinch.
Max crunches a lovely knee into Loco's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max landing knees to the head.
Max crunches a lovely knee into Loco's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Max with a knee to the head.
Max connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loco's face.
A knee to the head by Max.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Max lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max lands a nice knee to the body.
Loco is working for takedown but Max is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vato Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Max.
Max scores a nice knee to the body.
Max scores a nice knee to the body.
Loco tries to pull guard but Max won't allow it.
Max lands a good knee to the midsection. Loco won't want to take too many of those.
Max scores a nice knee to the body.
Loco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Max tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loco avoids it.
Max throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Loco wants to take the fight to the mat but Max manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Max with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Loco tries for a takedown. No joy.
Max landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Max lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco tries to score a body lock takedown but Max shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Loco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Max lands a knee to the body.
Max crunches a lovely knee into Loco's ribcage.
Max utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Max unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Loco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Max gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Loco has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Max avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Loco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Loco wants a takedown but no success here.
Max working Loco over with knees to the body.
Max is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Max putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Loco in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Max lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Max gets underhooks to prevent Loco's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max unloads a knee to the mid-section. Loco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Max lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Max prevents the takedown attempt.
Loco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Max throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loco avoiding damage as Max throws knees to the body.
Max with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Loco can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Max.
Max landing knees to the head.
Max prevents the takedown attempt.
Max crunches a lovely knee into Loco's ribcage.
Max connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loco's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Max obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loco goes for a takedown attempt but Max pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Loco lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vato Loco is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Max clinches.
Max working Loco over with knees to the body.
Loco has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Max after a bit of a struggle.
Max working Loco over with knees to the body.
Max using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Max connects with a knee to the head.
Loco tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Max just stands there and leans against the cage.
Max landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Loco has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Max is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Max using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Loco tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Max just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Max.
Loco is trying to pull guard but Max has him pressed against the cage.
Loco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vato Loco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Max comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Max 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Max!