PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Bok (ranked 1556 p4p, 48 weight class) and Archie Trew (ranked 522 p4p, 18 weight class). Bok comes to the cage accompanied by Give It Revolution. Trew is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fuck You - Lily Allen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bok
vs
Trew

182 cm
28
285 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

195 cm
29
300 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Project Mayhem
Bullet Proof System

KAISER Nutrition - Q160
Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Maxim Bok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Archie Trew!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bok swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Trew to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Maxim Bok has been cut.

Trew closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bok is trying to improve his position.
Bok dodges the ground and pound from Trew.
Bok is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Trew's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bok wants to improve his position but Trew is controlling well.
Trew not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Trew is thwarting Bok's attempts to control the position.
Trew looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bok tries to roll over but Trew keeps him under control.
Bok is pressing down on Trew's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Trew with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trew postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trew won't allow Bok to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trew loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trew content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Trew postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bok looking for a sweep. Not yet Bok, not yet.
Bok is working hard here to advance position.
Trew wants to control from the top but Bok keeps moving.
Bok lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Trew trying to keep a closed guard but Bok is proving a slippery customer.
Trew has his hands on Bok's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bok won't allow Trew to sweep him here.
Trew seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bok looking to pass the guard.
Trew keeping moving, preventing Bok from controlling successfully.
Trew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trew pulls Bok in to control the position.
Bok pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trew is keeping the position for now.
Bok passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Trew is not content to let Bok control the position.
Trew sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trew is looking to improve his position.
Bok is trying to control. Trew wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bok is pressing down on Trew's thigh, looking to free his foot. Trew is holding on for now.

Trew looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trew is looking to control Bok's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trew avoid being mounted?

Bok is looking for a kimura but Trew is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bok to get the leverage.
Bok is keen to just control but Trew is a slippery customer.
Trew trying to control here.
Bok wants to control but Trew is keeping him busy.

Bok is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Trew wants to control but Bok is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bok is keen to just control but Trew is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trew is looking to improve his position.
Trew makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Trew.
Bok trying to control but Trew is working from the bottom.
Bok works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Trew is looking to control Bok's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trew avoid being mounted?
Trew felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bok seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trew trying to control but Bok postures up.
Trew is doing well to control the position and prevent Bok from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Archie Trew will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maxim Bok's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bok throws out a loose jab but Trew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bok moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Archie Trew has been cut.
Trew motions for Bok to come forward. Trew throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trew misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bok changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bok smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Trew shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Trew is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bok's half guard.
Trew trying to control from half guard but Bok is working away.
Bok gets back to full guard.
Bok wants to sweep but no luck.
Bok might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Trew trying to control the position from guard on top but Bok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bok lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trew pulls Bok in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bok forces his way into half guard.
Trew wants to improve his position but Bok is controlling well.

Bok is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Trew is looking to control Bok's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trew avoid being mounted?
Bok working the head and body with strikes.
Bok prevents Trew from improving his position.

Bok looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Trew regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trew keeping moving, preventing Bok from controlling successfully.
Trew looking for a sweep. Not yet Trew, not yet.
Trew keeping moving, preventing Bok from controlling successfully.
Bok showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bok advances to half guard.

Trew is defending against the submission attempts here by Bok.
Bok trying to mount his opponent but Trew defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trew keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Trew is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trew keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trew is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bok's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bok's back!
Trew is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Bok manages to reverse the position and now he's in Trew's guard. Nice work there by Bok.
Trew controls Bok momentarily but Bok frees himself.
Bok trying to control but Trew is working from the bottom.
Trew is trying to keep Bok in close.
Trew manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bok manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bok trying to keep a closed guard but Trew is proving a slippery customer.
Bok looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trew is one step ahead there.
Trew postures up and lands a big shot to Bok's brow.
Trew is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Trew working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bok's head.
Bok controls Trew momentarily but Trew frees himself.
Trew stopping the sweep attempt from Bok.
Trew trying to control but Bok is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Maxim Bok will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bok shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Trew napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Trew is trying to get back to half guard.
Bok working away.
Trew is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maxim Bok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bok working away.
Trew tries to bench press Bok off him but Bok keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trew struggling a bit here.
Bok trying to control the action but Trew is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trew is trying to control Bok's posture but Bok avoids it.

Bok thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Bok tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Trew tries to buck Bok off but Bok is having none of it.
Bok is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Trew's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bok trying to control the action but Trew is working from the bottom.
Bok working away.

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.
Trew is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Trew is not content to let Bok control the position.
Who's going to make the next move?
Bok tries to move to mount but Trew blocks the move with his legs.
Trew dodges the ground and pound from Bok.
Bok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trew keeps working.
Bok has control of an arm but Trew manages to advance to Bok's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bok is in bad spot here.
Trew scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Trew tries to get the hooks in deep but Bok pushed the leg off.
Bok trying to control the action but Trew just sinks the hooks in.
Trew is landing with strikes from the back.
Trew scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bok is looking for a way out.
Trew lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Bok rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Bok is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Trew pulls his head out easily.
Trew seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bok does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bok gets full guard.

Trew avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bok working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trew.
Trew must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trew won't allow Bok to sweep him here.
Trew lands a couple of elbows.
Bok lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Trew seems keen to control Bok's posture.
Bok trying to control but Trew is working from the bottom.
Bok stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trew swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trew not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trew lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bok is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trew postures up and lands a big shot to Bok's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Bok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bok 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Bok!
Maxim Bok thanked the fans post fight for their support.