PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vaughn Dez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Maggio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maggio has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. Tony Maggio is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dez
vs
Maggio

183 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
32
183 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vaughn Dez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Maggio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Maggio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maggio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maggio crunches a lovely knee into Dez's ribcage.
Maggio has Dez pushed against the cage.
Maggio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maggio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maggio with a knee to the head.

It looks like Vaughn Dez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dez is trying to pull guard but Maggio turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maggio just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaughn Dez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maggio just leaning against Dez, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Maggio's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Maggio.
Dez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maggio defends it nicely.
Maggio throws a head kick that misses.
Vaughn Dez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dez fails to land with a series of punches.
Dez has his takedown stuffed
and Maggio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Maggio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maggio leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maggio connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maggio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dez has had enough of the clinch but Maggio keeps him there for the moment.
Maggio is stalling here.
Dez is trying to break the clinch but Maggio is controlling him.
Maggio lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Maggio drops Dez with a big knee straight up the middle! Dez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Dez is rocked!
Dez is breathing heavily.
Maggio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dez misses with a combination
and Maggio counters with a head kick. That will keep Dez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Oh Dez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maggio.
Nice takedown defense from Maggio. No joy for Dez on that attempt.
Dez seems to have got his legs back now.
Dez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maggio.
A solid body kick from Maggio.
Dez with a poor takedown
and Maggio counters with a stiff right hand.
Maggio pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maggio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dez's sensitive parts.

Maggio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dez, pushing him back against the cage.
Maggio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Maggio continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Maggio connects with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Maggio.
Maggio slowing the pace effectively.
Dez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maggio lands a good knee to the midsection. Dez won't want to take too many of those.
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!
A short right from Maggio on the inside.
Maggio scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maggio scores with a shot to the side of Dez's head.
Maggio taking a breather.
Maggio with a knee to the head.
Maggio pressing his opponent against the cage.
Maggio with a knee to the head.
Maggio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Maggio drops Dez with a big knee straight up the middle! Dez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Dez shoots and misses
and Maggio counters with a slapping leg kick.

Maggio clinches up with Dez and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maggio jerks Dez's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Dez drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Maggio goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Maggio because Dez was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Tony Maggio!
After winning the bout, Tony Maggio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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