PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Maximilian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Maximilian
vs
Read

183 cm
23
183 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
182 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alessandro Maximilian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mark Read!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Read moves forwards but Maximilian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Read throws a head kick that misses.
Maximilian is looking to land body kicks.
Maximilian tried to score with a low kick but Read checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Maximilian misses the target.
Read misses with a body shot.
Maximilian thows a body shot but no joy.
Maximilian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Read keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maximilian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maximilian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maximilian avoids a kick to the body.
Maximilian lands a jab to the nose.
A slapping body kick lands there for Read.
A left lands for Maximilian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximilian throws a solid leg kick but Read takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maximilian.
Read slips a jab from Maximilian.
An inside leg kick from Maximilian misses.
Read looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Read takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Read is rocked!
Maximilian connects with an inside leg kick.
Read is still on wobbly legs! Can Maximilian finish him?
Maximilian closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Read! Maximilian dives in looking to finish! Read is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessandro Maximilian!
Alessandro Maximilian bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.