PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Berry Maldusa (ranked 3240 p4p, 2149 weight class) and Fighting Texas (ranked 400 p4p, 285 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Texas's choice of entrance music: Aggie Fight Song. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Maldusa
vs
Texas

188 cm
25
180
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
183
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Brooklyn Threads
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Berry Maldusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fighting Texas!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldusa throws a head kick that misses.
Maldusa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maldusa throws a shot from downtown. Texas moves away and avoids it.
Maldusa throws a head kick that misses.
Maldusa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Texas.
Texas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maldusa misses with an uppercut.
Maldusa misses with a leg kick
and Texas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Texas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maldusa.
Maldusa moves out of range as Texas strikes.
Texas lands a two punch combo.
Maldusa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Texas has closed the distance and engaged Maldusa in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Texas misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Texas.
A short left from Texas.
A right hand to the body from Texas.
Texas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maldusa backwards.
Texas lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Texas scores with a hook to the body.
Maldusa blocking some punches.
Texas presses Maldusa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Texas.
Texas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Texas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Texas.
Texas scores with a shoulder strike.
Texas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Texas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Texas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Texas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Texas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Texas misses with some punches.
Maldusa is trying to break free.
Maldusa blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Texas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maldusa backwards.
Texas lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Texas on the inside.
Maldusa blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Texas.
Still in the clinch, Texas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Texas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maldusa backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Texas.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Texas.
A right handed body shot lands from Texas.
Maldusa is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Texas.
Texas gets through Maldusa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Texas.
Maldusa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Texas.
Texas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Texas.
Texas throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldusa.
Texas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Texas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Texas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Texas lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Texas.
Texas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Texas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Texas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Texas lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Texas.
A short uppercut from Texas.
Texas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maldusa backwards.
Texas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maldusas head.
Texas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Texas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Texas lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Texas.
Texas lands a hook that snaps the head of Maldusa backwards.

Maldusa is rocked!
Texas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maldusa backwards.
Oh Maldusa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Texas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Texas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maldusa backwards.
Texas lands an uppercut.
Texas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Texas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maldusa backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fighting Texas 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.

Maldusa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Texas.
Maldusa seems to have got his legs back now.
Maldusa throws a right hand that misses
and Texas counters with a right hand to the body.
Texas lands with an uppercut that bounces Maldusa off the cage and back into range.
Texas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for Texas.
Fighting Texas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Maldusa.
Texas scores with a nice strike.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maldusa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maldusa throws an off balance right hand
and Texas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Texas connects with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maldusa.
Texas works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Texas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Maldusa got wobbled bad by a big combination! Texas presses forward with punches and knees until Maldusa stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Maldusa closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fighting Texas!
After the big win, Fighting Texas made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.