PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Mailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choo Chopeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choo Chopeng has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maxim Mailov's chin.

Mailov
vs
Chopeng

193 cm
29
209 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

202 cm
22
226 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Mailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Choo Chopeng!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mailov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chopeng.
Chopeng misses with a looping right.
Chopeng throws a poor cross that misses
and Mailov counters with a good, hard body kick but Chopeng shrugs it off.
Mailov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mailov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chopeng ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chopeng catches Mailov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mailov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chopeng takes a swing at Mailov's ribcage but misses.
Mailov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mailov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mailov slips a jab from Chopeng.
Chopeng walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mailov slips a jab and a cross from Chopeng.
Mailov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mailov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chopeng.
Sloppy strikes from Chopeng. Those never looked like landing.
Chopeng throws a lazy uppercut
and Mailov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chopeng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mailov moves away.
Mailov throws a body punch but Chopeng moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Chopeng scores with a four punch combination!
Chopeng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Chopeng, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mailov slips a jab from Chopeng.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chopeng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mailov.
Chopeng misses with a hook
and Mailov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chopeng misses with a hook to the body
and Mailov counters with a leg kick.
Chopeng throws a jab when Mailov was well out of range.
Chopeng throws a poor cross that misses
and Mailov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chopeng throws a hook but Mailov blocks it.
Mailov scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chopeng misses with a lunging right hand
and Mailov counters with a low kick, right behind Chopeng 's knee.
Chopeng scores with a nice strike.
Chopeng misses with a straight left.
Chopeng misses with a double jab
enabling Mailov to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chopeng throws a shot from downtown. Mailov moves away and avoids it.
Chopeng throws out a powerful jab.
Chopeng checks a leg kick.
Mailov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chopeng.
Chopeng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mailov.
Mailov scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Chopeng misses.
Chopeng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mailov slips a straight right by Chopeng.
Chopeng lands a head shot.
Chopeng misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mailov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chopeng.
Mailov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chopeng.
Mailov blocks a jab.
Mailov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chopeng throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chopeng misses with a wild combination.
Chopeng is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mailov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chopeng.
Chopeng thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mailov misses with a low kick as Chopeng jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chopeng misses with a lunging right hand
and Mailov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chopeng's knee momentarily.
Chopeng tries to bum rush Mailov with a series of wild strikes but Mailov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chopeng scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Chopeng misses the target.
Chopeng misses with a two punch combination.
Chopeng loads up on a big right hand but Mailov slips the punch.
Chopeng digs a good hook to Mailov's body.
Chopeng throws a hook to the side of Mailov's head but Mailov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chopeng misses with an uppercut
and Mailov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chopeng is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mailov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body punch from Chopeng.
Chopeng misses with an uppercut. Mailov saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chopeng missing with a left hand there. Mailov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mailov is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Chopeng moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Choo Chopeng!