PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrance Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Maximov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oleg Maximov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Adams
vs
Maximov

188 cm
30
265 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

195 cm
23
272 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Lawrance Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Maximov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maximov. Adams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrance Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximov misses with a wild body shot.
Adams throws a looping overhand right but Maximov ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Maximov does no damage.
Maximov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maximov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Lawrance Adams has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maximov!
Maximov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maximov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adams throws out the jab.
Maximov throws a right and a left that Adams avoids nicely.
Maximov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Maximov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Maximov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Maximov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Maximov.
Adams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maximov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adams's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Adams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Maximov's head but Maximov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maximov dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Adams throws a right and a left that Maximov avoids nicely.
Maximov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Adams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maximov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adams's knee momentarily.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
Maximov tries to bum rush Adams with a series of wild strikes but Adams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maximov connects with a body shot that sends Adams's belly button to the back.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Maximov lands a nice shot to the body.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Maximov lunges at Adams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adams's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maximov misses with a series of wild punches.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been told by Adams's head coaches at Lawson MMA (UK) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adams blocks a head kick by Maximov.

Maximov moves into range and clinches up with Adams.
Maximov has Adams pressed against the cage.
Adams is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Maximov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Maximov prevents a body shot from Adams.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maximov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on Maximov's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Adams misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Maximov.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Maximov.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maximov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Maximov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Maximov lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Maximov.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Maximov scores a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maximov as Adams tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maximov scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maximov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maximov is stalling here.
Maximov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maximov lands a nice knee to the body.
Maximov stalling.
Adams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maximov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Maximov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Maximov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lawrance Adams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Maximov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adams's calf.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maximov moves away.
Maximov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maximov digs a good hook to Adams's body.
Maximov lands a nice looking body shot.

Maximov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Maximov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maximov as Adams tries to tie him up.
Maximov stalling against the cage.
Maximov crunches a lovely knee into Adams's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maximov 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Maximov avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.

Maximov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maximov lands with a nice body kick.
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Maximov.
Maximov misses with a series of wild punches.
Adams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maximov stalks Adams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Adams's face. Adams staggers backwards, shaken.
Lawrance Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maximov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maximov misses with a body shot.
Maximov swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Maximov drops Adams with a beautiful combination! Adams stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Maximov is looking for the KO!

Adams is rocked!

Maximov moves into range and clinches up with Adams.
Maximov lands a shot to the body.
Maximov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Maximov.
Maximov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maximov slows down the pace here.
Maximov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maximov lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maximov.
Maximov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Oleg Maximov.
Maximov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maximov throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
Adams throws a combination that misses
and Maximov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maximov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maximov looks to land a combination but Adams avoids it well.

Maximov drops Adams with a beautiful combination! Adams stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Maximov is looking for the KO!
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maximov connects with a leg kick. Adams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maximov lands with a right and another and another! Adams is in big trouble! Maximov lands again and this time it's lights out for Adams! A quality knockout there for Maximov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Oleg Maximov!
As Oleg Maximov got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Yes'.