PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between gizmo maximo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kroytiz nine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kroytiz nine is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

maximo
vs
nine

192 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, gizmo maximo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, kroytiz nine!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from nine. No joy for maximo on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from nine.
maximo shoots in but nine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
maximo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? nine is fending him off so far but maximo persists. Nope, nine circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for gizmo maximo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from maximo.
maximo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from nine.
nine misses with a two punch combination.
nine looks to land a combination but maximo avoids it well.

maximo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
nine wants to get back to his feet but maximo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

nine kicks maximo off and gets to his feet.
nine throws a series of punches but maximo moves out of range.
maximo wants to clinch up but nine keeps it at a distance.
nine throws a right and a left that maximo avoids nicely.
A combination from nine does no damage.
nine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
maximo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from nine.
maximo slips a jab and a cross from nine.
maximo shoots in for a double leg but nine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
nine throws a one two combo.
maximo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
nine looks to land a combination but maximo avoids it well.
maximo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
maximo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from nine.
maximo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
maximo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
maximo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from nine.
maximo is breathing heavily.
maximo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
nine misses with a double jab.
nine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
nine swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from nine.
No joy there for nine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
nine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
nine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by maximo.
A punch combination from nine misses.
maximo shoots in and drives through. nine sprawls well.
nine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
nine misses with a double jab.
nine stuffs the takedown.
nine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
nine misses with the combination.
maximo dodges the punch combination from nine.
Some wild striking there from nine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maximo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts nine as he jumps to the side.
nine tries to bum rush maximo with a series of wild strikes but maximo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
nine misses with a jab, cross combination.
nine throws a series of punches but maximo moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from nine.
maximo slips a jab and a cross from nine.
nine misses with a double jab.
nine throws a right and a left that both miss.
nine misses with a two punch combination.
nine throws a right and a left that both miss.
nine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but maximo circles away quickly and effectively.
maximo doesn't manage to clinch there - nine circles away.
nine throws a right and a left that maximo avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
nine lands a two punch combo.
nine throws a series of punches but maximo moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
nine tries to bum rush maximo with a series of wild strikes but maximo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
maximo dodges the punch combination from nine.
A left and a right from nine both land. Nice combination.
nine is working the combinations to good effect here.
nine throws a right hand that maximo ducks under and follows up with a left that maximo also avoids with ease.
nine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
nine misses with a double jab.
nine fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - nine scores with a four punch combination!
No joy there for nine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
maximo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with nine but nine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Left hook, right uppercut from nine.
nine throws a series of strikes that have maximo backpedaling.
nine swinging wildly here.
nine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

kroytiz nine dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

nine throws a series of punches but maximo moves out of range.
nine blocks a head kick by maximo.
nine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but maximo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
nine swats away the attempt to clinch by maximo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by nine!
nine throws a nice looking combination but maximo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
nine misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from nine misses.
nine swinging wildly here.
maximo tries to close the distance and clinch but nine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for nine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
nine throws a series of punches but maximo avoids them all with ease.
nine fails to land with a series of punches.
nine misses with the combination.
nine misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maximo looks for a takedown but nine sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
maximo shoots for a double leg takedown but nine sprawls well. He's pushed maximo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
nine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
nine looks to land a combination but maximo avoids it well.
nine leaves maximo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for gizmo maximo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for nine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
nine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
nine misses with a series of wild punches.
nine misses with a jab, cross combination.
nine fails to land with a series of punches.
nine scores with a three punch combo!
maximo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
nine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
nine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
nine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
maximo dives in and grabs nine's left leg, looking for a takedown. nine pushes down on maximo's head and hops out.
A combination from nine does no damage.
nine throws a right hand that maximo ducks under and follows up with a left that maximo also avoids with ease.
nine looks to land a combination but maximo avoids it well.
maximo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from nine.
A punch combination from nine misses.
nine lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as maximo backs up against the cage.
maximo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from nine.
nine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
nine misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from nine misses.
nine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
nine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
maximo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts nine as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
nine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
nine displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for nine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
nine fails to land with a series of punches.
maximo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from nine.
nine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
nine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
nine's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and nine duly obliges.
nine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but maximo circles away quickly and effectively.
nine misses with a double jab.
nine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by maximo.
nine misses with a two punch combination.
nine misses with a jab, cross combination.
nine misses with a jab, cross combination.
maximo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says nine as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
nine misses with the combination.
nine misses with a two punch combination.
nine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
nine misses with a double jab.
nine misses with a two punch combination.
nine misses with a two punch combination.
maximo shoots in but no luck this time.
nine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
nine tries to bum rush maximo with a series of wild strikes but maximo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
nine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
nine misses with a double jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
nine misses with the combination.
nine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by maximo.
nine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but maximo circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

kroytiz nine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

nine throws a nice looking combination but maximo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
maximo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as nine sprawls well. nine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. maximo gets slowly back to his feet.
maximo tries to score a power double leg takedown but nine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten maximo somewhat.
maximo shoots in for a double leg but nine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for gizmo maximo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
nine tries to bum rush maximo with a series of wild strikes but maximo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
nine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
nine throws a right and a left that maximo avoids nicely.
A punch combination from nine misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
nine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but maximo circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
nine throws a series of punches but maximo moves out of range.
nine throws the kick towards the body but maximo avoids it.
nine leaves maximo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
nine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
nine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from nine.
nine lands a jab-cross combination.
maximo slips a jab and a cross from nine.
maximo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
nine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
maximo dodges the punch combination from nine.
nine throws a one two combo.
maximo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
nine moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
nine misses with a few strikes there.
nine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by maximo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
nine misses with a two punch combination.
maximo dodges the punch combination from nine.
nine's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and nine duly obliges.
nine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for nine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
nine throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from nine misses.
nine stuffs the takedown.
maximo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. nine defends it nicely.
nine misses with a double jab.
nine tries to bum rush maximo with a series of wild strikes but maximo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
maximo avoids a punch combination nicely.
maximo slips a jab and a cross from nine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from nine does no damage.
nine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by maximo.
nine tries to bum rush maximo with a series of wild strikes but maximo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
nine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
nine misses with a jab, cross combination.
nine misses with a wild combination.
nine throws a series of strikes that have maximo backpedaling.
maximo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from nine.
Danga de danga de dang - nine scores with a four punch combination!
maximo has a takedown stuffed.
nine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
nine misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from maximo.
nine fails to land with a series of punches.
nine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
nine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by maximo.
kroytiz nine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
maximo avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for nine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
nine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
nine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
nine throws a right and a left that maximo avoids nicely.
nine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
nine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
gizmo maximo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
nine throws a right and a left that maximo avoids nicely.
maximo dodges the punch combination from nine.

And that's the end of the fight!
kroytiz nine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got nine 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... kroytiz nine!