PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ralphie Maldonado (ranked 1405 p4p, 1298 weight class) and Marcin Cutlas (ranked 162 p4p, 152 weight class). 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.

Maldonado
vs
Cutlas

179 cm
24
165
12 - 9 - 0

180 cm
24
170
6 - 5 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralphie Maldonado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcin Cutlas!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Cutlas.
Cutlas connects with a body shot that sends Maldonado's belly button to the back.
Ralphie Maldonado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldonado misses with a hook
and Cutlas counters with a series of strikes. Maldonado will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maldonado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cutlas was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldonado.
Cutlas moves out of range of the strikes.
Cutlas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cutlas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cutlas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maldonado as he avoids it easily.
Maldonado's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cutlas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maldonado scrambles back to his feet.
Maldonado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cutlas lands a jab to Maldonado's midsection.

Cutlas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maldonado, pushing him back against the cage.
Cutlas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maldonado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cutlas misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cutlas swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldonado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cutlas misses with some punches.
Maldonado blocking some punches.
Cutlas misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutlas throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldonado.
Maldonado prevents a body shot from Cutlas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldonado.
Cutlas struggles to land a body shot inside as Maldonado controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Maldonado scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maldonado unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cutlas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maldonado tries to break free but Cutlas pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cutlas.
Maldonado blocks a body shot from Cutlas.

Maldonado breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cutlas.
Cutlas moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Cutlas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maldonado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maldonado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maldonado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cutlas paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado takes a swing at Cutlas's ribcage but misses.
Cutlas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cutlas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maldonado.
Cutlas defending well as Maldonado loads up on a big left hand.
Cutlas throws a body punch but Maldonado moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Maldonado misses the target.
Cutlas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maldonado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutlas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cutlas drops his hands momentarily and Maldonado takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cutlas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maldonado stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maldonado misses with an uppercut.
Cutlas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cutlas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maldonado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maldonado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cutlas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maldonado wants to clinch.
Cutlas looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldonado is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutlas lands with an uppercut that bounces Maldonado off the cage and back into range.
Cutlas shoots in looking for a takedown. Maldonado tries to sprawl out of it but Cutlas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maldonado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maldonado connects with a body shot.
Maldonado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cutlas moves away.
Cutlas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maldonado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maldonado wants to clinch up but Cutlas keeps it at a distance.
Cutlas tries to counter with a clinch but Maldonado shakes him off and moves away.
Maldonado stuns Cutlas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cutlas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maldonado throws the left hand but Cutlas avoids the punch easily.
Cutlas moves out of range as Maldonado strikes.
Cutlas cracks Maldonado with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cutlas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldonado scores with a hook to the body. Cutlas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cutlas loads up on a big right hand but Maldonado slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutlas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maldonado tries to clinch there but Cutlas circles away.
Maldonado throws a hook but Cutlas blocks it.
Maldonado misses with a looping left.
Maldonado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cutlas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cutlas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maldonado tries to avoid it but Cutlas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maldonado to the ground. Maldonado escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ralphie Maldonado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcin Cutlas.

Maldonado moves into range and clinches up with Cutlas.
Maldonado missing with knees to the body.
Maldonado has had enough of the clinch but Cutlas keeps him there for the moment.
Maldonado looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maldonado blocks an uppercut.
Maldonado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maldonado blocking some punches.
Cutlas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcin Cutlas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cutlas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maldonado to the ground. Cutlas is now in Maldonado's guard.
Cutlas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cutlas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cutlas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cutlas throws a big right hand that misses.
Maldonado keeping moving, preventing Cutlas from controlling successfully.
Cutlas might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Maldonado haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldonado wants to stand but Cutlas is controlling the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cutlas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Cutlas. That snapped Maldonado's head back.
Maldonado misses with a straight right.
Cutlas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maldonado.

Maldonado forces Cutlas back against the cage and clinches.
Cutlas digs a right hand underneath Maldonado's ribcage. Maldonado let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cutlas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Cutlas.
Maldonado wants to break free but Cutlas has control.
Cutlas swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldonado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cutlas tries to work over Maldonado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maldonado blocks an uppercut.
Maldonado stops a takedown attempt from Cutlas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutlas has a couple of punches blocked by Maldonado.
Maldonado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cutlas throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldonado.
Maldonado blocking some punches.

Maldonado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Cutlas.
Maldonado just misses with a punch to the body.
Cutlas throws out a counter right but Maldonado avoids it with no problem.
Cutlas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cutlas needs to keep his hands up - Maldonado had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldonado throws a jab but it's blocked by Cutlas.
Cutlas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cutlas misses the shot to the body.
Cutlas slips a jab from Maldonado.
Ralphie Maldonado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maldonado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cutlas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cutlas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maldonado tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Cutlas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cutlas.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cutlas working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Cutlas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutlas with a nice head shot there.
Cutlas wants to control from the top but Maldonado keeps moving.
Maldonado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cutlas.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cutlas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cutlas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cutlas wants to pass the guard but Maldonado is keeping the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cutlas wants to control from the top but Maldonado keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Cutlas as he connects with a hook.
Cutlas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab lands there for Cutlas.
Maldonado looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Maldonado tries to keep at a distance but Cutlas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cutlas misses with a punch on the inside.
Maldonado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Maldonado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado clobbers Cutlas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cutlas lands with a straight right. Maldonado didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcin Cutlas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Maldonado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maldonado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cutlas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maldonado lands a lovely overhand right.
Cutlas is holding his hands too far apart here. Maldonado throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Cutlas is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ralphie Maldonado!
In his post fight interview, Ralphie Maldonado started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Marcin Cutlas had this to say: '110 iq'.