PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bradly Cleveland (ranked 24170 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brady Maximus (ranked 5485 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!

Cleveland
vs
Maximus

193 cm
21
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
24
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradly Cleveland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brady Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleveland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maximus.
Maximus connects with a solid leg kick.

Maximus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cleveland quickly recovers to half guard.
Cleveland tries to get to full guard but Maximus has control of the leg.
Cleveland controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Cleveland wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cleveland wants to get back to full guard.
Cleveland gets back to full guard.
Maximus trying to control but Cleveland is working from the bottom.
Cleveland really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus won't allow Cleveland to sweep him here.
Maximus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cleveland is pulling down on Maximus's head to control his posture.
Maximus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cleveland pulls Maximus in close to prevent any damage.
Cleveland keeping moving, preventing Maximus from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cleveland has taken the fight to the clinch.

Cleveland has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Maximus uses from the top position.
Maximus won't allow Cleveland to sweep him here.
Cleveland pulls Maximus in close to his closed guard and prevents Maximus from doing any damage or advancing position.
Maximus trying to control but Cleveland is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus throwing strikes from guard but Cleveland blocks nicely.
Maximus looking to pass the guard.
Cleveland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maximus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cleveland pulls his head out easily.
Cleveland content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleveland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cleveland not doing much here.

Maximus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cleveland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brady Maximus will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cleveland tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maximus swivels and escapes.

Maximus gets a double leg takedown into Cleveland's guard.
Maximus trying to control the position from guard on top but Cleveland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maximus stays in close to Cleveland's body and controls the position.
Cleveland keeping moving, preventing Maximus from controlling successfully.
Maximus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleveland pulls Maximus in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus stopping the sweep attempt from Cleveland.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Cleveland has managed to clinch.
Maximus lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Bradly Cleveland has been cut.

Maximus pulls Cleveland into guard.
Maximus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cleveland's guard.

Maximus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cleveland is proving hard to escape from.
Maximus trying to control but Cleveland is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maximus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maximus trying to control the position from guard on top but Cleveland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brady Maximus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cleveland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maximus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus wants to control from the top but Cleveland keeps moving.
Maximus tries to free his leg and advance position but Cleveland is retaining full guard.
Maximus with a nice head shot there.
Maximus wants to control from the top but Cleveland keeps moving.
Maximus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cleveland haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Maximus looking to sit in guard and control but Cleveland gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Maximus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleveland controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Maximus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cleveland defends it easily.
Cleveland looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cleveland keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maximus's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Maximus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bradly Cleveland's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Maximus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cleveland looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A lull in the action here.
Sloppy strikes there by Maximus.
Maximus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Maximus scoring with punches and elbows.
Maximus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleveland looks to move to half guard but instead Maximus has passed into mount! Damn!
Cleveland wants to control but Maximus is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleveland working to try and regain half guard.
Cleveland tries to hold on but Maximus postures up.
Maximus lands a nice shot to the head.

Cleveland is rocked!
Maximus lands a big shot to the head and Cleveland winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Brady Maximus!
Our winner, Brady Maximus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.