PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Maraçon (ranked 25 p4p, 5 weight class) and Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 29 p4p, 6 weight class). Maraçon comes to the cage accompanied by Pistolero. Sameh Mahmoud acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Maraçon
vs
Mahmoud

186 cm
35
185 lbs
33 - 10 - 2

180 cm
35
193 lbs
35 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Pablo Maraçon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmoud looks to throw the jab but Maraçon is out of range.
It looked like Maraçon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mahmoud.
Maraçon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Maraçon throws a lazy right hand but Mahmoud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maraçon slips a jab from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud is looking to land body kicks.
A lazy left from Maraçon finds it's target.
Mahmoud walks into a left hand.
Maraçon missing with a left hand there. Mahmoud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maraçon scores with a decent looking hook.
Maraçon misses with a right hand

and Mahmoud counters by moving into the clinch.
Mahmoud gets through Maraçon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maraçon scores with a shot to the side of Mahmoud's head.
Maraçon avoiding damage as Mahmoud throws knees to the body.
Mahmoud prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mahmoud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maraçon's brow.
Maraçon misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Maraçon.
Maraçon lands a body shot.
Maraçon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mahmoud backwards.
Maraçon misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Maraçon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahmoud.
Maraçon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahmoud can't find room to land a body shot as Maraçon controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maraçon.
Maraçon lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Mahmoud as the two fighters clinch.
Mahmoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Maraçon.
Maraçon lands a nice uppercut.
Maraçon misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahmoud has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maraçon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mahmoud can turn it around.
Maraçon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mahmoud.
Maraçon digs a right hand underneath Mahmoud's ribcage. Mahmoud let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maraçon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Maraçon.
Mahmoud looks winded!
Mahmoud tries to work over Maraçon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahmoud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maraçons head.
Mahmoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maraçon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maraçon tries a body shot but Mahmoud blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maraçon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maraçon lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Maraçon.
Maraçon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahmoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maraçon tries to throw a body punch but Mahmoud avoids it by throwing Maraçon back against the cage.
Mahmoud tries a knee to the head but Maraçon blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maraçon.
Mahmoud is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Maraçon.
Maraçon struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahmoud controls his hands.
Maraçon tries to throw a body punch but Mahmoud avoids it by throwing Maraçon back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maraçon.
Maraçon blocks a body shot from Mahmoud.
Maraçon lands a right hand.
Mahmoud takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Sameh Mahmoud has been cut.
Mahmoud wants to stall.
A short right from Maraçon on the inside.
Maraçon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maraçon blocks a body shot from Mahmoud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maraçon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahmoud takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Maraçon.
Maraçon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahmoud is looking to clinch but Maraçon is avoiding it.
Maraçon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mahmoud takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maraçon misses with a lunging right hand
and Mahmoud counters with a left to the body.
Mahmoud's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maraçon under the eye.
Maraçon cracks the inside of Mahmoud's front leg.

Mahmoud takes the fight into the clinch.
Maraçon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mahmoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahmoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahmoud misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmoud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahmoud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maraçon.
Maraçon lands with a short shot to the head.
Maraçon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mahmoud backwards.
Maraçon gets through Mahmoud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahmoud lands a body shot.
Maraçon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mahmoud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maraçon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Maraçon.
Maraçon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahmoud's elbow.
Mahmoud scores with a hook to the body.
Mahmoud tries to throw a body punch but Maraçon avoids it by throwing Mahmoud back against the cage.
Maraçon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahmoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maraçon has a couple of punches blocked by Mahmoud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahmoud misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Maraçon.
Mahmoud can't find room to land a body shot as Maraçon controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Maraçon fails to land.
A short right from Maraçon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Maraçon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sameh Mahmoud's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mahmoud staying out of range there.
Maraçon scores with a spinning back kick!
Mahmoud takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maraçon catches Mahmoud with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maraçon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mahmoud lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maraçon takes a swing at Mahmoud's ribcage but misses.
Mahmoud throws a body punch but Maraçon moves out of range.
Maraçon connects with a body shot.
Donk. Maraçon catches Mahmoud right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon throws an off balance right hand
and Mahmoud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maraçon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahmoud.
Maraçon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahmoud.
Pablo Maraçon is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahmoud stuns Maraçon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pablo Maraçon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Mahmoud with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud misses with a low kick.
Mahmoud throws the kick towards the body but Maraçon avoids it.
Mahmoud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maraçon throws a body shot but no joy.
Maraçon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maraçon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mahmoud connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maraçon scrambles back to his feet.
Mahmoud throws a leg kick
and Maraçon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maraçon throws a solid leg kick but Mahmoud takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maraçon.
Maraçon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maraçon scores with a decent looking hook.
Maraçon misses with a body kick.
Maraçon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mahmoud. That did some damage!
Maraçon scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maraçon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mahmoud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maraçon scores with a push kick.
Maraçon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maraçon cracks Mahmoud with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maraçon misses with a straight right.
Mahmoud moves out of range as Maraçon throws a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maraçon.
Maraçon throws a series of punches but Mahmoud moves out of range.
Mahmoud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maraçon was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmoud.
Maraçon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahmoud.
Maraçon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mahmoud throws out a loose jab but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maraçon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahmoud can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mahmoud on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mahmoud wants to clinch up but Maraçon keeps it at a distance.
Maraçon circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Maraçon misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mahmoud 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 Maraçon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maraçon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maraçon scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maraçon.
Mahmoud lands with a straight right. Maraçon didn't see that one coming.
Mahmoud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maraçon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maraçon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mahmoud on the side of the head.
Mahmoud misses with a hook
and Maraçon counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Maraçon tenderised Mahmoud's leg. Mahmoud is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maraçon thumps Mahmoud with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maraçon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahmoud was well out of range. Poor timing from Maraçon.
Mahmoud scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maraçon doesn't seem bothered though.
Mahmoud moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mahmoud just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmoud blocks a jab.
Maraçon walks into a jab.
Maraçon scores with a jab to the head.
Mahmoud's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maraçon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maraçon misses with an uppercut.
Maraçon throws a solid leg kick but Mahmoud takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maraçon.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mahmoud, right into the meat.
Maraçon throws a lazy body kick
and Mahmoud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maraçon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Maraçon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sameh Mahmoud's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maraçon tests Mahmoud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maraçon throws a front kick aimed at Mahmoud's knee but Mahmoud avoids it well.
Mahmoud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mahmoud tries to clinch up.
Maraçon misses with a low kick as Mahmoud jumps back.
Maraçon lands with a right hand.
Maraçon ducks under a wild hook from Mahmoud.
Maraçon misses with a hook. Mahmoud ducked under it nicely.
Maraçon throws a hook but Mahmoud blocks it.
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Maraçon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmoud looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mahmoud scores with the left hand. Maraçon knows he should have avoided that one.
Mahmoud moves out of range of the leg kick from Maraçon.
Maraçon throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Maraçon.
Maraçon slips a jab from Mahmoud.
Maraçon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mahmoud looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mahmoud lands with an uppercut that bounces Maraçon off the cage and back into range.
Maraçon throws a low kick, looking for Mahmoud's leg but Mahmoud calmly moves out of range.
Mahmoud lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maraçon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahmoud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maraçon stalks Mahmoud and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mahmoud's face. Mahmoud staggers backwards, shaken.
Mahmoud connects with a right hand. Maraçon shakes it off.
Maraçon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mahmoud counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maraçon's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmoud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mahmoud takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maraçon, right into the meat.
Maraçon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahmoud manages to avoid it.
Maraçon cracks the inside of Mahmoud's front leg.
Mahmoud slips a straight right by Maraçon.
Maraçon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mahmoud lands with a nice body punch.
Mahmoud slips a jab from Maraçon.
Maraçon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the side of Maraçon's head but Maraçon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maraçon.
Maraçon throws a hook to the side of Mahmoud's head but Mahmoud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahmoud wants to counter the offense by Maraçon and move into the clinch position.
Mahmoud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maraçon.
Mahmoud has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mahmoud changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon scores with a nice right hand.
Mahmoud misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maraçon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mahmoud throws an overhand right that lands on Maraçon's shoulder, as Maraçon tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Maraçon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mahmoud.
Maraçon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maraçon misses with a jab to the body
and Mahmoud counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mahmoud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maraçon throws out the jab.
Mahmoud counters with a body kick.
Maraçon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maraçon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mahmoud tries a low kick but Maraçon avoids it.

Mahmoud gets a clinch.
Mahmoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maraçon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maraçon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mahmoud.
Maraçon tries to work over Mahmoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahmoud tries a body shot but Maraçon blocks it.
Pablo Maraçon has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maraçon tries a body shot but Mahmoud blocks it.
Nice body punch from Maraçon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahmoud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maraçon blocks a body shot from Mahmoud.
Maraçon tries a body shot but Mahmoud blocks it.
Maraçon misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maraçon.
Maraçon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mahmoud just leaning against Maraçon, taking a breather.
Maraçon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mahmoud.
Mahmoud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maraçon blocking some punches.

Maraçon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maraçon keeps the fight on the outside.
Mahmoud feints a jab promting Maraçon to slip. Mahmoud then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maraçon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mahmoud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maraçon lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Maraçon clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sameh Mahmoud's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mahmoud swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maraçon counters with a good, hard body kick but Mahmoud shrugs it off.
Maraçon throws a shot to the body.
Maraçon motions for Mahmoud to come forward. Maraçon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maraçon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mahmoud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maraçon.
Maraçon takes a swing at Mahmoud's ribcage but misses.
Maraçon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mahmoud connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maraçon scrambles back to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maraçon 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 Mahmoud has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mahmoud and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mahmoud wants to counter with a clinch but Maraçon pushes him away.
Maraçon looks for the body kick but Mahmoud saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmoud lands with a nice body punch.
Mahmoud blocks a low kick nicely.
Mahmoud takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Maraçon swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maraçon swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maraçon misses with a head kick.
Maraçon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maraçon throws an overhand right that lands on Mahmoud's shoulder, as Mahmoud tries to avoid the shot.
Maraçon connects with an inside leg kick.
Mahmoud misses with an uppercut.
Mahmoud walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maraçon loads up on a big right hand but Mahmoud slips the punch.
Maraçon scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maraçon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mahmoud has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maraçon.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maraçon.

Mahmoud clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maraçon.
Maraçon presses Mahmoud against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahmoud.
Mahmoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Mahmoud is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maraçon is keeping busy.
Maraçon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahmoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahmoud throws a head punch that misses.
Maraçon tries to work over Mahmoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Maraçon.
Mahmoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maraçon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahmoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maraçon tries to work over Mahmoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahmoud works on Maraçon's body with a couple of short punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short right from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mahmoud just leaning against Maraçon, taking a breather.
Maraçon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Maraçon.
Mahmoud prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mahmoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maraçon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maraçon tries a body shot but Mahmoud blocks it.
Maraçon blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Maraçon on the inside.
Maraçon misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Maraçon.
Maraçon blocking some punches.
Maraçon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maraçon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahmoud unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maraçon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mahmoud.
Maraçon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mahmoud blocks a body shot from Maraçon.
Mahmoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Maraçon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maraçon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahmoud.
A good leg kick by Maraçon.
Mahmoud attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mahmoud sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Maraçon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahmoud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Maraçon had his way with Sameh Mahmoud in that round.
The cut man is working on Sameh Mahmoud's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mahmoud misses with a straight left.
Maraçon scores with a jab to the head.
Maraçon slips a jab from Mahmoud.
Maraçon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maraçon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mahmoud on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maraçon scores with a jab to the body.
Mahmoud moves away from the strike by Maraçon.
Maraçon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon tests Mahmoud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maraçon just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mahmoud! But no joy.
A jab from Mahmoud finds it's way through Maraçon's defenses.
Maraçon thuds his right hand into Mahmoud's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maraçon slips under a jab.
Maraçon misses with a looping left.
Mahmoud looks to land a left hand but Maraçon moved out of range nicely.
Mahmoud buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maraçon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maraçon.
Mahmoud moves away from the strike by Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahmoud.

Maraçon tries to keep at a distance but Mahmoud has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maraçon blocks a body shot from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maraçon lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud lands with a short shot to the head.
Maraçon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maraçon blocking some punches.
Mahmoud blocks a body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mahmoud lands with a short shot to the head.
Mahmoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahmoud blocks a body shot from Maraçon.
Mahmoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maraçon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahmoud looking to stall.
Mahmoud lands an elbow just above Maraçon 's eye.
Maraçon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maraçon tries to throw a body punch but Mahmoud avoids it by throwing Maraçon back against the cage.
Maraçon misses with the head strike.
Mahmoud stalling.
Mahmoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maraçon swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud misses with a knee to the head.
Maraçon lands a hook that snaps the head of Mahmoud backwards.
Mahmoud scores with a shot to the side of Maraçon's head.
Maraçon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahmoud blocking some punches.
Mahmoud tries to throw a body punch but Maraçon avoids it by throwing Mahmoud back against the cage.
Mahmoud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maraçon swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maraçon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maraçon lands a body shot.
Mahmoud is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahmoud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maraçon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maraçon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maraçon lands a shot to the body.
Maraçon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maraçon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maraçon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahmoud's elbow.
Sameh Mahmoud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmoud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahmoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahmoud stalling in the clinch but Maraçon improves position.
Mahmoud takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahmoud blocks a body shot from Maraçon.
Mahmoud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maraçon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maraçon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahmoud's elbow.
Maraçon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahmoud lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Mahmoud.
Maraçon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahmoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with a punch to the body.
Maraçon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mahmoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Maraçon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Maraçon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maraçon 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Maraçon!
Pablo Maraçon thanked the fans post fight for their support.