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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jami Klair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Maxim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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285 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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208 cm
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275 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jami Klair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Maxim!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxim shoots in but no luck this time.
Klair throws a head kick that misses.
Klair with a poor takedown
and Maxim counters by clinching up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maxim throws an elbow but misses.
Klair jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maxim walks away with a smile on his face. Klair gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice takedown defense from Klair. No joy for Maxim on that attempt.
Maxim shoots in but Klair avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jami Klair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Maxim.
Maxim closes the distance and clinches.
Maxim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maxim drives through and clinches with Klair against the cage.
Klair prevents the takedown attempt.
Maxim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maxim bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Maxim is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Maxim cracks Klair with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Klair on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Klair tries to get out of the position.
Maxim decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klair gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maxim counters with a takedown into side control.
Maxim looks gassed!
Maxim decides to stand back up.
Maxim blocks a head kick by Klair.
Klair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maxim shoots in for a double leg but Klair sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maxim drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Klair tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Klair wants to control but Maxim postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klair tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maxim decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klair misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maxim.
Klair shoots in but no luck this time.
Maxim shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Klair's guard.
Maxim stopping the sweep attempt from Klair.
Maxim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxim stands up from Klair's guard - Maxim perhaps looking for a knockout.
Maxim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maxim looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Klair pushes Maxim off looking to stand but Maxim dives back in and keeps control.
Klair is staying active underneath Maxim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Klair trying to control but Maxim postures up.
Klair is looking to improve his position.
Klair is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maxim works his way into full mount!
Maxim with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maxim looking to finish Klair with some ground and pound. This is bad for Klair!
Klair in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Maxim dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maxim scores with a takedown into Klair's guard.
Maxim wants to control from the top but Klair keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maxim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maxim passes Klair's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Klair is trying to control but Maxim manages to pass to mount!
Maxim breaks from Klair's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maxim with a couple of short strikes.
Klair is squirming around, avoiding Maxim's attempts to control the action.
Maxim breaks from Klair's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxim has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Klair's face.
Maxim punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maxim controlling his opponent.
Klair knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maxim on the ground.
Maxim lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Maxim.
It looks like Jami Klair has been cut.
Maxim dominating with strikes here.
Maxim working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Maxim has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Klair's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maxim tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klair tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns Klair that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maxim landing punches.
Maxim tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maxim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Klair is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxim with shots to the head and body - Klair looks very uncomfortable down there.
Maxim punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tommy Maxim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maxim looking to control and managing it successfully.
Klair is trying to escape the mount.
Maxim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Klair is looking to escape.
Maxim lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Klair hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxim takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Klair taking shots to the head.
Maxim tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maxim jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Klair manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Klair can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klair is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Maxim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jami Klair's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Maxim takes the fight into the clinch.
Maxim breaks the clinch.
Maxim clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Klair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maxim holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Klair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klair tries to pull guard but Maxim holds him up against the cage and eventually Klair drops back down to his feet.
Maxim is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klair fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maxim keeps control of Klair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maxim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maxim drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxim slows the pace down.
Maxim trying to control the action but Klair is working from the bottom.
Klair taking a bit of punishment here - Maxim scoring with strikes.
Maxim in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Maxim trying to control the position but Klair is working away.
Maxim working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Maxim's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tommy Maxim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxim just content to control the position.
Maxim stands up.
Klair checks a leg kick.
Maxim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maxim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maxim feints and as Klair raises his hands in defense, Maxim changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maxim stops Klair from standing up.
Maxim slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Klair wants to improve his position but instead Maxim has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxim frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maxim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maxim trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Klair is working to get back to half guard.
Maxim controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Klair wants to hold on but Maxim pushes him away.
Klair is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maxim controlling from mount.
Klair is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Maxim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maxim winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Maxim!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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