PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Maint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Stephens
vs
Maint

185 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Maint!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maint scores with a jab.
Maint digs a good hook to Stephens's body.
Stephens misses with a combination
and Maint makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maint changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Maint takes the fight into the clinch.
Maint gets through Stephens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maint scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maint lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maint softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maint throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Maint.
Stephens is trying to break the clinch but Maint is controlling him.
Maint working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maint working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maint lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maint lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Maint as the two fighters clinch.
Maint lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stephens backwards.
Maint lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maint.
Nice body punch from Maint.
Stephens is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Maint.
Maint lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Maint.
Maint lands a shot to the body.
Maint lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Maint on the inside.
Maint lands with a left to the head.
Stephens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stephens is trying to break the clinch but Maint is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maint working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Maint scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Maint as the two fighters clinch.
Maint lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maint lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maint.
Maint lands a hook that snaps the head of Stephens backwards.
Maint lands with a left to the head.
Maint scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maint lands a body shot.
Maint throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stephenss head.
A shot in the inside from Maint.
A shot in the inside from Maint.
Maint gets through Stephens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Maint.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maint creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Maint.
Nice body punch from Maint - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Maint.
A shot in the inside from Maint.
Maint gets through Stephens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stephens takes a shot to the head.
Maint lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maint.
A short right from Maint on the inside.
A short left from Maint.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Maint.
A right hook to the body lands for Maint.
Maint gets through Stephens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Maint as the two fighters clinch.
Maint lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stephens backwards.
A shot in the inside from Maint.
Maint lands with a right to the head.
Maint working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Maint scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've been informed that Maint has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Still in the clinch, Maint scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maint lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Stephens is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Maint.
Oh Stephens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maint makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Maint drops Stephens onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Stephens is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Maint scores with a shot to the side of Stephens's head.
Maint working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Maint dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maint moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stephens seems to have got his legs back now.
Maint has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Maint moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Maint.
Stephens tries to pull guard but Maint forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maint.
Maint stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maint lands a right hand.
Maint lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chris Maint seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maint lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Maint as the two fighters clinch.
Maint lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stephens backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maint lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maint throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stephenss head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Maint.

Maint drops Stephens onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Stephens is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maint lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Maint - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Maint - that landed with a thud.
Maint makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maint scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Maint on the inside.
A short left from Maint.
Stephens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stephens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maint pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Stephens out cold! The fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Maint!