PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nexaras Maltus (ranked 24931 p4p, 5913 weight class) and Brady Punch (ranked 551 p4p, 529 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Maltus
vs
Punch

188 cm
20
215
3 - 5 - 0

180 cm
20
182
4 - 3 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Tempo Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nexaras Maltus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brady Punch!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maltus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Punch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maltus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Punch scrambles back to his feet.
Punch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maltus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punch swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Maltus closes the distance and clinches.
Punch misses with the head strike.
Punch pushes Maltus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Punch struggles to land a body shot inside as Maltus controls his hands.

Maltus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Punch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maltus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Punch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Punch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Punch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Punch.
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!

Maltus has closed the distance and engaged Punch in a clinch.
Punch trying to control the position but instead, Maltus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Punch into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maltus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Maltus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Punch is trying to stall.

Maltus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Punch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Maltus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Punch tries a head kick but it misses.
Maltus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Maltus rushes Punch and presses him up against the ropes.
Punch wants to stall.

Maltus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maltus tries to clinch but Punch moves out of range.
Punch misses with a wild combination.
Punch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltus tries to clinch but Punch is having none of it.
Maltus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Punch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Maltus has closed the distance and engaged Punch in a clinch.
Punch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Punch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maltus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Punch misses with a combination

and Maltus moves into the clinch.
Punch trying to stall but Maltus improves his position.
Punch is stalling here.

Punch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maltus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Punch throws a right and a left that Maltus avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maltus slips a jab and a cross from Punch.
Punch lands an overhand right.
Punch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brady Punch will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Punch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Punch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maltus.
Brady Punch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maltus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Punch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Punch lands a nice shot to the body.
Maltus wants to clinch up but Punch keeps it at a distance.
Punch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maltus looks to score with a jab to the body but Punch is just out of range.

Maltus has Punch up against the ropes in a clinch.
Punch looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Maltus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maltus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Punch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maltus.
Nexaras Maltus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Punch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Punch swinging wildly here.

Maltus clinches.
A shot in the inside from Maltus.
Punch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Punch.
Punch can't find room to land a body shot as Maltus controls the action.
Punch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maltus is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maltus as Punch tries to tie him up.
Punch tries to stall but Maltus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Punch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Punch stalling in the clinch but Maltus improves position.
Punch scores with a shoulder strike.
Punch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maltus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Maltus is working Punch over against the ropes.
Maltus lands a shot to the body.

Maltus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maltus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Punch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Punch keeps the fight on the outside.
Punch lands a nice hook to Maltus's body. Maltus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Maltus rushes Punch and presses him up against the ropes.
Punch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maltus is keeping busy.
Punch trying to land knees to the body.

Maltus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maltus.
Punch misses with a straight left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maltus. Punch shrugs it off though.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Punch. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Punch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maltus tries to clinch up.
Maltus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maltus fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Punch! But no joy.
Maltus lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch misses with the combination.
Punch looks to land a combination but Maltus avoids it well.
Maltus tried to counter with a leg kick but Punch avoided it.
Punch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Punch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Punch tries to bum rush Maltus with a series of wild strikes but Maltus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Punch tries to keep at a distance but Maltus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Punch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maltus is keeping busy.
Maltus scores with a shot to the side of Punch's head.
Punch working hard to break the clinch.

Punch breaks from the clinch.
Punch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maltus tries to clinch there but Punch circles away.
Punch looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Punch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Maltus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punch.
Maltus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Punch moves into the clinch.
Maltus is trying to maintain a safe position but Punch gets an underhook and turns Maltus into the ropes.

Maltus breaks from the clinch.
Punch misses with a few strikes there.
Punch blocks a head kick by Maltus.
Punch works over Maltus's head and body with a nice combination.
Punch misses with a few strikes there.
Nexaras Maltus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brady Punch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Punch connects with a looping right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Punch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Punch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Punch!