PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wray
vs
Maxwell

165 cm
23
135 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

170 cm
25
130 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Supersize Me

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Wray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wray scores with a leg kick.
Maxwell takes a swing at Wray's ribcage but misses.
Maxwell throws a right and a left that Wray avoids nicely.
Maxwell misses the shot to the body.
Wray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maxwell misses with a body shot.
Wray misses with a head kick.
Maxwell misses with a double jab.
Maxwell wants to clinch.
Maxwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wray throws a leg kick which misses Maxwell's front leg but catches the back leg as Maxwell tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wray.
Maxwell ducks under a wild hook from Wray.

Wray takes the fight into the clinch.
Maxwell letting Wray take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray lands a good knee to the midsection. Maxwell won't want to take too many of those.
Wray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wray lands with a left to the head.
Wray stalling.
Wray presses Maxwell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maxwell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wray avoiding damage.
Maxwell is trying to break free.
Wray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maxwell blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maxwell.
Maxwell avoiding damage as Wray throws knees to the body.
Wray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maxwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wray leaning against his opponent.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but Maxwell blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Wray.
Maxwell has a couple of punches blocked by Wray.
Wray landing knees to the head.
Maxwell is trying to break the clinch but Wray has him pressed against the cage.
Wray slowing the pace effectively.
Wray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maxwell's face.
Wray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Wray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maxwell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wray scores with a hook to the body. Maxwell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Wray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wray cracks Maxwell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wray. Maxwell shrugs it off though.
Wray avoids the body shot from Maxwell.
Wray connects with a body shot.
Maxwell avoids the body shot from Wray.
Maxwell misses with a body punch
and Wray counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Wray.
Wray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maxwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maxwell moves away.
Wray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maxwell counters with a three punch combo that has Wray backing up. Wray nods at Maxwell to acknowledge the strikes.
Wray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maxwell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maxwell scores with a jab. Wray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wray misses with a few strikes there.
Wray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Maxwell misses.
Maxwell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maxwell.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maxwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell is trying to break the clinch but Wray is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maxwell.
Wray lands a damaging elbow.
Maxwell avoiding damage as Wray throws knees to the body.
Maxwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maxwell tries a body shot but Wray blocks it.
Wray gets through Maxwell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Wray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maxwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Wray circles away.
Wray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maxwell.
Wray scores with a kick to the body.
Maxwell looks gassed!
Maxwell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maxwell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wray. Maxwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wray lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick misses from Wray.
Maxwell misses with a jab to the body
and Wray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuart Wray dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maxwell looks to land a combination but Wray avoids it well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wray - that will leave a mark!
A solid leg kick lands there for Wray.
Wray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Wray clinches up against the cage.
Maxwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maxwell takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Wray.
Wray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maxwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wray stalls.
Maxwell is breathing heavily.
Maxwell looking to stall.
Wray presses Maxwell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wray gets through Maxwell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wray.

Wray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stuart Wray is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Wray misses the target.
Wray throws out a loose jab but Maxwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maxwell. That did some damage!
Nice body kick there by Wray.
Wray lands a head kick!
No joy there for Wray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maxwell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maxwell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Maxwell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wray cracks the inside of Maxwell's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wray with a nice cross.
Wray throws a head kick that half lands.
Wray avoids the body shot from Maxwell.

Wray forces Maxwell back against the cage and clinches.
Maxwell is trying to break free.

Wray breaks the clinch.
Wray with a jab.
Maxwell misses the body punch
and Wray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maxwell's calf.
Wray scores with a sloppy right hand. Maxwell should have avoided that one.
Maxwell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maxwell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Wray pushes Maxwell up against the cage in a clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a jab when Wray was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wray, right into the meat.
Wray lands a body shot.
A good leg kick by Wray.
Both fighters circling a little - Wray finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maxwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maxwell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wray.
Maxwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wray can pounce on him.
Wray lands with a cross.
Wray throws a left and a right that both miss

and Maxwell counters by moving into the clinch.
Maxwell trying to stall but Wray improves his position.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Wray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Todd Maxwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maxwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maxwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Wray.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray lands a head shot.
Wray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wray throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wray.
Maxwell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maxwell looks to land a combination but Wray avoids it well.
Wray throws a series of strikes that have Maxwell backpedaling.
Maxwell circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maxwell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maxwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wray counters with a nice body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wray, as that shot connected.
Wray scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuart Wray dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Maxwell misses with a body shot
and Wray counters with a low kick, right behind Maxwell 's knee.
Wray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maxwell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maxwell misses with a straight left.
Maxwell misses the shot to the body.
Maxwell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wray.
Maxwell misses with a combination
and Wray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maxwell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wray.

Wray closes the distance and clinches.
Maxwell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maxwell avoids it.
Wray manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wray unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell trying to control the position but instead, Wray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maxwell into the cage.
Wray displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maxwell up against the cage.
Maxwell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maxwell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maxwell tries a body shot but Wray blocks it.
Wray avoiding damage.
A short body shot lands from Wray as the two fighters clinch.
Maxwell is trying to break the clinch but Wray has him pressed against the cage.
Maxwell misses with a punch to the body.
Maxwell can't break the clinch.
Maxwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wray lands a knee to the head.
Wray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maxwell can do to turn this around?
Maxwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maxwell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wray lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Wray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maxwell up against the cage.
Wray putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maxwell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wray looking to throw knees to the head but Maxwell is blocking nicely.
Wray lands an elbow inside.
Maxwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Wray.
Wray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maxwell's face.
Maxwell is leaning against Wray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wray.
Maxwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wray looking to throw knees to the head but Maxwell is blocking nicely.
Maxwell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maxwell as Wray tries to tie him up.
Maxwell swings wildly with an uppercut but Wray uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wray up against the cage.
Wray just leaning against Maxwell, taking a breather.
Maxwell is trying to break the clinch but Wray has him pressed against the cage.
Wray has Maxwell pressed against the cage, preventing Maxwell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Wray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maxwell moves out of range of the body kick from Wray.
Maxwell misses with a wild combination.
Maxwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wray lands a really nice looking cross but Maxwell seems unphased.
Wray scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Maxwell misses the target.
Wray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maxwell's calf.
Stuart Wray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wray lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wray thuds his right hand into Maxwell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Maxwell misses the target.
Todd Maxwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wray throws a big shot that misses.
Maxwell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wray rather than just go for the knockout.
Decent striking displayed by Wray there.
Wray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maxwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Good shot there by Wray.
Wray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maxwell scores with a hook to the body. Wray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maxwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wray circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stuart Wray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wray has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Wray!