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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liber Alderich (ranked 2336 p4p, 259 weight class) and Paul Maul (ranked 3275 p4p, 335 weight class). Alderich comes to the cage accompanied by Till I collapse . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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183 lbs
19 - 12 - 1 |
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182 lbs
30 - 29 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liber Alderich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 29 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maul!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Maul both land. Nice combination.
Alderich cracks Maul with an open hand slap.
Maul fails with a takedown attempt.
Alderich takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alderich.
Alderich lands with a left to the head.
Alderich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maul tries to work over Alderich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alderich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alderich has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Maul stuffs the takedown.
Maul scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alderich scores with a three punch combo!
Maul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maul misses with a hook.
Maul moves into range and clinches up with Alderich.
Alderich blocks an uppercut.
Alderich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maul lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alderich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maul scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alderich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maul.
Alderich wants to clinch.
Maul with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alderich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alderich takes the fight into the clinch.
Maul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alderich.
Alderich breaks from the clinch.
Maul scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alderich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maul sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alderich somewhat.
Maul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alderich moves out of range as Maul strikes.
Maul motions for Alderich to come forward. Maul throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Maul misses.
Maul scores with a punch to the head.
Alderich cracks the inside of Maul's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alderich has managed to clinch.
Alderich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maul dives in for a single leg takedown but Alderich sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maul misses with a body kick.
Alderich connects with a leg kick. Maul looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maul bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alderich's head backwards.
A right-left combo lands from Alderich.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maul 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 Alderich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alderich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alderich moves into the clinch.
Alderich misses with a body punch.
Maul throws a head punch that misses.
Maul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alderich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alderich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alderich throws a body shot but no joy.
Maul with a hook.
Alderich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul scores with a jab. Alderich acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alderich dodges the punch combination from Maul.
Maul scores with a body shot.
Alderich ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Alderich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maul misses with a looping left.
A combination from Alderich does no damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Alderich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maul shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maul trying to control the action but Alderich is working from the bottom.
Maul is looking to advance position but Alderich won't allow it.
Maul is looking to pass Alderich's guard but actually Alderich recovers to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul trying to control but Alderich is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maul stopping the sweep attempt from Alderich.
Alderich is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Alderich looking for a sweep. Not yet Alderich, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alderich has control of Maul's left arm, preventing Maul from doing any damage.
Alderich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Maul will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maul shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alderich eats them both and turns towards Maul to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alderich wants to clinch.
Alderich clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Alderich.
Alderich wants the takedown. Maul is fighting it off but Alderich persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Maul's guard against the cage.
Maul wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maul seems keen to control Alderich's posture.
Alderich postures up in Maul's guard and throws a big left but Maul blocks it.
Maul is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alderich trying to control the position from guard on top but Maul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alderich looking to pass the guard.
Maul keeping moving, preventing Alderich from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderich is looking to work some ground and pound but Maul has wrist control.
Alderich is fighting to break Maul's control of his arms but Maul is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Maul trying to control the position.
Alderich throws a strike but Maul rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alderich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maul wants to control from the top but Alderich keeps moving.
Alderich is pulling down on Maul's head to control his posture.
Maul sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderich wants to sweep but no luck.
Maul trying to control but Alderich is working from the bottom.
Alderich seems keen to control Maul's posture.
Alderich wants to sweep here but Maul controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Liber Alderich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alderich closes the distance and pushes Maul back into the cage.
Alderich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alderich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
Maul blocks a body shot from Alderich.
Alderich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
Maul is working for takedown but Alderich is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Liber Alderich has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul tries a knee to the head but Alderich blocks it.
Maul is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alderich is defending well for now.
Alderich struggles to land a body shot inside as Maul controls his hands.
Alderich throws a head punch that misses.
Alderich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maul or not.
Maul misses with a body punch.
Alderich breaks the clinch.
Alderich tries to clinch there but Maul circles away.
Alderich slips a straight right by Maul.
Maul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alderich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maul scores with a decent looking hook.
Alderich is rocked!
Maul connects with a leg kick. Alderich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh Alderich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maul circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Alderich to the canvas! Alderich doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Maul keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Maul!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Maul thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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