PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Klinx Maxwell (ranked 4070 p4p, 3744 weight class) and Vladimir Rurikovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maxwell
vs
Rurikovich

180 cm
21
176
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
184
7 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Klinx Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Rurikovich!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rurikovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maxwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rurikovich is looking to chop away at Maxwell's legs.
As Rurikovich tries to get set, Maxwell tries to push him back and clinch up but Rurikovich manages to avoid the attempt.
Maxwell tries to clinch there but Rurikovich circles away.
Maxwell wants to clinch.
Vladimir Rurikovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rurikovich throws a series of punches but Maxwell moves out of range.
Maxwell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rurikovich manages to circle out of the way.
Rurikovich throws a lazy right hand but Maxwell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Rurikovich has managed to clinch.
Maxwell crunches a lovely knee into Rurikovich's ribcage.
Maxwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rurikovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Rurikovich blocks with his arms.
I was talking to Maxwell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Maxwell misses with a knee strike.
Maxwell with a knee to the head.
Rurikovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maxwell connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rurikovich.
Maxwell landing knees to the head.
Rurikovich misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurikovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rurikovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rurikovich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rurikovich avoids it.
Rurikovich has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Rurikovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rurikovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Maxwell controls his hands.
Rurikovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maxwell's elbow.
Maxwell lands an elbow that stopped Rurikovich in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Rurikovich as the two fighters clinch.
Maxwell blocks the elbow strike.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Rurikovich blocks with his arms.
Rurikovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maxwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rurikovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rurikovich lands a nice elbow.
Maxwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rurikovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rurikovich tries to work over Maxwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rurikovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Rurikovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maxwell tries a knee to the head but Rurikovich blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rurikovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rurikovich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rurikovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Maxwell misses with a knee to the head.
Rurikovich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rurikovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Rurikovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Rurikovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Maxwell.
Rurikovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maxwells head.
Rurikovich lands an elbow just above Maxwell 's eye.
Rurikovich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maxwell dodges an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Maxwell trying to land knees to the body.
Rurikovich tries to work over Maxwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maxwell dodges an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Maxwell connects with a knee to the head.
Rurikovich tries to work over Maxwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a head punch that misses.
Rurikovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Rurikovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rurikovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rurikovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Rurikovich.
Maxwell misses with a knee strike.
Maxwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maxwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rurikovich.
Maxwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rurikovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Rurikovich lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Rurikovich connects with a knee to the head.
Rurikovich scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Rurikovich connects with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rurikovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maxwell's brow.
Maxwell misses with a knee strike.
Rurikovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rurikovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maxwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rurikovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rurikovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rurikovich lands a left hand.
Maxwell tries to throw a body punch but Rurikovich avoids it by throwing Maxwell back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rurikovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rurikovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maxwell lands with a short shot to the head.
Maxwell tries to work over Rurikovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rurikovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Rurikovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rurikovich pushes Maxwell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rurikovich has Maxwell pushed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rurikovich.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rurikovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maxwell's brow.
Maxwell dodges an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Maxwell controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Rurikovich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rurikovich moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rurikovich.

Maxwell rushes Rurikovich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Rurikovich.
Maxwell misses with a knee to the head.
Rurikovich lands a shot to the body.
Rurikovich lands a nice uppercut.
Rurikovich lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from Rurikovich.
A shot in the inside from Rurikovich.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maxwell.
Rurikovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rurikovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rurikovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rurikovich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rurikovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Rurikovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maxwell misses with a punch to the body.
Rurikovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rurikovich is leaning against Maxwell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurikovich pushes Maxwell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands a nice elbow.
Maxwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rurikovich tries a body shot but Maxwell blocks it.
Rurikovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maxwell misses with a knee to the head.
Maxwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rurikovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rurikovich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rurikovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maxwell trying to control the position but instead, Rurikovich has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maxwell into the cage.
Rurikovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rurikovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Maxwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rurikovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Maxwell blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maxwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rurikovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rurikovich lands a damaging elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Rurikovich.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rurikovich.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rurikovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rurikovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rurikovich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maxwell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rurikovich lands an elbow that stopped Maxwell in his tracks for a moment.
Rurikovich lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rurikovich lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Rurikovich has Maxwell pressed against the cage.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurikovich slowing the pace effectively.
Rurikovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rurikovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rurikovich is pushing Maxwell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rurikovich misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rurikovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Maxwell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rurikovich lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Rurikovich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rurikovich.
Maxwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rurikovich blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rurikovich lands an elbow just above Maxwell 's eye.
Maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rurikovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maxwell throws a head punch that misses.
Rurikovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Rurikovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rurikovich.
Nice elbow from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Rurikovich - that landed with a thud.
Maxwell tries a knee to the head but Rurikovich blocks it.
Rurikovich scores with a shot to the side of Maxwell's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxwell looking to throw knees to the head but Rurikovich is blocking nicely.
Rurikovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Rurikovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rurikovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Rurikovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Oooooh!!! Rurikovich has knocked Maxwell down with a huge combo! Rurikovich steps away and waves a wobbly Maxwell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Maxwell is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!

Rurikovich rushes Maxwell and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Maxwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maxwell seems to have got his legs back now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rurikovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maxwell's brow.
Rurikovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maxwell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rurikovich pushes Maxwell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maxwell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maxwell can't find room to land a body shot as Rurikovich controls the action.
Maxwell tries to throw a body punch but Rurikovich avoids it by throwing Maxwell back against the cage.
Rurikovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Rurikovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rurikovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rurikovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Rurikovich gets through Maxwell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rurikovich misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurikovich lands an elbow that stopped Maxwell in his tracks for a moment.
Rurikovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maxwell misses with an elbow over the top.
Maxwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rurikovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rurikovich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maxwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Rurikovich lands an elbow that stopped Maxwell in his tracks for a moment.
Rurikovich lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Rurikovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good body shot from Rurikovich.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rurikovich.
Maxwell looking to throw knees to the head but Rurikovich is blocking nicely.
Maxwell throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rurikovich lands an elbow that stopped Maxwell in his tracks for a moment.
Rurikovich lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Rurikovich.
Rurikovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rurikovich lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Rurikovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Rurikovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rurikovich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maxwell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rurikovich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maxwell's defenses.
Maxwell blocks an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich digs a right hand into Maxwell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maxwell's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Rurikovich gets through Maxwell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maxwell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maxwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rurikovich lands a shot to the body.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maxwell throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rurikovich.
Still in the clinch, Rurikovich scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurikovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands a damaging elbow.
Rurikovich lands an elbow inside.
Maxwell misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich avoiding damage.
Rurikovich looking to throw knees to the head but Maxwell is blocking nicely.
Rurikovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maxwell dodges an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Maxwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rurikovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Rurikovich prevents a body shot from Maxwell.
Maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vladimir Rurikovich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vladimir Rurikovich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rurikovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Rurikovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rurikovich lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maxwell misses with a knee strike.
Maxwell tries to land knees in the clinch but Rurikovich avoids the damage to the body.
Rurikovich lands a damaging elbow.
Rurikovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Rurikovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Maxwell throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rurikovich.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maxwell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rurikovich's brow.
Maxwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maxwell prevents a body shot from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands an elbow inside.
Rurikovich tries to throw a body punch but Maxwell avoids it by throwing Rurikovich back against the cage.
Rurikovich misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rurikovich misses with a punch to the body.
Maxwell takes a shot to the head.
Klinx Maxwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maxwell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rurikovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maxwell's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Rurikovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rurikovich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Rurikovich!
Vladimir Rurikovich seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.