PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Maldini (ranked 1942 p4p, 3121 weight class) and Stefan De Vries (ranked 200 p4p, 302 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Maldini
vs
De Vries

181 cm
28
154
5 - 0 - 0

168 cm
29
143
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Maldini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De Vries!
De Vries waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maldini.
Maldini staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Maldini misses the target.
Maldini changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Vries thuds a left hand into Maldini's body.
De Vries uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Vries throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maldini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from De Vries.
Maldini misses with an uppercut.
De Vries lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maldini at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling De Vries to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Maldini.
De Vries tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maldini was well out of range. Poor timing from De Vries.
Maldini connects with a right hand. De Vries shakes it off.
Maldini connects with a jab.
Maldini scores with a hook to the body. De Vries takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maldini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maldini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maldini is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maldini lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Maldini misses the target.
De Vries let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Vries uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldini.
Maldini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries misses with a hook.
De Vries takes one to the chin there.
De Vries displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maldini throws out the jab.
Maldini with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands a nice shot to the body.
Maldini throws a combination. De Vries tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maldini misses with a left hand
and De Vries counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maldini throws a series of punches but De Vries avoids them all with ease.
Maldini slips a jab from De Vries.
De Vries has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Maldini is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Maldini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Vries tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maldini was well out of range. Poor timing from De Vries.
De Vries slips under a jab.
De Vries misses with a body punch
and De Vries takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Vries moves away.
Maldini listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maldini works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldini throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Vries connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maldini is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Vries throws a lazy uppercut
and Maldini counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Vries thinking.
Maldini connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paulo Maldini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldini throws a combination. De Vries tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maldini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Vries.
De Vries ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maldini moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Maldini dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Maldini lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Vries backs up against the cage.
De Vries misses with an uppercut. Maldini saw that one coming.
Maldini moves away from the strike by De Vries.
It looks like Maldini has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A cross from Maldini lands.
Maldini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maldini's corner calls for a 1-2. Maldini obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maldini lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vries throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maldini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Maldini, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Vries takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Vries momentarily.
Maldini looks to land a left hand but De Vries moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for De Vries, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Maldini misses the target.
Maldini misses with an uppercut. De Vries saw that one coming.
Maldini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Vries.
De Vries misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Maldini misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Maldini. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Maldini misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini throws a series of punches but De Vries moves out of range.
De Vries drops his hands momentarily and Maldini takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maldini connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maldini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maldini moves out of range of the strikes.
Maldini misses the shot to the body.
De Vries takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vries throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini ducks under a wild hook from De Vries.
De Vries ducks under a wild hook from Maldini.
Maldini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A lazy left from Maldini finds it's target.
Maldini scores with a decent looking hook.
De Vries takes one to the side of the head.
Maldini misses with a looping right.
De Vries has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maldini missing with a left hand there. De Vries was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries misses with an uppercut
and Maldini counters with a right hand to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but De Vries might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Maldini has got the better of the exchanges.
De Vries swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Maldini misses the target.
De Vries avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maldini loads up on a big right hand but De Vries slips the punch.
De Vries has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldini connects with a right hand. De Vries shakes it off.
Maldini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Vries.
Maldini scores with a one two! De Vries had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maldini throws a body punch but De Vries moves out of range.
Maldini misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Maldini dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

De Vries slips under a jab from Maldini.
De Vries misses with a left hand
and Maldini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Vries throws the left hand but Maldini avoids the punch easily.
Maldini is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Vries throws a jab but it's blocked by Maldini.
De Vries misses with an uppercut.
Maldini misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from De Vries on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Vries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maldini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini throws a big shot that misses.
Maldini lands with a hook. De Vries tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Vries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Maldini wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Vries takes one to the side of the head.
De Vries misses with an uppercut
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Vries keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from Maldini misses.
De Vries drops his hands momentarily and Maldini takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stefan De Vries has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries slips a straight right by Maldini.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Vries! But no joy.
Maldini cracks De Vries with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maldini scores with a decent looking hook.
De Vries misses with an uppercut
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vries swings widly with a right hand
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Maldini swings widly with a right hand
and De Vries counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Vries moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Vries! But no joy.
Maldini gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Vries throws an off balance right hand
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
De Vries takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Vries circles away quickly and effectively.
Maldini lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Vries avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maldini throws the left hand but De Vries avoids the punch easily.
De Vries on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maldini throws out a powerful jab.
De Vries takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Vries darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maldini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini throws a jab when De Vries was well out of range.
De Vries throws a lazy uppercut
and Maldini counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Vries thinking.
Maldini throws a series of punches but De Vries avoids them all with ease.
Maldini misses with a straight left.
It seemed like De Vries was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maldini scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldini moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maldini misses the jab.
Maldini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Vries can do to turn this around?
De Vries bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Maldini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maldini 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Maldini!