PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Maxwell (ranked 24254 p4p, 553 weight class) and Alexander Garelin (ranked 4935 p4p, 433 weight class). Maxwell comes to the cage accompanied by K'NAAN - Wavin' Flag. Garelin has chosen Pulcino Pio as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maxwell
vs
Garelin

195 cm
21
280 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

191 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Garelin!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maxwell misses with a straight left.
Maxwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garelin.
Garelin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maxwell.
Maxwell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garelin.
Maxwell is looking for a counter combo.
Maxwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maxwell misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Maxwell. Those never looked like landing.
Maxwell swings for the body but Garelin moves out of range.
Maxwell 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.
Maxwell misses with an uppercut.
Garelin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Garelin misses the target.
Garelin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Kevin Maxwell has been cut.
Garelin dodges the punch combination from Maxwell.
Garelin throws out a counter right but Maxwell avoids it with no problem.
Maxwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garelin looks to throw the jab but Maxwell is out of range.
Garelin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maxwell.
Maxwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maxwell is looking to wear down Garelin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Maxwell pushes Garelin up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garelin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maxwell lands a nice shot to the body.
Garelin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maxwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Garelin is just out of range.
Garelin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maxwell.
Garelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maxwell throws a series of punches but Garelin avoids them all with ease.
Maxwell looks to land a left hand but Garelin moved out of range nicely.
Maxwell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maxwell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garelin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maxwell throws a series of punches but Garelin avoids them all with ease.
Maxwell is breathing heavily.
Garelin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maxwell doesn't seem bothered though.
Garelin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maxwell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garelin misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maxwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garelin was well out of range. Poor timing from Maxwell.

Garelin moves into the clinch.

Maxwell manages to break the clinch.
Garelin scores with a nice strike.
Garelin throws a looping overhand right but Maxwell ducks down to avoid it.
Maxwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garelin loads up on a big right hand but Maxwell slips the punch.
Garelin digs a good body shot into Maxwell's ribs.
A big left from Garelin misses.
Garelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garelin fails with the takedown.
Maxwell misses with a straight left.
Maxwell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maxwell misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell takes one on the button.

Maxwell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Garelin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garelin stays in close to Maxwell's body and controls the position.
Garelin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garelin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garelin distracts Maxwell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell has momentary wrist control but Garelin slips an elbow through the middle.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Maxwell keeping full guard, as Garelin tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garelin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Maxwell misses the target.

Garelin feints and as Maxwell raises his hands in defense, Garelin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garelin throwing strikes from guard but Maxwell blocks nicely.
Garelin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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 Kevin Maxwell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Maxwell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Garelin throws the left hand but Maxwell avoids the punch easily.
Garelin throws a poor cross that misses
and Maxwell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Alexander Garelin has been cut.
Garelin throws a leg kick but Maxwell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garelin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maxwell counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Maxwell.
Donk. Garelin catches Maxwell right on the button with a cross.
Maxwell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garelin's head.
Maxwell batters Garelin with a massive right followed by a huge left! Garelin is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Maxwell lands a final crushing right hand to drop Garelin to the mat with a gruesome thud! Maxwell is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kevin Maxwell!
Kevin Maxwell looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Money Mek - we've got some unfinished business'.