PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Furioto (ranked 496 p4p, 586 weight class) and Roberto Soldic (ranked 67 p4p, 82 weight class). Furioto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is éŸ»è¸åˆçµ„åˆ - . Soldic has chosen The Impression That I Get as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Furioto
vs
Soldic

170 cm
35
155
20 - 9 - 0

175 cm
30
155
15 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Conquer

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Furioto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Soldic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furioto avoids the body shot from Soldic.
Soldic misses with a wild combination.
Furioto attempts a counter takedown but Soldic avoids it well and moves away.

Furioto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Furioto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Furioto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Furioto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Soldic defending well though.
Furioto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Furioto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Furioto thows a huge punch but Soldic dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Furioto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Soldic sees it coming and defends easily.
Furioto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Furioto throwing shots but Soldic is blocking nicely.
Soldic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Furioto.
We've been hearing good reports from Furioto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soldic wants to get back to full guard.
Furioto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Furioto is looking for a kimura but Soldic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Furioto to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Furioto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Soldic defends it well.

Furioto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Furioto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soldic's head.
Soldic wants to get back to full guard.
Furioto throwing shots but Soldic is blocking nicely.

Furioto is looking for a kimura but Soldic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Furioto to get the leverage.

Furioto wants to work for an arm triangle but Soldic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Soldic is looking for a sweep. Furioto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Furioto 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.
Furioto throws a strike but Soldic avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Soldic seems keen to control Furioto's posture.

Furioto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Soldic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Furioto, into his guard.

Soldic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Furioto is looking for a triangle here but Soldic uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Furioto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Furioto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Soldic defends it well.

Furioto is looking for submissions but instead, Soldic has regained full guard.

Furioto is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Soldic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Soldic has escaped and now he's on top!

Furioto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Soldic is looking to stand up but Furioto won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furioto wants to sweep but no luck.
Soldic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Furioto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Furioto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Soldic's guard.

Furioto throws a strike but Soldic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Furioto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soldic controls the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Furioto is on top in guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furioto tries to free his leg and advance position but Soldic is retaining full guard.
Furioto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Furioto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Furioto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Furioto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soldic misses with a straight left.
Soldic dips to his left and cracks Furioto with an uppercut!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Soldic looks to throw the jab but Furioto is out of range.

Furioto scores with a takedown into Soldic's guard.
Furioto is in close to Soldic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Soldic wants to sweep here but Furioto controlling him for the moment.
Soldic has Furioto pulled in close to control his posture.
Soldic is trying to keep Furioto in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto passes Soldic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Soldic controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Furioto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Furioto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Furioto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Furioto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Soldic defending well though.

Furioto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Furioto is looking for a kimura here.
Furioto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic is trying to get back to full guard.

Furioto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Soldic is trying is best to control the position here.
Roberto Soldic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Furioto throwing shots but Soldic is blocking nicely.
Soldic is trying to get back to full guard.

Furioto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maximus Furioto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soldic moves into full guard.
Soldic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Furioto.
Soldic looking to control.
Soldic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Furioto.
Furioto throwing strikes but missing.
Furioto throws an elbow that misses. Soldic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Furioto's guard. Nice move by Soldic!

Soldic looking to pass the guard.

Furioto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Soldic passes into half guard.

Furioto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furioto is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Soldic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Furioto actively working from the bottom here.
Furioto tries to roll over but Soldic keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Furioto actively working from the bottom here.

Furioto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Maximus Furioto will probably get the nod.
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!

Soldic cracks Furioto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Soldic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Furioto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Furioto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Furioto shoots for a double leg takedown but Soldic sprawls well. He's pushed Furioto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Soldic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soldic lands a leg kick that knocks Furioto off balance momentarily.
Furioto with a poor takedown
enabling Soldic to counter with a crisp jab.
Soldic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Furioto is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Furioto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Soldic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Soldic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Furioto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Furioto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Furioto shoots in looking for a takedown but Soldic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Furioto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furioto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Furioto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Furioto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Furioto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soldic.
Furioto moves away from the strike by Soldic.
Soldic throws a body punch but Furioto moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Soldic, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soldic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Furioto somewhat.
A left lands for Soldic.
Soldic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furioto moves away.
Furioto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Furioto fails with a takedown attempt.
Soldic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Furioto.
Soldic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Furioto. That did some damage!
Soldic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Furioto feints and as Soldic raises his hands in defense, Furioto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Furioto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soldic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furioto throws a big elbow that misses.
Soldic keeping full guard, as Furioto tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soldic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Furioto throws a big right hand that misses.
Furioto won't allow Soldic to sweep him here.
Soldic trying to keep a closed guard but Furioto is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Furioto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Furioto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Furioto pushing down on Soldic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Soldic is looking to escape.

Furioto wants to work for an arm triangle but Soldic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Soldic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Furioto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Furioto seems to be working for a kimura but Soldic defends the submission attempt.
Soldic trying to control from the bottom.
Furioto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Furioto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Furioto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Furioto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Furioto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Soldic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Furioto is working away from the top position though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Furioto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Furioto seems to be looking for submissions.
Soldic works his way to full guard. Good work.

Soldic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Furioto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Furioto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Furioto with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Soldic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Furioto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Furioto!
Maximus Furioto very nearly forgot to thank Conquer amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.