PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Markus Maverick (ranked 4110 p4p, 5663 weight class) and Rian Tully (ranked 498 p4p, 617 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Maverick
vs
Tully

184 cm
25
193
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Markus Maverick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rian Tully!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maverick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tully avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tully swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maverick swings widly with a right hand
and Tully cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maverick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maverick thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Tully was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tully connects with a looping right hand.

Maverick drops Tully with a beautiful combination! Tully stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Maverick is looking for the KO!

Tully is rocked!

It looks like Rian Tully has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maverick misses with a looping left.
Tully connects with a single shot there.
Tully darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tully shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maverick but Maverick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Markus Maverick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tully.
Maverick is looking to counter punch.
Maverick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tully circles away quickly and effectively.
Tully let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tully slips a jab and a cross from Maverick.
Maverick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maverick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tully uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maverick.
A combination from Maverick does no damage.
Tully looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maverick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tully misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Markus Maverick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rian Tully.
Maverick misses with a hook
and Tully connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tully swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tully back to the cage. Maverick follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maverick is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maverick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tully moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tully keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maverick.
Tully moves away from the strike by Maverick.
Maverick cracks Tully with an open hand slap.
Maverick misses with a wild combination.
Tully scores with a nice right hand.
Maverick throws a nice looking combination but Tully bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tully! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Tully - just one landing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tully or perhaps it was just good defense by Maverick, which made it look bad.
Tully pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maverick back to the cage. Tully follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maverick scores with a decent looking hook.
Tully jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good exchange - Tully coming out on top.
Maverick throws a series of punches but Tully moves out of range.
Tully lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maverick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tully.
Markus Maverick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maverick misses with an uppercut
and Tully counters with a straight right hand.
Tully is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maverick had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Maverick misses with a straight left.
Tully moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tully darts in looking for a takedown but Maverick gets double underhooks and turns Tully into the cage.
Maverick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maverick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Maverick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tully on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maverick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Maverick misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Tully's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Maverick throws a poor cross that misses
and Tully counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Maverick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rian Tully's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maverick misses the jab.
As Maverick backs off Tully throws a huge counter combo but Maverick manages to avoid it all.
Maverick looks to throw the jab but Tully is out of range.
Tully is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Maverick throws a looping overhand right but Tully ducks down to avoid it.
Tully digs a good body shot into Maverick's ribs.
Markus Maverick is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Maverick misses.
A little jabbing left from Tully on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maverick throws a jab but it's blocked by Tully.
Maverick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tully circles away quickly and effectively.
Maverick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tully counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tully blocks a jab.
Tully lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maverick backs up against the cage.
Tully blocks a jab.
Tully shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maverick as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Tully was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tully defending well as Maverick loads up on a big left hand.
Maverick misses with a lunging right hand
and Tully counters with a two punch combo.
Tully dodges the punch combination from Maverick.
Tully throws a counter combo.
Maverick misses with an uppercut. Tully saw that one coming.
Tully shoots in for a takedown but Maverick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tully fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maverick avoids it really well and circles away.
Markus Maverick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rian Tully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tully cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Maverick as Tully shoots in.
Tully steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maverick.
The fighters circling - Maverick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tully might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Maverick has got the better of the exchanges.
Tully ducks under a wild hook from Maverick.
It seemed like Tully was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maverick is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maverick misses with a hook
and Tully counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tully changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tully.
Maverick throws a lazy uppercut
and Tully counters with a two punch combo.
Markus Maverick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Maverick as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maverick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maverick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tully throws a counter combo.
Maverick moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Maverick.
Tully looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maverick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maverick throws a hook but Tully blocks it.
Tully swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maverick misses with an uppercut.
Tully looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tully ducks under a wild hook from Maverick.
Maverick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maverick misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maverick.
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!
A punch combination from Maverick misses.
Tully takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tully looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tully showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maverick.
Tully slips a jab from Maverick.
Maverick misses with a looping right.
Maverick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tully.
Tully let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tully feints a jab promting Maverick to slip. Tully then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maverick slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Maverick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rian Tully's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Maverick there.
Maverick misses with a lunging right hand
and Tully counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maverick throws a right hand that Tully ducks under and follows up with a left that Tully also avoids with ease.
Maverick misses with a combination
and Tully connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tully connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maverick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maverick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tully lands a really nice looking cross but Maverick seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from Maverick misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Maverick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Tully was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maverick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maverick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tully misses with a takedown attempt - Maverick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maverick throws an overhand right that lands on Tully's shoulder, as Tully tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maverick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maverick there as he acknowledges the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tully.
Maverick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully looks to land a combination. Maverick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tully has a takedown stuffed.
Markus Maverick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rian Tully.
Tully defending well as Maverick loads up on a big left hand.
Tully swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tully moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Tully releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tully tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maverick was well out of range. Poor timing from Tully.
Tully dives in for a single leg takedown but Maverick sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tully slips a straight right by Maverick.
Tully swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maverick throws a hook but Tully blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Maverick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tully cracks Maverick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maverick misses with a looping right.
Maverick stuffs the takedown.
Tully staying out of range there.
Maverick throws a right and a left that Tully avoids nicely.
Maverick feints a jab promting Tully to slip. Maverick then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tully slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Maverick throws a lazy uppercut
and Tully counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maverick misses with an uppercut. Tully saw that one coming.
Tully lands a nice hook to Maverick's body. Maverick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maverick throws a series of punches but Tully avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Tully on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maverick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tully on the side of the head.
Tully ducks under a wild hook from Maverick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maverick looks to land a combination but Tully avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tully.
Maverick lands a really nice looking cross but Tully seems unphased.
A jab from Maverick misses.
Maverick throws a lazy right hand but Tully sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rian Tully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markus Maverick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maverick misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Maverick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maverick 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Maverick!