PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kizeal Ingram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Maiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maiden has chosen Iron Maiden as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Kizeal Ingram has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kizeal Ingram seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ingram
vs
Maiden

172 cm
31
169 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

185 cm
39
166 lbs
28 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kizeal Ingram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddy Maiden!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingram misses with an uppercut. Maiden saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maiden.
Ingram throws out a loose jab but Maiden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maiden misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Maiden.
Maiden moves out of range as Ingram strikes.
Ingram throws a lazy right hand but Maiden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ingram comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ingram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maiden moves away.
Maiden shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maiden misses with a head kick.
Maiden thows a leg kick but Ingram checks it
enabling Ingram to counter with a crisp jab.
Ingram misses with a straight right.
And Maiden tries to counter it with a takedown but Ingram pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ingram lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram moves forwards but Maiden connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ingram tries to clinch but Maiden moves out of range.
Maiden with the counter takedown but Ingram avoids it easily.
Ingram misses with an uppercut

so Maiden counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Maiden trying to control but Ingram is working from the bottom.
Maiden passes Ingram's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ingram blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maiden.
Maiden throwing shots but Ingram is blocking nicely.
Maiden prevents Ingram from standing back up.
Maiden takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Maiden looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Maiden wants to advance to full mount but Ingram doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maiden stays in close to Ingram's body and controls the position.
Maiden prevents Ingram from getting back to his feet.
Ingram looking to control.
Maiden trying to control the position from guard on top but Ingram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maiden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ingram swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ingram is looking to stand up but Maiden isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingram blocks a head kick by Maiden.
Ingram half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Maiden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Maiden finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maiden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ingram.
Ingram misses with a wild body shot.
Ingram just misses with a punch to the body.
Maiden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ingram pinned against the cage. Ingram gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maiden is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maiden.
Ingram misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ingram has a couple of punches blocked by Maiden.
Maiden blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ingram.
Maiden tries a body shot but Ingram blocks it.
Maiden tries to pull guard but Ingram forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ingram throws a punch but it's blocked by Maiden.
Maiden jumps guard but Ingram turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kizeal Ingram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddy Maiden.
Maiden jumps guard but Ingram stands there with Maiden around his waist. Maiden gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Maiden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been informed that Maiden has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Ingram. That snapped Maiden's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Maiden closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Maiden lands in his opponent's guard.
Ingram working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maiden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kizeal Ingram will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ingram lands a right hook to the body.
Ingram throws a good cross that connects.
Ingram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maiden.
Maiden changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ingram scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ingram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maiden ducks right into an uppercut from Ingram.
Ingram takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ingram slips under a jab from Maiden.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingram rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maiden counters with a nice uppercut.
Ingram moves out of range of the body kick.
Ingram blocks a head kick by Maiden.
Nice body punch from Ingram.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maiden throws a push kick but Ingram slaps the foot to one side.
Ingram throws out a powerful jab.
Maiden throws a head kick but Ingram moves out of range.
A cross from Maiden lands.
Maiden throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ingram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Ingram is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maiden's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Ingram there.

Maiden looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maiden wants to control but Ingram is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maiden manages to get to full guard.
Eddy Maiden has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingram content to stall in guard here.

Ingram avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ingram looking to pass the guard.
Ingram looking to sit in guard and control but Maiden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Maiden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiden postures up in Ingram's guard and throws a big left but Ingram blocks it.

Maiden drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ingram dives on top into guard.

Ingram passes Maiden's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ingram tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maiden knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Ingram is looking for a kimura here.
Maiden tries to roll over but Ingram keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maiden is trying to maintain the position but Ingram is very close to passing his half guard.
Maiden moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ingram sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maiden's guard.

Maiden looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Ingram is trying to work for a kimura but Maiden is defending well.
Maiden tries to get to full guard but Ingram has control of the leg.
Maiden is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kizeal Ingram dominated that second round.
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!

Ingram misses with a hook. Maiden ducked under it nicely.
Maiden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ingram misses with a hook.
Ingram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maiden moves away.
Kizeal Ingram is winning the standup battle so far.
Ingram throws a jab but it's blocked by Maiden.
Ingram looks to score with a jab to the body but Maiden is just out of range.
Maiden is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Maiden throws a sloppy head kick and Ingram moves out of range easily.
Maiden misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maiden has a takedown stuffed.
Maiden needs to keep his hands up - Ingram had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ingram gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maiden blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ingram.

Maiden pulls guard successfully.

Maiden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ingram defends well.
Ingram trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ingram trying to control the position from guard on top but Maiden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ingram not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ingram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maiden can do to turn this around?
Ingram trying to control but Maiden is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingram is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Maiden is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kizeal Ingram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Ingram misses.
Maiden is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Maiden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ingram.
Ingram rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maiden counters with a body kick that stops Ingram in his tracks momentarily.
Ingram throws a hook to the side of Maiden's head but Maiden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ingram wants to clinch up but Maiden keeps it at a distance.
Maiden dips to his left and cracks Ingram with an uppercut!
Maiden has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maiden manages to avoid it.
Ingram tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maiden swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Maiden gets a takedown into half guard.
Maiden is just content to waste time from the top position. Ingram takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Eddy Maiden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kizeal Ingram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maiden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ingram's head.
Maiden trying to control the position from guard on top but Ingram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ingram pulls Maiden in close to his closed guard and prevents Maiden from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maiden wants to pass the guard but Ingram is keeping the position.
Ingram keeping moving, preventing Maiden from controlling successfully.
Maiden stopping the sweep attempt from Ingram.
Maiden wants to control from the top but Ingram keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maiden throwing strikes from guard but Ingram blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kizeal Ingram.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ingram, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kizeal Ingram!
An out of breath Kizeal Ingram thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.