PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prometheus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baldie Curlywinkeljohn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prometheus Maximus looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Maximus
vs
Curlywinkeljohn

192 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Bloodlust Horde Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Prometheus Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baldie Curlywinkeljohn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curlywinkeljohn is looking to clinch.
Maximus looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Curlywinkeljohn dives in and grabs Maximus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maximus pushes down on Curlywinkeljohn's head and hops out.
Maximus throws a big shot that misses.
Maximus tries to clinch up but Curlywinkeljohn circles away and keeps his distance.

Curlywinkeljohn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Maximus!
Maximus is trying to buck Curlywinkeljohn off.
Curlywinkeljohn trying to control the position but Maximus is working away.

Curlywinkeljohn stands up and beckons Maximus to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Maximus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Curlywinkeljohn drops back looking for a leg! Maximus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maximus manages to kick Curlywinkeljohn off! Curlywinkeljohn jumps back into Maximus's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus keeping moving, preventing Curlywinkeljohn from controlling successfully.
Curlywinkeljohn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Maximus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maximus tries to get out of the position.
Curlywinkeljohn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maximus's head.

Curlywinkeljohn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curlywinkeljohn lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Curlywinkeljohn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Curlywinkeljohn trying to control the position from guard on top but Maximus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curlywinkeljohn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Curlywinkeljohn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Curlywinkeljohn throwing strikes from guard but Maximus blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curlywinkeljohn landing some decent shots from guard.
Curlywinkeljohn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Curlywinkeljohn is in close to Maximus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maximus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Curlywinkeljohn on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn is stalling in the full guard.
Curlywinkeljohn trying to control the position from guard on top but Maximus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maximus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Curlywinkeljohn with a nice head shot there.

Maximus is working an open guard so Curlywinkeljohn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Curlywinkeljohn takes the fight into the clinch.

Curlywinkeljohn manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in looking for a takedown but Maximus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Curlywinkeljohn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in for a takedown but Maximus shows good takedown defense.
Maximus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prometheus Maximus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldie Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curlywinkeljohn is looking to clinch.

Maximus tries to sprawl but Curlywinkeljohn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Maximus scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Curlywinkeljohn manages to mount him!

Maximus is rocked!
Oh Maximus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Curlywinkeljohn wants to control the pace but Maximus is squirming around nicely.
Curlywinkeljohn might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Maximus haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baldie Curlywinkeljohn dominated that 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.

Maximus stuffs the takedown attempt from Curlywinkeljohn. Curlywinkeljohn gets slowly back to his feet.
Maximus seems to have got his legs back now.
Curlywinkeljohn avoids a kick to the body.
Curlywinkeljohn throws out a leg kick but Maximus moves out of range and Curlywinkeljohn only half commits.
Maximus tries to counter by clinching up but Curlywinkeljohn breaks away and moves out of range.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maximus swivels and escapes.
Curlywinkeljohn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maximus is looking to chop away at Curlywinkeljohn's legs.
Maximus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maximus wants it to stay on the feet.
Prometheus Maximus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldie Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in for a takedown but Maximus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maximus throws a big counter combination but Curlywinkeljohn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Curlywinkeljohn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to close the distance and clinch but Maximus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maximus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Prometheus Maximus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curlywinkeljohn throws a head kick but Maximus moves out of range.
Maximus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maximus wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Curlywinkeljohn shoots in and gets a takedown into Maximus's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn throwing strikes from guard but Maximus blocks nicely.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to control from the top but Maximus keeps moving.
Curlywinkeljohn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Curlywinkeljohn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Curlywinkeljohn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Curlywinkeljohn postures up and lands a big shot to Maximus's brow.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to control from the top but Maximus keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Curlywinkeljohn stands up over Maximus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Curlywinkeljohn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Curlywinkeljohn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Curlywinkeljohn trying to control but Maximus is working from the bottom.
Curlywinkeljohn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maximus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Curlywinkeljohn landing some decent shots from guard.
Curlywinkeljohn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maximus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maximus swivels and escapes.
Curlywinkeljohn fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick from Curlywinkeljohn lands but Maximus takes it in his stride.

Curlywinkeljohn knocks Maximus to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curlywinkeljohn moves into full mount!

Curlywinkeljohn has hold of Maximus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Maximus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Maximus scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Curlywinkeljohn land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Curlywinkeljohn stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baldie Curlywinkeljohn!
Baldie Curlywinkeljohn very nearly forgot to thank Bloodlust Horde Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.