PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chins Gone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pops Maellard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gone
vs
Maellard

183 cm
33
195 lbs
25 - 11 - 1

183 cm
34
188 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

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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 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chins Gone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pops Maellard!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maellard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gone has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Bears Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Maellard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gone.
Gone is looking to counter with head kicks.
Gone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maellard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gone throws a head kick that misses.
Gone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maellard moves away.
Maellard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maellard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maellard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maellard throws a front kick aimed at Gone's knee but Gone avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maellard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gone moves away.
Maellard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gone. That did some damage!
Maellard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good exchange - Gone coming out on top.
Maellard misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Gone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maellard swats away the attempt to clinch by Gone.
Maellard misses with a body shot.
Gone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maellard cracks the inside of Gone's front leg.

Gone clinches up against the cage.
Maellard has a couple of punches blocked by Gone.
Maellard digs a right hand into Gone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gone's gas tank.
Maellard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Gone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gone.
Maellard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gone.
Maellard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maellard throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maellard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gone misses with a looping right.
Gone blocks a leg kick.
Maellard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gone rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gone jabs Maellard right on the nose. Maellard blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Maellard.
Gone lands a jab.
Gone feints and then cracks Maellard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maellard down.
Maellard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maellard looks to score with a jab to the body but Gone is just out of range.
Gone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maellard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maellard ducks under a wild hook from Gone.
Gone throws a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Maellard. Beautiful body shot.
A lazy left from Maellard finds it's target.
Maellard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gone scores with a hook to the body. Maellard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maellard lands with a kick to the temple. Gone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Chins Gone has been cut.
Gone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gone lands with a cross.

Gone tries to keep at a distance but Maellard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gone throws a head punch that misses.
Gone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maellard.
Gone misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Maellard.
Maellard misses with the head strike.
Maellard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gone or not.
Maellard cracks Gone with a nice body shot.

Gone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maellard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gone.
Maellard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maellard misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gone dodges the punch combination from Maellard.
Gone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maellard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maellard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gone.
Maellard flicks out a counter leg kick but Gone steps away.
Gone misses the shot to the body.
Gone throws a solid leg kick but Maellard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gone.
Maellard looks to score with a jab to the body but Gone is just out of range.
Maellard just misses with a punch to the body.
Maellard lands with a slapping head kick.
Maellard scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice uppercut there from Gone.
Maellard thows a leg kick but Gone checks it
and Gone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pops Maellard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chins Gone's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gone clinches up against the cage.
Gone lands with a left to the head.
Gone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maellard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Maellard fails to land.
Gone lands a nice uppercut.
Maellard lands a left hand.
Maellard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maellard has a couple of punches blocked by Gone.
Maellard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gone misses with some punches.
Maellard blocks an uppercut.

Gone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gone throws a head kick but Maellard moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maellard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maellard misses with a low kick.
Gone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maellard lands a jab to Gone's midsection.
Maellard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gone manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Maellard blocks the leg kick.
Maellard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maellard was well out of range. Poor timing from Gone.
Good work by Gone as he checks the leg kick.
Maellard throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gone counter with a right hand.
Gone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maellard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maellard has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Maellard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maellard manages to avoid it.
Maellard throws a leg kick but Gone checks it.
Maellard looks to score with a jab to the body but Gone is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Maellard misses.
Gone cracks Maellard with a good jab.
Maellard avoids the head kick by Gone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Gone as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maellard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gone lands with an uppercut that bounces Maellard off the cage and back into range.
Jab, jab by Gone - just one landing.
Chins Gone is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Gone.
Maellard scoring well with a low kick there.
Gone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maellard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Gone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gone scores with a nice head shot.
Maellard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maellard in his tracks.
Maellard misses with a looping right.
Gone looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maellard sizes up Gone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gone.
Maellard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maellard.
Gone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maellard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maellard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maellard misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Gone misses the target.
Maellard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maellard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gone.
Maellard checks the leg kick.
Maellard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Maellard.
Maellard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gone misses with an uppercut
and Maellard counters with a nice body shot.
Gone lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maellard walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maellard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maellard lands a nice looking body shot.
Maellard connects with a solid leg kick.
Maellard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maellard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gone was well out of range. Poor timing from Maellard.
Gone avoids the body shot from Maellard.
A counter left hand to the body from Gone misses its target.
Gone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maellard's head.
Maellard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maellard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maellard throws a big shot that misses.
Maellard thumps Gone with a low kick.
Gone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maellard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chins Gone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chins Gone'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. This is the final round!

Maellard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gone.
Maellard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gone moves away.
Maellard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gone.
Maellard misses with a looping left.
Maellard is looking to chop away at Gone's legs.
Jab by Gone.
Gone avoids the head kick by Maellard.
An attempted straight right counter from Gone misses the target.
Gone cracks Maellard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maellard throws a looping overhand right but Gone ducks down to avoid it.
Gone throws a shot from downtown. Maellard moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maellard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gone swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Maellard.
Maellard dips to his left and cracks Gone with an uppercut!
Gone throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Maellard to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maellard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gone checks it well.
Maellard misses with a few strikes there.
Gone throws a body shot but no joy.
Maellard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maellard. Gone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maellard is looking to chop away at Gone's legs.
Gone throws a lazy uppercut
and Maellard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maellard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maellard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gone.

Gone has Maellard up against the cage in a clinch.
Gone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maellard tries to work over Gone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gone tries a body shot but Maellard blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maellard.
Gone misses with some punches.
Maellard prevents a body shot from Gone.
Gone working aggressively here.
Maellard blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gone.

Gone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gone walks into a straight right hand from Maellard.
Maellard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maellard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maellard checks a leg kick.
Maellard fails to land with a series of punches.
Gone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maellard counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Maellard is predictable there
and Gone counters with a three punch combo that has Maellard backing up. Maellard nods at Gone to acknowledge the strikes.
Maellard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gone back to the cage. Maellard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Maellard.
Maellard throws a head kick that misses.
Gone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maellard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maellard.
Maellard digs a good hook to Gone's body.
Maellard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maellard.
Gone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gone lands with a hook. Maellard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gone.
Maellard throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Gone misses.
Maellard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maellard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maellard throws a right and a left that Gone avoids nicely.
Gone connects with a crisp jab.
Gone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maellard misses with a wild combination.
Maellard throws a looping overhand right but Gone ducks down to avoid it.
Good work by Gone as he checks the leg kick.
Gone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gone misses with an uppercut.
Maellard just misses with a punch to the body.
Gone throws a jab when Maellard was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pops Maellard.
I think Maellard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!