PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dantes
vs
Maximus

200 cm
30
250 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

204 cm
23
270 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dantes avoids the body shot from Maximus.
Maximus slips under a jab.
A jab from Maximus misses.
Dantes throws a sloppy body shot
and Maximus counters with a thumping low kick.
Maximus throws a jab when Dantes was well out of range.
Maximus just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDantes.
Dantes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab lands there for Dantes.
Dantes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dantes feints and then cracks Maximus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maximus down.
Dantes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maximus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Dantes backs off Maximus throws a huge counter combo but Dantes manages to avoid it all.
Dantes ducks under a wild hook from Maximus.
Maximus tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Dantes misses the target.
Maximus 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.
Dantes throws a big shot that misses.
Maximus throws a head kick but Dantes moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dantes.
Maximus throws a leg kick but Dantes moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes avoids a kick to the body.
Dantes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maximus.
Maximus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dantes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maximus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maximus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dantes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maximus sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Maximus lands a big head kick that sends Dantes tumbling to the mat! Maximus takes a step backwards and waves Dantes back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Marcus Dantes has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maximus punishes Dantes's body with a nice straight punch.
Maximus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dantes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dantes checks a low kick from Maximus.
A swing and a miss from Maximus.
Maximus just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDantes.
Maximus misses with a low kick.
Dantes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maximus.
Dantes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dantes tries a low kick but Maximus avoids it.
A head kick by Dantes misses

and Maximus counters with a crisp one two that drops Dantes! Maximus thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dantes to his feet! Dantes is in big trouble!

Dantes is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maximus scores with a leg kick.
Maximus throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Dantes misses.
Maximus throws a looping overhand right but Dantes ducks down to avoid it.
Maximus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maximus avoids the body shot from Dantes.
Maximus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dantes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dantes misses with a looping left.
Dantes scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Dantes misses.
Maximus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dantes.
Dantes scoring well with a low kick there.
Maximus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maximus swings for the body but Dantes moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dantes misses with a straight left.
Dantes misses with a looping left.
Dantes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dantes moves away from the strike by Maximus.
Dantes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maximus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dantes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maximus looks to land a left hand but Dantes moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Maximus misses the target.
Dantes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Maximus just manages to avoid it.
Maximus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Dantes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dantes throws a hook but Maximus avoids it easily.
Dantes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dantes throws a right hand that misses
and Maximus counters with an inside leg kick.
Maximus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four 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!
Dantes misses with a straight right.
Maximus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dantes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maximus.

Maximus cracks Dantes with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dantes looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Maximus finish him?
Oh Dantes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dantes misses with a straight right.
Dantes seems to have got his legs back now.
Maximus throws a solid leg kick but Dantes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maximus.
Maximus defending well as Dantes loads up on a big left hand.
Dantes slips under a jab from Maximus.
Dantes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dantes moves out of range as Maximus strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dantes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maximus on the side of the head.
Dantes scores with a jab to the body.
Dantes misses the jab.
Maximus looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Dantes throws a leg kick but Maximus moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Maximus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Dantes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dantes pushes Maximus away with a front kick.
Dantes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maximus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dantes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dantes misses with an uppercut
and Maximus counters with a nice body shot.
Maximus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maximus. That's going to slow Dantes down.
Dantes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dantes misses with a body kick.
Maximus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dantes cracks Maximus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dantes tries a head kick but it misses.
DJ Maximus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dantes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maximus.
Maximus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dantes.
Dantes throws an overhand right that lands on Maximus's shoulder, as Maximus tries to avoid the shot.
Maximus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dantes throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick and Dantes moves out of range easily.
Dantes throws a jab when Maximus was well out of range.
Dantes tried to score with a low kick but Maximus checks it.
Maximus scores with a hook to the body. Dantes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dantes looks to land a left hand but Maximus moved out of range nicely.
Maximus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dantes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maximus lands with an overhand left.
Maximus lands a body shot.
Maximus takes one to the chin there.
Dantes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maximus.
Dantes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dantes loads up on a big right hand but Maximus slips the punch.
Maximus checks a leg kick nicely.
Dantes scores with a hook to the body. Maximus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dantes connects with a body shot.
Maximus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dantes.
Maximus works the jab nicely.

Maximus sends Dantes crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Maximus is motioning to the referee to let Dantes up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dantes scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dantes. Maximus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maximus misses with a hook. Dantes ducked under it nicely.
Maximus throws a jab but it's blocked by Dantes.
Dantes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maximus works Dantes's body with a nice hook.
Dantes throws a big shot that misses.
Dantes swings for the body but Maximus moves out of range.
Maximus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Maximus drops Dantes with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dantes looks back up at him and smiles so Maximus waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maximus ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Dantes's jaw. Dantes's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Maximus does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DJ Maximus!
A very excited looking DJ Maximus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.