PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Aeurelious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent has chosen I'll be Back as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Peter Kent has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aeurelious
vs
Kent

186 cm
23
198 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

182 cm
19
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximus Aeurelious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Kent!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aeurelious manages to avoid it.
Kent cracks Aeurelious with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kent throws a right and a left that Aeurelious avoids nicely.
Kent needs to keep his hands up - Aeurelious had a free shot at his head there.
Kent lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aeurelious throws a body punch but Kent moves out of range.
Kent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aeurelious moves away.
Kent throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aeurelious cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kent throws a right and a left that Aeurelious avoids nicely.
Kent throws a series of punches but Aeurelious avoids them all with ease.
Aeurelious digs a good hook to Kent's body.
Kent scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aeurelious doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aeurelious looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kent misses with the combination.
Kent cracks Aeurelious with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kent moves out of range of the strikes.
Kent just misses with a punch to the body.
Aeurelious is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kent.
Kent misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aeurelious ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kent moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kent, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aeurelious moves away.
Kent misses with a double jab
and Aeurelious counters with a straight right hand.
Kent misses with a combination
and Aeurelious counters with a nice body shot.
Aeurelious throws a body punch but Kent moves out of range.
Aeurelious slips a straight right by Kent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aeurelious wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Kent clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aeurelious breaks from the clinch.
Kent throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peter Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aeurelious misses with a few strikes there.
Kent throws a combination that misses
and Aeurelious counters with a nice uppercut.
Aeurelious misses the shot to the body.
Kent doesn't manage to clinch there - Aeurelious circles away.
Kent tries for a takedown but Aeurelious sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kent wants to clinch up but Aeurelious keeps it at a distance.
Kent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aeurelious moves away.
Aeurelious lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aeurelious thows a body shot but no joy.
Kent throws a body punch but Aeurelious moves out of range.
Kent throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aeurelious.
Kent swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maximus Aeurelious is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Kent does no damage.
Aeurelious with a jab.
Kent looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kent throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kent takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Kent dominated that round.
That's time! Aeurelious's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kent tries to clinch but Aeurelious is having none of it.
Kent misses with an uppercut
and Aeurelious counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kent throws out a loose jab but Aeurelious uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kent gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kent misses with an uppercut. Aeurelious saw that one coming.
Aeurelious throws a nice looking combination but Kent bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kent defending well as Aeurelious loads up on a big left hand.
Kent throws a hook but Aeurelious blocks it.
Kent fails to land with a series of punches.
Kent swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aeurelious counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent scores with a hook to the body. Aeurelious takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aeurelious ducks under a wild hook from Kent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kent throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aeurelious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aeurelious moves out of range as Kent strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kent is defended easily by Aeurelious.
Kent throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aeurelious counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent misses with a double jab
enabling Aeurelious to counter with a crisp jab.
Kent swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Aeurelious counter with a right hand.
Aeurelious slips a jab and a cross from Kent.
Kent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kent is breathing heavily.
Kent misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aeurelious counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kent misses with a double jab
and Aeurelious counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kent thinking.
Peter Kent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kent tries to close the distance and clinch but Aeurelious swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kent misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aeurelious tries to score with a low kick but Kent moves his leg out of the way.
Kent falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aeurelious counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aeurelious circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aeurelious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kent throws an off balance right hand
enabling Aeurelious to counter with a crisp jab.
Aeurelious fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aeurelious misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aeurelious keeps the fight on the outside.
Aeurelious scores with a hook to the body. Kent takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kent is defended easily by Aeurelious.
Peter Kent seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aeurelious scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kent in his tracks.
Kent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aeurelious takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aeurelious misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aeurelious staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Maximus Aeurelious will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kent rushes Aeurelious and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aeurelious lands a body shot.
Aeurelious wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aeurelious throws a punch but it's blocked by Kent.
Aeurelious looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aeurelious is trying to force a seperation but Kent has the dominant position.
Aeurelious has Kent pressed against the cage.
Aeurelious tries to work over Kent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aeurelious has Kent pressed against the cage, preventing Kent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aeurelious wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aeurelious working hard to break the clinch.

Aeurelious breaks the clinch.

Kent darts in and clinches Aeurelious up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Aeurelious's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kent missing with a left hand there. Aeurelious was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kent throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Aeurelious as he connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Kent as he connects with a hook.
Kent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kent works the jab nicely.
Kent misses with a few strikes there.
Kent misses with the combination.
Kent throws a shot from downtown. Aeurelious moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aeurelious showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kent.
Kent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aeurelious. Kent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kent tries to close the distance and clinch but Aeurelious swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kent lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aeurelious circles away quickly and effectively.
Kent misses with a combination
and Aeurelious counters with a left and a right that stings Kent.
Kent looks to score with a jab to the body but Aeurelious is just out of range.
Kent lands a nice hook to Aeurelious's body. Aeurelious takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aeurelious lands a jab to the head.
Kent throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aeurelious counters with a straight right hand.
Kent throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aeurelious counters with a straight right hand.
Aeurelious swings for the body but Kent moves out of range.
Kent looks to score with a jab to the body but Aeurelious is just out of range.
Kent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aeurelious moves away.
Kent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aeurelious.
Aeurelious avoids the body shot from Kent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kent throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Aeurelious counter with a right hand.
Kent misses with a wild combination.
Good exchange - Aeurelious coming out on top.
Kent tries to clinch there but Aeurelious circles away.
Kent fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kent throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aeurelious counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kent closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kent is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aeurelious rather than just go for the knockout.
Kent slips under a jab from Aeurelious.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maximus Aeurelious.
I think Aeurelious 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Aeurelious!