PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Maverick (ranked 1143 p4p, 1708 weight class) and Max House (ranked 156 p4p, 216 weight class). House has chosen HonestKey- Keep Fightin' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Max House was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Maverick
vs
House

172 cm
24
164
12 - 7 - 0

178 cm
24
180
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Maverick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maverick throws a sloppy head kick
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Decent striking displayed by Maverick there.

It looks like Max House has been cut.
Maverick misses with a lunging right hand
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
House lands with an uppercut that bounces Maverick off the cage and back into range.
Maverick misses with a leg kick
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House misses with a right hand
and Maverick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maverick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maverick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maverick blocks a jab.
Maverick looks to throw the jab but House is out of range.
House looks to throw the jab but Maverick is out of range.
House swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maverick counters with a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maverick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House throws a hook but Maverick avoids it easily.
House punishes Maverick's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Maverick. Those never looked like landing.
Maverick throws a head kick that misses
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maverick throws an off balance right hand
and House makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maverick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from House.
House throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
House digs a good hook to Maverick's body.
House throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maverick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maverick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
House steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Maverick.
House has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maverick momentarily.
Maverick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but House is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick looks for the body kick but House saw that one coming.
Maverick throws the kick towards the body but House avoids it.
Maverick misses with a leg kick

and House counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
House scores with a nice hook to the head.
House misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Maverick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maverick slips under a jab from House.
Maverick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract House.
Maverick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Maverick misses.
House appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
House avoids a punch combination nicely.
House just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniel Maverick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maverick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
House dodges the punch combination from Maverick.
House misses with a straight right.
House uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
House misses with a left hand
and Maverick counters with a nice uppercut.
Maverick stuns House with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Maverick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maverick.
Maverick scores with a nice body kick.
Maverick swings widly with a right hand
and House counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House lands a nice looking body shot.
Maverick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
House wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice cross by House.
Maverick takes one on the button.
House keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maverick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maverick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
House scores with a sloppy right hand. Maverick should have avoided that one.
Maverick throws a lazy body kick
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maverick throws a quick inside leg kick.
House 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.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
House lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maverick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maverick throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
House on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maverick. Maverick obviously looking to wear him down.
Maverick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maverick throws a head kick that misses.
House misses with a looping right.
Maverick feints and then cracks House's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow House down.
Maverick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from House. Maverick does a little dance to reset his feet.
House throws a poor cross that misses
and Maverick counters with a nice leg kick.
House throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maverick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
House takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maverick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maverick throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and House counters by clinching up.
House throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Maverick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maverick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maverick tries to land a body kick
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
House misses with an uppercut
letting Maverick counter with a right hand.

That has opened up Max House's cut even more.
Maverick misses with a jab, cross combination.
House misses with a right hand
and Maverick counters with a slapping leg kick.
House lunges at Maverick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maverick's hand.
The fighters circling - Maverick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy body kick from Maverick
and House makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maverick.
Maverick bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maverick tries a head kick but it misses.
House 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.
Maverick lets loose with a powerful body kick. House will feel that in the morning.
Maverick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but House manages to avoid it.
As Maverick backs off House throws a huge counter combo but Maverick manages to avoid it all.
Good leg kick by Maverick.
Maverick misses with a head kick.
House is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
House throws out a loose jab but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
House just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMaverick.
House connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
House misses with a lunging right hand
and Maverick counters with a nice uppercut.
Maverick moves forwards but House connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Maverick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House lands an overhand right.
Maverick misses with an attempted mid kick.
House feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mavericks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
House scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
House lands with a cross.

Maverick is rocked!
Maverick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh Maverick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maverick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by House.
Maverick lands a head kick. House smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maverick seems to have got his legs back now.
Maverick moves out of range of the strikes.
Maverick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
House swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick lands from Maverick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
House avoids the body shot from Maverick.
Maverick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
House lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maverick scores with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Maverick.
Maverick swings widly with a right hand
and House counters with a straight right hand.
Maverick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
House on the wrong end of a nice jab.
House stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maverick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maverick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as House throws out the jab.
Maverick feinted there with a counter leg kick.
House swings widly with a right hand
and Maverick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
House waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maverick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Max House will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maverick throws a series of punches but House avoids them all with ease.
Maverick takes one to the chin there.
Maverick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maverick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling House to score with a decent uppercut.
Maverick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from House.
The crowd cheers as House lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maverick doesn't seem phased though.
Maverick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maverick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maverick throws out a leg kick but House moves out of range and Maverick only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House misses with an uppercut. Maverick saw that one coming.
House lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by House.
Sloppy strikes from House. Those never looked like landing.
And Maverick counters with a quick kick to the body but House blocks it.
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!
House misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
House throws a nice looking combination but Maverick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Maverick does it's job there.
House throws out a loose jab but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maverick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maverick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maverick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by House.
That kick from Maverick tenderised House's leg. House is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
House takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
House avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
House throws a big shot that misses.
Maverick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by House.
Maverick slips a jab and a cross from House.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maverick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
Maverick's corner calls for a 1-2. Maverick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

The cut above Max House's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maverick slips a jab from House.
It looked like Maverick was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from House.
House throws an overhand right that lands on Maverick's shoulder, as Maverick tries to avoid the shot.
Maverick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Maverick.
House rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maverick counters with a low kick, right behind House 's knee.
House cracks Maverick with an open hand slap.
Maverick misses with a low kick.
House is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! House crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maverick - the referee stops the clock and House gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maverick. House manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maverick throws a head kick that misses.
House has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maverick.
Maverick plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maverick throws a low kick but it's checked well by House.
Maverick moves out of range of the strikes.
House's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maverick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
House misses with a right hand
and Maverick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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.
Maverick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maverick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Maverick tries to land a body kick
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.
Maverick quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maverick manages to avoid it.
Maverick thows a leg kick but House checks it
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
House has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maverick.
A head kick misses from Maverick.
House changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maverick.
Maverick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
House misses with a few strikes there.
Maverick throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from House misses.
Maverick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maverick thows a body kick. House tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
House lands with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts House, as that shot connected.
Maverick is looking to slow House down with leg kicks.
House looks to land a right hand but Maverick moved out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as House checks a leg kick.
Maverick throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on House's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Maverick defending well as House loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.
House throws a hook but Maverick blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Maverick misses its target.
Maverick throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Max House's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Maverick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House misses with a few strikes there.
Maverick scores with a head kick. House tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
House walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maverick moves out of range as House strikes.
As House looks to move away, Maverick throws a big counter combo but House just gets out of the way.
Maverick misses with a wild body shot.
House is looking for the big counter here.
Daniel Maverick is winning the standup battle so far.
Maverick misses with a jab to the body
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maverick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before House has time to react.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Max House's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Maverick!
Daniel Maverick bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.