PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nacho Cheese (ranked 2034 p4p, 3133 weight class) and Geovanni Maldonado (ranked 274 p4p, 373 weight class). Maldonado has chosen Acid Pauli vs Johnny Cash - I see a darkness as his entrance music. Nacho Cheese has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cheese
vs
Maldonado

180 cm
20
170
6 - 4 - 0

187 cm
19
185
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

⚔️Conquest Nutrition⚔️

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nacho Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Geovanni Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Maldonado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cheese walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maldonado.
Maldonado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maldonado throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldonado throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Nacho Cheese has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Maldonado.
Some bone on bone action there as Cheese checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Maldonado has Cheese up against the cage in a clinch.
Maldonado misses with a hook to the ribs.

Cheese breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maldonado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cheese throws a jab when Maldonado was well out of range.
Cheese moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maldonado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Cheese as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maldonado.
Cheese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maldonado was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheese.
Maldonado wants to clinch up but Cheese keeps it at a distance.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maldonado moves away.
Maldonado flicks out a counter leg kick but Cheese steps away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maldonado - that will leave a mark!
Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maldonado.
Maldonado takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Cheese definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Maldonado.
Cheese takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maldonado takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cheese throws a good cross that connects.
Maldonado clobbers Cheese with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from Maldonado.

That's two 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!
Maldonado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maldonado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cheese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cheese connects with a body shot that sends Maldonado's belly button to the back.
Maldonado throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cheese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maldonado.
It looked like Cheese wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cheese keeps the fight on the outside.
Maldonado with the inside leg kick.
Cheese blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Cheese misses the target.
A low kick from Maldonado is predictable there
and Cheese counters with a nice body shot.
Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maldonado lands a jab to the nose.
Maldonado tries to clinch there but Cheese circles away.
Maldonado misses with a low kick.
Maldonado misses with a body kick.
Maldonado tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maldonado throws a wild body kick that Cheese sees coming a mile off.
Maldonado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maldonado tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cheese is able to avoid easily.
Geovanni Maldonado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldonado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maldonado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cheese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maldonado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Maldonado slams his shin into Cheese's torso.
Maldonado scores with a spinning back kick!
Maldonado tries to clinch there but Cheese circles away.
Cheese defending well as Maldonado loads up on a big left hand.
Maldonado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Cheese wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maldonado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maldonado connects with a solid leg kick.
Maldonado throws a lazy uppercut
and Cheese counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldonado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maldonado connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cheese slips under a jab.
Maldonado lands a jab to the nose.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Geovanni Maldonado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nacho Cheese's cut.
That's time! Cheese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Maldonado connects with the punch.
Cheese scores with a sloppy right hand. Maldonado should have avoided that one.
Maldonado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maldonado misses with an uppercut.
Cheese was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maldonado tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maldonado throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maldonado moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Geovanni Maldonado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maldonado.
Maldonado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldonado stuns Cheese with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cheese walks into a stiff left hand from Maldonado.
Cheese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldonado takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maldonado connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Maldonado.
Maldonado lands a nice shot that snaps Cheese's head back.
Maldonado misses with a jab to the body
and Cheese counters with a left to the body.
Cheese will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cheese lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maldonado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maldonado throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Cheese.

Maldonado is rocked!
Cheese cracks Maldonado with a hook to the temple - Maldonado is on wobbly legs here! Cheese swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Maldonado falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Cheese wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nacho Cheese!
Nacho Cheese spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.