PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Maulovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Trew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trew has chosen Fuck You - Lily Allen as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Maulovski
vs
Trew

204 cm
24
273 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

195 cm
22
300 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Maulovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Archie Trew!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maulovski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Archie Trew has been cut.
Maulovski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Maulovski clinches up against the cage.

Trew gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Trew missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trew pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maulovski is keeping the position for now.
Trew stopping the sweep attempt from Maulovski.
Maulovski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Maulovski wants to sweep here but Trew controlling him for the moment.
Trew with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maulovski is on top in guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trew keeping full guard, as Maulovski tries to pass.
Maulovski passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Maulovski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maulovski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Maulovski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Maulovski controlling the action here.
Trew felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maulovski prevents Trew from improving his position.
Maulovski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Trew with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maulovski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trew's head.
Trew tries to roll over but Maulovski keeps him under control.
Maulovski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trew keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maulovski is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Trew!
Trew is looking to improve his position but Maulovski isn't that keen on the idea.
Maulovski wants to take Trew's back but he can't do it this time.
Trew is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maulovski throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Maulovski throws some wild stikes that Trew manages to avoid easily.
Trew really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Maulovski mounts Trew! Really nice guard pass there!
Trew is squirming around, avoiding Maulovski's attempts to control the action.
Maulovski sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Trew is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maulovski controlling his opponent.

Maulovski has control of Trew's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Trew regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Maulovski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Maulovski fails to take his opponent's back.
Trew sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Trew is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Maulovski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Trew is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maulovski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maulovski's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trew connects with a big shot to the side of Maulovski's head.
Maulovski trying to control the hands but Trew breaks the grip.
You can see the frustration on Maulovski's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Trew lands punches and elbows.
Maulovski rolls, trying to escape but Trew keeps control of the position.
Maulovski is working hard here to advance position.
Trew connects with a big shot to the side of Maulovski's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maulovski grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Maulovski gets cracked with a huge elbow and he's out cold! Possibly KO of the night from the back? Unusual but possible!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Archie Trew!
After winning the bout, Archie Trew thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.