PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Maltsev (ranked 2512 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giampaolo Cinciarini (ranked 1935 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Yuri Maltsev has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yuri Maltsev seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Maltsev
vs
Cinciarini

185 cm
25
211 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuri Maltsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Giampaolo Cinciarini!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cinciarini takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maltsev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Cinciarini misses.
Cinciarini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maltsev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maltsev connects with a crisp jab.
Cinciarini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maltsev was well out of range. Poor timing from Cinciarini.
Maltsev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cinciarini was well out of range. Poor timing from Maltsev.
Maltsev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yuri Maltsev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maltsev dips to his left and cracks Cinciarini with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maltsev misses with a double jab
and Cinciarini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cinciarini defending well as Maltsev loads up on a big left hand.
Maltsev looks to score with a jab to the body but Cinciarini is just out of range.
It seemed like Cinciarini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot by Cinciarini.
Cinciarini misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Maltsev misses the target.
Cinciarini on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maltsev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cinciarini misses with a hook. Maltsev ducked under it nicely.
Maltsev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maltsev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cinciarini.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maltsev with a hook.
Maltsev cracks Cinciarini with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maltsev throws a right hand that misses
and Maltsev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cinciarini takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Maltsev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maltsev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cinciarini slips under a jab from Maltsev.
Maltsev misses with an uppercut. Cinciarini saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev throws a jab when Cinciarini was well out of range.
Cinciarini tries to counter with a clinch but Maltsev shakes him off and moves away.
Maltsev looks to land a left hand but Cinciarini moved out of range nicely.
Cinciarini tries to counter with a clinch but Maltsev shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from Maltsev misses its intended target.
Maltsev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cinciarini steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Maltsev.
We've been informed that Cinciarini has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Maltsev scores with a shot to the body.
Maltsev misses with a right hand
letting Cinciarini counter with a right hand.
Maltsev thuds his right hand into Cinciarini's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maltsev lands a nice hook to Cinciarini's body. Cinciarini takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cinciarini moves away.
Maltsev misses with a lunging right hand

and Cinciarini counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cinciarini.
Maltsev is trying to break the clinch but Cinciarini is controlling him.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Maltsev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cinciarini backwards.
Cinciarini has a couple of punches blocked by Maltsev.
Maltsev is trying to break free.
Cinciarini lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cinciarini taking a breather.
Cinciarini prevents Maltsev from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cinciarini fails to land.
Cinciarini misses with some punches.
Maltsev is trying to force a seperation but Cinciarini has the dominant position.
Good body shot from Maltsev.
Maltsev misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Maltsev 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.

Cinciarini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maltsev.
Maltsev clobbers Cinciarini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maltsev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cinciarini can do to turn this around?
Maltsev just misses with a punch to the body.
Cinciarini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maltsev just misses with a punch to the body.
Maltsev lands a jab to the head.
Cinciarini slips under a jab.
Cinciarini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maltsev throws a right hand that misses
and Cinciarini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maltsev throws a right hand that misses
and Cinciarini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltsev lands a really nice looking cross but Cinciarini seems unphased.
Maltsev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cinciarini with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maltsev to score with a decent uppercut.
Cinciarini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cinciarini ducks under a wild hook from Maltsev.
It seemed like Cinciarini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cinciarini ducks under a wild hook from Maltsev.
Cinciarini looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maltsev throws a right hand that misses
and Cinciarini counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maltsev thinking.
Maltsev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cinciarini momentarily.
Cinciarini avoids the body shot from Maltsev.
Cinciarini is looking for the big counter here.
Cinciarini scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cinciarini lands a jab to the nose.
Maltsev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maltsev lands with a hook. Cinciarini tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maltsev lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev misses with a body shot.
Cinciarini has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maltsev finds it's way round the side to connect with Cinciarini's head.
Cinciarini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maltsev.
Cinciarini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cinciarini drops his hands momentarily and Maltsev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maltsev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cinciarini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maltsev misses with a right hand
and Cinciarini counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cinciarini misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Maltsev misses the target.
Maltsev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cinciarini tries to clinch but Maltsev is having none of it.
It looked like Maltsev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maltsev defending well as Cinciarini loads up on a big left hand.
Maltsev scores with a punch to the head.
Cinciarini throws a right hand that Maltsev ducks under and follows up with a left that Maltsev also avoids with ease.
Cinciarini misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maltsev scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Maltsev dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cinciarini tries to move into range but Maltsev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maltsev, as that shot connected.
Cinciarini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maltsev.
Cinciarini is looking for the big counter here.
Cinciarini takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Maltsev misses the target.
It seemed like Cinciarini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maltsev throws a lazy right hand but Cinciarini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cinciarini tries to counter with a clinch but Maltsev shakes him off and moves away.
Maltsev misses with a hook. Cinciarini ducked under it nicely.
Cinciarini steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Maltsev.
Cinciarini slips a jab from Maltsev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltsev throws a jab when Cinciarini was well out of range.
Maltsev swings for the body but Cinciarini moves out of range.
A big right from Maltsev misses.
Maltsev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maltsev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maltsev looks to land a right hand but Cinciarini moved out of range.
Cinciarini is looking for the big counter here.
Yuri Maltsev is winning the standup battle so far.
Cinciarini takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cinciarini has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maltsev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cinciarini. Cinciarini circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev throws the left hand but Cinciarini avoids the punch easily.
Cinciarini tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cinciarini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maltsev throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Cinciarini releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maltsev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maltsev throws a body punch but Cinciarini moves out of range.
Cinciarini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maltsev.
A little jabbing left from Cinciarini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cinciarini takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maltsev misses with an uppercut.
Cinciarini appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maltsev misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maltsev. Cinciarini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maltsev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cinciarini.
Maltsev tests Cinciarini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maltsev.
Cinciarini moves out of range as Maltsev strikes.
Cinciarini wants to counter the offense by Maltsev and move into the clinch position.
Cinciarini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Maltsev. That snapped Cinciarini's head back.
Maltsev throws a big shot that misses.
Maltsev throws a shot to the body.
Maltsev misses with a lunging right hand
and Cinciarini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cinciarini takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice cross by Maltsev.
Maltsev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cinciarini.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Maltsev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maltsev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Maltsev!