PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petyr Baelish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximillian Xezeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xezeron is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Our Truth by Lacuna Coil. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baelish
vs
Xezeron

194 cm
40
256 lbs
30 - 28 - 0

195 cm
31
283 lbs
19 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petyr Baelish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximillian Xezeron!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baelish takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Xezeron swings for the body but Baelish moves out of range.
It looked like Baelish was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Xezeron.
Xezeron throws a one two combo.
Petyr Baelish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xezeron slips a jab from Baelish.
Xezeron tries to clinch up.
Baelish avoids the head kick by Xezeron.
Baelish misses with a hook to the body
and Xezeron counters with a three punch combo that has Baelish backing up. Baelish nods at Xezeron to acknowledge the strikes.
Baelish has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Winds of Winter in the buildup to the fight.
Baelish fails to land with a series of punches.
Xezeron keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Xezeron goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xezeron.
Xezeron with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baelish to score with a decent uppercut.
Baelish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xezeron is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Xezeron slips a jab and a cross from Baelish.
Baelish dodges the punch combination from Xezeron.
Baelish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Xezeron counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Xezeron misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baelish.
Baelish struggles to land a body shot inside as Xezeron controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xezeron blocks an uppercut.
Baelish tries to throw a body punch but Xezeron avoids it by throwing Baelish back against the cage.
Baelish lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xezeron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xezeron is trying to stall.
Baelish drops down looking for an ankle pick but Xezeron pulls his leg out and moves away.
Baelish lands with a straight right. Xezeron didn't see that one coming.
Xezeron misses with a head kick.
Xezeron slips under a jab.
Xezeron slips a jab from Baelish.

Xezeron forces Baelish back against the cage and clinches.
Baelish throws an elbow but it misses.
Baelish lands an elbow inside that Xezeron shrugs off.
Baelish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xezeron's elbow.
Xezeron is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baelish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xezeron's elbow.
Baelish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baelish misses with some punches.
Xezeron stalling in the clinch but Baelish improves position.
Baelish lands with a short shot to the head.
Baelish misses with some punches.
Xezeron misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baelish has a couple of punches blocked by Xezeron.
The referee is keeping an eye on Xezeron - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Xezeron blocks an uppercut.
Xezeron blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Xezeron throws an elbow but misses.
Baelish lands with a left to the head.
Baelish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baelish lands a nice uppercut.
Xezeron tries to work over Baelish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baelish tries to score a body lock takedown but Xezeron shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Baelish lands with a light punch inside.
Xezeron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baelish backwards.
Baelish swings wildly with an uppercut but Xezeron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baelish lands a hook that snaps the head of Xezeron backwards.
Baelish controlling the action here for a moment.
Baelish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Xezeron has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Baelish drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Xezeron gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petyr Baelish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xezeron takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Xezeron.
Xezeron looking for a takedown.
Xezeron has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Baelish seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Xezeron can turn it around.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Xezeron pulls guard successfully.

Xezeron had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baelish defends it easily.
Xezeron has momentary wrist control but Baelish slips an elbow through the middle.

Xezeron is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Baelish is aware though and is defending well.
Baelish throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baelish accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Xezeron working a defensive guard here.
Baelish is working Xezeron over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Maximillian Xezeron will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A head kick from Xezeron lands but Baelish takes it in his stride.
Xezeron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xezeron staying out of range there.
Xezeron is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Baelish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xezeron lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Baelish walks forward, straight into a front kick from Xezeron.
Xezeron stuffs the takedown attempt from Baelish. Baelish gets slowly back to his feet.
Despite the aggression on Xezeron's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Xezeron throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xezeron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baelish misses with a hook.
Baelish moves into range and connects with a jab.
Xezeron throws a series of punches but Baelish moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xezeron throws a sloppy head kick and Baelish moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Xezeron lands but Baelish takes it in his stride.
Baelish misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xezeron throws a lazy head kick
and Baelish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Xezeron clinches.
Baelish misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baelish as Xezeron tries to tie him up.
Xezeron scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xezeron lands a nice uppercut.
Baelish scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baelish.
Xezeron lands a hook that snaps the head of Baelish backwards.
Xezeron stalling against the cage.
Xezeron looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Xezeron can't find room to land a body shot as Baelish controls the action.
Xezeron blocks a body shot from Baelish.
Xezeron taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron prevents a body shot from Baelish.
Xezeron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Baelish displaying some good clinch control by pressing Xezeron up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Baelish fails to land.
Xezeron looking to stall.
Xezeron blocks an uppercut.
Xezeron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baelish lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Baelish scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Xezeron.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baelish.
Baelish is working Xezeron over against the cage.
Baelish looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baelish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baelish can't break the clinch.
Baelish lands a shot to the body.
Xezeron prevents a body shot from Baelish.
Baelish throws a punch but it's blocked by Xezeron.
Baelish throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xezeron slowing the pace effectively.
Xezeron misses with the head strike.
Baelish tries for a takedown but Xezeron manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petyr Baelish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xezeron has Baelish pushed against the cage.
Baelish tries for a takedown. No joy.
Baelish lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xezeron backwards.
Xezeron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xezeron lands a left hand.
Baelish misses with some punches.
Baelish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baelish stalling in the clinch but Xezeron improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron blocks a body shot from Baelish.
Xezeron is trying to pull guard but Baelish turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Baelish working aggressively here.
Baelish struggles to land a body shot inside as Xezeron controls his hands.
Xezeron missing with knees to the body.
Baelish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baelish pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baelish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xezeron's elbow.
Xezeron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baelish misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baelish.
Baelish working aggressively here.
Baelish has a couple of punches blocked by Xezeron.
Baelish blocks a body shot from Xezeron.
Baelish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baelish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baelish misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Maximillian Xezeron will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Baelish avoids the head kick by Xezeron.
Baelish is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Xezeron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Xezeron slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Baelish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xezeron misses with a wild combination.
Baelish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xezeron.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Xezeron lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baelish has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baelish and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Xezeron lands with a shot to the body.
Xezeron misses with a head kick.
Xezeron takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xezeron misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Xezeron looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xezeron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baelish circles away quickly and effectively.
Baelish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baelish misses with a straight right.
Xezeron appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Xezeron.
Xezeron throws a head kick but Baelish moves out of range.
Baelish is looking to counter punch.
Xezeron darts in trying to clinch
and Baelish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xezeron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Xezeron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baelish cracks Xezeron with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from Baelish as Xezeron shoots in.
Baelish is looking to counter punch.
Xezeron dodges the punch combination from Baelish.
Baelish scores with a nice right hand.
Xezeron throws a head kick that misses.
Baelish dips to his left and cracks Xezeron with an uppercut!

Xezeron is rocked!
Baelish drops Xezeron with a straight right hand, right on the button! Baelish follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petyr Baelish!
A very excited looking Petyr Baelish rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.