PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alton Maxin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Leagatius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutus Leagatius acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Maxin
vs
Leagatius

195 cm
23
235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alton Maxin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brutus Leagatius!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leagatius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leagatius fails to land with a series of punches.
Maxin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Maxin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Leagatius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leagatius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leagatius - that will leave a mark!
Leagatius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leagatius misses with a head kick.
Leagatius looks to land a combination but Maxin avoids it well.
We've been told by Maxin's head coaches at Odins Body Workshop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Leagatius throws a leg kick that is checked

and Maxin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Leagatius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leagatius throws a leg kick which misses Maxin's front leg but catches the back leg as Maxin tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leagatius connects with an inside leg kick.
Leagatius lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maxin is breathing heavily.
Leagatius connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leagatius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maxin moves away.
Maxin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leagatius.
Leagatius pushes Maxin away with a front kick.
Leagatius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leagatius connects with a leg kick. Maxin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leagatius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Maxin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Leagatius is trying to maintain the position but Maxin is very close to passing his half guard.
Leagatius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maxin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leagatius is pressing down on Maxin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Leagatius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maxin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maxin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxin preventing the sweep.
Maxin throws a big elbow that misses.
Maxin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leagatius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maxin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leagatius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Leagatius holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Maxin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leagatius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leagatius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maxin moves away.
Maxin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Leagatius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maxin or perhaps it was just good defense by Leagatius, which made it look bad.
Leagatius lands a front kick.
Leagatius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maxin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Leagatius scores with a jab to the head.
Maxin fails with the takedown.
Leagatius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maxin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius throws a leg kick which misses Maxin's front leg but catches the back leg as Maxin tries to avoid it.
Leagatius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maxin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leagatius.
Leagatius delivers a nice body kick.
Leagatius scores with a leg kick.
Leagatius throws a series of punches but Maxin moves out of range.
Maxin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Leagatius connects with a body shot.
Leagatius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maxin rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leagatius throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Maxin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leagatius scores with a leg kick.
Maxin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maxin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maxin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leagatius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maxin. That did some damage!
Leagatius lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutus Leagatius dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Leagatius misses the shot to the body.
Leagatius throws a lazy body kick

and Maxin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maxin.
Maxin postures up.
Maxin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leagatius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leagatius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maxin trying to control but Leagatius is working from the bottom.
Leagatius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leagatius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maxin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maxin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leagatius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leagatius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maxin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leagatius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Leagatius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maxin.
Maxin looks for a takedown but Leagatius sprawls well.
Leagatius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leagatius lands a jab to Maxin's midsection.
Leagatius jabs Maxin right on the nose. Maxin blinks but takes it well.
Brutus Leagatius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leagatius throws a right hand that misses

and Maxin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maxin.
Maxin throwing strikes from guard but Leagatius blocks nicely.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maxin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leagatius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leagatius is adopting a defensive guard.
Leagatius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leagatius keeping moving, preventing Maxin from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good exchange - Leagatius coming out on top.
Leagatius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leagatius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leagatius explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brutus Leagatius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leagatius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leagatius throws a head kick that misses

and Maxin counters with a takedown into side control.
Maxin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Maxin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Maxin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Leagatius is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leagatius takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Alton Maxin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maxin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leagatius keeps working.
Leagatius tries to improve position but can't.
Leagatius is working to avoid the ground and pound but Maxin connects with a decent elbow.
Maxin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Maxin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Maxin taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alton Maxin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A good leg kick by Leagatius.
Leagatius lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Alton Maxin has been cut.
Nice body punch from Leagatius.
Maxin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Leagatius.
Maxin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leagatius. Leagatius obviously looking to wear him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leagatius - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Leagatius. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leagatius.
Leagatius misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Leagatius. That snapped Maxin's head back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leagatius connects with a right hand. Maxin shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leagatius.
Maxin shoots in but no luck this time.
Maxin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maxin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leagatius.
Leagatius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leagatius connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Leagatius finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maxin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leagatius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maxin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leagatius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maxin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leagatius. Leagatius obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leagatius misses the shot to the body.
Leagatius throws a body punch but Maxin moves out of range.
Leagatius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maxin. That did some damage!
Maxin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leagatius lands a nice looking body shot.
Leagatius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leagatius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maxin is able to avoid easily.
Leagatius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leagatius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Leagatius throws a front kick that sends Maxin stumbling back into the cage.
Maxin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice straight punches there by Leagatius. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leagatius.
Leagatius scores with a body shot.
Leagatius connects with an inside leg kick.
Leagatius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maxin on the side of the head.
Leagatius clobbers Maxin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leagatius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leagatius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leagatius connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leagatius delivers a nice body kick.
That kick from Leagatius tenderised Maxin's leg. Maxin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leagatius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maxin.
Leagatius thows a body kick. Maxin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maxin avoids the body shot from Leagatius.
Maxin feinted with a counter takedown.
Leagatius scores with a head kick.
Maxin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brutus Leagatius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leagatius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leagatius throws out a powerful jab.
Leagatius throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutus Leagatius really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alton Maxin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Maxin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maxin showed some decent athleticism there.
Maxin throwing shots but Leagatius is blocking nicely.
Maxin wants to free his trapped foot but Leagatius is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Leagatius is controlling Maxin's trapped leg to prevent Maxin from advancing to side control.
Maxin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leagatius defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Maxin.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Leagatius has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maxin is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leagatius's head.
Leagatius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maxin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maxin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leagatius is staying active underneath Maxin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maxin slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Leagatius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Leagatius does no damage.
Maxin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maxin shoots in for a double leg but Leagatius sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leagatius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maxin at a distance.
Leagatius lands a jab to the head.
Leagatius dodges the punch combination from Maxin.
Leagatius thumps Maxin with a low kick.
Leagatius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leagatius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Leagatius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maxin's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Leagatius throws a body kick that misses

and Maxin counters with a shoot takedown. Leagatius fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxin landing some decent shots from guard.
Maxin throws a big elbow that misses.
Maxin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leagatius looking to control.
Leagatius can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maxin controls the pace.
Maxin throws a big elbow that misses.
Maxin with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Maxin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leagatius!
Leagatius tries to land a front kick but Maxin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maxin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Leagatius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leagatius.
Leagatius scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maxin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leagatius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maxin was well out of range. Poor timing from Leagatius.
Leagatius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leagatius throws a front kick that sends Maxin stumbling back into the cage.
Leagatius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leagatius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maxin's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutus Leagatius dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alton Maxin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Maxin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leagatius connects with a leg kick. Maxin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leagatius is looking to slow Maxin down with leg kicks.
Leagatius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maxin feinted with a counter takedown.
Leagatius looks to score with a jab to the body but Maxin is just out of range.
Leagatius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Maxin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Leagatius's guard.
Leagatius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maxin postures up in Leagatius's guard and throws a big left but Leagatius blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maxin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maxin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxin is looking to work some ground and pound but Leagatius has wrist control.
Maxin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leagatius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leagatius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Leagatius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maxin.
Leagatius misses with a body punch

and Maxin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Maxin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leagatius has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maxin is working away from the top position though.
Leagatius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maxin.

Maxin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Maxin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxin trying to control the action but Leagatius is working from the bottom.
Leagatius moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alton Maxin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maxin preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maxin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Leagatius looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Leagatius looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Leagatius!

Maxin is looking for a sweep.
Maxin tries to strike but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxin striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Maxin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Leagatius's best efforts.
Maxin is looking to improve his position.
Maxin throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Leagatius manages to pass to side control.
Leagatius working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxin throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Maxin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Leagatius's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Maxin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leagatius takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maxin is trying to stand up here but Leagatius is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maxin shoots in looking for a takedown. Leagatius tries to sprawl out of it but Maxin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leagatius manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alton Maxin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leagatius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 46:48
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 46:48
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 46:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutus Leagatius!
Brutus Leagatius is the new heavyweight champion!