PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kos Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellegrino's entrance music is Meiju Suvas - Pure Mua. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Pellegrino
vs
Maynard

185 cm
31
195 lbs
18 - 3 - 0

188 cm
32
197 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Perkele!

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 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kos Pellegrino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard connects with a leg kick. Pellegrino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Maynard darts in and clinches Pellegrino up against the cage.
Maynard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pellegrino up against the cage.
Pellegrino with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maynard takes a shot to the head.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino lands a shoulder strike.
Maynard lands an uppercut.

It looks like Kos Pellegrino has been cut.
Pellegrino misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pellegrino.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pellegrino scores with a knee to the head.
Pellegrino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maynard is defending well for now.
Pellegrino lands a hook that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
Pellegrino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maynard blocks it with crossed arms.
Pellegrino working aggressively here.
Maynard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pellegrino's elbow.
Pellegrino scores with a shot to the side of Maynard's head.
Pellegrino is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pellegrino scores a nice knee to the body.
Pellegrino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pellegrino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maynard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pellegrino trying to land knees to the body.
Pellegrino stalls.
Maynard throws a head punch that misses.
Pellegrino tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pellegrino misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maynard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pellegrino lands a knee to the head.
Pellegrino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pellegrino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pellegrino.
Maynard scores with a shot to the side of Pellegrino's head.
Pellegrino tries a knee to the head but Maynard blocks it.
Maynard working hard to break the clinch.
Pellegrino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Pellegrino.
Maynard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pellegrino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maynard.
Pellegrino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pellegrino misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pellegrino tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maynard lands an uppercut.
Maynard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pellegrino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maynards head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pellegrino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good body shot from Pellegrino.
Maynard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pellegrino looking to throw knees to the head but Maynard is blocking nicely.
Maynard has a couple of punches blocked by Pellegrino.
Pellegrino misses with a body punch.
A short right from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino tries a knee to the head but Maynard blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard leaning his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Pellegrino.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pellegrino tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino looking to throw knees to the head but Maynard is blocking nicely.
Pellegrino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Maynard.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Pellegrino landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pellegrino.
Pellegrino tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pellegrino can't find room to land a body shot as Maynard controls the action.
Pellegrino misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kos Pellegrino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kos Pellegrino's cut.
That's time! Pellegrino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pellegrino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pellegrino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maynard connects with a solid leg kick.
Maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pellegrino sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maynard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pellegrino missing with a left hand there. Maynard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pellegrino scores with a body shot.
Maynard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pellegrino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pellegrino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maynard misses with a hook.
Pellegrino throws a hook to the side of Maynard's head but Maynard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maynard blocks a head kick by Pellegrino.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pellegrino will feel that in the morning.
Maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pellegrino.
A clash of legs there as Maynard blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Pellegrino.
Maynard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maynard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pellegrino backs up against the cage.
Pellegrino connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pellegrino takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maynard cracks Pellegrino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maynard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pellegrino takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pellegrino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
Pellegrino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Maynard pushes Pellegrino up against the cage in a clinch.
Maynard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maynard lands with a light punch inside.
Maynard tries to throw a body punch but Pellegrino avoids it by throwing Maynard back against the cage.
Maynard swings wildly with an uppercut but Pellegrino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maynard lands a right hand.
Maynard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maynard lands an uppercut.
Pellegrino scores with a knee to the head.
Maynard lands an uppercut.
Maynard avoiding damage.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard stalls.
The crowd are getting on Maynard's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Pellegrino struggles to land a body shot inside as Maynard controls his hands.
Pellegrino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pellegrino lands a knee to the head.
Maynard lands a shoulder strike.
Kos Pellegrino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pellegrino misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard blocks an uppercut.
Maynard is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pellegrino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pellegrino tries to land knees in the clinch but Maynard avoids the damage to the body.
Pellegrino misses with a punch to the body.
Pellegrino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maynard blocks it with crossed arms.
Pellegrino tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pellegrino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Maynard.
Pellegrino tries to land knees in the clinch but Maynard avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Pellegrino.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Pellegrino.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Maynard on the inside.
Pellegrino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maynard.
Pellegrino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Maynard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kos Pellegrino's cut.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pellegrino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino misses with a hook.
Maynard connects with a high kick.

Pellegrino is rocked!
Maynard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pellegrino.
Maynard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pellegrino. That did some damage!
Maynard avoids the head kick by Pellegrino.
Maynard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Pellegrino.
Pellegrino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maynard tests Pellegrino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Maynard blocks the low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pellegrino throws a series of strikes that have Maynard backpedaling.
Maynard throws a hook but Pellegrino blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pellegrino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alexander Maynard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pellegrino throws a low kick but Maynard avoids it.
Pellegrino tries to land a leg kick but Maynard saw it coming and moves away.
Pellegrino avoids a kick to the body.
Maynard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh Pellegrino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pellegrino throws an overhand right that lands on Maynard's shoulder, as Maynard tries to avoid the shot.
Pellegrino seems to have got his legs back now.
Pellegrino punishes Maynard's body with a nice straight punch.
Maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Maynard rushes Pellegrino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pellegrino tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino throws a punch but it's blocked by Maynard.
Pellegrino takes a shot to the head.
Maynard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pellegrino.
Pellegrino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maynard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maynard can't find room to land a body shot as Pellegrino controls the action.
Pellegrino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maynard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maynard lands an uppercut.

Kos Pellegrino's cut is getting worse.
Maynard avoiding damage as Pellegrino throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maynard.
Pellegrino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maynard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pellegrino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maynard.
Maynard lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maynard blocks it with crossed arms.
Pellegrino can't find room to land a body shot as Maynard controls the action.
Pellegrino tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maynard gets through Pellegrino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maynard is struggling to control the position.
Pellegrino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maynard avoids it.
Maynard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maynard working aggressively here.
Pellegrino blocks a body shot from Maynard.
Pellegrino lands a shoulder strike.
Maynard lands a body punch.
Pellegrino with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Maynard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Pellegrino.
Maynard throws a series of strikes that have Pellegrino backpedaling.
Pellegrino on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maynard misses with a head kick.
Pellegrino has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maynard finds it's way round the side to connect with Pellegrino's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maynard - that will leave a mark!
Maynard lands with a nice body kick.
Maynard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pellegrino. Pellegrino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maynard is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Pellegrino flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Pellegrino is out cold! Maynard holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Maynard!
After the big win, Alexander Maynard made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors CEC Nutrition Q160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.