PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Cathaway (ranked 1958 p4p, 225 weight class) and Moonlight Maze (ranked 1571 p4p, 195 weight class). Maze has chosen Sabine Kors feat. Timaro - Dagestan as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cathaway
vs
Maze

183 cm
29
195 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

189 cm
30
190 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent 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 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Cathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Moonlight Maze!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maze tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cathaway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Maze fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cathaway, pushing him back against the cage.
Maze lands a hook that snaps the head of Cathaway backwards.
Maze swings wildly with an uppercut but Cathaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maze throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cathaways head.
Cathaway misses with a punch on the inside.
Maze scores with a shot to the side of Cathaway's head.
Maze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cathaway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maze lands a nice uppercut.
Cathaway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maze throws a head punch that misses.
Cathaway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Cathaway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cathaway pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maze is out of range and Cathaway settles back down.
Cathaway scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Cathaway misses the target.
Maze is looking to clinch but Cathaway is avoiding it.
Maze is looking to clinch but Cathaway is avoiding it.
Maze moves to clinch but Cathaway breaks away
and Cathaway counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maze tries to clinch there but Cathaway circles away.
Maze tries to clinch there but Cathaway circles away.
Cathaway throws a lazy right hand but Maze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Cathaway gets tackled into the cage by Maze. Maze maintains the clinch.
Maze scores with a shot to the side of Cathaway's head.

Cathaway breaks from the clinch.
Maze tries to clinch but Cathaway is having none of it.

Maze drives through and clinches with Cathaway against the cage.
Maze misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cathaway.
Maze misses with a punch on the inside.
Maze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maze throws a head punch that misses.

Cathaway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cathaway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maze slips a jab from Cathaway.
Maze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Maze moves into the clinch successfully.
Maze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maze misses with some punches.
Maze throws a punch but it's blocked by Cathaway.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maze lands a hook to the side of the head.

Cathaway manages to break the clinch.
Maze is looking to clinch but Cathaway is avoiding it.

Maze moves into the clinch successfully.
Maze scores with a shot to the side of Cathaway's head.
Cathaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Cathaway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cathaway.

Maze gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Cathaway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cathaway misses with a looping left.
Cathaway throws a chopping leg kick but Maze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maze tries to clinch up but Cathaway circles away and keeps his distance.
Cathaway is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cathaway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maze.
Maze throws out a counter right but Cathaway avoids it with no problem.
Maze wants to clinch.

Maze takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cathaway breaks the clinch.
Maze tries to clinch up.
Maze fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Cathaway misses.
Cathaway misses with a hook.
Maze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cathaway.
Maze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Maze rushes Cathaway and presses him up against the cage.
Maze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maze misses with a punch on the inside.
Maze lands with a short shot to the head.

Cathaway breaks from the clinch.
Maze tries to clinch but Cathaway moves out of range.

Maze clinches up against the cage.
Cathaway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maze blocks a body shot from Cathaway.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cathaway fails to land.
Cathaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maze lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Cathaway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Maze moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cathaway trying to control the position but instead, Maze has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cathaway into the cage.
Maze working aggressively here.
A short right from Maze.
Maze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cathaway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cathaway content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cathaway blocks an uppercut.

Cathaway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maze on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cathaway. Cathaway obviously looking to wear him down.
Cathaway is looking to score with low kicks.
Maze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maze blocks a jab.
Maze wants to clinch up but Cathaway keeps it at a distance.

Maze clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moonlight Maze dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cathaway swats away the attempt to clinch by Maze.
Jimmy Cathaway is winning the standup battle so far.
Maze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cathaway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maze tries to clinch up but Cathaway circles away and keeps his distance.
Cathaway goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maze tries to clinch up.
Cathaway throws a leg kick but Maze sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Maze has closed the distance and engaged Cathaway in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maze.
Maze working aggressively here.

Cathaway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Maze clinches up against the cage.
Cathaway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maze throws a punch but it's blocked by Cathaway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Cathaway.

Cathaway manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maze throws a head punch that misses.
Maze misses with the head strike.
Maze misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cathaway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maze throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cathaways head.
Maze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cathaway blocking some punches.

Cathaway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cathaway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maze.
Cathaway throws a looping overhand right but Maze ducks down to avoid it.
Maze wants to clinch.
Cathaway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cathaway misses with an uppercut. Maze saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Maze blocks the leg kick.
Maze tries to clinch there but Cathaway circles away.
Cathaway lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maze's sensitive parts.
Maze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cathaway.
Cathaway circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Cathaway to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cathaway throwing a counter right hand but Maze manages to avoid it.
Maze is looking to clinch but Cathaway is avoiding it.
Cathaway circles away from the clinch attempt.

Maze has taken the fight to the clinch.

Cathaway manages to break the clinch.

Maze clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maze misses with a punch on the inside.
Maze misses with a punch on the inside.
Maze lands a hook that snaps the head of Cathaway backwards.
Maze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maze throws a punch but it's blocked by Cathaway.
Maze swings wildly with an uppercut but Cathaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Maze fails to land.
Maze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maze.
Cathaway blocking some punches.
Cathaway blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maze.
Maze misses with a punch on the inside.
Cathaway displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maze up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cathaway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moonlight Maze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Maze pushes Cathaway up against the cage in a clinch.
Cathaway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Maze fails to land.
Maze prevents a body shot from Cathaway.

Cathaway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Maze gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maze misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maze.
Cathaway blocking some punches.
Cathaway pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Maze fails to land.

Cathaway breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maze drives through and clinches with Cathaway against the cage.
Maze misses with a short punch on the inside.

Cathaway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Maze has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cathaway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maze misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cathaway.
Cathaway tries a body shot but Maze blocks it.
Maze misses with a hook from the clinch.

Cathaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cathaway.
Maze on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cathaway. Cathaway obviously looking to wear him down.
Cathaway tests Maze's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Moonlight Maze has been cut.
Maze walks into a left hand.
Maze tries to clinch there but Cathaway circles away.
Maze defending well as Cathaway loads up on a big left hand.
Maze tries to clinch but Cathaway moves out of range.
Maze avoids the body shot from Cathaway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Moonlight Maze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Moonlight Maze's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Maze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cathaway.
Maze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cathaway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cathaway keeps the fight on the outside.
Cathaway was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cathaway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maze moves out of range of the strikes.

Maze moves into range and clinches up with Cathaway.
Maze throws a head punch that misses.
Maze scores with a shot to the side of Cathaway's head.
Maze lands an uppercut.
Maze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cathaway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maze's elbow.
Maze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cathaway backwards.
Cathaway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cathaway wants to stall.
Maze swings wildly with an uppercut but Cathaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cathaway is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maze throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cathaways head.

Cathaway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Maze fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cathaway, pushing him back against the cage.
Moonlight Maze seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cathaway lands with a left to the head.
Cathaway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maze as Cathaway tries to tie him up.
Maze misses with a punch on the inside.
Cathaway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mazes head.
Maze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maze scores with a shot to the side of Cathaway's head.
Maze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maze has a couple of punches blocked by Cathaway.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maze.
Cathaway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cathaway wants to stall.

Cathaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moonlight Maze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Maze fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cathaway, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maze prevents a body shot from Cathaway.

Cathaway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Maze has managed to clinch.

Cathaway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Cathaway tenderised Maze's leg. Maze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maze drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Maze moves into the clinch successfully.

Cathaway breaks the clinch.
Cathaway throws a jab but it's blocked by Maze.
Maze tries to clinch but Cathaway is having none of it.
Maze blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maze closes the distance and clinches.

Cathaway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Maze clinches up with Cathaway and pushes him back against the cage.

Cathaway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Maze rushes Cathaway and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Cathaway breaks the clinch.

Maze has managed to clinch.
Maze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Cathaway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cathaway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maze manages to avoid it.
Cathaway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cathaway is looking to chop away at Maze's legs.
Maze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cathaway half committed to a counter leg kick.
Maze ducks right into an uppercut from Cathaway.

Maze closes the distance and pushes Cathaway back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maze prevents a body shot from Cathaway.
Cathaway stalling in the clinch but Maze improves position.

Cathaway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cathaway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maze moves away.
Cathaway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cathaway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cathaway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Cathaway on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Maze rushes Cathaway and presses him up against the cage.

Cathaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Maze has managed to clinch.
Maze throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cathaways head.
Maze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jimmy Cathaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cathaway tries to throw a body punch but Maze avoids it by throwing Cathaway back against the cage.
Maze blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moonlight Maze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maze winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moonlight Maze!
Moonlight Maze decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.