PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between I Suck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Maximov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Suck
vs
Maximov

178 cm
31
200 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

182 cm
33
211 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, I Suck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drago Maximov!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suck cracks Maximov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Suck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maximov manages to avoid it.
Maximov blocks a low kick nicely.

Maximov clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Maximov.
Suck lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Suck.
Suck is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maximov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maximov lands a left hand.
Maximov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maximov tries a body shot but Suck blocks it.
Maximov can't find room to land a body shot as Suck controls the action.
Maximov misses with a punch on the inside.
Suck blocks an uppercut.
Maximov lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suck misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Maximov fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maximov.
Maximov tries a knee to the head but Suck blocks it.
Suck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maximov misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maximov lands with a right to the head.
Maximov misses with a body punch.
Suck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maximov has Suck pushed against the cage.
Maximov pushes Suck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maximov lands with a light punch inside.
Suck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suck controlling the action here for a moment.
Suck struggles to land a body shot inside as Maximov controls his hands.
Suck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Maximov.
Maximov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Suck tries to work over Maximov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximov blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maximov.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maximov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Suck's brow.
Maximov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suck.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maximov tries to throw a body punch but Suck avoids it by throwing Maximov back against the cage.
Suck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maximov throws a punch but it's blocked by Suck.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suck.
Suck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maximov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maximov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maximov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maximov avoiding damage as Suck throws knees to the body.
Maximov swings wildly with an uppercut but Suck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maximov throws a punch but it's blocked by Suck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Maximov fails to land.
Maximov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maximov lands with a right to the head.
Suck is looking to control Maximov's arms but Maximov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Suck has his back to the cage.
Maximov blocks a body shot from Suck.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maximov.
Suck blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maximov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suck.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maximov.
A right hook to the body lands for Suck.
Suck misses with a body punch.
Suck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maximov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maximov lands a shot to the body.
Maximov missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximov gets through Suck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maximov misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suck.

Suck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suck misses with a head kick.

Maximov has Suck up against the cage in a clinch.
Suck misses with a body punch.
Suck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maximov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Suck or not.
Suck blocking some punches.
Maximov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maximov lands with a left to the head.
Suck wants to stall.
Maximov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Suck throws a head punch that misses.
Maximov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maximov lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Suck throws a poor cross that misses
and Maximov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maximov throws a shot to the body.

Maximov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suck misses with the head strike.
Maximov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maximov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maximovs head.
Maximov pushes Suck back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maximov pushes Suck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suck tries to work over Maximov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drago Maximov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maximov just leaning against Suck, taking a breather.
Suck is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maximov is keeping busy.
Maximov scores with a shoulder strike.
Suck working aggressively here.
Maximov misses with a body punch.
Suck tries a body shot but Maximov blocks it.
Maximov lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suck tries to throw a body punch but Maximov avoids it by throwing Suck back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximov cracks Suck with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maximov.
Maximov swings wildly with an uppercut but Suck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maximov tries to land a knee to the head but Suck blocks with his arms.
Suck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maximov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Suck backwards.
Maximov misses with the head strike.
Maximov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maximov lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Suck is rocked!
Maximov unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Suck! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Maximov is unloading with more strikes now! Suck drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drago Maximov!
After winning the bout, Drago Maximov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.