PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Wazesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Etu Maamladu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Etu Maamladu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Wazesky
vs
Maamladu

190 cm
21
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
20
196 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Wazesky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Etu Maamladu!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Wazesky does no damage.
No luck for Maamladu with that takedown attempt.

Maamladu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maamladu wants to control but Wazesky is keeping him busy.
Maamladu tries to pass to full mount but Wazesky defends it.
Wazesky is looking to control Maamladu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wazesky avoid being mounted?
Wazesky moves into full guard.
Maamladu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wazesky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Wazesky working for a triangle but Maamladu defends it easily.
Wazesky working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maamladu tries to free his leg and advance position but Wazesky is retaining full guard.
Maamladu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maamladu trying to control the position from guard on top but Wazesky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Wazesky looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maamladu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wazesky trying to keep a closed guard but Maamladu is proving a slippery customer.
Wazesky is breathing heavily.

Wazesky is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maamladu is in close to Wazesky's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maamladu is looking to work some ground and pound but Wazesky has wrist control.
Wazesky controls Maamladu momentarily but Maamladu frees himself.
Maamladu cracks Wazesky with a solid left hand.
Maamladu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wazesky keeping full guard, as Maamladu tries to pass.
Wazesky bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maamladu's guard.
Maamladu wants to sweep here but Wazesky controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazesky works over Maamladu with some ground and pound from guard.
Wazesky trying to control but Maamladu is working from the bottom.
Maamladu keeping full guard, as Wazesky tries to pass.
Maamladu lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Wazesky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maamladu thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wazesky is looking to clinch but Maamladu is avoiding it.
Wazesky throws a head kick that Maamladu semi-blocks.
Wazesky just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maamladu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Wazesky clinches.
Wazesky wants to get back to striking at distance but Maamladu won't allow it.
Wazesky is trying to break the clinch but Maamladu has him pressed against the cage.
Maamladu is trying to drag Wazesky to the mat but Wazesky just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brandon Wazesky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Etu Maamladu.
Wazesky wants to break free but Maamladu has control.
Maamladu keeps control of Wazesky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Maamladu works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Wazesky is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wazesky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maamladu manages to get himself to full guard.
Maamladu thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Maamladu is trying to control the position but Wazesky postures up.
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 Brandon Wazesky will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maamladu tries to clinch up

so Wazesky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wazesky wants to pass the guard but Maamladu is keeping the position.
Maamladu throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wazesky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wazesky landing some decent shots from guard.
Wazesky wants to stand and escape but instead Maamladu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Maamladu wants to control from the top but Wazesky keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maamladu slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazesky wants to improve his position but Maamladu is controlling well.
Maamladu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wazesky flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wazesky is staying active underneath Maamladu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maamladu thows a huge punch but Wazesky dodges it nicely.
Wazesky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Maamladu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wazesky with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazesky cracks Maamladu with a solid left hand.
Maamladu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maamladu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wazesky is looking to work some ground and pound but Maamladu has wrist control.
Maamladu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maamladu keeping moving, preventing Wazesky from controlling successfully.
Wazesky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maamladu has his takedown stuffed

and Wazesky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maamladu won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazesky landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wazesky works to advance to full mount. Maamladu defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wazesky 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.
Wazesky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wazesky controlling his opponent.
Wazesky cracks Maamladu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Maamladu wants to control but Wazesky is having none of it.
Wazesky lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Wazesky connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wazesky landing strikes from the mount and Maamladu is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Wazesky.
Maamladu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Wazesky connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maamladu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wazesky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maamladu is looking to escape.
Wazesky with a couple of short strikes.
Wazesky lands a big elbow.
Wazesky raining down shots from the mount!
Wazesky cracks Maamladu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Wazesky 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!

Maamladu shoots in and bounces Wazesky off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Maamladu preventing the sweep.
Wazesky working a defensive guard here.
Maamladu wants to pass the guard but Wazesky is keeping the position.
Wazesky wants to sweep here but Maamladu controlling him for the moment.
Brandon Wazesky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wazesky has momentary wrist control but Maamladu slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maamladu working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maamladu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wazesky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Wazesky kicks Maamladu off and gets to his feet.

Maamladu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wazesky to the mat! Wazesky manages to get full guard.
Wazesky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wazesky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wazesky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wazesky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maamladu tries to get to full guard but Wazesky has control of the leg.
Wazesky trying to control from half guard but Maamladu is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maamladu gets back to full guard.
Maamladu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wazesky wants to control from the top but Maamladu keeps moving.
Wazesky postures up in Maamladu's guard and throws a big left but Maamladu blocks it.
Maamladu doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maamladu shoots and misses

and Wazesky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maamladu won't be happy with that.
Wazesky working the body and head with strikes.
Maamladu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazesky works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Wazesky is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maamladu has escaped the position, nice work there.

Wazesky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maamladu, who protects the arm well.
Maamladu is trying to improve his position.
Wazesky lands a nice forearm strike.
Wazesky moves into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wazesky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maamladu is looking to escape.
Maamladu tries to reverse the position but Wazesky maintains control.
Wazesky lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wazesky with shots to the head and body - Maamladu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wazesky landing shots from mount.
Etu Maamladu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maamladu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Wazesky is going olschool here, as he tries to force Maamladu to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Maamladu shrugs it off.
Brandon Wazesky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wazesky wants to control the pace but Maamladu is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Wazesky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wazesky has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Wazesky!