PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Imum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xocoyotzin comes to the cage accompanied by Leverage - Sentenced. The crowd seem to be enjoying Imum's choice of entrance music: Candy Paint - Ken Tuck. Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Xocoyotzin
vs
Imum

180 cm
27
182 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

185 cm
27
186 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Perkele!

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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Imum!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imum throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Xocoyotzin.
Imum throws a hook to the side of Xocoyotzin's head but Xocoyotzin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Xocoyotzin.
Imum shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Xocoyotzin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Xocoyotzin lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Imum.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xocoyotzin scores with a kick to the body.
Xocoyotzin throws out a powerful jab.

Imum gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Imum can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Xocoyotzin controls the pace.
Imum controlling Xocoyotzin's posture.
Imum looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Xocoyotzin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Xocoyotzin slows the pace down in half guard.

Xocoyotzin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Imum defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imum tries to get to full guard but Xocoyotzin has control of the leg.
Xocoyotzin trying to control from half guard but Imum is working away.
Imum tries to kick Xocoyotzin off but Xocoyotzin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Imum is trying to control but can't.
Xocoyotzin is trying to control. Imum wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Imum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Xocoyotzin is working away from the top position though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Xocoyotzin avoids the body shot from Imum.
Xocoyotzin cracks a nice hook into Imum's ribs.
Xocoyotzin misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xocoyotzin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imum thumps Xocoyotzin with a low kick.
Imum lands with a right hand.
Xocoyotzin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xocoyotzin lands with a slapping head kick.
Xocoyotzin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Imum throws a head kick that misses
and Xocoyotzin counters with a straight right hand.
Xocoyotzin punishes Imum's body with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Xocoyotzin.
Xocoyotzin lands with a slapping head kick.
Imum scores with a jab. Xocoyotzin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Imum scores with a sloppy right hand. Xocoyotzin should have avoided that one.
Imum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xocoyotzin.
Imum lunges at Xocoyotzin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xocoyotzin's hand.
Imum moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Xocoyotzin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Imum throws out the jab.
Imum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xocoyotzin throws out the jab.
Xocoyotzin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Imum checks it well.
Imum throws a poor cross that misses
and Xocoyotzin counters with a right hand to the body.
Imum is looking to score with low kicks.
Xocoyotzin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Imum's head backwards.
Xocoyotzin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Imum checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Xocoyotzin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Imum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xocoyotzin connects with a body shot that sends Imum's belly button to the back.
Xocoyotzin throws a shot from downtown. Imum moves away and avoids it.
Max Imum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xocoyotzin tries to clinch there but Imum circles away.

Xocoyotzin gets a takedown into half guard.
Imum is trying to get back to full guard.
Imum is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xocoyotzin wants to pass to mount but Imum is defending the position.

Xocoyotzin is trying to work for a kimura but Imum is defending well.
Imum trying to control but Xocoyotzin postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xocoyotzin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Imum's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xocoyotzin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Xocoyotzin is thwarting Imum's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xocoyotzin uses his free foot to push down on Imum's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Imum.
Imum wants to control but Xocoyotzin is having none of it.
Xocoyotzin trying to control but Imum is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Xocoyotzin lands a nice looking body kick.
Imum misses with a wild body shot.
Xocoyotzin takes a swing at Imum's ribcage but misses.
Imum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Imum misses the target.
Imum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Imum throws the left hand but Xocoyotzin avoids the punch easily.
Xocoyotzin throws a leg kick which misses Imum's front leg but catches the back leg as Imum tries to avoid it.
Xocoyotzin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Imum dips to his left and cracks Xocoyotzin with an uppercut!
Imum lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Imum misses with a body shot.
Imum throws a sloppy head kick
and Xocoyotzin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Imum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Xocoyotzin to score with a decent uppercut.
Xocoyotzin checks a low kick from Imum.
Imum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xocoyotzin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Imum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Xocoyotzin counter with a right hand.
Xocoyotzin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Imum blocks a head kick by Xocoyotzin.
Imum pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xocoyotzin is out of range and Imum settles back down.
Xocoyotzin moves away from the strike by Imum.
Xocoyotzin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Imum takes a step back to recover.
Imum is breathing heavily.
Imum misses with a body shot.
Xocoyotzin lands a high kick!

Imum is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Imum. Xocoyotzin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xocoyotzin tries to clinch but Imum is having none of it.
Imum throws an off balance right hand
and Xocoyotzin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Imum is still on wobbly legs! Can Xocoyotzin finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xocoyotzin connects with a right hand. Imum shakes it off.
Xocoyotzin avoids the head kick by Imum.
Nice body kick there by Xocoyotzin.
Imum gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin!
A victorious Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.