PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parameshwar Jolokia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Mailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jolokia comes into the arena with Dimmu Borgir - The Mourning Palace blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jolokia
vs
Mailov

203 cm
21
219 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

193 cm
26
209 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Parameshwar Jolokia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Mailov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mailov tries to bum rush Jolokia with a series of wild strikes but Jolokia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mailov lands the left hand.
Jolokia misses with a double jab
and Mailov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jolokia moves out of range of the strikes.
Jolokia moves away from the strike by Mailov.
Mailov misses with a body kick.
Jolokia misses with an uppercut
and Mailov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jolokia moves out of range of the body kick.
Jolokia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mailov's head.
Mailov misses with a few strikes there.
Jolokia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolokia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jolokia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jolokia throws a head kick that Mailov semi-blocks.
Jolokia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mailov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mailov loads up on a big right hand but Jolokia slips the punch.
Mailov scores with a sloppy right hand. Jolokia should have avoided that one.
Jolokia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mailov can pounce on him.
Mailov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mailov swings for the body but Jolokia moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mailov misses with a hook. Jolokia ducked under it nicely.
Mailov works Jolokia's body with a nice hook.
Jolokia looks to throw the jab but Mailov is out of range.
Mailov lands the left hand.
Mailov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jolokia.
Nice defenses there by Jolokia.
Jolokia lands the left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Jolokia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mailov tries to score with a low kick but Jolokia moves his leg out of the way.
Jolokia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolokia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mailov misses with a lunging right hand
and Jolokia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mailov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mailov lands with an uppercut that bounces Jolokia off the cage and back into rage.
Mailov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jolokia circles away quickly and effectively.
Jolokia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jolokia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mailov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jolokia doesn't seem bothered though.
Mailov blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mailov throws a leg kick but Jolokia moved away.
Jolokia scores with a jab to the head.
Mailov slips a jab and a cross from Jolokia.
Mailov throws a leg kick
and Jolokia counters with a stiff right hand.
Jolokia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jolokia staying out of range there.
Mailov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jolokia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mailov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mailov connects with a right hand. Jolokia shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxim Mailov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Jolokia.
Jolokia punishes Mailov's body with a nice straight punch.
Jolokia connects with a high kick.
Jolokia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jolokia pushes Mailov away with a front kick.
Mailov misses with a low kick.
Mailov scores with a decent looking hook.
Jolokia looks for the body kick but Mailov saw that one coming.
Jolokia moves away from the strike by Mailov.
Mailov moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolokia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mailov throws a leg kick that misses.
Mailov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mailov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jolokia was well out of range. Poor timing from Mailov.
Mailov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jolokia.
Maxim Mailov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jolokia misses with a body kick.
Jolokia lands with a hook. Mailov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mailov lands a head shot.
Mailov throws a lazy uppercut
and Jolokia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jolokia throws out a loose jab but Mailov uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mailov misses with a combination
and Jolokia counters with a leg kick.
Jolokia tries a head kick but it misses.
Mailov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jolokia throws a right hand that Mailov ducks under and follows up with a left that Mailov also avoids with ease.
Mailov misses with a low kick.
Mailov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jolokia was well out of range. Poor timing from Mailov.
Mailov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jolokia counters with a solid body kick.
Jolokia misses with a right hand
and Mailov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mailov blocks a head kick by Jolokia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mailov misses with an uppercut. Jolokia saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Mailov misses the target.
Jolokia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jolokia looks for the body kick but Mailov saw that one coming.
Jolokia misses with an uppercut
and Mailov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mailov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mailov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jolokia throws a low kick but Mailov moves out of range easily.
Mailov misses with a hook
and Jolokia counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mailov misses with a leg kick.
Mailov connects with a looping right hand.
Mailov connects with a nice looking jab.
Jolokia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mailov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jolokia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mailov ducks under a wild hook from Jolokia.
Mailov slips a jab and a cross from Jolokia.
A telegraphed right hand from Mailov misses the target.
Jolokia misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parameshwar Jolokia dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jolokia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jolokia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jolokia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jolokia ducks under a wild hook from Mailov.
Mailov misses with an uppercut

and Jolokia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mailov is trying to break free.
Jolokia working aggressively here.
Jolokia lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Mailov breaks from the clinch.
Mailov connects with a body shot.
Mailov blocks a low kick nicely.
Mailov throws a right hand that misses
and Jolokia counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mailov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jolokia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A good leg kick by Mailov.
Mailov misses with a jab to the body
and Jolokia counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jolokia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mailov.
Mailov scoring well with a low kick there.
Mailov throws a big shot that misses.
Mailov looks to land a right hand but Jolokia moved out of range.
Mailov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Jolokia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mailov doesn't seem phased though.
Mailov slips under a jab.
Mailov checks a leg kick.
Mailov misses with a body shot
and Jolokia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mailov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jolokia manages to avoid it.
Parameshwar Jolokia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mailov lands with an uppercut that bounces Jolokia off the cage and back into rage.
Jolokia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mailov.
A telegraphed right hand from Mailov misses the target.
Jolokia throws a leg kick but Mailov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mailov blocks a head kick by Jolokia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mailov blocks the leg kick.
Jolokia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mailov lands with a straight right. Jolokia didn't see that one coming.
Jolokia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jolokia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jolokia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mailov.
Jolokia throws a big shot that misses.
Mailov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jolokia is able to avoid easily.
Jolokia throws a big shot that misses.
Mailov scores with a punch to the head.
Jolokia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mailov misses with an uppercut. Jolokia saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mailov. Jolokia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mailov digs a good hook to Jolokia's body.
Mailov misses with a body shot.
Mailov misses with a hook. Jolokia ducked under it nicely.
Jolokia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mailov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mailov misses the target.
Jolokia lands a head kick. Mailov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mailov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jolokia.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Mailov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mailov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Mailov!