PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fugees - Ready or not. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maul
vs
White

180 cm
27
182 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

180 cm
30
182 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris White!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Maul misses.
White is looking for the big counter here.
A jab from Maul does it's job there.
Maul scores with the left hand. White knows he should have avoided that one.
Maul misses with a looping right.
Maul throws a body shot but no joy.
Maul misses with a double jab.
White is looking for the big counter here.
Nice uppercut there from Maul.
A jab from Maul misses.
Paul Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maul misses with a left hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Maul misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maul loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Maul dodges the punch combination from White.
Maul throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul connects with a single shot there.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Maul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Maul backs off White throws a huge counter combo but Maul manages to avoid it all.
Maul misses with an uppercut.
Maul misses with a body shot.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maul lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maul looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Donk. Maul catches White right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from White.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White moves out of range as Maul strikes.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White walks into a stiff left hand from Maul.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maul.
Maul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Maul.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot by White.
Maul throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Maul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maul lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Maul.
Maul defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Maul misses with a two punch combination.
White throws a counter combo.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Maul is looking to counter the offense by White and move into the clinch.
Maul throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
Donk. Maul catches White right on the button with a cross.
Maul misses with a lunging right hand
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maul.
White misses with a body kick.
White needs to keep his hands up - Maul had a free shot at his head there.
Maul throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White looks to land a body kick but Maul moved away.
White walks into a left hand.
Chris White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maul misses with a looping left.
A big left from Maul misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maul misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White is looking for the big counter here.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maul misses with a left hand
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Maul backing up. Maul nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
Maul fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Maul misses the target.
White unleashes a big counter combination but Maul bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maul misses with a double jab
and Maul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Maul 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.

Maul throws a big shot that misses.
As Maul backs off White throws a huge counter combo but Maul manages to avoid it all.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Nice defenses there by White.
White scores with a push kick.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maul.
White unleashes a big counter combination but Maul bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maul throws out the jab.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Maul is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul tries a head kick but it misses.
Paul Maul is winning the standup battle so far.
Maul fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maul lands a head shot.
White moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Despite the aggression on White's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White needs to keep his hands up - Maul had a free shot at his head there.
Maul pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces White back to the cage. Maul follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maul digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
White slips under a jab from Maul.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maul scores with a shot to the body.
Maul misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Chris White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maul loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White unleashes a big counter combination but Maul bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Maul misses
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maul misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a series of strikes. Maul will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maul connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Maul.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White slips a straight right by Maul.
White feints a jab promting Maul to slip. White then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maul slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maul.
Maul throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White throws a counter combo.
Maul scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A low kick from Maul is predictable there
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
As Maul backs off White throws a huge counter combo but Maul manages to avoid it all.
Maul moves out of range of the body kick from White.
Maul feinted with a counter takedown.
Maul smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Maul. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maul circles away quickly and effectively.
Maul falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a body kick that stops Maul in his tracks momentarily.
Maul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maul throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maul punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
Maul tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maul changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Maul misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maul connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
White throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White defending well as Maul loads up on a big left hand.
Maul throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White defending well as Maul loads up on a big left hand.
Maul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maul throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on White's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
White looks to land a combination but Maul avoids it well.
Maul tries to counter by moving into the clinch but White manages to circle out of the way.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maul.
Maul scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maul throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Maul dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White tries to move into range but Maul moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maul with a hook.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maul.
Maul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White misses with a few strikes there.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with the combination.
Maul looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Maul throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul misses with a wild body shot.
White misses with a double jab.
White swinging wildly here.
Maul misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Maul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Maul backs off White throws a huge counter combo but Maul manages to avoid it all.
Maul misses with a series of wild punches.
Maul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Maul.
Maul swinging wildly here.
Maul stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maul looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Maul connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Maul misses.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Maul avoids a kick to the body.
Maul moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maul dodges the punch combination from White.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
White checks a leg kick.
Maul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maul throws out the jab.
Paul Maul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Maul scores with a nice right hand.
Maul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Maul misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White thinks about the counter body kick.
White defending well as Maul loads up on a big left hand.
Maul stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White slips a straight right by Maul.
As Maul backs off White throws a huge counter combo but Maul manages to avoid it all.
Maul missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maul wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
White throws a counter combo.
Maul misses with a looping left.
White lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
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!
White pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maul attempts a counter takedown but White avoids it well and moves away.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maul drops down looking for a counter takedown but White sprawls and moves away.
Chris White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maul tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White throws a series of punches but Maul avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Maul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maul has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Maul!
An out of breath Paul Maul thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.