PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen Roy Jones - Can't be touched as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maul
vs
West

180 cm
24
182 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
184 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew West!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul throws out a loose jab but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
West misses with a hook
and Maul counters with a lovely straight right hand!
West scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - West throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Maul misses the target.
Maul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Maul.
West throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
West looks to land a left hand but Maul moved out of range nicely.
Maul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but West paws at him with a jab and circles away.
West throws a right hand that Maul ducks under and follows up with a left that Maul also avoids with ease.
Maul seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maul tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
Maul lunges at West with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by West's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing.
West throws a poor cross that misses
and Maul counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Andrew West has been cut.
West lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
West has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jab by Maul.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul tries to clinch up.
Maul looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
Maul blocks a jab.
West throws a solid leg kick but Maul takes the impact on his shin and smiles at West.
Maul is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maul moves out of range of the body kick from West.
Maul throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by West.
Maul misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from West misses.
West misses with a straight left.
West throws a front kick that sends Maul stumbling back into the cage.
West misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Maul wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maul.
West tries to bum rush Maul with a series of wild strikes but Maul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Maul was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
West uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maul.
Maul lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maul throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
West misses with an uppercut.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paul Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maul tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maul looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from West! But no joy.
A jab from West misses.
A combination from West does no damage.
Maul connects with a body shot.
Maul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
West tries to bum rush Maul with a series of wild strikes but Maul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West defending well as Maul loads up on a big left hand.
West lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big right from West misses.
West misses with a straight left.
Maul misses with a body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maul misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
West tries to circle away but Maul has him pinned against the cage.
West can't break the clinch.
Maul lands with a light punch inside.
West has had enough of the clinch but Maul keeps him there for the moment.
Maul lands a left hand that snaps the head of West backwards.
West is trying to push Maul away but Maul has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
West tries to circle away but Maul has him pinned against the cage.
Maul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
West is trying to force a seperation but Maul has the dominant position.
Maul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maul has West pressed against the cage, preventing West from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maul lands a body shot.
Maul prevents West from breaking the clinch.

West breaks from the clinch.
Maul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but West paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul just misses with a punch to the body.
Maul lands with a cross.
West takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
West slips under a jab from Maul.
West doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West throws a right hand that misses
and Maul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
West throws a right and a left that Maul avoids nicely.
Maul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Maul closes the distance and pushes West back into the cage.
A short left from Maul.
Maul can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.

West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maul keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
West pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maul back to the cage. West follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Maul.
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Maul both land. Nice combination.

West is rocked!
West throws a right hand that Maul ducks under and follows up with a left that Maul also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Maul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew West's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

West connects with a looping right hand.
Maul throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
Maul jabs West to the body, keeping him at a distance.
West misses with a few strikes there.
Maul misses with a wild body shot.
Maul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
Maul lands a nice shot that snaps West's head back.
West lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maul's sensitive parts.
West cracks Maul with a good jab.
Maul throws out a loose jab but West uses good head movement to avoid it.

Maul moves into range and clinches up with West.
A nice left hand lands by Maul.
Maul misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!

West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maul throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
West misses the jab.
Maul throws a nice looking combination but West bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maul ducks right into an uppercut from West.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing.
Maul wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
Maul with a hook.
Maul lands with a right hand.
Nice shot by Maul.
Nice uppercut there from Maul.
Left hook, right uppercut from West.
West takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Maul finish him?
Maul tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
West is looking for the big counter here.
West seems to have recovered his senses.
West looks to land a combination but Maul avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Maul misses.
West tries to counter with a clinch but Maul shakes him off and moves away.
West cracks the inside of Maul's front leg.
West misses with a double jab.
Maul defending well as West loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West throws a poor cross that misses
and Maul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maul lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
West connects with a single shot there.
Maul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maul fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Maul.
West misses with an uppercut. Maul saw that one coming.
Maul takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
Maul slips under a jab.
West takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
West misses with a hook.
West lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
West shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
West misses with a jab, cross combination.
West throws a right and a left that both miss.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paul Maul is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul dodges the punch combination from West.
West walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maul checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maul lands a body shot.

Maul has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Maul as the two fighters clinch.
West is breathing heavily.
Maul lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maul lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maul.

Maul drops West onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! West is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maul lands a big right hand that drops West! The killer instinct kicks in and Maul finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Maul!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Maul!
An out of breath Paul Maul thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.