PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pimbo Tights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Maake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tights comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Gon Knock You Out!. Cedric Maake has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tights
vs
Maake

175 cm
30
182 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

178 cm
30
185 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

Sun-Tzu
GREEN!160

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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pimbo Tights!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Cedric Maake!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maake jabs at Tights's body.
Cedric Maake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tights circles away.
Tights is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tights tries to clinch there but Maake circles away.
Tights scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maake cracks Tights with an open hand slap.
Maake misses with a straight right.
Maake with a poor takedown
and Tights counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Maake drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tights wants to get back to his feet but Maake passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maake trying to pass the guard but Tights defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tights wants to get back to his feet.

Maake looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tights is trying to stand.
Maake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tights's head.

Tights makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pimbo Tights is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Maake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tights as he jumps to the side.
Pimbo Tights has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cedric Maake.
Maake throws an off balance right hand
and Tights counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tights seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maake has his takedown stuffed
and Tights counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maake misses with a wild body shot.
Maake changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tights tries to avoid it but Maake manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tights to the ground. Tights escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maake misses with a combination
and Tights counters with a stiff right hand.
Maake throws the left hand but Tights avoids the punch easily.
Tights is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Tights lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maake doesn't seem phased though.
Tights cracks Maake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tights tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maake misses the shot to the body.
Maake shoots in but Tights avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maake misses with a wild body shot.
Maake fails with a takedown attempt.
Tights stuffs the takedown attempt from Maake. Maake gets slowly back to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Tights on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maake misses with a hook
and Tights counters with a straight right hand.
Maake throws a combination that misses
and Tights counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tights throws a right hand that misses

and Maake counters with a shoot takedown. Tights fights it but they end up in guard.
Maake trying to control but Tights is working from the bottom.
Maake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tights wants to stand and escape but Maake is having none of it.
Maake tries to free his leg and advance position but Tights is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maake trying to control the position from guard on top but Tights is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pimbo Tights will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maake misses with a straight right.
Maake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tights doesn't seem bothered though.
Maake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tights sprawls well. Tights wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maake gets slowly back to his feet.
Maake lands a jab to Tights's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maake gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Tights counter with a right hand.
Tights staying out of range there.
Tights throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake misses with a looping left.
Maake has his takedown stuffed
and Tights counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pimbo Tights has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cedric Maake.
Maake connects with a jab.
Pimbo Tights is winning the standup battle so far.
Maake swings widly with a right hand
and Tights connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tights scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maake misses with a body punch
and Tights counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Maake. Those never looked like landing.
Tights swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tights waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maake.
Maake tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tights scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maake doesn't seem bothered though.
Tights swings for the body but Maake moves out of range.
Maake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tights counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tights uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maake.
Tights swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maake misses with a hook to the body
and Tights connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tights connects with a single shot there.
Maake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tights throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Tights gets a clinch.
Tights with a knee to the head.
Tights pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tights connects with a knee to the head.

Maake is rocked!
Maake is breathing heavily.
Tights misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maake.
Maake is still on wobbly legs! Can Tights finish him?
Tights lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maake has Tights pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tights manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maake seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tights after a bit of a struggle.
Tights tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maake avoids it.
Maake dodges an elbow strike from Tights.
Maake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tights lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maake.
Tights swings wildly with an uppercut but Maake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tights is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maake can do to turn this around?
Maake tries to throw a body punch but Tights avoids it by throwing Maake back against the cage.
Tights tries to work over Maake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maake blocks a body shot from Tights.
Tights is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maake is defending well for now.
Tights throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tights misses with a knee to the head.
Tights lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maake tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tights doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Tights.
Tights throws an elbow that misses.
Tights lands a knee to the body.
Tights lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maake throws a punch but it's blocked by Tights.
Tights lands a left hand.
Maake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tights lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tights throws a punch but it's blocked by Maake.
Tights using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pimbo Tights has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tights lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pimbo Tights dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Good shot there by Tights.
Tights throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maake walks into a straight right hand from Tights.
Maake ducks under a wild hook from Tights.
Maake loads up on a big right hand but Tights slips the punch.
Maake swings widly with a right hand
and Maake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maake shoots in but Tights avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Tights was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maake throws a combination that misses
and Tights counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tights wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tights lands a big uppercut and Maake crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Maake looks OK. Tights waves Maake back to his feet!
Tights punishes Maake's body with a nice straight punch.
Maake misses with a jab to the body

and Tights counters with a crisp right hand that drops Maake! Tights lets Maake back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maake swings widly with a right hand
and Tights counters with a huge left! Maake is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tights isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Maake from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tights!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pimbo Tights!
A relieved looking Pimbo Tights thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.