PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Maldini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sawyer Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldini comes to the cage accompanied by Sicilian heart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maldini
vs
Hume

210 cm
36
275 lbs
37 - 22 - 1

192 cm
37
266 lbs
28 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
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MayheM sportswear

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 37 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Giuseppe Maldini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sawyer Hume!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldini throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maldini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hume connects with a solid leg kick.
Hume slips a jab from Maldini.
Maldini looks for the body kick but Hume saw that one coming.
Hume stuns Maldini with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maldini missing with a left hand there. Hume was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hume has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maldini.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hume.
Hume misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Maldini tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hume is looking to land body kicks.
Maldini lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Hume forces Maldini back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Maldini fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hume.
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!
Maldini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maldini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maldini lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maldini.
Hume misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hume keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maldini's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldini.
Maldini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hume gets through Maldini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hume blocks a body shot from Maldini.
Maldini tries to break the clinch but Hume is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hume.
Hume lands a right hand.
Maldini misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldini.
Hume using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hume scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Hume on the inside.
Maldini wants to break free but Hume has control.
A short right from Hume.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hume lands a right hand.
Maldini misses with a punch on the inside.
Hume works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hume throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maldini is breathing heavily.
Hume lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maldini.
Hume misses with a body punch.
Hume lands with a short shot to the head.
Hume scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hume stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hume.
Hume taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maldini trying to stall but Hume improves his position.
Hume doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hume keeps control of Maldini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
I was talking to Maldini's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hume lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldini.
Maldini misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hume lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hume swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume blocking some punches.
Hume pushes off an throws an elbow but Maldini leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maldini leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hume tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Hume.
Hume content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hume stalling the fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Hume.
Hume displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maldini up against the cage.
Hume scores with a shoulder strike.
Maldini misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hume creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Maldini fails to land.
Hume doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hume pushes Maldini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hume blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hume.
Maldini is trying to break the clinch but Hume has him pressed against the cage.
Hume scores with a shoulder strike.
Maldini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hume is keeping busy.
Hume lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maldini backwards.
Hume lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Hume.
Hume lands a right hand.
Maldini has a couple of punches blocked by Hume.
Hume lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hume lands a hook that snaps the head of Maldini backwards.
Hume gets through Maldini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hume lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maldini or not.
Hume just leaning against Maldini, taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Hume.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sawyer Hume dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hume lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maldini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maldini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hume lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hume. That's going to slow Maldini down.
Maldini misses with a double jab.
Maldini on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maldini tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maldini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hume throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maldini stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hume throws a front kick that sends Maldini stumbling back into the cage.
Hume throws an overhand right that has Maldini reeling! Hume follows up with more punches and Maldini is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sawyer Hume!
The defeated Giuseppe Maldini had this to say: 'At least I didn't hide from a challenge like little bitch Rasputin and his scared manager with a little Wiener.'.