PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Maritato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and C Mehnutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mehnutz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by TNT. Steven Maritato is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Maritato
vs
Mehnutz

191 cm
25
245 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

200 cm
22
255 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Maritato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, C Mehnutz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mehnutz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maritato throws the left hand but Mehnutz avoids the punch easily.
Mehnutz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maritato moves out of range as Mehnutz strikes.
Mehnutz wants to clinch up but Maritato keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Mehnutz.
Maritato digs a good hook to Mehnutz's body.
A big left from Maritato misses.
Mehnutz stuns Maritato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mehnutz misses with a body punch
and Maritato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
C Mehnutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maritato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maritato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mehnutz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mehnutz scores with a jab.
Maritato misses with a hook.
Maritato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maritato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehnutz dodges the punch combination from Maritato.
Mehnutz lands a slapping body shot.
Maritato is breathing heavily.

Mehnutz closes the distance and clinches.
Mehnutz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maritato's efforts to push away.
Maritato tries for a takedown but Mehnutz manages to get underhooks.
Mehnutz lands a shoulder strike.
Mehnutz content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maritato is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mehnutz.
Mehnutz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Maritato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mehnutz moves into the clinch.
Maritato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mehnutz prevents Maritato from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehnutz effectively controlling the action here.
Mehnutz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mehnutz scores with a shoulder strike.
Maritato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maritato wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mehnutz throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mehnutz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Maritato can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Maritato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mehnutz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maritato letting Mehnutz take a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maritato tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

C Mehnutz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mehnutz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maritato lands with a nice body punch.
Maritato lands a jab to the head.
Mehnutz misses with a body shot.
Maritato connects with a right hand. Mehnutz shakes it off.
Mehnutz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maritato rather than just go for the knockout.
Maritato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mehnutz is looking to clinch.
Mehnutz wants to clinch up but Maritato keeps it at a distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mehnutz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Maritato misses the body punch

and Mehnutz counters by clinching up.
Maritato is trying to drag Mehnutz to the mat but Mehnutz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mehnutz lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maritato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maritato has Mehnutz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mehnutz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maritato working hard to break the clinch.
Mehnutz swings wildly with an uppercut but Maritato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Mehnutz.

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.
Maritato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maritato managing to block the knees to the body from Mehnutz.
A short right from Mehnutz.
Mehnutz stalling in the clinch.
Mehnutz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maritato avoids a wild elbow strike from Mehnutz.
Maritato tries to circle away but Mehnutz has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maritato tries for a takedown but Mehnutz manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Maritato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mehnutz pushes Maritato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maritato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mehnutz throws an elbow but it misses.
Mehnutz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maritato.
Maritato tries to break the clinch but Mehnutz is controlling the position.

Maritato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maritato throws a looping overhand right but Mehnutz ducks down to avoid it.
Mehnutz tries to clinch
and Maritato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maritato misses with an uppercut. Mehnutz saw that one coming.
Mehnutz staying out of range there.
Mehnutz is looking to clinch but Maritato is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mehnutz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mehnutz looks to clinch
and Maritato counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maritato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mehnutz.
Mehnutz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maritato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maritato scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mehnutz tries to clinch
and Maritato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maritato takes a swing at Mehnutz's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Maritato dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Mehnutz moves into the clinch.
Mehnutz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maritato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mehnutz swings wildly with an uppercut but Maritato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maritato tries to break the clinch but Mehnutz is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Mehnutz.
Mehnutz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Mehnutz.
Mehnutz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maritato backwards.

Maritato breaks the clinch.
Maritato lands a nice shot to the body.
Steven Maritato is winning the standup battle so far.
Maritato scores with a sloppy right hand. Mehnutz should have avoided that one.
Mehnutz misses with a body shot
and Maritato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maritato looks to land a right hand but Mehnutz moved out of range.
Mehnutz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mehnutz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maritato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maritato throws a body punch but Mehnutz moves out of range.
Mehnutz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maritato counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mehnutz tries to clinch but Maritato moves out of range.
Mehnutz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Mehnutz.
Maritato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mehnutz manages to avoid it.
Mehnutz wants to clinch.
Maritato looks to throw the jab but Mehnutz is out of range.
Mehnutz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maritato.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehnutz closes the distance but Maritato moves to the side
and Maritato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mehnutz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maritato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mehnutz slips a straight right by Maritato.
Mehnutz clinches but Maritato breaks the clinch
and Maritato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maritato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mehnutz.
Maritato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mehnutz moves away.
Maritato circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Maritato to counter with a crisp jab.
Maritato throws a hook to the side of Mehnutz's head but Mehnutz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maritato misses the body punch
and Mehnutz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Mehnutz.
Mehnutz misses with a jab to the body
and Maritato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mehnutz is looking to clinch.
Mehnutz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maritato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maritato misses the body punch
enabling Mehnutz to counter with a crisp jab.
Maritato loads up on a big right hand but Mehnutz slips the punch.
Mehnutz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maritato throws a body punch but Mehnutz moves out of range.
Mehnutz works over Maritato's head and body with a nice combination.
Maritato misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Maritato showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maritato 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Maritato!