PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Alexandrov (ranked 1879 p4p, 252 weight class) and Moonlight Maze (ranked 1949 p4p, 255 weight class). Maze has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Alexandrov
vs
Maze

192 cm
36
200 lbs
13 - 18 - 0

189 cm
29
190 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moonlight Maze!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maze misses with an attempted mid kick.

Maze gets caught flat footed, as Alexandrov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Alexandrov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alexandrov has managed to get both his arms back between Maze's legs - danger averted.
Alexandrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Maze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alexandrov's guard.

Maze has gone for a leg lock! Alexandrov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Maze's guard.

Maze is trying to keep Alexandrov in close.
Alexandrov landing with the ground and pound.

Maze escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alexandrov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Maze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alexandrov is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maze has momentary wrist control but Alexandrov slips an elbow through the middle.

Alexandrov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alexandrov throwing strikes but missing.
Alexandrov landing some decent shots from guard.
Alexandrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Maze escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alexandrov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alexandrov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alexandrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alexandrov distracts Maze with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maze is looking for a triangle but Alexandrov pushes his legs off easily.
Maze wants to sweep but no luck.

Maze looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alexandrov landing some decent shots from guard.
Maze looking for a sweep. Not yet Maze, not yet.
Alexandrov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alexandrov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alexandrov wants to control from the top but Maze keeps moving.

Maze looking for a guillotine here but Alexandrov defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexandrov lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maze has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alexandrov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Maze had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alexandrov defends it easily.

Maze is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alexandrov is aware though and is defending well.

Maze throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Maze looking for a guillotine here but Alexandrov defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexandrov won't allow Maze to sweep him here.
Alexandrov with a nice head shot there.
Alexandrov landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov throwing strikes from guard but Maze blocks nicely.
Alexandrov lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alexandrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alexandrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maze trying to keep a closed guard but Alexandrov is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maze is adopting a defensive guard.

Maze had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alexandrov defends it easily.
Maze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alexandrov is one step ahead there.
Maze has momentary wrist control but Alexandrov slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexey Alexandrov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Maze misses with a body kick.
Maze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maze scores with a leg kick.
Maze throws a head kick but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Alexandrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alexandrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maze.
Maze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexandrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maze can do to turn this around?
Jab by Alexandrov.
Maze misses with a kick to the body.
Maze slips under a jab from Alexandrov.
Maze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maze defending well as Alexandrov loads up on a big left hand.
Alexandrov slips a jab and a cross from Maze.
Maze throws a head kick but Alexandrov moves out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Alexandrov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov working the head and body with strikes.
Maze is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Alexandrov working the ground and pound.
Maze gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Maze tries to roll over but Alexandrov keeps him under control.
Alexandrov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Alexandrov there.

Maze looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maze tries to get to full guard but Alexandrov has control of the leg.
Maze manages to get to full guard.

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

Maze looking for a guillotine here but Alexandrov defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maze has momentary wrist control but Alexandrov slips an elbow through the middle.
Alexandrov is working Maze over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alexandrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alexandrov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Maze is rocked!
Maze is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maze is still in real trouble! Can Alexandrov finish him?
Alexandrov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Maze covers up, he's hurt! Alexandrov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Alexandrov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Alexandrov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Alexandrov!
An out of breath Alexey Alexandrov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.