PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Maiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Utley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maiden comes into the arena with Walk blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maiden
vs
Utley

185 cm
25
184 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

186 cm
34
185 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddy Maiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Utley!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Utley does no damage.
Utley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maiden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Utley throws a sloppy head kick and Maiden moves out of range easily.
Maiden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maiden misses with a leg kick
and Utley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maiden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maiden with a nice cross.
Maiden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maiden lands a leg kick that knocks Utley off balance momentarily.
Maiden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Utley's calf.
Utley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Eddy Maiden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maiden swings for the body but Utley moves out of range.
Maiden misses with a low kick.
Maiden throws an overhand right that lands on Utley's shoulder, as Utley tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maiden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiden misses with an uppercut
and Utley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maiden's knee momentarily.
Utley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maiden throws out the jab.
Utley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Utley connects with a solid leg kick.
Maiden swings for the body but Utley moves out of range.
Maiden throws a hook but Utley avoids it easily.
Maiden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Utley cracks Maiden with an open hand slap.
Maiden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Utley throws a lazy right hand but Maiden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maiden lands a head shot.
Maiden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Utley can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maiden blocks a head kick by Utley.
A nice inside leg kick there by Utley. That's going to slow Maiden down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maiden misses with a kick to the body.
Utley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maiden.
Maiden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maiden throws a right hand that Utley ducks under and follows up with a left that Utley also avoids with ease.
Maiden throws a jab but it's blocked by Utley.
Maiden throws a body punch but Utley moves out of range.
Utley thumps Maiden with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Utley 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Maiden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maiden won't allow Utley to sweep him here.

Utley uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maiden manages to avoid it.
Maiden fails to land with a series of punches.
Maiden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Utley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Utley blocks a leg kick.
Utley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maiden.
Maiden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maiden scores with a punch to the head.
Maiden throws a leg kick but Utley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Utley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maiden rather than just go for the knockout.
Maiden throws a looping overhand right but Utley ducks down to avoid it.
Utley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Utley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Utley as Maiden shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maiden. Utley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maiden cracks a nice hook into Utley's ribs.
Utley throws a shot from downtown. Maiden moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Utley moves away from the strike by Maiden.
Maiden throws a body kick that misses.
Utley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Utley with a jab.
Chase Utley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Utley throws a hook but Maiden avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Utley tries to land a front kick but Maiden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Utley dodges the punch combination from Maiden.
Utley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chase Utley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maiden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maiden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Utley 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.
Maiden darts in looking for a takedown but Utley gets double underhooks and turns Maiden into the cage.
Maiden takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Utley.
Utley struggles to land a body shot inside as Maiden controls his hands.
A short right from Utley.
Maiden wants to break free but Utley has control.
Utley throws a punch but it's blocked by Maiden.
Maiden lands a nice uppercut.

Maiden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Utley blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Maiden. Those never looked like landing.
Maiden looks to land a right hand but Utley moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maiden lands with an overhand left.
Maiden 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.
No luck for Maiden with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddy Maiden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Maiden.
Utley misses the shot to the body.
Utley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maiden throws a lazy uppercut
and Utley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maiden misses with an uppercut
and Maiden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maiden misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Utley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Utley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maiden lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Utley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Utley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Utley misses with a body shot.
Maiden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maiden catches Utley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A low kick from Maiden is predictable there
and Utley counters with a thumping low kick.
Maiden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maiden misses with a looping right.
Maiden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maiden lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Utley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Utley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maiden swings widly with a right hand
and Utley counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiden looks to land a right hand but Utley moved out of range.
Utley connects with a leg kick. Maiden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Utley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maiden takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maiden misses with an uppercut. Utley saw that one coming.
Utley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maiden's sensitive parts.
Utley throws a sloppy head kick and Maiden moves out of range easily.
Utley throws a sloppy head kick and Maiden moves out of range easily.
Utley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Utley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maiden.
Utley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maiden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maiden looks to land a left hand but Utley moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maiden scores with a jab.
Maiden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Utley momentarily.
Maiden throws a head kick that misses
and Utley counters with a nice leg kick.
Maiden misses with a combination
and Utley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chase Utley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Utley scores with a head kick. Maiden tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Eddy Maiden has been cut.
Utley cracks Maiden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Utley is looking to chop away at Maiden's legs.
Utley misses with an uppercut
and Utley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maiden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chase Utley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eddy Maiden'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Maiden explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maiden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Utley throws the left hand but Maiden avoids the punch easily.
Maiden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Utley counter with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maiden lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Utley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Utley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maiden thumps Utley with a low kick.
Maiden misses with a body shot.
Utley throws a looping overhand right but Maiden ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maiden lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Utley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Utley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maiden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Utley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Utley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Utley lands with a hook. Maiden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Utley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Utley jabs at Maiden's body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maiden avoids the head kick by Utley.
Utley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maiden lands a nice looking body shot.
Utley staying out of range there.
Horrible takedown by Maiden or perhaps it was just good defense by Utley which made him look bad.
Utley just misses with a punch to the body.
Maiden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Utley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maiden throws a leg kick but Utley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Utley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from Maiden misses its intended target.

Maiden closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Utley to the mat! Utley manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maiden wants to control from the top but Utley keeps moving.
Maiden postures up in Utley's guard and throws a big left but Utley blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maiden wants to control from the top but Utley keeps moving.
Utley controls Maiden momentarily but Maiden frees himself.
Utley controlling Maiden's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Utley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maiden manages to get himself to full guard.
Eddy Maiden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Utley postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Maiden shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Utley's guard.
Utley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Utley trying to control the position.
Maiden landing some decent shots from guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Utley holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utley is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chase Utley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Utley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Utley connects with the punch.
Utley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Utley as Maiden shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maiden misses with a jab to the body
and Utley counters with a nice uppercut.
Maiden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice jab there from Utley.
Maiden throws the kick towards the body but Utley avoids it.
Maiden looks to throw the jab but Utley is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Utley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Utley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Utley!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chase Utley made sure he mentioned TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.